Workshops
Language/Body/Heart:
The
Art
of
Storytelling
with
Antonio
Rocha
and
Milbre
Burch.
Dates:
June
26th-
July
1st,
2006.
Location:
The
Celebration
Barn
in
South
Paris,
Maine.
(Arrival
date
June
25th.
Departure
on
July
2nd)
TUITION:
$800
U.S.
This
includes
housing,
lunch,
and
dinner.
Maximum
number
of
participants:
12
Two
world-class
kinetic
storytellers
who
shared
a
mentor
in
Tony
Montanaro
have
joined
hands
to
further
the
legacy
he
left
to
spoken
word
artists.
Milbre
Burch
and
Antonio
Rocha
will
present
a
workshop
in
honing
the
storytelling
artist's
instruments
of
voice,
body,
heart,
memory,
and
imagination.
This
six-day
intensive
course
is
for
beginning
and
intermediate
storytellers,
and
includes
training
in
mime,
improvisation,
characterization
and
creative
writing
on
the
tongue,
small
and
large
group
critique
sessions,
and
developing
the
stage
craft
needed
to
enhance
the
oral
narrative.
The
workshop
will
culminate
in
a
student
performance
on
Saturday
night.
Studying
with
Antonio
Rocha
and
Milbre
Burch
in
the
hills
of
South
Paris,
Maine,
is
an
opportunity
not
to
be
missed.
Come
dive
deep
into
your
own
artistry.
Your
stories
will
never
be
the
same!
Previous
Art
of
Storytelling
participants
said:
"It was an excellent workshop -- I liked the balance of movement, improvisation, characterization and story."
"I was stretched through love and humor. It was painless." "Milbre and Antonio are absolutely fabulous teachers who recognize the uniqueness of every storyteller and do their best to guide each individual, no matter if the person is telling his/her first story or hundredth story."
Now
about
my
teaching
partner:
Milbre
Burch
has
been
called
one
of
the
most
important
voices
in
the
American
storytelling
revival.
An
award
winning
recording
artist,
published
poet
and
acclaimed
teacher
of
her
craft,
she
tours
her
one-woman
shows
as
Theatre
of
the
Spoken
Word.
A
veteran
of
festivals
in
22
states
and
12
European
cities,
she
made
her
seventh
appearance
at
the
National
Storytelling
Festival
in
Jonesborough,
TN,
in
October,
2005.
For
more
information
please
visit
her
at
www.kindcrone.com
To
register:
Email:
info@celebrationbarn.com
Or
contact:
Celebration
Barn
Theater
-
190
Stock
Farm
Road
South
Paris,
ME
04281
U.S.A.
Phone:
(207)
743–8452
Fax:
(207)
743–3889
Please
contact
Antonio
Rocha
as
well
when
planning
to
register
at
rochact@maine.rr.com
THANK
YOU.
Other workshops offered by Antonio.
1- Beyond the voice.
First there is a warm up which helps the participants discover and
explore their ability to move. Then mime techniques and illusions are added. These focus on individual creativity with the use of metamorphosis along with other exercises to make the invisible visible, therefore creating atmosphere and character. This is a participatory session, filled with fun and movement. Learn how to explore these tools in a fun and safe environment, your stories will never be the same. The workshop space must be large, empty and wet mopped prior to workshop.
2- Five crazy voices....one million characters!
This workshop is for discovering the five different voice ranges
(chest, neck, mouth, nose and head) and how we can create fun characters with them. It is great for all stories especially folk tales and fairy tales. The teller can have his/hers own voice when narrating, however it is very helpful and fun, to create different voices for the
characters in a story.
3- Kids tell too!
Storytelling is great for kids since it develops character, language
and learning in general. It gives them confidence and great self-esteem. Antonio adapts the in school workshops based on the ones offered above. The workshops can last one hour to all day and the residencies start but are not limited to one week. The residencies and long workshops can also involve themes being studied at a particular educational institution.
"Antonio's rapport with young children was outstanding.
We all had fun, and students had a chance to develop new skills. It was a wonderful opportunity for the students to think spatially, and for students with strong intelligences in that domain, to excel"
Sue Palfrey, Art Teacher at Plummer-Motz School, Falmouth, ME 1995.
