PETA and RADA offer world-class acting training

MANILA, Philippines -  The Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) once again partners with The British Council, in collaboration with London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), to bring world-class training to professional actors through a weeklong workshop from Feb. 2 to 7 at the PETA Theater Center Studios, 5 Eymard Drive, New Manila, QC.

PETA is dedicated to the pursuit of excellent theater aesthetics and has long been partnering with theater organizations and drama institutions from all over the globe.

For the second time around, RADA, one of the foremost drama academies in the world, is coming to the Philippines. Following their visit in 2013 for a weeklong course on Creative Musical Theater for musical theater professionals, RADA holds a course on Acting Techniques. This  course will explore techniques and processes involved in performing Shakespearean text  with a focus on the elements of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. At a later date, the students will be given an opportnity to join a production made through the collaboration of RADA facilitators and PETA artist-teachers, inspired by stories from one of PETA’s partner communities in the typhoon-stricken Leyte. The immersion intends to ground learnings form The Tempest into a local context, fusing these two cultures together in a pedagogy, towards the empowerment of people and society.

Headed by RADA associate director Nona Shepphard and Voice Tutor Tom Wakeley, students will delve into practical exercises that will develop and extend their acting and vocal techniques and will be given the opportunity to work closely with each of the tutors. Exercises include learning the rhythm of blank verse, the use of languate and word stress, inhabiting and motivating the text, giving and receiving cues, and many more.

Enroll now and avail of the following discounts: 10-percent discount for groups of five and above; and five-percent discount for groups of two to four.

For inquiries, call 725-6244, SMS 0905-3696003 or email petatheater@gmail.com.