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CPLS03E02 Didi Hopkins

Did theatre in the 70s Change The World?

A panel of 2 experienced practitioners discuss; what is theatre, what is Commedia? What makes Commedia special? Is it political or just entertainment? Can Comedia save the Planet?
Didi Hopkins chats to Olly Crick

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Dublin: Sunday Jun 7, 2020 12:00 noon

***There are only 100 tickets to the live event***

Free places on a first come basis.

Donations appreciated. Patron link below.

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Didi Hopkins
Actor/Director/Commedia Practitioner Didi Hopkins met Carlo Boso many years ago and has been hooked on commedia ever since.

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Dr Oliver Crick
Olly Crick: Olly has been a juggler in Covent Garden, a circus trainer at Fooltime, an FE teacher in Hereford, and taught at RADA, LAMDA and the Guildford School of Acting.

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Dave Spathaky
Dave (me)produces zoom video webinars. He / I co-founded circus theatre company Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984. I / he holds the world record for spinning 108 dinner plates at once. He also gets to write in the 3rd person about him / myself.

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Also live streamed on the youtube (link below) and the recording is available on after the event in the same place.

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CPL S03E01 Teresa Verney Brookes

Teresa

This Wednesday, 3rd of June, Dr. Maggie Irving and Professor Queen-Bee, AKA Teresa Verney Brookes who also has a flea circus. Also variously known as The Tree Doctor and Professor Smartypants, she uses these persona as conduits to subtly teach complex environmental issues and topics in silly, but accessible ways. Also co founder and part of ‘The Disappointing Clown Company’.

This is it! You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Jun 3, 2020 21:00 Dublin. A total of 6 sessions, 2 a week. check times carefully
Topic: Clown Power Live – Series 3 Artrage
How much; Free! Donation encouraged.

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Recording on YouTube here:

Dr. Margaret Irving
Maggie Irving is a clown, teacher and researcher with a ‘Practice as Research’ PhD in becoming a female clown. Passionate about clowning in everyday life.

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Dave Spathaky
Dave is a greybeard circus performer. He produces zoom video webinars. He started performing in The Amazing Mendezies, a comedy double act in Covent Garden, London in 1981. He co-founded circus theatre company Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984. He holds the world record for spinning 108 dinner plates at once.

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Request for proposals – An Audience Of One


Artrage: An Audience Of One

We’re holding a series of events for a paying audience of one.
You’re invited to propose a short or durational piece. Anything you think will be watchable online.
People will be booking based on your ‘elevator pitch’.
Send a 2 sentence paragraph, details, cost, a longer description and an image on our form, sent on request.

I require:

  • email
  • Background:
  • Social profiles:
  • availability
  • The Proposal in a paragrah.
  • The elevator pitch in 2 setences.
  • How long is it:
  • Is it Transitional or durational?
  • Is it original? (yes/No!)
  • How much would you propose to charge per show?

For more detail and a link to the form: email me with 121Artrage in the subject line. I will judge you.

Dave Spathaky
Dave produces zoom video webinars. He started performing in The Amazing Mendezies, a comedy double act in Covent Garden, London in 1981. He co-founded circus theatre company Ra-Ra Zoo in 1984. He holds the world record for spinning 108 dinner plates at once.

If you’re lost, here is an example out of my head:
The audience (of one) buy a ticket for an available time slot. They receive and email from you (the artist) in which you propose at the start time they imagine the performance you will be doing for 3 minutes, they don’t see it.
At the time you record with a camera your performance for 3 minutes. A few minutes later you compare notes online (via chat or email or zoom).
Afterwards they can watch what you actually did.

That is all 😛

Love Dave

Questions & queries in the comments please!