'Flash Fiction' Summer 2014 Workshops

FLASH FICTION

Discover the powerful art of storytelling exploring imaginative & innovative ideas to culminate in staged performance. "If you are going to get anywhere in life you need to read a lot of books."-Roald Dahl

Mini Movers
6th - 8th August from 9.30am-12.30pm in Burgess Hill
Open to 4-6 years
Cost: Early Bird booking £30 per student/£25 per sibling
Cost after this date £40 per student/£35 per sibling

Main School
12th - 15th August from 10am-3pm at Downlands School,Hassocks
Open to 6-18 years
Cost: Early Bird booking £80 per student/£70 per sibling
Cost after this date £90 per student/£80 per sibling

Following on from the success of our previous JK workshops in 2013, we would like to continue providing creative opportunities for young people to learn new skills and work as a team. Encouraging them to discover their own versatility and giving them the inspiration to develop their theatre skills.

Our workshops are open to everyone with no previous experience neccesary. Parents will be invited to a costumed performance on the last day of each workshop.
Early bird prices available until 30th May 2014. To book a place please contact us at info@jktheatrearts.com or 07504059640

Summer 2014- Save the Date!

JK Theatre Arts Summer workshops 2014

Mini Movers- 4-6yrs

Wednesday 6th - Friday 8th August 2014
Location: Burgess Hill
Time: 9.30am-12.30pm
Cost: Early Bird £35 per student & £25 per sibling
After 30th April £45 per student & £35 per sibling

Stage School 6-18yrs

Tuesday 12th - Friday 15th August 2014
Location: Downlands School, Hassocks
Time: 10am-3pm (except Friday when the finish time will be 5pm)
Cost: Early Bird £75 per student & £65 per sibling
After 30th April £90 per student & £80 per sibling

Both workshops are a fantastic opportunity for young people to learn new skills and work as a team, discovering their own versatility and giving them the inspiration to develop their theatre skills. Parents will be invited to a costume performance on the last day of each workshop.

Early bird prices available until 30th May 2014. Sibling discounts available on request. To book a place please contact us at info@jktheatrearts.com or 07504059640

New session - The Acting Platform for 12-19 years olds

JK Theatre Arts welcomes a new session to the current timetable: The Acting Platform



The class will run on Friday evenings during term time from 6pm-7.30pm in Burgess Hill.

The session led by theatre practitioner Louise Rigglesford is for new & existing students to gain a skills based approach to drama, using techniques that strive on collaboration and imagination. If you are aged 12-19 and have an instinctive approach to training & building your theatre toolkit, you will find the session will help to encourage self expression through exploring texts in devised drama, working with short & long form improvisation,character exploration, puppetry & physical theatre. Prior acting experience is advantageous although not essential but plenty of enthusiasm for the craft will go a long way.

OPEN SESSION
There will be an open session on Friday 4th April for all those interested- its free and gives you a chance to find out more and meet the team! From Friday 25th April the session will be a regular weekly class for those who have an interest in further pursuing their acting opportunities and adding to their skillset.

Louise Rigglesford has previously worked for the Chichester Festival Theatre, Central School of Speech & Drama & Spare Tyre Theatre Company, London.

Fees:
The Acting Platform - 1hr 30mins
Single Student £34.00 per month
Sibling rate £30.00

Discounted fees available for current JK Students.

If you are interested in booking a place for the complimentary session on Friday 4th April, please contact the JK Team at info@jktheatrearts.com to secure your place.

Easter Workshops with JK Theatre Arts

Book your child's place today to join the JK Theatre Arts team for Easter!

'A Twist of Shakespeare'
Tuesday 8th - Thursday 10th April from 10am-3pm at the Scout HQ, Burgess Hill.
Open to 6-18 years

Students will be introduced to the the world of Shakespeare exploring the famous works of the great writer. During the 3 day workshop students will rework versions of the classics looking at the universal themes in the plays. Students will delve into character discovery through devised drama enhancing & linking scenes with movement and song. At the end of the third day there will be a staged performance for friends and family at a later finishing time of 4pm.
Places are limited on the workshop so please book your place by contacting myself via this email or on 07504059640

Cost: Early Bird booking until 28th February £65 per student and £55 per sibling
Cost after this date £75 per student and £65 per sibling
Open to non JK and JK students.


'Jungle Book'
Tuesday 15th - Wednesday 16th April from 9.30am-12.30noon at the Scout HQ, Burgess Hill
Open to 4-6 years

Children will enjoy looking at the much loved story of The Jungle Book, bringing it to life through song, dance and drama. Inspiring children to create animal characters, becoming interactive in drama and performing a story with confidence. At the end of the second day there will be a performance for friends and family.
Places are limited on the workshop so please book your place by contacting myself via this email or on 07504059640

Cost: Early Bird booking until 28th February £25 per student and £15 per sibling
Cost after 28th February £30 per student and £20 per sibling
Open to non JK and JK students

Both workshops are a fantastic opportunity for young people to learn new skills and work as a team, discovering their own versatility and giving them the inspiration to develop their theatre skills.

Stage & Screen Combat Workshop - February Half Term

Stage & Screen Combat Workshop

The workshop will help children gain and develop a professional knowledge and understanding of the methods used in stage combat including fundamental safety techniques. The physical workshop will focus on unarmed combat providing children with strong foundation skills to build upon.Stage combat is not just about learning how to hit someone on stage (without actually hitting them of course), it covers a wide range of performance and social skills. At even a basic level stage combat encourages partnership, co-operation, confidence and trust. It teaches co-ordination, awareness, respect and control. It is not just a physical activity either, it requires a great deal of concentration to create a layers of character, motivation/intention, reaction/consequence and on a theoretical level students are taught to consider the effects of violence, both physical and mental, on the victim and the attacker.

The workshop will cater for two age groups with the younger group on Monday and the older group on Tuesday. There will be a presentation to parents & friends at the end of each workshop.

Date: Monday 17th or Tuesday 18th February 2014
Time: 10am-3pm
Open to ages 6-11yrs (Monday) 12-18yrs (Tuesday)
Cost per child: £30

To book your place please contact Kim at info@jktheatrearts.com or 07504059640

JK Theatre Arts will be welcoming Dan Styles who is a certified teacher with the British Academy of Dramatic Combat as well as a fight co-ordinator and fight performer.

As a co-ordinator Dan has worked on over 100 productions for stage and screen and he will be working with Inglenook Productions on their upcoming feature 'The Redemption of Willoughby Franks'.

Theatre work includes 'Tomorrow I'll be Happy' (National Theatre & Soho Theatre), 'Pastoral' (Soho Theatre), 'Romeo & Juliet' x3, 'Three Musketeers' x2, 'Macbeth', 'A Clockwork Orange', 'Lord of the Flies', 'Of Mice and Men' and many more.

Previous films include 'Gangs of Tooting Broadway' (DVD release), 'The Harsh Light of Day' (DVD release), 'Harrigan' (Cinema release - as assistant co-ordinator), 'Drake' (Winner - Best Foreign Film at the LA Action on Film Festival), 'Santa's Blotto' (official selection London Film Festival), 'Up On The Roof' (Official selection London Film Festival) amongst others. Dan has performed fights on productions such as ‘Thor 2’, ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, ‘Green Street Hooligans: Underground’, ‘Blue Peter’, and ‘Killzone 4’.

He has worked with the likes of Brian Blessed (‘Flash Gordon’), Ray Stevenson (‘Thor’), Steven Tompkinson (‘Wild at Heart’), Steven Arnold (‘Coronation Street’), Jimmy Mistry (‘East is East’), Mark Kileen (‘Game of Thrones’) and Helen Skelton (‘Blue Peter’).

Training providers and organisations Dan has worked at include Mountview, East 15, Arts Ed, Italia Contis, ALRA, Rose Bruford Drama School, Central School of Ballet, Shakespeare's Globe Exhibition, Pauline Quirk Academy, London Coliseum/ENO, Leicester Curve Theatre, West End Stage, and more.

Ho- Ho- Ho- Happy Christmas!

Happy Christmas!

We would just like to take a moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy festive season. Hoping you will find a little time to reflect on the past year & prepare for the the opportunities that 2014 will hope to bring.

We are looking forward to all that 2014 has to offer our students with exciting theatre sessions, new collaborations and projects. The support we have received from the community this past year as well as local businesses has been remarkable, both humbling & empowering.

We always love receiving emails and comments from you expressing the joy you have found from one of our sessions, so please do keep them coming in.

Wishing you all a superb Christmas and New Year and enjoy this exicting time with friends and family.

The JK Team x

Coming up...

Experience Days for students aged 3- 18 years in January 2014 in Burgess Hill & Ardingly

Upcoming One Day theatre workshop in February Half Term

Middy commemorates JK's 5th Birthday!

JK in the the Press - 21st November 2013

Another huge thank you to our Sponsors for the event:

Sarah @ Lets Cook at Home, Patcham
Roy & Jane @ Izzys Party Shop, Haywards Heath
Jenny @ Jennifleur, Burgess Hill
Caroline @ Adastra Hall, Hassocks
Karen @ Kallikids
Jordan @ Harveys Lighting