Practical information
Course given by artist-facilitator: Samantha Bitonti
Dates : Information to come
Age required: 18 – 100 years old on the day of the activity
Prerequisite experience: none
Price: nformation to come
Questions about the course? Contact us: courspublics@ent-nts.ca
Language: This class is in English
Class Description
This course emphasizes the development of creative impulse, heightened listening, and physical expression. These skills will be supported through foundational exercises: building connection and awareness to the body, voice, and breath through warm-ups; exploring intention and commitment through games and improvisation; and approaching text and performance in a dynamic and interactive format.
Working in an ensemble is at the core of this theatre practice. The participant can expect to gain confidence, develop an attitude of rigour and respect for the craft, and have fun in this process-focused course. In the last class, invited guests are welcome to observe what the participants have been working on throughout the course.
Artist-facilitator: Samantha Bitonti
Samantha Bitonti (she/her) is a Tiohtià:ke/Montréal-based actor and creator with a passion for embodied movement and dramaturgy. Since earning her BFA in Theatre Performance from Concordia University, she practices various disciplines including: theatre, clown, voice, film, stage combat (AAC with FDC), and teaching.
Samantha is driven to create stories that make you smile before you realize and leave your heart ablaze. Most recently, Samantha collaborated with Montreal’s 33-year-old Shakespeare Company – Repercussion Theatre – as an Artistic Associate, investigating our relationship to Shakespeare and ways we might “talk back” to the Bard in our contemporary playing.
Samantha is a proud alumna of Imago Theatre’s ARTISTA program; as well as current teacher at Geordie Theatre School, cultivating creativity for young people. Select credits include: Measure for Measure* (Repercussion), Reaching for Starlight* (Geordie), The Trophy Hunt (Rabbit in a Hat), Enough Already (Alien Gaze); Maggie & Bianca Fashion Friends (voice); The Lower Plateau (Dépanneur Films). *Nominated for Outstanding Emerging Artist, Performance – METAs 2019.
Samantha is a critical thinker, a lover of art, an advocate for community, and a keen observer of the power of storytelling. She is fiercely committed to leaning into the discomfort and beauty of change.
