~ Theatre Exploration ~

Because all of life is but a stage and we are its players.....or something like that.....me thinks the stage to be a place where life can be learned.

Learning about life, its characters, its relationships, its conflicts, and tragedies, its ups and downs and thereby exploring how situations make us feel and act is all in all a class in theater--a class in which we learn about ourselves.

Thus the purpose of THE STAGE = 
To learn about ourselves.  
The purpose for the actor as well as for the audience --to explore life.

By engaging in the study of acting one engages in the study of life and human nature. "In fact," according to Dr. Robert Coles, "the theatre was originally a place of meditation, of contemplation--a public gathering for entertainment, yes, but for introspection, for a shared consideration of the nature of human experience.  The history of worship--how and where it takes place--connects with the history of the theater, and for obvious reasons: when we assemble to hear others talk and sing, we are moved to thought, to wonder, to awe, to a kind of inwardness that is, actually, the  very essence of who and what we are--the creature of language and awareness who asks questions about life's meaning and purpose."

In ancient Greece it was thought the theater was a place where people could learn truths otherwise not stated or acknowledged. When "Kids take the stage" we are all taken somewhere important--on a journey of personal, social, and ethical discovery.

HOW DOES ONE PREPARE KIDS 
TO TAKE THE STAGE?

According to Lenka Peterson & Dan O'connor--they need a simple, natural system for opening up their innate talents.

At Company 'N Tempo the simple natural system used in our Theater Classes is a combination of exercises, games, improvisations & skits as well as emphasizing the development of vocal, physical and emotional skills & exercises to develop character, action, focus & cooperation.  Performance is our final project.  Various types of performances become our testing ground.

Company 'N Tempo Theatre and Dance
211 Shunpike Rd, Cromwell CT. 06416

Phone: (860) 635-2787     635-ARTS