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Performing Arts Scholars Workshop with Film Actor
On Wednesday 16 October, Performing Arts Scholars from Years 7 to 10 had the opportunity to take part in a workshop with actor and writer Vicki Sargent.
Vicki has written and performed in several shows for the Edinburgh Fringe, as well as writing several scripts for film and television, including Above the Below, an upcoming film directed by and starring Idris Elba. She spoke to students about working in the industry and her creative process.
The students participated in acting activities, building characters based on eight fun and over the top ‘fruit’ based personalities. They worked on how to use voice and movement to embody their role and then developed performances based on these characters and their personalities.
Some students really challenged their acting skills in a taxi driver exercise where they had to repeatedly adapt their personality based on which character was talking to them.
It was lovely to see the scholars working together and grow in confidence in trying new ideas and pushing themselves as performers.