Workshops & Festival Extras

Workshops with Ish Theatre
Investigation of the Actor-Clown's World -
For the Curious to the Professional!
With the Israeli Artists from Odysseus Chaoticus!

Workshop A - Explorations in Physical Expression
with Noam Rubinstein
4 hrs – March 8th: 10am to 1pm
Wosk Tahiti Lounge at the JCCGV
Come experience the dynamics of physical improvisation through the creative mix of imagination, rhythm, sound and gesture, giving a priority to thinking through the body and discovering a language which encompasses the worlds of theatre and dance.

Workshop B - Finding One's Individual Clown
with Yolana Zimmerman
4 hrs – March 9th: 10am to 1pm
Wosk Tahiti Lounge at the JCCGV
This workshop will explore each individual's physical and emotional expression, natural and instinctive reactions in different situations such as embarrassment, flirtation, fear, anger, love...etc. With the world’s smallest mask, the red nose, we will reveal our silliness , our vulnerability, our fears and courage... our humanity.

Workshop C - The Grotesque Character and His/Her Belongings
with Fyodor Makarov
4 hrs – MARCH 10th: 10am to 1pm
Wosk Tahiti Lounge at the JCCGV
Building the character's body, props and costumes. Participants of the workshop will discover inspiration for creating eccentric characters through work with scrap materials, from ready-made to hand-made.

UBC DIALOGUES: VANCOUVER

Chutzpah! and UBC Alumni Affairs present

Advocate or Activist: What is the best way to effect change?

From debates and lobbyists to boycotts and protesters, political action takes many forms. Should athletes refuse to compete against athletes from politically contentious countries? Should we burn great books from authors whose religious beliefs we find repugnant? Should we restrict artists from presenting their work? Should we reject academics purely on the basis of their religious or political beliefs or the country they are from?

Is there a time and place for righteous indignation? Or is it more effective to engage in dialogue with those we oppose?

UBC Alumni Affairs and the Chutzpah Festival have partnered for this provocative dialogue hear from leading experts in the fields of arts, academics and athletics and find out if there is a best way to effect change.

Hear from the following UBC experts:

Dr. Mark Warren, UBC Professor of Political Science and Harold and Dorrie Merilees Chair in the Study of Democracy

Nettie Wild, BFA’76, Canadian Documentary Filmmaker

David Dunnison, BSc'81, BSF'83, Rower (selected for the boycotted 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow) and Vice President of Business Development, 6N Silicon

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