The Flight Deck presents our Workshop Series, two weeks of training for anyone who loves making, enjoying, or understanding performance. Taught by expert artists from The Flight Deck Resident Companies and Member Organizations, the workshops are $20 for one, three for $50, or take as many as you like with a series package for $100! Each workshop lasts two hours.
Too many good choices? Take any three workshops for just $50!
Or, get an All-Access Pass and attend as many workshops as you like, for just $100!
Wednesday June 8, 7-9 pm
Collaborative Creation: Generating Content with Image-Based Play
Led by Amy Sass (Ragged Wing Ensemble)
Shake up your creative mind by engaging with others in creative play. Ragged Wing Ensemble shares their collaborative creation process through games, movement, and material-based play to draw out the wild gems that form the basis of master-works. Connection, playfulness and unpredictable beauty.
Collaborative Creation: Generating Content with Image-Based Play
Led by Amy Sass (Ragged Wing Ensemble)
Shake up your creative mind by engaging with others in creative play. Ragged Wing Ensemble shares their collaborative creation process through games, movement, and material-based play to draw out the wild gems that form the basis of master-works. Connection, playfulness and unpredictable beauty.
Thursday June 9, 7-9 pm
Spoken Word: From the Page to the Stage
Led by Ayodele Nzinga, PhD. (Lower Bottom Playaz)
Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga offers up the ABC's of SpokenWord guaranteeing more dynamic performances and exploring the heart of signature pieces.Participants should bring a piece to work on improving performance skills. Participants should arrive with pen and paper or some way of writing. Participants will create a signature piece for performance as a part of the workshop.
Spoken Word: From the Page to the Stage
Led by Ayodele Nzinga, PhD. (Lower Bottom Playaz)
Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga offers up the ABC's of SpokenWord guaranteeing more dynamic performances and exploring the heart of signature pieces.Participants should bring a piece to work on improving performance skills. Participants should arrive with pen and paper or some way of writing. Participants will create a signature piece for performance as a part of the workshop.
Saturday June 11, 1-3 pm
The Lady is at the Wheel: Female DJ'ing
Led by DJ Champagne (The Flight Deck)
Ever wanted to know what it takes to be a Female DJ? Well, now you can! Come learn what it takes to be a female DJ as local Female DJs discuss common DJ industry practices, personal journeys and significant experiences as women of color in a male-dominated realm. The workshop will include a hands-on component where participants will have an opportunity to try some basic skills on the turntables.
The Lady is at the Wheel: Female DJ'ing
Led by DJ Champagne (The Flight Deck)
Ever wanted to know what it takes to be a Female DJ? Well, now you can! Come learn what it takes to be a female DJ as local Female DJs discuss common DJ industry practices, personal journeys and significant experiences as women of color in a male-dominated realm. The workshop will include a hands-on component where participants will have an opportunity to try some basic skills on the turntables.
Monday June 13, 7-9 pm
Monologue Marathon
Led by Keith Davis (Ragged Wing Ensemble), Lindsay Krumbein (Gritty City Rep), and Ayodele Nzinga PhD. (Lower Bottom Playaz)
One-on-one monologue coaching from the directors of three Flight Deck resident companies. Come prepared with a two-minute monologue and get ready to work!
Monologue Marathon
Led by Keith Davis (Ragged Wing Ensemble), Lindsay Krumbein (Gritty City Rep), and Ayodele Nzinga PhD. (Lower Bottom Playaz)
One-on-one monologue coaching from the directors of three Flight Deck resident companies. Come prepared with a two-minute monologue and get ready to work!
Tuesday June 14, 7-9 pm
The Magical Art of Improvisation
Led by Robert Hickling (Knights of Revery) and Ayodele Nzinga, PhD. (Lower Bottom Playaz)
A fast-paced fun-filled skills session designed to ignite your improvisation game.
The Magical Art of Improvisation
Led by Robert Hickling (Knights of Revery) and Ayodele Nzinga, PhD. (Lower Bottom Playaz)
A fast-paced fun-filled skills session designed to ignite your improvisation game.
Wednesday June 15, 7-9 pm
Film Screening: A New Color, about Artist Edy Boone
Film Screening of A New Color, 50 minute documentary film featuring long-time Oakland artist Edy Boone. A joy-filled, heart-rending story about community, art and lives that matter. Discussion with the artist to follow.
Film Screening: A New Color, about Artist Edy Boone
Film Screening of A New Color, 50 minute documentary film featuring long-time Oakland artist Edy Boone. A joy-filled, heart-rending story about community, art and lives that matter. Discussion with the artist to follow.
Saturday June 18, 10 am-12 pm
USHAHIDI! Telling personal stories
Led by Debi Mason (Oby House Tellers)
USHAHIDI! (YOO-SHA-HEE-DEE: Testimony) Constructing your “story of self”
Telling personal stories and sharing family histories. Workshop participants will create, tell and preserve a personal and family story in a fun two hour workshop experience that will explore what makes a good story, how to create an engaging story and why storytelling “ain’t just for kids”.
USHAHIDI! Telling personal stories
Led by Debi Mason (Oby House Tellers)
USHAHIDI! (YOO-SHA-HEE-DEE: Testimony) Constructing your “story of self”
Telling personal stories and sharing family histories. Workshop participants will create, tell and preserve a personal and family story in a fun two hour workshop experience that will explore what makes a good story, how to create an engaging story and why storytelling “ain’t just for kids”.
Saturday June 18, 10 am-12 pm
Introduction to Acting
Led by Michael French (aluminous)
If you have an interest in what it’s like to be on stage, in the thrill and beauty of acting, the power of truthful storytelling, this workshop is for you! Working from a foundation that is designed to free anyone of self-consciousness, learn how to turn emotion into behavior and what it takes to fill the stage with nothing more than your voice and your body. If you want to experience the fun and deep satisfaction of performing, here’s a workshop that will take you higher than you ever thought possible.
Introduction to Acting
Led by Michael French (aluminous)
If you have an interest in what it’s like to be on stage, in the thrill and beauty of acting, the power of truthful storytelling, this workshop is for you! Working from a foundation that is designed to free anyone of self-consciousness, learn how to turn emotion into behavior and what it takes to fill the stage with nothing more than your voice and your body. If you want to experience the fun and deep satisfaction of performing, here’s a workshop that will take you higher than you ever thought possible.
Monday June 20, 7-9 pm
Identifying and Articulating a Personal Artist Philosophy
Led by Jean Johnstone (Teaching Artists Guild), Ariela Morgenstern (Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute)
How do we identify and articulate our personal artist’s philosophy and how can it support excellence and sustainability in our lives? We’ll explore methods of applying a philosophical framework to our artistic practice, and look deeply and curiously at the ways the various pieces of our lives intersect and deepen our artistic work.
Identifying and Articulating a Personal Artist Philosophy
Led by Jean Johnstone (Teaching Artists Guild), Ariela Morgenstern (Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute)
How do we identify and articulate our personal artist’s philosophy and how can it support excellence and sustainability in our lives? We’ll explore methods of applying a philosophical framework to our artistic practice, and look deeply and curiously at the ways the various pieces of our lives intersect and deepen our artistic work.
Monday June 20, 7-9 pm
Move Yer Body
Led by Lindsay Krumbein (Gritty City Rep) and Amy Sass (Ragged Wing Ensemble)
Ensemble building warm-ups, physical theatre games, and how to create and run a fun and rigorous cardio program for your company! Come dressed to move and ready to sweat!
Move Yer Body
Led by Lindsay Krumbein (Gritty City Rep) and Amy Sass (Ragged Wing Ensemble)
Ensemble building warm-ups, physical theatre games, and how to create and run a fun and rigorous cardio program for your company! Come dressed to move and ready to sweat!
Wednesday June 22, 7-9 pm
Writing: Desire and Disturbance
Led by Amy Sass (Ragged Wing Ensemble)
Find the heat inside your characters. What propels them to action? What is their imagined reward? Craft some exciting obstacles. Incite crisis, create discomfort. Make those people MOVE to get what they want. Explore the forces of Desire & Disturbance to create powerful drama for the stage.
Writing: Desire and Disturbance
Led by Amy Sass (Ragged Wing Ensemble)
Find the heat inside your characters. What propels them to action? What is their imagined reward? Craft some exciting obstacles. Incite crisis, create discomfort. Make those people MOVE to get what they want. Explore the forces of Desire & Disturbance to create powerful drama for the stage.
Wednesday June 22, 7-9 pm
Perform Peace
with Brandon Williamscraig Ph.D. (Association Building Community's Peace Practices project)
Conflict drives change, and participating creatively in that process is central to life on and off stage. Performing artists are ideally suited to learn to do conflict well and help others learn to surface difference as a co-creative opportunity. This is doubly so in those who are committed to working for justice through social action. Come learn to practice nonviolent responses to conflict as though they are an improvisational martial art (Aikido 2.0), and then apply these Martial Nonviolence skills to your work on stage while exploring an opportunity for paid work as a facilitator/instructor in the PeacePractices (.org) project.
Perform Peace
with Brandon Williamscraig Ph.D. (Association Building Community's Peace Practices project)
Conflict drives change, and participating creatively in that process is central to life on and off stage. Performing artists are ideally suited to learn to do conflict well and help others learn to surface difference as a co-creative opportunity. This is doubly so in those who are committed to working for justice through social action. Come learn to practice nonviolent responses to conflict as though they are an improvisational martial art (Aikido 2.0), and then apply these Martial Nonviolence skills to your work on stage while exploring an opportunity for paid work as a facilitator/instructor in the PeacePractices (.org) project.
