Holiday Intensives

Clown, Mask and Mime

16-20 April
Ages 8-11

An intensive week of exploring clown, mime and mask performance skills inspired by watching Paint Box of Clowns together at The Court Theatre. Working with professional artists to produce a piece of theatre for friends and family at the end of the week. This holiday intensive will focus on exploring the physicality and timing used to tell story and explore characters using clowning, mask and mime techniques. The group will work towards presenting a performance at the end of the week. This programme is ideally suited for children with an interest in performance.

Dates: 16-20 April
Times: 9am-3pm
(final performance at 3pm on Friday)
Location: The Court Theatre Learning Space
(meet in the foyer each morning)
Price: $250 for the five days

Improv Bootcamp

23 and 24 April
Ages 12-15

Two days of improv training with the hilarious Court Jesters. A great way to step up your improvisation skills in advance of the Theatresports Comp later this year and a way to meet other young improvisers from around Christchurch.















Dates: 23 and 24 April
Times: 10am-4pm
Location: The Court Theatre Learning Space
(meet in the foyer each morning)
Price: $110 for the two days

Devising Bootcamp

26 and 27 April
Ages 12-15

Two days of training, exposing participants to devising and theatre making skills and techniques. Working with professional theatre practitioners this course will introduce a variety of approaches that can be used to begin the theatre making process. We will not be working with scripts but instead exploring the ideas and inspiration each young person brings to the workshop and discovering ways that these passions can be used to create great theatre.






Dates: 26 and 27 April
Times: 10am-4pm
Location: The Court Theatre Learning Space
(meet in the foyer each morning)
Price: $110 for the two days