Ninefold - a theatre ensemble

Ninefold - a theatre ensemble Ninefold is a Sydney-based theatre ensemble and PACT's resident company for 2018-19. We aim to inves

Ninefold is a Sydney-based theatre ensemble dedicated to the exploration, application and ongoing practice of the Suzuki Method of Actor Training in the Australian theatre context. An experiment in sustained actor training, all theatre works by the ensemble are examined, rehearsed and performed through the lens of the Suzuki training. The Suzuki Method of Actor Training, created by world-renowned

theatre director Tadashi Suzuki, is widely known to be rigorous and physically demanding in form. However, its beauty and depth lies in its subtle work with the imagination and the artist learning to manage their invisible body: that is their breath, their states of energy and their stillness. This page tracks the research, progress and challenges of Ninefold's ongoing training. Ninefold is led by Shy Magsalin, a Sydney-based director, actor and member of the International Suzuki Company of Toga in Japan.

Hello everyone,
I'm writing with the unfortunate news that I've decided to indefinitely close the Cohort membership and ...
09/02/2023

Hello everyone,

I'm writing with the unfortunate news that I've decided to indefinitely close the Cohort membership and our Sunday Studio program. Circumstances have changed, and so has the capacity to maintain this program.

All memberships will be cancelled from Ninefold's end by the end of this week.

As no sessions went ahead this year, any automated membership payments made in January and February 2023 WILL BE REFUNDED to you.

You should receive email notification of this at the email linked to your PayPal account. If you don't, email [email protected], and I'll look into it.

Thank you to everyone who hopped on board with our Cohort and Sunday program at one point or another. You are the best, and know that your support made it possible for our community to nerd out joyfully over theatre pedagogy, develop and share skills with other artists, improve our artform and get high on endorphins from Suzuki training.

Thank you, Brand X, for being our space partner and second home.

I'm still working at The Joan's Q Theatre as Associate Artist and putting energy into the arts community in Western Sydney. I'm introducing a brand new cohort of theatre-makers to the world of stomping, and we may have a new Ninefold work on the horizon in partnership with NTofP and Q Theatre.

Many great things and new opportunities for theatre-makers are happening at Q. Hit me up to get on our artist mailing list or just have a chat about what is happening here.

My sentiments for ongoing training haven't changed and will re-emerge with more appropriate circumstances.

x Shy

UPDATE: Ninefold's Sunday Studio 29 January is cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience, friends! We'll release the de...
27/01/2023

UPDATE: Ninefold's Sunday Studio 29 January is cancelled. Apologies for any inconvenience, friends! We'll release the deets for future Studio sessions soon.

First training session of the year! Kick it off by exploring a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence thr...
22/01/2023

First training session of the year! Kick it off by exploring a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.⁠

SUNDAY STUDIO⁠
Sun 29 Jan 2023⁠
2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/ninefold-sunday-studio-29jan23

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 29 Jan | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-studio-2023

We're back! We're doing our Sunday Studio a little bit differently this year. 14 sessions across 4 seasonal blocks. The ...
16/01/2023

We're back! We're doing our Sunday Studio a little bit differently this year. 14 sessions across 4 seasonal blocks. The first session kicks off on 29 Jan with a Suzuki training jam with Shy.

Explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.⁠

SUNDAY STUDIO
Sun 29 Jan 2023⁠
2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/ninefold-sunday-studio-29jan23 (link in bio)⁠

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort (link in bio)⁠

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 29 Jan | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-studio-2023 (link in bio)

Watch this space, friends. Training is back from 29 January. Deets to follow soon. ✌🏽Interested in training with us at a...
12/01/2023

Watch this space, friends. Training is back from 29 January. Deets to follow soon. ✌🏽

Interested in training with us at a lower cost? Check out our Cohort Program, where a monthly subscription fee gets you free access to our Sunday Studio workshops.

Link: https://www.ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

Last call for the final training session of the year!Explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence thr...
09/12/2022

Last call for the final training session of the year!

Explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.⁠

SUNDAY SESSIONS: December⁠
Sun 11 Dec 2022⁠
2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/ninefold-sunday-sessions-december2022

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 11 Dec | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

Last training for the year is THIS coming Sunday. Will I see you there?Explore a highly physical approach to acting and ...
05/12/2022

Last training for the year is THIS coming Sunday. Will I see you there?

Explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.⁠

SUNDAY SESSIONS: December⁠
Sun 11 Dec 2022⁠
2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/ninefold-sunday-sessions-december2022

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 11 Dec | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

Dec 11 is our final training jam for the year! Get in the studio with us for one last Suzuki sweat-up for 2022.⁠Explore ...
24/11/2022

Dec 11 is our final training jam for the year! Get in the studio with us for one last Suzuki sweat-up for 2022.

Explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.⁠

SUNDAY SESSIONS: December⁠
Sun 11 Dec 2022⁠
2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/ninefold-sunday-sessions-december2022

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 11 Dec | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

Here it is, our final training jam for the year, my friends! Join me for one last Suzuki sweat-up before we wind down fr...
15/11/2022

Here it is, our final training jam for the year, my friends! Join me for one last Suzuki sweat-up before we wind down from whatever 2022 was.

Explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.⁠

SUNDAY SESSIONS: December
Sun 11 Dec 2022
2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/ninefold-sunday-sessions-december2022

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 11 Dec | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

Don't forget, this coming Sunday we have a Suzuki Training Jam. What better way to send out the end of the year than wit...
08/11/2022

Don't forget, this coming Sunday we have a Suzuki Training Jam. What better way to send out the end of the year than with a stomp and a sweat? ⁠

Come and explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.⁠

SUNDAY SESSIONS: November & December⁠
Sun 13 Nov 2022 // 2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Sun 11 Dec 2022 // 2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 13 Nov & 11 Dec | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

Hey friends, our last 2 Sunday Sessions for the year will be dedicated Suzuki training jams. What better way to send out...
31/10/2022

Hey friends, our last 2 Sunday Sessions for the year will be dedicated Suzuki training jams. What better way to send out the end of the year than with a stomp and a sweat?

Come and explore a highly physical approach to acting and stage presence through the rigour of this incredible training. For all levels, wherever you're at with your Suzuki or physical practice.

SUNDAY SESSIONS: November & December
Sun 13 Nov 2022 // 2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Sun 11 Dec 2022 // 2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Book your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 13 Nov & 11 Dec | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

Don’t forget- this coming Sunday!In celebration of my finally being certified as an Intimacy Director, I’m running our n...
12/10/2022

Don’t forget- this coming Sunday!

In celebration of my finally being certified as an Intimacy Director, I’m running our next Sunday Session on Consent and Physical Touch in Workshops & Rehearsals.

This workshop helps you gain a greater sense of your boundaries, normalise asking for consent and better your fitness to say “no” as you navigate physical contact in workshops or rehearsals.

Some exercises involve touch, some don’t, and everything is opt-in.

SUNDAY SESSIONS: OCTOBER
CONSENT & PHYSICAL TOUCH IN WORKSHOPS & REHEARSALS
with Shy Magsalin
Sun 16 October //2:30-5:30pm AEDT⁠
Cost: $49 (or $0 for Cohort members)⁠

Bookings: https://events.humanitix.com/ninefold-sunday-sessions-october2022

ABOUT SHY'S INTIMACY DIRECTION PRACTICE

Shy is an Intimacy Director living and working across the lands of the Gagidal, Wallumettagal and Dharug peoples. She is certified through IDC Professionals after completing training with Alicia Rodis and Clare Warden through a scholarship opportunity provided by Equity Australia. Shy brings over 20 years of experience as a theatre maker, director, movement practitioner and performer to her professional intimacy practice. She is the artistic director of Sydney-based theatre ensemble Ninefold whose signature style is honed by a commitment to cultivating a shared language through rigorous physical performance training. She has directed and performed locally, interstate and internationally. Shy is also a teaching artist at institutions such as Actors Centre Australia, NIDA Open, Riverside, Spark Youth Theatre and The Joan, among others.

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👉 Join Ninefold’s cohort of practising art-makers and gain access to monthly training opportunities for $33 per month. Join now: http://ninefoldensemble.com.au/cohort

👉 UPCOMING TRAINING⁠ 🏃🏽‍♀️⁠
SUNDAY SESSIONS: Our monthly training jams | 16 October | $49 casual price or free when you subscribe to the Ninefold Cohort program. https://events.humanitix.com/tours/ninefold-sunday-sessions-2022

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Ninefold is a Sydney-based theatre ensemble and PACT's resident company for 2018-19. Founded by Shy Magsalin, the ensemble was formed to investigate highly rigorous and disciplined performance-making. The group began training together in 2012 with the aim of creating a sustainable culture for artists who want to explore the possibility of ongoing ensemble work.

Included in the company repertoire: Macbeth: 9 Scenes Rehearsed (2014), The Tragedy of Antigone (2016), Tri-Beckett (2016) and Vignettes for the Witching Hour (2017).

Ninefold have a creative exchange partnership with Stanton Library in North Sydney to activate the Don Bank Museum with unique contemporary performances. Our artists teach the Suzuki Method of Actor Training at universities across Sydney and provide ongoing training opportunities for emerging and established artists.

The ensemble currently comprises of 18 members. Ninefold will present the visionary, thrilling work Wyrd: The Season of the Witch this year.