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DLI NEWSLETTER 21 OCTOBER 2021
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Happy Bank Holiday Weekend to all our members! Winter is now upon us, and, as you will see in this ezine edition, there is lots going on in the drama world as we take tentative and safe steps back onstage.
We hope you are all enjoying the DLI Magazine, edited for the first time by Edward Hayden - interviews, drama features, what to look out for in 2022, great photos - it's all there!! If, by any chance, you have not received a copy, or require additional copies, let us know on office@dli.ie.
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With the One Act Festival circuit getting ever closer (starts next weekend!), the excitement is mounting as everyone looks forward so much to getting back on stage in festivals all over the country. The excitement of the results, the qualifying stages for the Finals in Ennis, and the awards themselves are all at stake. The temperature is rising rapidly! Unfortunately, we have had a few groups having to withdraw for various reasons. We hope to have an update on the revised festival schedule before the weekend.
Joint Committee Secretary Ollie Kenny
ollie.kenny@openeir.ie
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THE MAGIC of THEATRE in SKERRIES
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Our DLI Outreach Workshop series, funded by the Arts Council, continues. Here is just a flavour of the proceedings in Skerries and Castlebridge, Co Wexford last weekend, and see details in this issue for upcoming opportunities to get into the action in YOUR area!!
Back L -R Ethna McQuillan, Rosemary O'Loughlin, Lawrence Breen, Geoff O'Keeffe (Tutor), Suzanne Healy, Hilary Madigan, Dympna McNally, Ken McEvoy
Front L-R Adam Burke, Amie Doyle, Paul Canning, Lizzy Noone
Suzanne Healy, Skerries TG writes:
This workshop was really enjoyable and enlightening with a comfortable group of 12 people in total. Geoff O’Keeffe’s program for the day was very engaging. He demonstrated wide expertise in all aspects of theatre – particularly acting and direction. It’s fair to say that on the day, we learned a lot and had great fun. The venue, an upstairs studio space in Skerries Community Centre, was roomy, light, well-ventilated and very suitable.
The 1-to-7 approach for direction and receiving direction was very practical. It could enhance content delivery and voice volume. It could guide energy levels, movement, pacing, physicality. Many of the exercises on the day were about using our whole bodies – not just from the neck up – to draw in and to entertain our audience. Columbian hypnosis (after Boal), being guided by another’s moving hand, allowed us to try to move in ways we didn’t know our bodies could move.
The script-based work (after Conall Morrison’s adaptation of Patrick Kavanagh’s ‘Tarry Flynn’) was for me, the highlight of the day. It was a brilliant window into the whole world of ensemble acting, stressing the importance of listening within the ensemble. The 2-page long piece did indeed seem to come alive as if by magic.
 
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PERFORMING THE CHARACTER in CASTLEBRIDGE
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 Patricia Doyle, Bridge DG, writes:
Bridge Drama and friends gathered last Saturday 16th in Castlebridge Community Centre to 'Perform the Character' with tutor Imelda McDonagh. We spent the morning moving, feeling and imagining...... Then, in the afternoon, we put our new found knowledge and awareness into practice in acting out scenes. An ideal way to knock off the Covid cobwebs, and much enjoyed by all!!
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THE PHYSICAL ACTOR in BALLINA THIS SUNDAY!
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 Some places still remain for this workshop in Ballina Arts Centre 10- 5 this Sunday 24th with tutor Ciarán McCauley (pictured left) More details on www.dli.ie
Contact Marie Loftus:
087 4109060 ballinadramafestival@gmail.com.
(Please note that you must be fully vaccinated to attend all DLI Workshops in this series. A €10 Registration Fee applies in each venue).
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DRAMA -PLAYING THE GAME in CASTLEBLAYNEY
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Tutor Kevin O'Connor (pictured left) will lead this workshop in Iontas, Castleblayney, 3-6 pm on two consecutive Sundays, 7 & 14 November.
To book your place in Castleblayney, or in Ballybofey and Abbeyfeale, contact DLI Administrator, Valerie McGuile: 089 2356672 (Mon -Thu 10 - 3) office@dli.ie
Details of all upcoming workshop content on www.dli.ie
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THE ACTOR IS THE THEATRE in BALLYBOFEY
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Tutor Declan Drohan (left) joins Butt Drama Circle and friends in Balor Arts Centre, Ballybofey.
Friday 12 November @7pm and Saturday 13 November @10am.
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ACTING WORKSHOP IN ABBEYFEALE
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Glorach Theatre, Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick welcomes tutor Geoff O'Keeffe (left)
on Saturday 13 November 10 -5.
This acting workshop is open to all - from beginners to those with acting experience.
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CARLOW LITTLE THEATRE invites...
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We invite you to join us THIS weekend, 23rd / 24th October 2021,
when we return to the stage with a new season
of One-Act Plays at the Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow.
Three new plays and a classic Anton Chekhov piece
will be performed on both nights - see above.
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NIGHT of ONE ACTS in NAVAN
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