CLARITY, FLOW, TRUTH- SHAKESPEARE FOR NON UK ENGLISH SPEAKERS
Beginner Level Workshop with Dr Gareth Somers
Overcome the fear of acting in English, Learn Shakespeare from an experienced actor and director
from a major UK conservatoire.
You will learn traditional and cutting-edge solutions to Shakespeare and begin to work with: Iambic Pentameter, Antithesis, Rhetorical Arcs and many other key elements of Shakespearean acting.
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overcome your fears of working in English and with classical texts
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become comfortable and clear in your own accent
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read, understand and recite Sonnets and Plays
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improve your vocabulary and your understanding of English
Requirements:
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experience and training in acting (not necessarily classical training)
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you should be either a native English speaking actor from outside the UK or a non-native speaker with a high level of English*
*Candidates will be asked to have a short telephone conversation to ascertain whether they have the right level of English for the course.
“Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue” (Hamlet’s Advice to the Players)