April 28 – June 16, 2012 | DUCTAC

Dubomedy Arts School (DAS) proudly announces their Spring Term! Have you always wanted to try stand up comedy, tap dance, improv, or brush up on your writing and performance? Here’s your chance! This is the last full term of the school year before the summer heat hits! Register now for these exciting courses which are full 8 week programs with added coaching and final performance. Check out the detailed schedule below.

DAS Spring Term Courses & Schedule:

COMEDY and NYC TAP & BODY BEATS

Full 8 Week Programs with added coaching and final performance
Saturdays, April 28 – June 16 at DUCTAC

11:30 – 12:30pm | NYC Tap & Body Beats – Level 1 | Adults & Teens
12:30 – 1:30pm | NYC Tap & Body Beats – Level 2 | Adults & Teens
3:30 – 4:30pm | NYC Tap & Body Beats – Level 3 | Adults & Teens

1:30 – 3:00pm | Comedy 101: Beginning Stand Up performance, writing & Improv | Adults Only
3:00 – 4:15pm | The Graduates 102: Stand Up Coaching | Adults Only

IMPROV

The famed Wednesday Night Improv class focuses on ensemble based theater games and short form improvisational comedy! Improvisation isn’t just an excellent tool for performers, it’s a life skill. The key objectives of this course are to discover the fundamentals of improvisational comedy, improve your storytelling skills, learn techniques to think quickly on your feet and to be more creative all while relieving stress and having fun in a supportive environment! This spirited, energizing course is open to all levels, from just for fun to those wishing to move towards joining our professional Improv Revolution troupe! It will end with a final performance at DUCTAC on Saturday 16 June, 2012.

Class runs April 25 – June 16
Wednesdays, 7:30 – 9:00pm | Wednesday Night Improv!

WRITING & PERFORMANCE

The Spoken Word: A writing and performance poetry workshop

“From the Page to the Stage” returns for Season 4 with an exciting new focus! This term will focus on POETRY & THE SPOKEN WORD. Sessions will be guided by a group of fantastic multicultural poets, writers, spoken word artists and percussionists. At the end of the 6 weeks students will then add rhythm, movement and performance to their new pieces and perform a final public show of the work created during the 6 week workshop.

Class runs Mondays, May 7 – June 11, 2012 | 6 weeks and a final reading
Mondays, 7:30 – 9:30pm | The Spoken Word: A writing and performance poetry workshop

ACTING FOR FILM & TELEVISION

1 week special intensive with guest coach Bashar Atiyat
13 – 20 May, 2012

This exciting 1 week acting workshop will be lead by special guest acting coach Bashar Atiyat. Coming from an Arab Bedouin Mid-Eastern Origin, but working in Hollywood for the last 19 years, Bashar had established himself in Hollywood as one of the main Film Consultants and Arab Actors, to work and consult on several big Hollywood budget productions. Named by the Media as The Bedouin In Hollywood, Bashar is becoming one of the main Go-To figures in Hollywood for Film Consultancy for Culture, Religion, Location, Cast, Production, and more, for projects that relate to the Middle East Region and for the Arab and Islamic Culture related films. Bashar has worked on several Hollywood Pictures, such as “SYRIANA” with George Clooney and Matt Damon directed by Oscar Winner Stephen Gaghan. He also worked with the Coppola Brothers, Christopher Coppola and Frank Coppola on “Bel Air”, Director Ken Harrison on “THE WEDDING”, and several other projects, such as “TOUARQE”, “WISHBONE”, and recently the new TV Thriller “ADPD” . Recently he was hired as the Acting Coach on the Award Winning Script “TINA”, to train the main character TINA on set in Dubai, and Co-Produced two Feature Films in Hollywood, “West Ghost Studios” and “The Landlord”.

Registration:
You can register in person on weekdays at the Dubomedy office in Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT). Alternatively you can secure your place by sending an e-mail to LOL@vivadubai.com with your name, contact info and which class(es) you will be attending. Spaces are limited.

More Info:
For more info about classes, affordable fees and the highly qualified team of teachers feel free to email LOL@vivadubai.com, visit www.dubomedy.com or call +971 4 374 6789.