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ONLINE Training Jam line-up is HERE!
Please read until the end, OK?
We miss the opportunity being together, in a space working...
But, what we can do is still PLAY and be in CONNECTION with each other, all from home, here's why:
ONLINE Training Jams is our attempt to capture the essence of experimental play that occurs in the studio. New(to)Town Collective’s intention is to engage beyond and through the screens to catalyze a conscious re-connection to our bodies and psyches.
Training Jams are collaborative, interdisciplinary, and experimental workshops produced by N(t)TC. They are opportunities to cross-pollinate training, practices, and ideas between artists of various disciplines as well as non-artists. We like to think of Training Jams as experimental art 'labs' where you can explore and experiment with your own curiosities free of pressures of having to necessarily create 'product'.
It's all about the process!
Regardless of your experience level, there is always room to hone your craft. At Training Jams we offer space for exploration, curiosity, and to expand your artistic community, now online.
Schedule for Online Classes (all Sundays):
Dec. 13th @ 2-4pm pst - Artist Takeover: Story Weaving with Renae Morriseau
Space is Limited to 25. We will be trying the "first come first serve" strategy this round. So please sign up early. :) Registration will open a week before each class. Please click the registration buttons below to sign up for your desired sessions!
Requested prep for those participating:
• A computer screen with a webcam or webcam capabilities;
• A space where you are comfortable in and have some room to move in order to do the work (we acknowledge that due to shared spaces during quarantine, you may need to adjust your participation accordingly. Please feel free to participate when you need to.); It is very relaxing and casual (aka stress free) doing this from our own spaces. Enjoy!
• To have some "front lighting" (ie could be a desk lamp or placing yourself in front of a window with natural lighting; love to see your face!)
All donations we normally gather for our Training Jams we ask participants to direct their donation (suggested $10-$20 per TJ) one of these efforts ( *DTES COVID-19 Relief Fund, *Unist'ot'en Legal Fund, *Hogan Alley Society Campaign) we are supporting. If you have difficulty donating to a specific fund, let us know and we'll help you out.
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ARTIST TAKE OVER: Story Weaving
with Renae Morriseau
DECEMBER 13th Sunday 2-4 pm PST
with Renae Morriseau
DECEMBER 13th Sunday 2-4 pm PST
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Home, Homelessness and the Culture in Between... In this Online Training Jam with Renae Morriseau, we’ll be delving into her dramaturgical process in supporting the voices of personal histories, in relation to larger social inequities. Through dialogue, Zoom exercises, and some writing prompts the hope is to find the collective story that creates a trajectory for social change. This process invites participants to consider what their de-colonial, self-dramaturgy is for one’s individual stories of resilience and restitution in what home, homelessness and the Culture In-Between means to you. Renae Morriseau is a writer, theatre & television director, actor, singer and musician. She has worked across Canada and Internationally with her singing group, M’Girl. She has received cultural teachings through social and ceremonial songs with the Secwepemc, Okanagan, Nlaka’pamux, Moari, Cree and Ojibway peoples as well as in her Saulteaux/Cree family. In theatre, she produced, wrote, directed, and acted in a variety of Aboriginal stories, contributing her music, voice and dramaturgy. She just completed directing 6 episodes of the 3rd season for Quest Out West, a documentary TV series for APTN on Indigenous food sovereignty. Renae continues to work in the DTES to cultivate social justice, inclusiveness, and community building through the power of theatre and performance art. Renae’s most recent community arts building project is SRO (Single Room Occupancy) with Indigenous Women on home, homelessness and the spirit of cultural practice. 
ASL Interpreted TJ
All spots are now reserved! Contact newtotowncellective@gmail.com for more information.
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PAST ONLINE TRAINING JAMS
Training Jam 1: The Red Bastard
with Eric Davis
OCTOTBER 25th 2-4pm PST - Over. Thank you.
with Eric Davis
OCTOTBER 25th 2-4pm PST - Over. Thank you.
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Mr. Davis is a multi-award winning performer & director with over 20 years of teaching experience in clown and bouffon. His critically-acclaimed bouffon show, Red Bastard, won dozens of 5-star reviews as well as awards for Best Theater, Most Outrageous Show, Commitment To Community and multiple Best of Fests across the globe, including Edinburgh International Fringe Festival where it was named Top 5 shows in the UK. To date he has performed for over a million audience members world wide in addition to creating original roles for Cirque du Soleil’s IRIS and ALEGRIA. For more info about the man and the beast, go to: redbastard.com |
Training Jam 2: Acting theory (a perspective)
with Marc Arboleda
NOVEMBER 8th 2-4pm PST- Over. Thank you.
with Marc Arboleda
NOVEMBER 8th 2-4pm PST- Over. Thank you.
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Marc Arboleda is an actor and dancer. With an artistic background that includes theatre, contemporary dance and clown he works as a freelance performer and teacher in Vancouver, Canada. A current artistic interest of his is acting theory. |
Training Jam 3: Basics
with June Fukumura
NOVEMBER 29th 2-4pm PST. Over. Thank You!
with June Fukumura
NOVEMBER 29th 2-4pm PST. Over. Thank You!
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This Training Jam will cover essential and basic techniques to sharpen your tools as a performer. You will learn warm up exercises; explore physical movement; and build character bodies through structured improvisations. This class is open to all participants and any skill level. |
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Training Jam 4: Body Pivot
with Avyen von Waldenburg
DECEMBER 6th 2-4pm PST. Over. Thank You.
with Avyen von Waldenburg
DECEMBER 6th 2-4pm PST. Over. Thank You.
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Come get physical! We are going to move our bodies in focused ways that will begin to layout a blueprint of our pivoting points that enable our bodies to move in space. Most of the time we do not think of how or where our bodies move from. This Training Jam will focus on these points of mobility. We will play with movement, dance, seeing and being seen. Most of all this Training Jam is here to Honor our bodies in a playful and mindful manner. |
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Go to Training Jam Page for more info about TJs
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