Molodi Rhythm Workshop: Sunday 2-4 pm, March 7th
Class size: 25 max
Course Fee: $25
What It's About: This workshop is where an interested mind can have fun learning the basic building blocks of stepping, tapping, gumboots and body percussion. This workshop will also highlight the histories of the dance genres.

Stepping is hailed as one of the most exciting new dance forms created by Americans in the 20th century. Incorporating elements such as marching, military drills, school yard games, song, dance and even acrobatics, this polyrhythmic, percussive art form was first developed by African-American fraternities and sororities to promote unity among their members. Stepping is used in educational settings to develop and promote teamwork, discipline, confidence, music appreciation and physical well-being. The popularity of stepping has grown enormously over the past two decades and can be seen everywhere from college campuses to churches to elementary and high schools and even music videos and Hollywood films.

Molodi is Las Vegas' own band of body percussionists. Individually, the artists have been stepping, tapping, rhyming, snapping, flipping and clapping from coffee houses and poetry circles to Stomp Out Loud, Afrika, Cirque du Soleil, Disneyland and the #1 hit movie, Stomp the Yard. Using only their bodies as instruments, Molodi blends traditional percussive dance with guerilla theatre and vibrant personalities that bring to life a high-energy, rythmic experience that always has people saying, GIMME SOME MO!

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Vocal Warmups: Tuesdays 6-7 pm, February 16th, 23rd, March 2nd, 9th and 16th
Class size: 10 to 12
Course Fee: $75 Discount of $15 if taken with any other course!
Purpose of Warmups: To develop tone, resonance, breath control, capacity and support and clearer, more accurate diction.

The possibilities of the voice are infinite. Through a one hour weekly physical and vocal warm-up we will continue to explore and develop our vocal skills. There is a $15 discount when taken in conjunction with any other class.

Note: to take advantage of the discount, add this class and any other to your Cart, confirm the dates in the respective drop-down menus, then type the word "shout" in the Coupon Code box to the right and click "Update."

Shakespeare Tools: Tuesdays 7-9 pm, February 16th, 23rd, March 2nd, 9th and 16th
Class size: 6 to 8
Course Fee: $120
Purpose of Class: To increase abilities with Shakespeare through five basic tools designed to enhance comprehension and expertise.

The class is an informal exploration of Shakespeare. Although this is not a performance class, it is groundwork for performing. It is the work essential to understanding and interpreting classical texts. Participants are asked to bring a monologue that s/he would like to explore during the five sessions. Each class will cover one of five "tools" using instructor-selected speeches These tools will then be
applied to the text participants have selected.

• release or redirect tensions associated with performance
• open up and master deeper levels of breathing
• develop tension-free breath control and support
• create greater resonance
• free ourselves from patterns and habits, so that we are in control of how we sound for each character we play.

Classical Scene Study: 1:15-4:15pm, Sunday February 21st, then Saturdays February 27th, March 6th, 13th and 20th
Class size: 10 to 12
Course Fee: $180
Purpose of Class: To access the immediacy of personal interactions in classical literature.

This is a performance class.

Through various introductory exercises we will select scenes, partners and themes from classical playwrights including The Greeks, Shakespeare, Restoration Comedy, Moliere, Ibsen, Chekhov, and Shaw. We will explore the demands of each genre and how the basics of honest acting are translated into various manners and mores.

Instructor: Joanne Camp

As a resident actor with New York City’s The Pearl Theatre Company, Inc., founded in 1984 with a mission to set the standard for classical production in America, Ms. Camp appeared in dozens of classical productions. Her work at The Pearl was recognized with an Obie Award for Continued Excellence and a Joseph A. Callaway Award for Classical Performance. Broadway has seen Ms. Camp in Dinner at Eight, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Heidi Chronicles (Drama Desk & Tony Award nominations), & Coastal Disturbances. Off-Broadway credits in addition to The Pearl, include Painting Churches & Geniuses (Clarence Derwent & Theatre World Awards). Film/TV credits include: Private Parts, Law & Order, Canterbury’s Law, Damages, The Luckiest Man in the World, the Kennedy mini-series & most New York soap operas. As The Pearl’s Associate Director, Joanne was responsible for the ongoing training and development of the Resident Acting Company and served as the in-house voice and text coach. For over a decade Ms. Camp has enjoyed teaching private classes and coaching Shakespeare productions for colleges, universities, and professional theatre. Ms. Camp most recently starred in FUSION’s production of Charles L. Mee’s First Love.