LPWire: Drama Students "Create Instant Theatre" During Disney's New Improv Workshop

Drama Students "Create Instant Theatre" During Disney's New Improv Workshop
At the Disneyland ® Resort in Southern California

In today's world where most things have become instant, the art of "instant theatre� is what improv is all about. Student thespians can study and perform this inventive craft in the positive, magical environment of Disney with its new Improvisational Acting Workshop. This high-energy, 90-minute interactive seminar is the latest addition to Disney's Magic Music Days youth educational program at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California.

A professional Disney performer leads students through exercises of developing a successful scene, establishing vivid, original characters and telling a story through improvisation. With no use of props or costumes, the pace of the workshop is quick, entertaining and encourages listening, responding, self confidence and team work with fellow actors.

"Our aim is to further ignite students' passion for performing, to inspire their creative thinking and reinforce the teachings of their drama instructors,� Duane Dike, manager of Talent Operations at the Disneyland Resort. "The whole class gets into the act to discover how imagination can be used ‘Disney style' to add spark to an individual performance.�

Designed for grades 7 through 12 (ages 12-18), Disney Magic Music Days Improv Workshops can be designed as one-, two- or three-day packages including admission to Disneyland and/or Disney's California Adventure(tm). Prices may vary depending on the season and package, with the best values on multi-day visits. The sessions take place in a backstage facility at Disneyland and are scheduled during the park's operating hours.

Disney's Magic Music Days offers dynamic educational programs designed for students of the arts, in groups of 15 or more. Other workshops are available for vocal, instrumental and dance ensembles and can include actual performances in the parks. Disney Magic Music Days has been recognized by the National Association for Music Education (MENC) as meeting standards established by the National Standards for Arts Education. For more information or to request an application packet for a Disney youth program, call (800) 854-8671 or visit the Web site at www.disneyland.com/mmd.

--Posted September 30, 2003
Source: Disneyland Resort