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Improv & Physical course + Show

Started: 17/09/2019
Performance: 30/11/2019

  • From the improv and physical class. A group of people do an exercise. Some are sitting, some kneeling, some standing, everybody is moving their arms differently.
  • From the improv and physical class. A group of people do an exercise. Some are sitting, some kneeling, some standing, everybody is moving their arms differently.
  • From the improv and physical class. A group sits in a circle. Three women are in the middle, two sitting, one kneeling and laughing, reaching her hands to one of the others.
  • Act Attack's Improv Class. A woman pretends to look at the reflection of her back in the mirror. The other one has her arms in the air
  • Act Attack's Improv Class. A woman in the middle reaches her arms to touch a woman to her right and a man to her left. She looks at the woman on her right, speaking to her
  • Act Attack's Improv class. A guy and a girl pretend to read, while a guy and a girl are watching them, cheering for them
  • Act Attack's Improv class. Three people are standing.A man and a woman move their arms laughing. The third man looks at them.
  • Act Attack's Improv and physical acting class. Two men are singing or they look shocked, while everyone else from the rest of the group does something different
  • Act Attack's Improv and physical acting class. Two men are singing or they look shocked, while everyone else from the rest of the group does something different
  • Photo from Improv and Physical class. One man is doing a bridge pose while a group watches him, forming a semi-circle.
  • Improv and physical. A man reaches his arm up like he's holding something. A woman is standing next to him, also reaching her arm, pointing at the imaginary object he's holding.
  • Act Attack's students from Improv and physical course practice a scene. They are both standing, shoulder to shoulder. She looks surprised and the guy looks tough.
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. Blonde girl wearing black does the "dabbing" pose
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black clothes. A man with beard speaks to a blonde woman who pretends to hold something in her arms.
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black. Two blonde women talking or gesturing
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black. A white man with glasses touches his forehead with his hand while reaching out his other hand. Eyes closed.
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. Three people on stage wearing black. Two women, one man. The middle woman yells, the man cries
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black, sitting on bar stools. Three women and a man making a gesture like he's wondering
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A man and a woman on stage wearing black. The woman is posing or reaching her arms to show something, the man looks at her grinning
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. Two women and a man on stage wearing black. The woman in the middle gives the man a red beanie to draw something out of
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. Two girls on stage, wearing black. One sitting on a bar stool, the other leaning on her. They're talking
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. Two girls on stage wearing black. One is laying on the floor, the other is sitting against a wall.
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A man and a woman on stage wearing black. The woman is posing or reaching her arms to show something, the man looks at her grinning
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A man and a woman on stage wearing black. The woman looks at the man showing him something on the floor, he has his hands placed in front of his heart, like praying
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black clothes. Group photo after the show
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black clothes. Group photo after the show, everybody picks a different pose
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black clothes. Group photo after the show, everybody picks a different pose
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black clothes. Group photo after the show
  • Act Attack's improv and physical show. A group of people on stage wearing black move their arms. Some have their arms placed in the shape of an L

Director/Teacher: Grazyna Frackiewicz

In these courses for beginners & intermediates, our students learned how to get connected to their bodies and be more present, building tools for self-awareness and spontaneous expression. Furthermore, they combined Improvisation & physical theatre, with a dash of acting. Finally, they prepared for a creative graduation show at the end of the course!

Watch the improv & physical graduation show

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Pure Improv course + Show

Started: 16/09/2019
Performance: 23/11/2019

  • From the pure improv for beginners class. Group hug.
  • Pure improv for beginners class. A group of people stand in a row. One man is on one knee pointing one of the others, like he's holding a gun.
  • Pure improv for beginners. A group of people form a semi-circle holding their hands up in the air.
  • Pure improv for beginners. Group exercise, everybody has a different pose.
  • Pure improv for beginners. A group of people form a semi-circle holding their hands up in the air. Some hold their arms sideways.
  • Pure improv for beginners. Group exercise, everybody has a different pose.
  • Act Attack's Pure Improv show. Two men pointing at something, while a man and a woman stand behiind them laughing disapprovingly
  • Act Attack's Pure Improv show. Two guys and a girl sit on bar stools. One of them pretends to drive, the other two have their palms facing each other in front of their chest
  • Act Attack's Pure improv show. Three men sit on bar stools. One of them pretends to drive
  • Act Attack's Pure Improv show. Two men sit on bar stools. One of them pretends to drive, the other one looks at a third man, who is standing
  • Act Attack's Pure improv show with Isaac, the teacher. Isaac is laying on the ground, the students are behind him, pointing at him

Teacher: Isaac Simon

Pure Improvisation!

In these courses for beginners & intermediates, our students purely worked on improv games & the basic techniques of improvisation. Improv, fun & creativity, with a dash of acting. Furthermore, they boosted their happiness levels & imagination, they learned to think outside the box and to developed their listening skills. Finally, they got ready for a creative graduation show at the end of the course!

Watch the pure improv graduation show

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Improv course: The Magic School

Started: 05/3/2019
Performance: 29/06/2019

  • Improv Class Act Attack. A group of people are standing in a circle, with their arms up in the air and reaching towards the centre of the circle
  • Improv Class Act Attack. A person has their arm hanging on top of another person's face, like trying to feed or punch them. The second person, clearly a girl, leans backwards
  • Improv Class Act Attack. People standing in a circle, two men in the middle rise their arms in a 90 degree angle
  • From the show "the magic school". The actors stand in a row on stage, while the audience applauds
  • From the rehearsal of the show "the magic school". A group of people pose for the picture. Most of them wear a white shirt and tie
  • From the show "the magic school". The actors stand in a row on stage, applauding. Most of them wear a white shirt and tie
  • From the show "the magic school". The actors stand in a row on stage, applauding. Most of them wear a white shirt and tie
  • From the show "the magic school". The actors on stage are applauding. Some sit on chairs, some stand. Most of them wear a white shirt and tie
  • From the show "the magic school". Five actors on stage, wearing a white shirt and tie. Three are sitting, two are standing making gestures
  • From the show "the magic school". Four actors stand next to the stage, wearing a white shirt and tie, with their back against a window, hidden by a black curtain
  • From the show "the magic school". Five actors on stage, wearing a white shirt and tie. Three are sitting, two are standing making gestures
  • From the show "the magic school". Five actors on stage, wearing a white shirt and tie. Three are sitting, two are standing making gestures
  • From the show "the magic school". Five actors on stage, three of them wear a white shirt and tie. The fourth one, who seems to be the teacher, approaches the students
  • From the show "the magic school". Five actors on stage, four of them wear a white suit and tie. The fifth wears a cape and scarf, she is probably the teacher. Everybody faces the audience
  • From the show "the magic school". The actors on stage are applauding. Some sit on chairs, some stand. Most of them wear a white shirt and tie

Director/Teacher: Joana Ponder

On this acting & improv course for beginners, our students purely worked on their improvisation skills working towards being able to improvise a fully improvised show based on the Harry Potter genre. Therefore, they got ready to challenge themselves and get out of their comfort zones, in a fun & interactive way! Welcome to Magic School!

Watch the Magic School Graduation Show

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Acting course: The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Improvised)

Started: 18/02/2019
Performance: 28/06/2019

  • Acting Class Act Attack. Four people, three women, one man, are in a row and have their backs against the wall. The women sit on the floor. Two of them hold hands with the man who is standing
  • Acting Class Act Attack. A group of four people stand in a row, facing a curtain. Their arms reach up, like they want to bring down the curtain.
  • Acting Class Act Attack. A group of people form a circle, sitting on the floor, looking at some notes they have laying on the ground
  • Acting Class Act Attack. A group of people form a semi-circle around a square table. Some are standing behind them. They all have their arms up in the air
  • Acting class Act Attack. Three people are sitting on chairs, two at the front one at the back. The front right person, a girl, pretends to drive
  • Acting Class Act Attack. Red-haired girl with black dress, her back against the wall, her arms on her waist. A man with a light blue jacket is kneeled infront of her, tying her shoe.
  • Acting Class Act Attack. Two women read lines, one is standing on the chair, laughing or screaming, the other one is standing up.
  • Acting class Act Attack. Four women are standing next to one another, moving their arms and laughing
  • Acting Class Act Attack. A group of people form a circle, sitting on the floor, looking at some notes they have laying on the ground
  • Acting Class Act Attack. Four people. One woman stands on the right, another sits on a chair, on the left, both laughing. Two men in the middle. One is on all fours, and the other one rides him, like a horse.
  • Three Act Attack's students are practicing. They are three women wearing black clothes. They are all laughing. Two stand, of which one is clapping, and the other is walking with open arms. The third is kneeled while reaching out towards her walking mate.
Theatre plays from Acting Mondays at Act Attack

Acting Mondays

Director/Teacher: Kaylee Spivey Good

On this acting course for beginners, we combined acting training with improv games and culmulate in a performance of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged.” In conclusion, the final performance is a modernized comedy that sums up Shakespeare’s storylines in an exciting slapstick theatrical experience!

 

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Improv Course: Eugène Ionesco – The Chairs

Started: 18/09/2018
Performance: 24/02/2019

  • Acting Class Beginners, group of people is sitting on chars in a circle
  • Acting Class Act Attack. Three people, two men one woman, read lines. The woman is on her phone, the two men walk up and down.
  • Acting Class Act Attack. Three people, two women one man, read lines. The two women look toward the man.
  • Acting Class Act Attack. Three people, two women one man, read lines. One of the women laughs.
  • Two Act Attack's students are practicing. They are both women with brown long hairs. They sit on two chairs. One looks straight, the second one looks at the first one. She has a look of surprise, her hand is up in the air. And her legs are on the other woman's laps.
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". A male and a female actor sit on chairs, arguing. They are dressed in old-fashioned clothes
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". A male and a female actor sit on chairs. The female actor yells, clearly angry, at the male actor, who listens
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". Two female actor sit on chairs, dressed like old ladies. One of them looks flirty or happily nostalgic
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". A female actor addresses the audience. She looks angry, reaching out both her arms in question
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". A female actor addresses the audience. She looks angry, reaching out one of her arms.
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". Two female actors sit on chairs, talking, one of them dressed as male.
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". A male and a female actor sit on chairs, talking. He looks over the audience and she looks at him, her arms open like holding a ball
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". A male and a female actor sit on chairs. He has is right arm up and she is touching her face in shock
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". A male and a female actor sit on chairs. He has his right leg laid on her lap and she is touching his arm
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". Three actors stand at the back of the stage, wearing old-fashioned clothes, like blue plaid shirts and caps. Two female actors sit on chairs at the front, dressed like old ladies
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". Six actors stand at the back of the stage, wearing old-fashioned clothes, like blue plaid shirts and caps. A female actor stands at the front, doing jazz hands
  • Photo from the show "The Chairs". Six actors stand on stage, wearing old-fashioned clothes, like blue plaid shirts and caps.

Directed by Joana Nicolaas Ponder

Course description: This is theater of the absurd and here we are really going to play around with that. Blending Ionesco with improvisation we’ll create a show that’s going to explore the absurdity. In this class, we not only focus on growing our acting skills but also spend time working on our improv skills.
https://www.facebook.com/events/2163350780655009/

Performance: You are cordially invited to the Old Man and Old Woman’s house to hear the revelation of the Old Man’s great discovery. Eugene Ionesco’s The Chairs is an absurdist tragic farce and we, the actors, have worked on blending absurdism with improvisation. Be prepared to go on an absurd theatrical experiment with us, and perhaps you’ll hear what the meaning of life is.
https://www.facebook.com/events/345589859608655/

Watch ”The Chairs” graduation performance

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Acting Course: Thornton Wilder – The Skin of Our Teeth

Started: 02/10/2018
Performance: 10/03/2019

  • Improv Class Act Attack, group exercise. The team is divided into couples. People move their hands.
  • Improv Class Act Attack, group exercise. The team is divided into couples. People move their hands.
  • Act Attack's students practicing a scene. She wears a khaki hoodie and is standing, leaning on top of the guy with a khaki top who sits on the chair. She is grabbing his head and it seems she wants to force him to eat something he does not want to as he grabs her by the wrist to stop her hand going towards her mouth. They both have eyes closed and open mouth, like shouting.
  • three actors looking up and beyond the photo. One of them is pointing with his arm open. One man and two women
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". The cast of eleven people stand on stage in front of the audience
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Man with half-long beige coat is pointing the gun at a female actor dressed in male clothes and moustache
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Man with half-long beige coat is pointing the gun at someone out of the picture
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". A female actor on stage dressed as a maid, looking like she is responding to someone
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". A female actor on stage, dressed mostly in black, has her hands in front of her mouth like she's calling someone
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". A female actor on stage with a yellow cardigan holding a cup in front of her like it's a phone
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Two female actors are on stage, one dressed like a 1920s madame and another one with a yellow cardigan, holding a cup in front of the first actor's face
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Two female actors are on stage, one dressed like a 1920s madame and another one with a yellow cardigan, looking at the first one
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Two actors are on stage, one dressed like a 1920s madame and a man wearing a beige half-long coat. He lifts is arms in wonder
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". A female actor dressed like a maid on stage, her hands clenched in fists and on her chest. Behind her is the rest of the cast, looking at her
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Two actors are on stage, one dressed like a 1920s madame and a man wearing a beige half-long coat. He lifts is arms in wonder
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Two actors are on stage, one dressed like a 1920s madame speaking to a man wearing a beige half-long coat
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". A female actor, probably backstage, waves at someone. At the left of the photo, behind her, a man, touching his chin.
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Two female actors are on stage, one dressed like a 1920s madame, the other one like a maid. The maid points her index finger at herself, looking angrily at the madame.
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Two female actors are on stage, one dressed like a 1920s madame, the other one like a maid.
  • Photo from the show "The Skin of our Teeth". A group of people pose for the picture. Most of them wear black. At the back, there is a black curtain
  • Photo from the show "The Skin of our Teeth". A group of people pose for the picture. Most of them wear black. At the back, there is a black curtain
  • Photo from the show "Skin of our Teeth". Fifteen people take a group selfie in front of the stands

Directed by Joana Nicolaas Ponder

Course description: This is Theater in it’s more traditional sense. We are casted into roles and we learn lines all while honing our acting skills and stage presence. Depending on group size we might play multiple roles throughout the final show.
 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skin_of_Our_Teeth
https://www.facebook.com/events/760961874265877/

Performance: You are invited to follow the story of the Antrobus family as they live through an ice age, a great flood and a devastating war. Join us in this wobbly mammoth of a play by Thornton Wilder that tackles the history of mankind, catastrophe and love!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1965789323718013/

Watch ”The Skin of Our Teeth” graduation performance

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Improv Course: Keeping Up With The Greeks

Started: 01/2018
Performance: 27/05/2018

  • Theatre performance, two women on stage with black dresses, standing in front of audience. They are crying while speaking.
  • Theatre performance, two women on stage with black dresses, standing in front of audience. One laughs, the other one looks down.
  • Backstage photo with people wearing black. Man with dark blonde hair doing the victory sign. Golden flakes cover his left cheek, temple and forehead
  • Theatre performance, woman on stage with a black dress, dark blonde hair, golden flakes on her right cheek, holding a string. Black curtain behind her. She looks angry
  • closeup on a woman with brown hair and green eyes, looking to the right. Golden flakes cover her right cheek and temple
  • Theatre performance, Woman with dark brown hair, bangs, and a black, ancient Greek-looking dress. Black curtain behind her. She looks worried
  • Theatre performance, two women on stage with black dresses. One is reciting, the other one looks sad or concerned
  • closeup on a woman with dark brown hair and brown eyes, looking down. Golden flakes cover her left cheek and temple
  • Theatre performance, man on stage with black clothes, standing in front of audience, barefoot. He acts like he hears something
  • Photo from the theatre performance Keeping up with the Greeks. woman on stage with a black dress, dark blonde hair, golden flakes on her right cheek. Black curtain behind her. She is reciting
  • Theatre performance, woman on stage with a black dress, dark blonde hair, golden flakes on her right cheek, in front of audience. Black curtain behind her. She looks passionate
  • Photo from the theatre performance Keeping up with the Greeks. Woman on stage with a black dress, brown hair, golden flakes on her right cheek, holding her stomach. Behind her, four actors on the floor, black clothes, golden flakes on their face
  • Photo from the theatre performance Keeping up with the Greeks. Two male actors on stage, standing, wearing black clothes, talking, one of them grins and holds his chest with his hands. Behind them, four actors on the floor, black clothes, golden flakes on their face
  • Photo from the theatre performance Keeping up with the Greeks. On the left of the photo, two male actors on stage, standing, wearing black clothes, making gestures like they're dancing. On the right, the audience.
  • "Keeping up with the Greeks" show. Backstage photo with members of the cast
  • "Keeping up with the Greeks" show. Group photo of the cast and team, fifteen people.
  • "Keeping up with the Greeks" show. Group photo of the cast and team, fifteen people. People are posing and looking up
  • A truck with the logo "teatro munganga" and images of 1900s theatre, parked outside of an Amsterdam house.

Directed by Joana Nicolaas Ponder

Plot: Classical Greek tragedy and comedy in English, like you’ve never seen it before! We’ve taken parts of pieces and juxtaposed them together so that you can view rich Greek theater history in a whole new jacket. 

In the first half, you’ll see monologues from some of your favorite Greek characters including Medea, Oedipus and Antigone. In the second half the players will improvise in situations that Joana has created for their Greek characters. Now you may finally get the answer to “If Medea and Clytemnestra were to meet what would they talk about?”

Performance: https://www.facebook.com/events/2061205740810788/
Course: https://www.facebook.com/events/406330059802800/

Theatre plays at Act Attack

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Acting & Improv Course: The Spectacular Spectacle of the Marvellous Dancing Skeleton

Started: 09/2017
Performance: 26/11/2017

  • Act Attack theatre class people in costumes performing
  • Act Attack theatre class six people
  • Act Attack theatre class people in costumes performing
  • Act Attack theatre class two people performing
  • Act Attack theatre class people in costumes performing
  • Act Attack theatre class people in costumes performing
  • Act Attack theatre class people in costumes performing
  • backstage man holding a camera dark hair grey baseball cap
  • Act Attack theatre class people in costumes performing
  • Act Attack theatre class people in costumes performing
  • Act Attack theatre class performing girl in her 20s blonde hair dressed like a baby girl holding microphone
  • backstage man holding a camera dark hair grey baseball cap
  • Act Attack theatre class actors performing, two women with dark hair wearing blazers. One is holding a mic interviewing the other
  • Act Attack theatre class person in skeleton costume performing
  • Act Attack theatre class actors performing. Woman with dark long hair dressed in a skeleton costume and red cape
  • Act Attack group photo. Some people dressed in carnival or halloween costumes
  • Act Attack group. Some people dressed in carnival or halloween costumes

By Carolina Quintana & Act Attack Members

Plot: The dance of life; powerful, elegant…not quite sane. Emotions clash, opinions cause wars. Just as we all have opinions, we all have…a skeleton. What if one skeleton had the power? 

The marvelous dancing skeleton may sound peculiar and extraordinary, and people may not realize the connection that it has to each of our lives. In fact, the dancing skeleton represents all of us, and more than that, it represents the difficulties we all encounter in our everyday lives. In the play, you will see many different characters fighting for the dancing skeleton with all of them having different reasons to win. The spectacle of the dancing skeleton is a short representation of the ordinary life, through humour, fun and intensity! Curious to know how ordinary life looks like, in one hour? Then don’t miss out on the Spectacular Spectacle of the Marvellous Dancing Skeleton!
https://www.facebook.com/events/1480504105398639/

Watch the graduation performance here: https://youtu.be/mg-0SQ_AsoI

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