Adult Workshops – these have been running since 2002!
Learn valuable skills while having fun
These workshops are attended by adults from private and business organisations, government and local government organisations, as well as academic institutions.
Please register for these workshops through Diane Radford – contact Voice and Performance or phone Diane on 04 385 2929 or 0212479661.
Performance 2: Acting for fun
9 weeks: Monday evenings, 7-9 pm, 31 October to 19 December (+ Tues 13 December) 2011
Venue: Toi Poneke: Wellington Arts Centre, 61-69 Abel Smith Street.
Workshop fee: $350
Give acting a go for fun. Diane will help you get creative, devise your own character and develop a group play. The play will be videoed and performed to friends and family. This workshop will help you develop your voice and performance skills for greater confidence in front of people.
Bookings are essential. For more information please contact Voice and Performance or phone Diane on 04 385 2929 or 0212479661.
Voice 1: Develop your Voice
5 weeks: Monday evenings, 7-9 pm, 5 March to 12 April 2012
Venue: Toi Poneke: Wellington Arts Centre, 61-69 Abel Smith Street.
Workshop fee: $200
Develop your voice and confidence for public speaking and presentation: discover how to use your voice effectively; learn how the voice works and how to speak with greater projection, energy, range and clarity. Workshop notes are provided.
Bookings are essential. For more information please contact Voice and Performance or phone Diane on 04 385 2929 or 0212479661.
Voice 2: Effective Speaking Skills
5 weeks: Monday evenings 7-9 pm, 23 April to 21 May 2012
Venue: Toi Poneke: Wellington Arts Centre, 61-69 Abel Smith Street.
Workshop fee: $200
What you say = How you say it. Learn about, and experiment with, the art of vocal modulation for an effective and commanding delivery to engage your audience when presenting or speaking. Workshop notes are provided.
Bookings are essential. For more information please contact Voice and Performance or phone Diane on 04 385 2929 or 0212479661.
Voice 3: Clear Speech
4 weeks: Monday evenings 7-9 pm, 28 May to 25 June 2012 excl 4 June
Venue: Toi Poneke: Wellington Arts Centre, 61-69 Abel Smith Street.
Workshop fee: $160
Do you mumble and need to repeat yourself because your speech is not clear OR are you a speaker of English as a second language and need some help with enunciation? On this workshop you will learn how to form your vowels and consonants with greater accuracy to improve your speech clarity. Workshop notes and recordings are provided.
Bookings are essential. For more information please contact Voice and Performance or phone Diane on 04 385 2929 or 0212479661.
Performance 1: Develop your Presentation Skills
6 weeks: Monday evenings 7-9 pm, 20 Aug to 24 Sept 2012
Venue: Toi Poneke, Wellington Arts Centre, 61-69 Abel Smith Street.
Workshop fee: $240
Bring vitality and authority to your presentations. Develop your presentation skills by learning about and experimenting with speaking and performance techniques used by world leaders. Workshop notes are provided.
Bookings are essential. For more information please contact Voice and Performance or phone Diane on 04 385 2929 or 0212479661.
Performance 2: Acting for fun
9 weeks: Monday evenings, 7-9 pm, 15 Oct to 17 Dec, excl 22 Oct 2012
Venue: Toi Poneke: Wellington Arts Centre, 61-69 Abel Smith Street.
Workshop fee: $375
Give acting a go for fun. Diane will help you get creative, devise your own character and develop a group play. The play will be videoed and performed to friends and family. This workshop will help you develop your voice and performance skills for greater confidence in front of people.
Bookings are essential. For more information please contact Voice and Performance or phone Diane on 04 385 2929 or 0212479661.
What participants have said about the voice workshops:
An excellent opportunity to comfortably experiment with the full range of vocal possibilities and shed constricting habits of speech. (Celia Wade-Brown)
An excellent combination of theory and practice. Treating voice and performance in a holistic sense. (Stephen Hartley, Lecturer, Victoria University)
A holistic approach to voice – exercises and theory; a ‘vocal circus’, ‘vocal olympics,’ fun!
I really enjoyed the Acting skits. (Philip Wilson)
Fun, interesting, practical, well organised, well paced. Good handouts, good team dynamic developed. (Katherine Close, Parliamentary Librarian)
What participants valued about past Performance 1 workshops:
This workshop will help you use your body in ways that are helpful and useful in work and play. It is also great fun! (Jo Walton, Professor of Nursing, Victoria University)
Learning to free up my body and use it in communicaton. (Chris Uljee, Director, Bright Communications Ltd)
An opportunity to lose your inhibitions and explore the use of body language and performance in a fun environment. An excellent accompaniment to Voice 1. (Stephen Hartley, Lecturer, Victoria University)
What participants have valued about past Performance 2: Acting for Fun workshops:
I valued building and adding to a character, and feeding off other people’s ideas and vice versa. It’s a fun, creative and most enjoyable way to express yourself. It can also be quite a challenge. I recommend it if you want to leave your comfort zone and see what you can do, and achieve. (Sharon Williams, ex Senior Communications Advisor, Office of the Mayor, Wellington City Council)
I enjoyed everything – the friendships I made, the activities we did. I have never had so much fun. You learn something new each lesson. (Samantha Pardo, Student, Victoria University.)