One Trunk Collective is the work of contemporary dancer, Christine Birch and multidisciplinary performer and writer Andraea Sartison. Tired with the traditional structure of plays and dance performance the collective seeks to find the trunk of where all artistic disciplines begin and branch out to create innovative performance styles. By combining various dance and theatre techniques intertwined with new media and live music they are a company constantly pushing the envelop. The goal is to find captivating ways to entertain, engage, communicate and create.

Friday, February 25, 2011

One Trunk Winnipeg presents: Spolin Workshop by Paul Johnson

Professional Development WORKSHOP:

The Theatre Games of VIOLA SPOLIN

with Paul (Sparky) Johnson

Monday, March 14th, 12-3pm

at Manitoba Theatre for Young People

Workshop: $40 (includes ticket to Back to Borneo, Monday, March 14th, 8pm at MTYP see below)

Please RSVP to Andraea Sartison (onetrunkcollective@gmail.com or 333-2666) by March 9th.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

This three hour workshop will introduce theatre professionals to the work of improvisational theatre legend, and inventor of theatre games: Viola Spolin (www.spolin.com). The workshop will be delivered by Paul (Sparky) Johnson, who worked closely with her and her son Paul Sills (founder of The Second City) (www.paulsills.com) over the past three decades and was chosen to carry on their work. Sparky Johnson’s show Back to Borneo will play at Mantioba Theatre Centre on Monday, March 14th. Winnipeg actors, theatre educators, playwrights, directors, producers and artists are invited to attend the workshop for $40 (includes a free ticket to Johnson's performance of Back to Borneo on Sunday evening www.backtoborneo.com). This workshop and show combo is a great opportunity for all to reconnect with the heart of acting and creativity.

ABOUT PAUL (Sparky) JOHNSON:

Paul (Sparky) Johnson was a founding member of Edmonton’s Catalyst Theatre and an actor/writer with The Second City Review Theatre. For many years, he had the rare opportunity of studying and working closely with theatre legend, the late Paul Sills – founder of The Second City and son of Viola Spolin. Toward the end of his life, Mr. Sills selected Sparky to take over and carry on his renowned acting workshops in Door County, Wisconsin. Since 2001, Sparky has been a guest artist at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Drama) summer program. Sparky is a member of Actors’ Equity (USA), Canadian Actors’ Equity, and the Association of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists. For the past twenty-five years, Sparky has been a full-time drama professor with the Augustana Faculty of the University of Alberta.

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