Fall Class Schedule: Comedy 101, NYC Tap & Body Beats, Improv, Writing & Performance

DUBOMEDY ARTS PROUDLY PRESENTS THEIR FALL, 2010 COURSE CALENDAR!

We offer professional training in Comedy, Improvisation, Stand-Up, Writing & Performance, NYC Tap Dance and Body Beat all year round for kids, teens and adults. From just to fun to professional coaching! Classes are lead by Stomp and Cirque veteran, MTV Alumni, Award-winning American physical comedienne and choreographer; Mina Liccione. Our new "From the Page to the Stage": WRITING & PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP will be co-lead by a group of professional writers, directors and performance based artists including Jamil Abu Warda, Nick Karavatos, Mohammed Rahmo, Sol Abiad along with Mina Liccione..

WHAT: We are kicking off our third school year with a brand new session of Comedy, Improv, Writing & Performance and NYC Tap & Body Beats classes. Each session runs 9 weeks and commences with a final performance in the Kilachund Theater at DUCTAC. Please reserve your place now!

WHEN: We hold classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, between September 15- November 11, 2010. Next batch will start in January, 2011.
*Final performances on November 10-11, 2010 at 7:30pm in the Kilachund Theater at DUCTAC as part of Dubomedy's 1st Performance Festival.

CLASS SCHEDULE:

~SATURDAYS CLASSES: Comedy and Tap & Body Beats- All Levels
September 18- November 11 at Dubai Community Theater in Mall of Emirates. Final performances will be on November 10-11, 2010.

10:00-11:00am- Laugh Out Loud! Comedy for Kids
Kids Comedy Club is full of joke telling, comedic storytelling, traditional clown routines and more. This class is all about boosting confidence, communication skills and finding their own comedic voice! The session ends with a final show for friends and family!

11:30-12:30pm- NYC Tap & Body Beats: Level I for Teens and Adults. This class is perfect for beginners or those who haven’t tapped in a long time and need a refresher.

12:30-1:30pm- NYC Tap & Body Beats: Level II for Adults and Teens. This class will focus on more intermediate level technique and choreography. This class is open to those who have completed Level I or by permission of instructor.

1:30-2:55pm- Comedy 101: Saturday Morning Funnies!
Our signature open level Comedy Class for Adults! This course will teach you the basics of Improvisation, Physical Comedy and Stand Up Comedy writing and performance. Each student will also get a private coaching session as well as a chance to perform in a energy packed end of session show at Dubai Community Theater.

3:30-4:30pm- NYC Tap & Body Beats: Level III. This is an advanced level training course as well as Performance Troupe.
* This class is by audition only

~MONDAY EVENINGS: NEW WRITING & PERFORMANCE CLASS!!!!!
September 20- November 8. Final performance and readings on November 10-11, 2010.

7:15-9:15pm-"From the Page to the Stage": Writing & Performance Workshop
This new course will focus on diverse genres of writing geared towards performance. The workshop will emphasize on the balance between text and performance- how they build upon and interact with eachother. A team of professional writers, directors, poets and performance based artists including: Jamil Abu Warda, Nick Karavatos, Sol Abiad as well as Mina Liccione will co-lead this course. There will be a series of unique writing sessions along with assignments that allow the students to explore a variety of "individual writing voices". Writing genres and seminars will include: Script writing for Theater, Poetry and Spoken Word, Storytelling- from fiction to non-fiction, Creating text, scripts and dialogue from Improvisational Exercises, Character development tools, How to transform personal stories into TV Scripts taught by a longstanding TV Producer. The final few classes will focus on ways to take your words from the page to the stage- hence PERFORMANCE skills including Meisner Acting Technique, How to direct actors, Physicalization of stories and Rhythmic Training. This workshop will commence will a final showing and/or reading of the works created during this creative process. The "best" works of the bunch will be chosen to develop into full length performance pieces as well as considered for a new series of short film projects set for 2011.

~WEDNESDAY EVENINGS: IMPROV & THEATER SPORTS!
September 15- November 10 at KADOMZ STUDIOS IN MARINA MALL. Final performances November 10-11, 2010 at 7:30pm in DUCTAC.

7:30-9:00pm- WEDNESDAY NIGHT IMPROV! - Intermediate- Advanced level training
All improvisation, all the time! We will warm up with Comedic Improv Games then focus on competitive theater games and improvisational structures for team performance “matches”. The goal of this class is to create a performance based Improv Troupe that will perform around the UAE at different events and venues. Each session includes a Public Improv Performance as well as a final match performed in the end of session show.

MORE INFO/REG: LOL@vivadubai.com

REGISTRATION: All Classes will be posted on Time Out Tickets very soon. We will also hold a series of open registrations in September. To secure your place please send an e-mail to LOL@vivadubai.com with your name, contact info and which class/es you will be attending.