The Equity Professional Program

The Equity Foundation hosts more than 100 events a year throughout Australia and New Zealand. The program is developed in close collaboration with performers.

Masterclasses
The Equity Foundation's masterclasses are designed to address our members’ need for ongoing professional development and provide rare opportunities to work with leading directors, coaches and casting agents.
Workshops
Our workshop series is an opportunity to work on specifics, such as acting for the camera, comedy, dancing, voiceovers and accents. Up to 10 members work over a two-hour period with an expert in their field.
In Conversation
As part of the foundation’s In Conversation series, performers are given the opportunity to attend an intimate question and answer session with leading international actors and directors. Sir Ian McKellen, Richard E Grant, Sam Neill, and Cate Blanchett are among those who have participated in the In Conversation events.
Casting Hothouse
Each year the Equity Foundation hosts a Casting Hothouse, which gives performers a unique opportunity to work with international casting agents, such as CBS TV Studios’ vice president of casting Matt Skrobalak and US feature film casting director Margery Simkin.
Student Days
We know how difficult it can be getting a toehold in the entertainment industry, so each year the Equity Foundation holds an industry day designed to provide graduates with important information and tools to help them on their way to a successful performance career.

Events Program

The Authentic Self With Clint Bolster

19 May 2014

18:00:00 - 21:00:00

Event description:

Clint specialises in Commedia Dell'arte, Basel Mask and Contemporary Clowning; three unique styles of theatre which underpin techniques for any authentic performer. This workshop will centre around 'the art of play' and how these theatre styles compliment each other; instilling a sense of joy, vulnerability, physical discipline and freedom of expression. In order to achieve this, you will be celebrating personal biographical truths on stage by discovering your unique clown, exploring comic timing & identifying and manipulating individual rhythms on stage.

This workshop is perfect for all levels of experience for performers who want to re-connect with their inner clown and have the ability to, and I quote Margi Brown Ash here: "Go where the pleasure is".

Bio of host:

Clint Bolster is a prominent artist, teacher artist and micro-business manager based in Brisbane. His noted skills and specialty as an actor and circus performer have been developed over the past 10 years through extensive training and performance experience locally, nationally and internationally in Australia, United Kingdom, Europe, Singapore and Japan.

Significant performance credits include the lead role of Ringmaster Z in the circus spectatular ZIRCUS at Jupiters Theatre, Hotel & Casino, a sell out season of Debase Productions, Queensland Theatre Company & Kazenoko Theatre Company’s Hurry up and Wait in Sydney, after returning from a statewide tour with Queensland Theatre Company on the back of seasons at Kijimoona International Theatre Festival For Young People in Japan (2012) and Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2011) where the show received critical acclaim. The Three Little Endangered Animals for Artslink QLD, Suckers by Harvest Rain Theatre Company (2012), Cafe Floriani, The Spirit of the Mask, Thoughts Have Feelings Too & Where is Santa? by Lightwire Theatrical Productions, The Little Green Road to Fairy Land for Queensland Music Festival (2011), Drama on the High Seas for Princess Cruises, Much Ado about Nothing and The Wind in the Willos for 4MBS Classic FM, The Search For The 5th Element and Booff In Concert for Universal Studios Japan Osaka (1 year), Aerial Angels Stilts for Aerial Angels and Jupiters Casino (1 year), The Treasure Hunt with Collusion and Freak Street for Woodford Folk Festival. With Homunculus in 2014, Clint will be touring in Cafe Floriani, Behind The Mask, Spirit of the Mask and Thoughts Have Feelings Too as well as conducting numerous Artist In Residence programs throughout Australia.

Clint Bolster owns and manages Manoeuvre, Queensland’s premier Roving Stilt Company catering for corporate events, festivals and nightclubs, both nationally and internationally. Recently Manoeuvre received funding from Arts QLD to promote Manoeuvre in London: from this Manoeuvre is now represented by agents in the UK and ASIA.

In 2008 Clint was mentored by Annie Lee of The Kransky Sisters fame through the Youth Arts Mentorship Program, where he created a solo clown show entitled The Secret Life of Warbro Roulston of which he received a Project Development Grant from Youth Arts Qld.
Clint studied theatre at Queensland University of Technology and has trained with several companies including Zen Zen Zo, Frank Theatre, Debase Productions, Expressions Dance Company, 2 Ballerinas and Lightwire. He is also an experienced and sought after Teacher- Artist, leading many residencies and workshops for Queensland Theatre Company, University of Southern Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University, University of Tasmania, The Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts, Artslink Queensland, Backbone Youth Arts and Nexus Arts Victoria.

Clint is a proud Queensland board member and mentor for The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance and committee member for The Actors & Entertainers Benevolent Fund.

Information

2014-05-19 18:00:00 2014-05-19 21:00:00 Australia/Sydney The Authentic Self with Clint Bolster Clint specialises in Commedia Dell'arte, Basel Mask and Contemporary Clowning; three unique styles of theatre which underpin techniques for any authentic performer. This workshop will centre around 'the art of play' and how these theatre styles compliment each other; instilling a s South Brisbane