Intro to Action Theater Sampler Class
Saturday Nov 9 11am-1:30pm
Needing more play in your life? Looking for a practice that will expand self-expression? Come try out some Action Theater Improvisation at our Sampler Class on November 9! We’ll be giving tastes of exercises from our different classes. This is a great way to have tons of fun and get a sense of what this practice is like. Come see if Action Theater Improvisation is what you’re looking for!
Limit of 12 participants. Please register to hold your spot.
Cost is sliding scale $10-25. No one turned away for lack of funds (lest they be forced into lack of fun!)
COVID safety: Participants are welcome to wear masks, but we will not be requiring masks unless there is a public health mandate. Air purifier will be in use. Those experiencing any cold symptoms are asked to not attend.
Cost for series is $280 due at first class. To hold your spot, please pay in advance a deposit of $50. Payment plans available – please inquire
PCC Community Education
Three Summer Term Offerings
- 4-Class Series: Thursdays July 10th thru August 7th: 6pm-8:20pm (no class July 24th)
- Friday/Saturday two-day workshops:
- Fri 7/25 4pm-7:50pm & Sat 7/26 12:30pm-4:20pm
- Fri 8/1 4pm-7:50pm & Sat 8/2 12:30pm-4:20pm
Location: PCC Southeast Campus, Mt Tabor Hall, Room 102
This summer we are teaching three Action Theater classes through the PCC Community Ed department! We will be diving into exercises from Ruth Zaporah’s book and from our own zany minds. New students are welcome and we’ll help everyone get on the same page. For those of you who don’t know, Ruth is our teacher and the creator of Action Theater. All levels welcome! The class capacity is 23, and we almost sold out our spring term.
Class schedule is now available, and registration has begun!
Contact Improvisation +/- Festival
Monday-Friday, June 9-13
Location: Village Ballroom, 704 NE Dekum St
Mon-Thur evening jams at various other locations
We’re teaching an Action Theater intro class on Wed June 11th 2-3:30pm as part of the 2nd occurance of this fabulous festival! See all the info at https://www.pdxci.org.
Level 2 Half Day Intensive – Focus on Frames
In 2024, Portland Action Theater will offer a variety of 4-hour intensive workshops one Sunday a month that explore improvisation topics in more depth.
The frame is one of our foundational building blocks in Action Theater – a constellation of constantly reorganizing elements of form, where mood is boss. In this class, we will explore different aspects of using frames in our improvisation practice:
- developing and deepening them while staying true to their boundaries
- exploring how different types of frames can respond to one another
- practicing remembering and bringing back frames in longer improvisations
- reframing the known to reveal the unknown
If we’re feeling skillful and adventurous, we may even venture into the land of transforming frames…
Cost for this 4-hour class is $94 due at first class. To hold your spot, please pay in advance a non-refundable deposit of $25. Payment plans available – please inquire.
Happensdance
Upcoming Happensdance dates:
- June 3 (only first tuesday for the month of June)
1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings 6:30-9pm – class & jam.
Happensdance is a playfulness-forward opportunity for all of the young at heart to discover what comes into being when vocal and verbal channels of expression and imaginative play are available alongside movement and contact. In other words, we’re playing with the territory where Action Theater and Contact Improvisation meet! This is designed more for people who have some experience with Contact Improvisation as we will not be teaching principles of CI. That said, beginners are welcome to come and explore and ask questions about contact. And, there is no requirement to do contact at Happensdance. You can lean more towards the AT side of improvisation or more towards CI. Totally up to you. You can also find beginner CI classes listed on the Portland Contact Improvisation Facebook Group or PDX Contact Improvisation calendar page.
Our agreements for this space:
- To respect peoples boundaries, verbal and non-verbal
- To not engage with sexual energy or sexual touch
- To take care of yourself
- You can say no or end a dance at any time, for any or no reason
Ring the doorbell to be let in. Building door is locked. Please try not to be late for the class. If you’re just coming for the jam try to arrive between 7:40 and 7:50pm.
