This professional development workshop is intended for Drama & Performing Arts Educators, and is split into 2 parts:

• Part One: Presentation - Approaches to Devising Theatre, Friday 5th September 2025, 4:30pm - 7pm (includes cheese & wine)
• Part Two: Practical Devising Masterclass, Saturday 6th September 2025, 10am - 4pm

WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT?

Part One: Presentation - Approaches to Devising Theatre
Educators will gain valuable insight into our devising process through an in-depth discussion unpacking our practice, featuring examples from our repertoire. Our key principles will be shared as we explore how to write impactful provocations and scaffold classes, ultimately ensuring young performers succeed in their work and have a joyful and creatively empowering experience. Space for questions and sharing will be encouraged to address your specific lines of inquiry and pressure points.

Part Two: Practical Devising Masterclass
A highly practical workshop exploring Red Leap's physical devising exercises. Using a variety of approaches to a source material, we will show how to get students out of their heads and quickly into building dynamic, visually arresting work. This introductory workshop will utilise Red Leap's commitment to ensemble, collaboration, and the power of the collective imagination. You will be inspired to lead your students into this world of imaginative, visual storytelling with courage. Activities and follow-up resources mean you will take away practical exercises that you can directly apply to your own classrooms. This workshop will build on the workshop held in 2024, but it is not necessary to have attended the earlier workshop.

WHO ARE WE?

Red Leap is an award winning, internationally acclaimed devising theatre company based in Aotearoa, New Zealand. We are dedicated to innovating theatrical form through the intersection of dynamic physicality, arresting imagery and original storytelling. We wholeheartedly believe in the strength of collaboration to celebrate the power of the imagination. Our workshops for students, teachers and professional artists empower participants to create visually striking and inventive work showcasing the strength of theatrical storytelling. We equip students with the tools to create original theatre through an emphasis on creative empowerment and collaborative practice.

Cost:

• Friday workshop only: ฿4000
• Saturday workshop only: ฿6000
• Both workshops: ฿9500