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"A Jokers' International Day of Action on Global Warming"
This idea was brought to us by Headline’s Theatre in Vancouver after Adam Ward, a Joker* from Fairhaven, Washington, USA attended some of Headline’s global warming events in November called: 2º of Fear and Desire. These events were "an intimate evening of theatre (without a play) that investigate our fears, desires and challenges to change our behaviours that hurt the planet".
What would happen if Jokers* from around the world all created local events on climate issues on the same day? What kind of energy could be created on this issue to, even in a small way, move responses to global warming forward?
Sheatre responded with events that were held on March 16, 2008.
OFF
THE PAGE AND ON TO THE STAGE!
(Spring 2005)
Song Choral workshops
led by David Sereda
Participants worked with composer
and singer David Sereda on brand new arrangements
of original songs, and tried new vocal ideas in
this five-part workshop. They played with and
learned about using their voice applying techniques
from both music and theatre. The workshops were
presented by Sheatre and the Georgian Bay Folk
Society.
The workshops were designed to give
participants the chance to:
- Learn and work on new material with local
resonance;
- Meet and sing with new people;
- Sing material from a variety of contemporary
styles including folksong, popular song, hymns,
ballads and rounds;
- Use your voice in new ways; and help bring
a music-theatre score off the page and on to
the stage.
In a relaxed and fun environment,
each song session began with a good vocal and
physical warmup and a mini-class on aspects of
the voice, singing and performing. There were
varying levels of difficulty. We welcomed all
who enjoy singing and have an appetite for music!
The sessions took place at the Courtroom Theatre
in the Old Courthouse Arts Building.
For more information, call
Sheatre (519) 534 3039, or the Georgian
Bay Folk Society (GBFS) at (519) 371 2995; or
email, ;
or drop by the Georgian Bay Folk Society office
at the Old Courthouse Arts Building, 1235
3rd Ave. E, Suite 112 in Owen Sound.
Note: Included
in the price of the series was a membership to
the Georgian Bay Folk Society.
Some of the benefits:
- All Members are entitled to have their name
on the Volunteer List. If you would like to
be a Volunteer (limited number required) please
ask for a Volunteer Package.
- All members have access to Courthouse Activities
(admission charges may apply).
- All members have access to Youth Activities
(must be 13 to 18 years old).
- All members are entitled to receive e-mail
notification when our quarterly publication
"Sound Waves" is posted to www.summerfolk.org
Sponsored by Sheatre, the Georgian
Bay Folk Society and the Laidlaw Foundation.
About
David Sereda
David's work in the performing arts spans both
music and theatre. He is a singer, composer, music
director, actor, vocal coach, producer and teacher.
His work as a singer and songwriter includes concert
and festival performances from coast to coast
(including performances at the Glenn Gould Studio
and Harbourfront in Toronto and the Vancouver,
Winnipeg and Edmonton Folk Music Festivals), performances
and commissions for choirs and choruses (Montreal
Jubilation Choir, Vancouver Men's Chorus, Denver
Women's Chorus, Youth Outreach Mass Choir and
the Nova Scotia Mass Choir) and three full-length
recordings of his own material. He is putting
the finishing touches on his new CD.
In theatre, he specializes in new
Canadian productions: plays, music theatre works,
performance poetry and cabarets. He has been nominated
for two Dora Awards and has written or music directed
for over a dozen shows from Vancouver to Montreal
including the Tarragon Theatre, Public Dreams
Co. and Buddies in Bad Times.
From his studio near Owen Sound,
David is currently working on new arrangements
for the music and songs of 'Brush', an
original production of Sheatre based on the life
and art of Tom Thomson. He's begun teaching in
area schools with theatre artist Joan Chandler
in week-long music-theatre workshops. Last fall
he was music director for the Canadian musical
'The Destruction of Eve' with music by
Connie Kaldor and Rufus Wainwright (School of
the Arts, McMaster University, Hamilton). In September
he helped lead a music-theatre workshop in Algonquin
Park and in August led a two-week intensive choral
workshop for the Erin Gilmour Arts Workshops (Toronto).
He developed a songwriting workshop held at the
Ginger Press in Owen Sound and gave a voice class
to young songwriters this summer through the GBFS.
He wrote music for four voices and piano for a
poem by Liz Zetlin, performed in November 2004
during the opening of the Limestone Barrens Project
at the Tom Thomson Gallery. He co-produced a series
of songwriters in concert with Keira McArthur
entitled Cafe Lyrica in Owen Sound. He has also
taught voice and composition through special projects
for young people under the auspices of Opera Hamilton
and the National Ballet of Canada.
BRUSH Workshop Performance 2004:
(click image to enlarge)
David Sereda, Talia Azzano, Parris Greaves, Sam Murray, Julie Vidacs and Joan Chandler
Photo: Michael McLuhan
M’Wik Survival
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Workshop at M’Wikwedong Native Cultural Centre
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