Cultural Gym – Theme: Celebration

The Cultural Gym, YPT’s newest community program, is an opportunity for both children and adults to exercise their creative muscles! Cultural Gym sessions will introduce specific aspects of theatre and performance to help participants develop new drama-based skills. Four different sessions will be offered throughout our 2015/16 season, each with a unique focus and led by professional artists. Come challenge yourself in new ways and be part of an artistic community!

Session #2: Intro to Collective Creation with Rob Kempson

Facilitated by one of YPT’s Resident Artist Educators, Rob Kempson, you will learn the basic techniques of collective creation (theatre created by a group around a given theme), including writing, staging, and performance. Each week, the theme will change and so will the creation.

Participants:
We welcome children, youth and adults to attend the program! Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a participating adult.

About Rob Kempson:
Rob Kempson is a theatre artist and educator, working as a playwright, composer, performer, and director. Rob was most recently seen starring in his Dora-nominated musical The Way Back To Thursday (Theatre Passe Muraille). As an artist-educator, Rob has worked for a number of major school boards as well as Young People’s Theatre, Canadian Stage, Theatre Passe Muraille, Pleiades Theatre, Opera Atelier and Casa Loma. He works regularly as a community arts facilitator and curator, collectively creating performances and interactive exhibits with community members. He is currently the Associate Artistic Director at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, ON.

Registration:
Cultural Gym sessions are PWYC (Pay What You Can) with a recommended donation of $2 per session.

Space is limited. Pre-registration is recommended. To register please contact Amber Ebert, School & Community Programs Manager at aebert@youngpeoplestheatre.org.