Teaching Methodologies
As a starting-point I have built this platform with my teaching in mind, I am not trying to cover all Theatre, I am promoting Live Interactive Theatre, I call it Immediate Theatre. I’m hoping to put my teaching methodologies, workshop techniques up on the screen. I teach how to create a respectful ritual of behaviour in the drama room and towards each other building a Healthy Ensemble throughout the year.
Valuable Resource
I am wanting to invite other Theatre Practitioners to offer their workshops so that I will end up building a library of Professional Development workshops from many and varied Practitioners. I hope that you support me in this endeavour and it will grow to become a valuable resource.
Regardless of Geographical Location
My vision for the platform is that Practitioners share their methods of Equitable Teaching Methodologies. Share the ‘Methods’ which in turn creates a high standard of teaching across the board, regardless of the actual classroom’s geographical location.
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Theatre Practitioners Online creating access to Professional Development workshops from
theatre creators, Directors and actors who have a life time of experience to share.
Available Courses
My Commedia dell'Arte Marco Luly
February 05,2021 / 0 CommentsThe aim of my course is to develop acting skills and stage presence as well as to improve self-awareness and participation in group work. Objectives of my course include: Action-Reaction,...
Finding the Spirit of the Mask
April 17,2020 / 1 CommentsTaking a student through the process of how to put on a mask and finding the Spirit of the Mask. Italian Commedia actors believe that each of the masks has a spirit and that an actor must ‘let...
Word Association Improvisations
April 25,2018 / 1 Comments'Word Association Improvisations' is a Five-part improvisation series that I have strung together to allow students to find freedom and excellent improvisation in performance whilst working as a...
Performance Art
April 24,2018 / 1 CommentsDrama students are adept at creating performance art concepts, Utilising there ensemble skills their group can come up with performance art concepts within minutes with this new collaboration...
All Courses
Naive Masks
April 23,2018 / 0 CommentsPlease let's know if you're interested in this course, By clicking the 'Apply for this course'...
Colombina
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsColombina. is a stock character in the Commedia del’Arte. She is a strong character as a servant....
Finding the Spirit of the Mask
April 17,2020 / 1 CommentsTaking a student through the process of how to put on a mask and finding the Spirit of the Mask....
Performance Art
April 24,2018 / 1 CommentsDrama students are adept at creating performance art concepts, Utilising there ensemble skills...
Zanni Skits and Lazzi
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsZanni Skits and Lazzi. Comic routines, skits and a bit of business, is what makes the Commedia...
Mask Family Outings
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsMask Family Outings. Groups of similar masks, make a very convincing mask family, this course is...
Clown for the actor
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsClown for the actor. There are three types of clown, Child clown, Adult clown and Simple clown....
High Status Characters
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsHigh-status characters of the Commedia del’Arte, in this course I will show many techniques to...
The Mask-less Characters
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsThe Mask-less Characters. There are many masks-less characters, this workshop shows you how to find...
A Healthy Ensemble
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsSteps toward a Healthy Ensemble. How to create a Healthy Ensemble in the classroom.Please let's...
Recycled Masks
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsRecycled Masks. Using recycled material there is a myriad of possibilities for making masks. Here...
History, Commedia del’Arte
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsHistory, Commedia del’Arte. A clear and concise history is all you need to complete the Commedia...
Non-verbal Communication
April 25,2018 / 0 CommentsNon-verbal Communication. Here you will be able to broaden your student's communication skills...
Prepare For Audition
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsPrepare for an audition. Year 12's are looking to universities. Prepare them for the cattle call....
Street Theatre
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsStreet Theatre. Learn all the tips and tricks that the professional street performers have learnt...
The Venetian Ladies
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsThe Venetian Ladies. A street performance concept that demands slow motion and strong complicite...
Word Association Improvisations
April 25,2018 / 1 Comments'Word Association Improvisations' is a Five-part improvisation series that I have strung together...
Pulcinella Times Three
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsPulcinella Times three. Pulcinella times three is a perfect improvisational concept that you can...
Clown Make-up
April 24,2018 / 0 CommentsClown Make-up. The make-up of a clown is not painted over the top of face, the make-up uses...
Commedia Essentials
April 08,2018 / 0 CommentsTony Kishawi has distilled the basic essentials for teaching Commedia within a limited rehearsal or...
My Commedia dell'Arte Marco Luly
February 05,2021 / 0 CommentsThe aim of my course is to develop acting skills and stage presence as well as to improve...
Knowledge of craft, and care for the learning experience of his students.
I write in reference to Tony Kishawi, with whom I worked in my capacity as Unit co-ordinator of...Read more
David Megarrity
Associate Lecturer, Performance studies, Creative Industries, QUTI believe that Tony Kishawi is World Class.
I write this testimonial with regards to the assistance that I have had from Tony Kishawi over the...Read more
Liz Skitch
Liz Skitch is an award winning performer, a spirited writer, an accomplished director, an astute producer, a natural comedian and a clown. Skitch works as a freelance artist based in Melbourne.The environment was safe, nurturing with excellent feed back from Tony.
The Angry Mime Summer School Project was extremely valuable to me. It showed me what I wanted to do...Read more
Clint Bolster
Artistic Director at Homunculus Theatre Company, Artistic Director at Manoeuvre Stilt Performers and Actor. Clown. Mask Theatre Performer. Stilt Performer. MC.Humble Attitude Makes Him Easy To Respect
I have only had one experience of working with Tony Kishawi being in a performance he directed. I...Read more
Jess Huth
QUT Performance I studentThe Best Theatre Intensive I Have Done
The Angry Mime Summer School with Tony Kishawi was my introduction to clown and Commedia. I found...Read more
Ben Cornfoot
Actor, Performer and directorAn Artist of Vision, Creative to the Core
Tony Kishawi has had a very long and successful association with the Woodford Folk Festival,...Read more
Bill Hauritz AM
Woodford Folk FestivalProfessional Technical Support and Directorial Feedback
"We write in recognition of Tony Kishawi’s skills and contributions to the evolution of our...Read more
Gabrielle Griffin and Emma Newman
“The Frocks” cabaret/comedy duetAbsolutely Fantastic Teacher
"Tony Kishawi was an absolutely fantastic teacher and I learned so much from him! Working with mask...Read more
Margi Brown Ash
4 Change’ studentsHighly respected Arts Industry Mentor
"Over the past five years, Tony Kishawi has contributed to the Bachelor of Performing Arts program...Read more
Howard Cassidy,
Lecturer CQU, Off Road Drama Co.
About Us
Theatre Practitioners Online strives hard to achieve perfection for students as well as Instructors.
As a starting point, I have built this platform with my teaching in mind, I’m hoping to put all my teaching methodologies, workshop techniques up on the screen so the teachers can access it from wherever they are in Australia and maybe the world.
FAQ
Yes, you can, some of the free information, blog content, history will be suitable for students but most of the courses are Professional Development for teachers. .
I would be creating a membership style access. There are many models to trial, there is one platform that is out there, that offers free access to a live webinars but once the webinar has finished it is then placed on the site with a pay to watch replay or membership option. Royalties will go to the practitioner and other payments can go to the running costs.
My platform has the option for practitioners/presenters to create their own identity and have a library of their own teachings that would be seperate to others or alternatively all lessons created can be listed under ‘categories' so that teachers searching for subject matter would be able to find a class/training that they are needing, no matter who the practitioner is.
I’m hoping to create an online forum where subjects and practitioners can be approached to offer workshops. Hopefully this would design a website to be very useful being full of useful content requested by the users themselves.
There are platforms out on the Internet that offer the same kinds of service, Kajabi, Udemy, Evergreen Coaching. These platforms list all kinds of teaching, too many categories for my liking. I am wanting to create an exclusive platform for the performing arts and it's disciplines.
I will be promoting the platform using FB and other media, the platform will be a standalone site with login with User Name and Password. Once a member they can comment within each lesson and save time stamped notes (plus many other features).
As far as the quality assurance content, I am a strong believer of pedagogical genealogy, I will always encourage practitioners to announce the origins of exercises, if they are using exercises that they have learnt/gathered from other practitioners, I would insist on acknowledgment i.e. “This is a Keith Johnson exercise from his book Impro”. “I learnt this exercise whist working under Shiro Dammon Butoh Master”.
Skills
