Piccolo Theatre School Training:
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Psychocalisthenics®, a sequence of twenty-three movement and breathing exercises which activates the flow of vital energy through all muscle groups, organs, glands, and tissue. Psychocalisthenics is easy to learn and can be completed in sixteen minutes.
Instructors: Deborah Proud, Denita Linnertz
Session 1: Mondays, Jun 30-Aug 4, 6:30-8p
Session 2: Mon & Wed, Sept 15-Oct 1, 6:30-8p
Cost: $115
Advanced Psychocalisthenics® adds meditation to the sequence of exercises to activate the five centers of awareness called cavities. Each cavity relates to an aspect of our human nature: vitality, physical sensations, emotional life, mental activities and spiritual life. By differentiating the cavities and corresponding realms, Advanced Psychocalisthenics vastly improves our life in a systematic and organized way.
instructor: John Szostek
Saturday, August 16th, 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Cost: $65
Piccolo Form Work. Anne Rudolph, dancer and movement educator, developed a system of body training using conscious, slow movements to retrain the body for optimal balance, grace, harmony and strength.
Instructor: John Szostek
Mondays, ongoing, 8:00-9:00 pm
Cost: $10/class, free for actors
Please call the box office to confirm attendance for each class, 847-424-0089
Chua Kasm is a form of deep tissue bodywork, either a self-massage or one given by a masseur, evolving the body to its highest degree of sensitivity and awareness. Our life experiences create networks of muscular tension (pain) that we remember as fears. Working the tissues with precise hand and finger positions and a stick called a ka, we transmit energy (chi) to the bone, removing the tension. Two-day self-massage group training.
Instructor: John Szostek
Saturday & Sunday, August 2-3, 9:00-6:00
Cost: $110
Commedia dell'Arte. Based on a technique used by Teatro Punto of Spain, this form of Commedia does not seek to reproduce traditional Commedia dell'Arte. Instead it tries to observe society and to bring old and universal archetypes and techniques into modern society and mirror it. This form of Commedia is highly involved and physically intense. It does not require any previous Commedia experience but does require the utmost focus.
Instructor: Ryan Musil
June 30-Aug 4, Thursdays, 7-9 pm
Cost: $115
Stage Movement For Teens will focus on increased flexibility, coordiination, and creative confidence. Based on classes from Russia's Andrey Droznin, students will learn different stretches with and without partners, coordination challenges, tumbling, weight sharing, and basic acrobatics, as well as telling a story with movement.
Instructor: Amy Gorelow
Sept 15-Oct 1, Mondays & Wednesdays, 4:30-6p
Cost: $115
Actor's Boot Camp will focus on creating a solid endurance base with the added focus of postural/muscular imbalance corrections. Plyometrics, cardiovascular endurance, balance and functional movement will all be addressed throughout the course.
Instructor: Leeann Zahrt
Mondays & Wednesdays, Sept 15-Oct 1, 5-6p
Cost: $115
T'ai Chi Chuan is a system of movement, meditation, and self-defense from ancient Chinese culture. The Tai Chi form consists of a sequence of postures, strung together in smooth, slow, continuous movement. Experience our unique team-teaching approach. For more information, visit www.thehumanprocess.org.
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Faculty:
Amy Gorelow: A member of Piccolo Theatre, Amy has taught acting, improv, music, and movement to people of all ages. Apart from her B.A. in Theatre and clowning experience at Navy Pier, she has studied acting, directing, movement, and dance in Russia at both the Moscow Art Theatre and Shukin Schools.
Denita Linnertz: A member and Managing Director of the Piccolo Ensemble, Denita brings extensive theatre experience and physical training to her classes, with a mission to help students find a efficient and dynamic way to develop their own movement for the stage. She has studied Psychocalisthenics®, the basis for Piccolo's own rigorous physical training, for ten years and is a certified instructor. She graduated from Valparaiso University with majors in music and theater.
Ryan Musil: Ryan Musil, a Piccolo Ensemble member, graduated from Catawba College. Upon graduation he explored the realm of physical theatre and Commedia Dell’arte at The Accademia Dell’arte in Arezzo Italy, working with theatre professionals from all over Europe. While in Italy he became close colleagues with Carlos Gracia Estevez and Katrien van Beurden of Teatro Punto. He found Teatro Punto's approach to physical theatre easy to understand and desired to be able to help fellow actors find a genuine essence of Commedia. After Italy, Ryan moved to Chicago and began working professionally.
Deborah Proud: Deborah is a founding member of Piccolo Theatre where she is a Psychocalisthenics® Exercise instructor. Deborah first learned Psychocalisthenics® 10 years ago under the instruction of Piccolo Artistic Director, John Szostek. Becoming certified as an instructor in 2006, she has since taught the form to actors and non-actors of a variety of physical capabilities.
John Szostek: Director of Piccolo Theatre School and Artistic Director of Piccolo Theatre; began his professional career performing and writing for Geoffrey Buckley's commedia dell' Arte Gelosi Troupe at Stratford-upon-Avon in England. He received an Emmy Award for his work on “Beyond the Magic Door.” He has performed with The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Lyric Opera & The American Ballet Theater. He trained with Jacques LeCoq, Carlo Mazzone-Clementi, Mummenshantz, Saltimbanci, Geoffrey Buckley and Anne Rudolph.
Leeann Zahrt: Leeann is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and a certified Spinning instructor through Johnny G's Spinning. She is an avid athlete, having completed many road races and triathlons in the past 3 years, notably placing in the top of her age group. Leeann enjoys tailoring exercise programs to each individual's specific needs.
Arica training descriptions © 2008 Oscar Ichazo. Arica®, Psychocalisthenics®, Advanced Psychocalisthenics® Training and its logo are registered trademarks of Oscar Ichazo. Chua Katm,is a trademark of Oscar Ichazo. Used by permission.
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