Beyond Broadway to Funky Town!
Improvised vocal music making workshops with Linda Calgaro
What? Come and experience what is possible in a fun exploration of different techniques for using voice, creating song and making music. Get connected, playful and expressive in a world of musical joy and fun-times!
If you’re an Improv actor, this two part workshop will show you how to move beyond Impro games, to think outside of ‘The Broadway Musical’ box. You’ll find ways of incorporating acappella song and vocal music in impro, either as scene starts or show moments, through an exploration of exercises and guided jamming.
More ‘What?’ This workshop is also great for anyone after some tools for song writing, or those who just want to have a sing. You will learn how to set up a ‘song jam’, how to work with and create harmony, how to hear and accept musical offers and in general, how to have fun playing with your inner Rock Star &/or Funk Miester!
Whether you have little experience or a lot of experience, this workshop will teach you to listen, loosen up and get creative, all in a supportive and super fun environment.
Bring it!
I've taught this workshop to theatre students at
Turramurra High School (Sydney), musicians in Melbourne, at The Nelson Fringe
Festival and at Canberra's Improv festival 'Improvention'. If you're interested
in having me teach this either as a one off workshop for would-be music makers
(introductory or experienced 'singers'), or solely for improvising actors, or
as a starting point to creating a show format, drop me an email!
Linda Calgaro is a musician, improv actor, director and workshop leader who has been prominent in the Sydney acappella movement for over 15 years and the world of Improvised theatre for 10.
As a singer she has worked with Powderfinger, Paul Capsis, and Iota. Currently, she is the vocal arranger & director of ROCKTAPUS! the acappella, rock/comedy performance ‘choir’ (Sydney Fringe Festival 2010 & 2011), is the founding member of the award wining, experimental Impro comedy trio Lady Fingers and is a cast member with Impro Australia, as well as a singer/songwriter.
For eight years Linda was a member of the much acclaimed Café of the Gate of Salvation Gospel choir as well as the Aria nominated world music ensemble Voices from the Vacant Lot. She arranged for and directed her own community gospel choir Glory Bound Groove Train (1997-2013) and has led skills workshops in singing and performance, impro and improvised singing jams for over a decade, in Australia and overseas.
Linda studied acting at The Actor’s Centre (Sydney) and ACTT. She’s done radio & theatre but currently focuses on Improvised Theatre/Comedy – highlights including the improvised Broadway style musical extravaganza Tabloid Musical for Impro Australia, and is a regular cast member of Die Nasty Au’s Soap-a-thon (a 52 hour impro marathon). She has studied Improv acting in Sydney and overseas with teachers from iO, Second City and Loose Moose, and has performed throughout Australia as well as North America, Germany, and New Zealand.
Her favourite colour is emerald green and she likes quinoa.
