Auckland Adult Class
Coming soon!
We’re currently taking registrations for our new mid-week adult class which will be based somewhere near to central Auckland, and (subject to funding) will start in June 2024.
This adult programme will be lead by the amazing John Davies, who has a long history of teaching drama in New Zealand. (see bio below)
The idea behind this new adult programme is to allow participants to explore their own creativity in a safe, accessible and supported space, and to devise theatre for performances which are based on their own stories. The participants will be guided through a creative process using improvisation, movement exploration and dance, accessible music creation and songwriting culminating in live performances in front of public audiences.
2024 will be treated as a year of development and training, with classes focusing on theatre devising exercises, writing, sharing stories and discovering the unique quality and nature of the group. Then, in 2025, the class will develop the material into a production format in preparation to present their original new work toward the end of the year.
Glass Ceiling Arts Collective is founded upon the principle of inclusion and, whilst this programme is geared for people with Disabilities, we welcome everyone. If you are a university student with an interest in drama or a student training to be a Special Ed teacher, and you are interested in the programme, then please apply.
Class time: we’re thinking about either a Tuesday, Thursday or Friday each week from 10am -12pm
If you have any questions, please do not hestitate to contact us
John G Davies
John studied the art of acting at Toi Whakaari- The New Zealand Drama School. Following his training he went on to perform for 10 years with Red Mole Enterprises in New Zealand, Mexico, the U.S.A and England. In 1984 he made the first of four study trips to the Kongoh Noh Theatre in Kyoto and has subsequently presented four original Noh Plays as director of the New Zealand Noh Theatre Company. He worked as Assistant Director for NBR New Zealand Opera before becoming a Theatre Studies lecturer at the University of Waikato. From 2002 he worked in partnership with local composers writing libretto and directing original opera productions. In 2010 he was appointed Curriculum Leader of the undergraduate degree in Acting for Stage and Screen at Unitec. Since 2020 he has returned to free-lance work as a director of opera, tutor, writer and performer.
You can read more about John on his website.
John Davies