Masterclasses
Prismatic and the Fountain School of Performing Arts will return as partners once again to bring leading, professional Indigenous artists and artists of colour into post-secondary classrooms.
Our 2022 Masterclass series will bring opportunities for sharing space with, and learning from the expertise, craft, knowledge, and experience of professional artists from across the country.
The processes of both teaching and learning require us to open ourselves to one another. These Masterclasses invite this openness and cultivate a connection between the artists and the students. Creativity thrives on both sides of this connection. Students, artists, industry stakeholders, and the general public are invited to grow, connect, and learn.
This year, Prismatic and FSPA are delighted to introduce the expansion of the Masterclass with a Teaching Residency that will be during Prismatic 2022. Bocal del Lupo’s Sherry J Yoon will be joining leading 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year Acting Program students through a week-long workshop in preparation of a final showcase culminating in a public masterclass and sharing of work.
Prismatic 2022 Masterclasses:
Shahin Sayadi, Solo Performance
Open to FSPA students and the general public
About Shahin:
Shahin Sayadi was born in Abadan, Iran. He is the founder of Onelight Theatre and the Prismatic Arts Festival in Halifax, and Onelight Theatre and Media Arts in Los Angeles. He is a life-long fan of Bruce Lee.
In darkness, I could not see. In telling this story, I am facing some of my fears. I am trying to see, what could be on the other side. This is me, this is mine. I will not be a hostage. I want to be free. And I know, I am not alone. Shahin.
This Masterclass will be one part performance, one part guidance.
Sarah Prosper, Moving in Mi'kma'ki
Open to FSPA students and the general public
About Sarah:
Sherry J Yoon, Unlocking Creativity: Daring to Fail When Creating New Work
Open to FSPA students
October 21st 1pm – 2:30pm
Open to FSPA students and the general public
What is the spark of a good idea?
What are the moments that make a good play?
How do we differentiate between a good or bad idea when we make work in theatre?
Theatre is often a series of mistakes and, when we let go of the idea of making a bad choice, we can see what comes next in our creation journey. But how do you manage risk when all that you want to do is to create the best show possible? Using intimate work for immersive settings, together we will create moments strung together of imperfect choices in order to investigate what truly entertains and resonates. We will take the risk to see what can fall flat, or fly.
Sherry J. Yoon is currently the Artistic Director of Boca del Lupo in Vancouver, BC. As a theatre director, her passion for creating new performance through collaborative pursuits has enabled her to create work in theatres, intimate performance installations, and large spectacle site-specific pieces. Through co-creation, collaboration, partnerships, and commissions, she has premiered and toured multiple productions.
With Boca del Lupo, selected credits include: Fall Away Home, Photog., Expedition, plays2perform@home, Red Phone, and Taste of Empire. Freelance credits include: Arts Club, Richmond Gateway, Bard on the Beach, Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Radix Theatre, and the National Arts Centre. During Sherry’s tenure, Boca del Lupo has received numerous awards such as the Alcan Performing Arts Award, and Jessie Richardson awards, including the Critics’ Choice Award for Innovation. Her productions have toured festivals and venues across Canada, Europe, and Mexico.
She is currently working on an interactive installation about climate change and our relationship to the guilt and isolation that people carry, in which the audience charges a battery on a stationary bicycle. Sherry also sits on the Studio 58 Arts Advisory, and has been part of Canada Council’s REAC committee and the Arts Advisory for Theatre Section and the BC Arts Council Advisory. She has launched The 3.7% Initiative on a local and national level – an advocacy group to support emerging and established BIPOC women and non-binary artists in leadership; and, most recently, Stop Asian Hate – an initiative that has galvanized Asian Canadian Leadership in the performing arts across Canada to help stop the spread of anti-Asian sentiments through connection and support within our communities.
