The Market Lab wants you
JOBURG - The Market Theatre Laboratory is looking for the next generation of young actors and they're calling you.
If you are a talented, focused individual who dreams about a career in the performing arts, the Market Theatre Laboratory has news for you.
They are currently recruiting a new generation of young actors for their renowned Performance and Theatre Skills Training Programme.
Founded by Dr John Kani and Barney Simon in 1988, The Market Lab is the educational arm of the world famous Market Theatre.
It has trained exceptional performers and theatre-makers including Olive Schreiner; Phillip Dikotla, Standard Bank Young Artist of the Year for 2013; Prince Lamla; and Safta award winners, Harriet Manamela, Warren Masemola and Lindiwe Ndlovu.
“Because the Lab is part of the Market Theatre, students get to engage with South Africa’s top performing arts professionals as part of their training, and there are opportunities for internships/castings in Market Theatre plays after graduation,” said Clara Vaughan, education officer at the Market Theatre Lab.
The Lab also offers young aspiring entertainers the opportunity to gain quality training in the performing arts at a very affordable tuition fee.
“We don’t have scripts for the younger generation – the younger generation must write their own scripts and say what they want to say,” added Vaughan.
This year, the Lab won the Adelaide Tambo Award for celebrating human rights through the arts in the student category at the National Arts Festival.
In addition, Lab students performed at Pop Art Theatre, the Market Theatre, the Sanaa Festival, the 969 Festival, and will be performing at the Gauteng Schools Festival.
Classes include acting, movement, physical theatre, voice, singing, writing and theatre design, and are facilitated by highly skilled, active industry professionals, and visiting artists, including international theatre-makers from Holland, England, and the USA.
Local teachers include Dorothy Ann Gould, Princess Mhlongo and Kgafela Magagodi.
Applications for the full-time course are open until 30 September for study in 2016.
Details: 011 838 7498; www.markettheatre.co.za; thandeka@marketlab.co.za
