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June Diploma
Just a reminder that the closing date for the receipt of entry forms (and any fees due) for new and continuing candidates for the Irish Board Diploma exams due to take place on Sunday 10 June, is 1 May 2012. Please check the eligibility criteria (see the Downloads section) and please ensure that each form is signed by the candidate and his/her teacher.
Unfortunately it will not be possible to accept any candidates after the closing date.
READ ONStage Management work experience opportunity
Hazel Lowry, a speech and drama teacher in Co Wicklow, has a few shows coming up in Bray in early May. She’s looking for maybe a senior student with some stage management experience (and references) to be the stage manager for these shows in order to gain some more experience. If you know of anyone who might be interested, you can contact Hazel at h_lowry(at)eircom.net.
READ ONSpeech and Drama Teachers of Ireland WORKSHOP
I understand that this workshop (scheduled for Sunday 19 February) has been postponed.
Keep an eye out for a new date.
Sligo Féis Ceoil
The nice people at Sligo Féis Ceoil have asked me to remind you that the closing date for entries is STRICTLY 24 February. The Féis takes place at Easter.
It’s open to all and they have some amazing prizes, scholarships and bursaries on offer in some of the competitions. One of them is worth €500! So even if you’re not from Sligo, it’s definitely worth having a look.
This link (Sligo Féis Ceoil) is to their Facebook page which has up-to-date information on the féis and on which you’ll find a further link to their main website.
READ ONPeriod Movement and Costume
A query from a teacher about the theory of Period Movement sparked a quick internet search.
I found a quite remarkable book called ‘Playing Period Plays‘ by Lyn Oxenford. It was published first in 1957 and it contains significant detail about dress, costumes, music and manners in various theatrical periods: Medieval and early Tudor, Elizabethan and Jacobean, Restoration and Georgian, and Victorian and Edwardian.
For each period, Oxenford considers the spirit of the plays of the period, movement in costume (including very detailed descriptions of costumes), occupations, manners and dances, and music. There are illustrations, historical notes, further reading suggestions and suggestions for scenes to practice the movement of the period.
Here’s a link to the book on Amazon.co.uk: ‘Playing Period Plays’
The one I got cost £1.90 plus postage.
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