Open Creation Lab by Twitches & Itches Theatre

Open Creation Lab by Twitches & Itches Theatre A weekly theatre creation jam session, free of charge, and open to all St. Catharines-area artists! Every Sunday from September 7, 2014-April 26, 2015.

The Laboratory:
The Laboratory is a new initiative by Twitches & Itches Theatre, created to offer St. Catharines theatre artists an outlet for intrinsic, open-ended creation. It is been formed with support from the Essential Collective Theatre in connection to their new Flexspace studio. The Laboratory offers a weekly group session for artists to engage in creation-based processes rooted in physic

al and vocal exploration. Specifics:
Spanning from September 6, 2014-April 27 2015, The Laboratory will take place every Sunday from 9:30AM-12:30 PM. All sessions will be conducted in the Essential Collective Theatre’s new Flexspace, located upstairs at the Sullivan Mahoney Courthouse Theatre at 101 King Street. Process-Centred Values:
The Laboratory is intended as a safe place for St. Catharines theatre artists to develop creation-based skills and material on a purely intrinsic basis. Participation will be free of charge, so that work can take place in its own time with no external pressures. At the end of the April there will be a showing for an invited audience in which participants can present materials of their choosing should that choosing happen to take place. Created work can be geared towards future productions by Twitches & Itches Theatre, or participants can take their work towards projects of their own device. Material:
Focusing on the performer as a creator, material will heavily emphasize group singing and moving. Participants will engage in structured modes of exploration, including song creation, soundscape, and physical, improv-based scene composition. Sessions will be guided, but gently.

May and it's wonderful May weather has begun, but alas that also means our Open Creation Lab has concluded. Over the pas...
05/03/2015

May and it's wonderful May weather has begun, but alas that also means our Open Creation Lab has concluded. Over the past eight months we've provided free ensemble training and creation every week, built a bundle of nifty scenes, shared stories, sung songs, and had a lot of good fun with good people. Thanks to all participants for the lovely work and fond memories. Here are some fancy photos from the year. Stay tuned for future Twitches & Itches projects; there are plenty on the way! :)

Oh my, it's that time already! Only our final two lab sessions remain! It's been quite a ride.
04/11/2015

Oh my, it's that time already! Only our final two lab sessions remain! It's been quite a ride.

Notice: due to the Easter holiday, we will not be having a lab this Sunday! We made a bunny video to celebrate the festi...
04/03/2015

Notice: due to the Easter holiday, we will not be having a lab this Sunday! We made a bunny video to celebrate the festivities. Believe it or not, all the creatures in this clip are played by our highly trained creation lab actors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njj5jnvn7IA A very happy Easter to you all! :)

Family of bunny rabbits eat watermelon.

03/28/2015

Oh my! We're in our final month of sessions! Drop by tomorrow, and we'll be sure to catch you in style. Cause we train n' stuff. :)

02/14/2015

Notice: alas, tomorrow's open creation lab is cancelled. Colin has come down with a dreadful bedridden bug, and is most eager to avoid passing it on. Stay warm, stay healthy, and have a very happy weekend!

Good evening creators! We are in the big Carousel rehearsal space tomorrow, just across the hall from the usual studio. ...
02/07/2015

Good evening creators! We are in the big Carousel rehearsal space tomorrow, just across the hall from the usual studio. We'll have plenty of room to jump around like these little fellers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spPNe0eZ_I4

Watch as this ecstatic Husky puppy has the time of his life while jumping into a fresh pile of leaves! Is there a better autumn feeling than that? Source & e...

Due to the (totally incorrect) storm warning, Colin has to eat this week's apple strudel all by himself. It's tough bein...
02/01/2015

Due to the (totally incorrect) storm warning, Colin has to eat this week's apple strudel all by himself. It's tough being an artistic director, but someone's gotta do it.

02/01/2015

IMPORTANT: Due to a STORM WARMING in St. Catharines for tomorrow morning, this week's session is CANCELLED. Stay warm, stay safe, cuddle up with some kittens and hot chocolate, watch the football if you really must, and next week we will conjure up such a snowless theatrical storm it will bring in spring! :)

Tomorrow we will be warming up with these terrific breathing exercises! Well....maybe not....https://www.youtube.com/wat...
01/24/2015

Tomorrow we will be warming up with these terrific breathing exercises! Well....maybe not....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtTUKX53qjc

A Short Exercise Video created in the 80's to help you get that perfect body you have always wanted

The gang writing ideas down as they create a piece from a Van Gogh painting! They ended up making something...really dep...
01/20/2015

The gang writing ideas down as they create a piece from a Van Gogh painting! They ended up making something...really depressing actually. Next week, nothing but fart jokes!

01/17/2015

Scrooge: You there, boy! What day is Sunday?
Boy: Sunday? Why Sunday is the first Open Creation Lab of 2015 of course!
Scrooge: I haven't missed it! This is even better than Christmas!
As Charles Dickens really truly wrote. Come join us! :)

12/16/2014

The Open Creation Lab will be on PAUSE until Sunday, January 18, due to the mysterious disappearance of Colin Breakdance Anthes, reconvening with his even more mysterious return. What will happen in the those subsequent sessions? That, my dear friends, remains most mysterious of all. A big thank you to every lovely participant who's jammed with us over the past few months, and the happiest of holiday seasons to one and all!

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