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Encore! Ensemble Theatre Workshop is on hiatius for summer 2011.
Encore! will return in 2012 under the adminsitration of the International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA)

Build performance skills
Explore the south of France
Sample new theatre techniques & traditions
Work with outstanding directors
Perform at the Avignon Festival
Create original work

Have you ever wished an ISTA* Festival would last forever, or at least a week or so longer?
How about a month-long intensive theatre training programme where you’ll meet lifelong friends, see amazing new places, work with dynamic staff directors. Think of Encore! as the ISTA festival that never ends. We pack a lifetime in 4 weeks!

Are you an IB student?

Encore! offers experience in a variety of theatre traditions, and the chance to share experiences and viewpoints with students from a range of strong IB programme schools. Mask work, street performance, physical theatre, puppetry, Boal – all are among the rich variety of traditions and skills explored during the month. You’ll generate loads of material for your journal and independent work, and log over 150 Creativity and Action (CAS) hours. Plus, you will enjoy one-on-one time with IB-trained staff who have a wealth of experience to draw on.

Thinking about a career on the stage (or in the wings)?

Encore! is an intensive month-long programme, modeled after ISTA’s approach to theatre education, in which students form a professional-calibre performing ensemble. Our approach emphasizes discipline and dedication, pushing beyond the limits of your expectations, building strength and focus. Find out if the theatre is where you should be working – or just come and have the time of your life, making friends you will keep for years, working and learning in the South of France’s most
beautiful landscapes.

Not much experience with theatre and drama before now?

Not to worry - Encore! participants bring a variety of experience and skill-levels to the programme. In addition to actors, singers and dancers, we seek the creativity of poets and musicians, the inspiration of writers and visual artists, the discipline and leadership of athletes. During our four weeks together everyone strengthens and adds skills – no matter where they started. Participants learn from exceptional staff, from each other, from attending cutting-edge performances in Avignon and from performing themselves.

Do you want to...

Push your boundaries?...during four weeks devoted to theatre, with the freedom and time to try new things

Find your voice?....and not just your singing voice; tell your story by creating original work.

Work, play, & explore with your peers?…by exploring the markets of Antibes, the streets and cafes of Avignon, or pushing the envelope on stage, in the dance studio or in the music room.

Strengthen your English?...Encore! is taught in English. Many past Encorians for whom English is a second or third language report their working English improved tremendously. Our campus in Valbonne is also an excellent place to put your French to the test.

Have a life-changing experience?…The intense creativity and discipline required to build a highly proficient performing ensemble and create an original work of musical theatre in one month is an experience like no other you are likely to have in the years to come. The sharing, trust, discoveries, doubts, explorations, adventures, travels, mistakes, joys, fears, disappointments and triumphs you will undergo together will allow you to forge an unforgettable bond with your peers. Encorians! are never the same after their summer in the South of France, making friends and building connections, both intellectual and emotional, for a lifetime.

*International Schools Theatre Association

 Encore! was developed in association with and is recommended by ISTA...(http://www.ista.co.uk)

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