Chopt Logic

06/01/2023

Chopt Logic has a few places remaining for our Devising, Viewpoints and Laban Masterclass next week.

Led by three core tutors: Local director, Shane Anthony (Ulster American, Anatomy of a Su***de, Our Blood Runs in the Streets), NYC-based actor and director, Tina Mitchell (Lecturer at Barnard College for Columbia School of the Arts, who has worked and trained extensively with SITI Company and Punchdrunk) and actor and director, Julia Billington (recently Dromio in The Comedy of Errors for Bell Shakespeare).

A focused, fun and creatively rewarding week of workshops. For more information or to book check out the link below.

Chopt Logic offers short intensive actor workshops in Australia for adults in several physical actor training methods, including Viewpoints, The Suzuki Method of Actor Training, Laban Movement Analysis and Devising. These workshops are suitable for actors, dancers, directors and theatre-makers and o...

29/12/2022

18/12/2022

INTRODUCING OUR SUMMER MASTERCLASS FACILITATORS

JULIA BILLINGTON

An exceptional actor, director, teacher and coach, Julia graduated from NIDA’s Acting degree in 2008 and has enjoyed a broad career across film, television and theatre. She has extensive training in physical theatre, having studied many techniques including The Suzuki Method, Viewpoints, Laban, and Biomechanics. She is a regular director of ‘The Players’, the education ensemble for Bell Shakespeare. Her passion for movement took her to train and perform with New York based SITI Company in their adaption of The Bacchae as part of their 2018 Summer Intensive.

Julia is a passionate teacher and drama coach, always sensitive to the individual projects’ needs. As Drama Coach on the highly successful kids television show First Day (ABC) Julia assisted first-time transgender actress Evie Macdonald and twenty fellow youth cast in shaping their performances. The show gained international acclaim receiving the Rose d’Or Award as well as multiple nominations and a win at the International Children’s Emmy’s. Julia was the Movement Coordinator on Fierce, a Red Line Production at the Old Fitz Theatre in 2019, receiving many comments on the physical strength of the show.

Julia is a qualified yoga teacher and has taught movement at both the International Screen Academy as well as NIDA’s Open Program. She is also an Arts Educator for Bell Shakespeare and has lead several workshops and residencies on Shakespeare and performance for schools and prisons across the country.

As an actor Julia’s credits include feature films Buckley’s Chance; Ellie And Abbie (And Ellie’s Dead Aunt); All About E.
Television credits include: Bali 2002 (Stan); Janet King (ABC); Catching Milat, (Shine Productions); East West 101 and Starting From Now (SBS).

Theatre credits include: Embers; Gallipoli; (STC) Baghdad Wedding; (Belvoir Street) The Comedy Of Errors; Romeo and Juliet; (Bell Shakespeare) The Myth Project: Twin (MTC) Cute Snake; Cute Snake; (Arthur Theatre Company) My Name Is Rachel Corrie (Chopt Logic) for which she received a Greenroom Groundling Award for Best Performance in an Independent Production.

08/12/2022

2023 SUMMER MASTERCLASS I EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS MONDAY - https://mailchi.mp/7215eb9f97bf/twaet4mhst-13857814

08/12/2022

Don't miss the exceptional MOCAP team running one day workshops in Adelaide (10 Dec) and Sydney (17 Dec).

With headquarters in London and Los Angeles, MOCAP is the world's premiere Motion Capture school. They are the gold standard in training for motion capture acting, directing and production. MOCAPs staff are veterans of the industry that bring their extensive insight and experience to every class.

Don't miss this rare opportunity to access this training in Australia. More information can be found at the website below.

Classes teaching acting for motion capture.

25/11/2022

Kicking off 2023, Chopt Logic will offer a week-long workshop in January in Viewpoints, Laban Movement Analysis and Devising at the gorgeous Waterloo Studios.
Led by Shane Anthony, Tina Mitchell and Julia Billington this is an excellent professional development program. Contact [email protected] to request a booking form. More information below.

Chopt Logic offers short intensive actor workshops in Australia for adults in several physical actor training methods, including Viewpoints, The Suzuki Method of Actor Training, Laban Movement Analysis and Devising. These workshops are suitable for actors, dancers, directors and theatre-makers and o...

20/10/2022

Upcoming Sydney and Adelaide Masterclass
*** Intro To Mocap - Acting Masterclass ***

It's official! The Mocap Vaults is coming to Australia from London! They'll be running one workshop in Adelaide on the 10th of December and one in Sydney on the 17th of December. Places are strictly limited!

The one-day intensive is a fun and practical day that teaches the fundamentals of what you need to consider to be able to perform at your best in a professional motion capture shoot.

If you're interested, register through the link below!🙂

The world’s premier performance capture school for acting, directing and motion capture production. With headquarters in London and Los Angeles, our staff are all veterans of the industry that bring their extensive insight and experience to every class.

14/10/2022

'This terrific production should be seen far and wide.' - Stage Whispers
We couldn't agree more with the glowing reviews that are rolling in for our latest season show, ANATOMY OF A SU***DE, masterfully brought to the Sydney stage by Chopt Logic and Sugary Rum Productions. This production offers a theatre experience like no other, and one that will stay with you long after the stage lights go down.
Book your tickets, and read the full review now: https://bit.ly/3Cwqd1q
📷: Phil Erbacher

12/10/2022

'Returning from a highly successful 2019 run at the Old Fitz, the current season of Alice Birch’s ANATOMY OF A SU***DE is a testament to theatre’s transcendent, provocative and deeply transformative abilities... a gripping, tough, yet tender piece of theatre that stays nestled in you long after the curtain call.' - Theatre Travels

Reviews are rolling in for our latest season show, ANATOMY OF A SU***DE, expertly crafted by the prodigiously talented Sugary Rum Productions and Chopt Logic. Read the full review from Theatre Travels now:

Review by Raechyl French Returning from a highly successful 2019 run at the Old Fitz, the current season of Alice Birch’s Anatomy of a Su***de is a testament to theatre’s transcendent, provocative and deeply transformative abilities. Presented by Sugary Rum Productions, Chopt Logic and the Seymo...