The Drama Club For 5 years, 29-year old Michelle Loubser dreamt of starting a Drama Club in Windhoek. And for 5 years she was afraid of taking the leap.
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Then, in the midsts of the Covid chaos, she took the plunge and The Drama Club was born! With a bumpy start during 2021, Michelle refused to give up and successfully relaunched The Drama Club in time for 2022, hosting 14 students, aged 11 - 19. The classes are made up of 12 modules, each building on the previous one over a 12 month period. The year is concluded with a class concert and a workshop presented by a well known actor / performer working within the industry, spending time with the students and offering guidance and sharing wisdom, exposing them to a more in depth view of what it means to be an actor / performer. Michelle studied Drama at a University level and is well equipped to share her knowledge with interested students, focusing on the self-esteem and confidence of the the student.
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Drama class can benefit any child, teaching them wonderful skills that they can carry through life and put to use in many areas. Drama instills creativity and self-expression as well as nourishes the imagination. It can teach a child to 'think outside the box', which is a great skill for success in future endeavors. Drama helps children think on their feet and helps them stand out from the crowd and work within a group. Perhaps one of the most important skills it brings is increased self-confidence, plus the opportunity to make friends outside their usual circuit.The skills learned during acting classes are second to none. Amongst others, benefits include 1. A boost in confidence Most people have horrible theatre experiences because they are pushed too far out of their comfort zone. So if you have stage fright or naturally shy, acting classes are the best thing for you. During acting class, you’re always asked to identify your comfort zone, and it almost always differs from person to person. Once you’re able to assess your safe space, your facilitator will help you work out of this space and expand your horizons. As such, acting classes enable you to be mindful of your boundaries and the boundaries of others.
“NEVER QUIT” SOUNDS GREAT, BUT SOMETIMES, YOU GOTTA QUIT. BE WILLING TO SAY, “THIS ISN’T WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS,” OR “THIS DOESN’T APPEAL TO ME ANYMORE.” REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN QUIT “THE THING” WITHOUT QUITTING ON YOURSELF. REMEMBER THAT PERSISTENCE AND FLUIDITY CAN COEXIST.
- MICHELL C CLARK
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2. Learning to communicate effectively The acting class requires everyone to listen, learn, and engage with each other to communicate effectively. These classes demand that we take time to process and understand the situation before we react. On stage, actors need to be attentive and responsive to cues and dialogue. Before you deliver your line, you need to listen to the one before yours.
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? Did you know… …Shakespeare invented more than 1,700 words? Shakespeare wrote some of the most beloved and revered pieces of literature the world has ever known, but in order to craft his plays and poems, he sometimes resorted to making up his own words. In fact, The Bard is said to have come up with more than 1,700 words including moonbeam, laughable, eyeball, bump, puking, champion, bedroom, excitement, and zany..
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If your co-actor forgets their lines and improvises, you also need to be prepared to change your dialogue or deliver it in a way to fit the context. The acting class will prepare you for real-life situations where things move faster and effective communication is necessary for success. Listening is an essential first step to this, and you’re bound to put in extra effort during your class.
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3. Stress relief Acting classes allow you to vent all your problems through the art of creative expression. Almost all dramatic scenes will require you to tap into the character and showcase emotions like despair, anger, frustration, hatred, and shame. These acting classes will exonerate you from negative emotions and allow you to be a more positive, revitalized version of yourself.
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4. Making new friends When you take up an acting class, you can expect that you’ll meet different types of people from different backgrounds and ideologies. Take the example of acting classes that are famous for bringing people from different religions, races, cultures, and ethnicities together to perform and learn the art of acting. You can also expect to grow quite close and fond of these people since you’ll be working alongside them to improve your communication, confidence, and expressive ability. You can imagine that working to improve these things is a personal struggle – and sharing this journey with other people will enable you to break free from your shell and creating many emotional connections with other people. You’ll also have the opportunity to do and say things that would never be appropriate in a public space. 5. Learning to improvise, adapt, overcome The world will always tell you that some people are born great, and others are not. People will also tell you that great imagination is intuitive, and it might not come naturally to you. Acting classes are here to prove them wrong. Acting classes allow you to try out ideas in a safe space and work on shaping them to perfection. Your facilitator will ensure that everyone in the group has access to this safe space and will foster exploration of the inner self and all it has to offer the world.
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Welcome to Camp Oubokberg We welcome you to Camp Oubokberg, hidden in the midst of the Erongo mountains. The adventure and fascination of the surrounding beauty will take your breath away. We offer a variety of activities, ranging from hunting, hiking or day trips on and around the area, ending the day amidst a campfire. Let us provide you with the adventure of a lifetime! Contact us at Handy +264 81 550 2504 / +264 81 521 8184 or at camp.heckel@yahoo.com
6. Learning to work in a team Working in a group – regardless of how big or small it is – is always a challenge. Acting is a team effort. Even the success and triumph of a solo stage depend on how well a group can perform. Actors need to build sets, create scripts, come up with costumes, and collectively put together the final product. According to research, theatre is the equivalent of a miniature ecosystem with its own environment and inhabitants. It requires the communication and collaboration of all its actors to thrive. And it has to be perfect. If actors aren’t working together, the show can’t go on! If you would like to enroll your child or would like to obtain more information, please contact Michelle Loubser at info.thedramaclub@yahoo.com or at 081 330 5253. Sources: The Drama Club, nichemarket.co.za, wehavekids.com
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Women Self-Promote Far Less Than Men We’re often asked to evaluate our own abilities—for example, when interviewing for jobs or participating in performance reviews. A new study finds that this is yet another area where gender plays a role: Across several experiments, women’s self-evaluations were much lower than those of equally capable men. After administering a standard aptitude test, the researchers assessed 2,696 participants on confidence, or how many questions they thought they answered correctly; performance, or how well they actually did; and self-promotion,
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gauged by their responses to subjective questions about their abilities (for instance, the extent to which they agreed with the statement “I performed well on the test”). On average, men rated their performance 33% higher than similarly performing women rated theirs. The researchers cannot conclusively explain these findings. But they ruled out possibilities including differing responses among men and women to incentives to inflate one’s performance (the results held whether or not participants thought a potential employer would see their self-evaluations) and differences in confidence (although women tended to underestimate their test scores, whereas men overestimated theirs, the gap in self-evaluations persisted even when subjects were shown their scores before assessing themselves). Regardless of the reasons for the disparity, “If the goal is to treat equally performing men and women equally,” the researchers write, “identifying that self-evaluations may have a built-in gender bias suggests that [they] should be deemphasized relative to more objective metrics in determining hiring and promotion decisions.” Source: Harvard Business Review
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What’s up? Eva Eichhorn Yoga Class - WINTER SCHEDULE This is a quick note to let you know that evening Yoga classes will schedule to half an hour earlier starting at 18:30 from Monday, 6 June. Weekly Yoga class schedule as from 6 June 2022: • Monday, 18:30-19:30 Vinyasa / Dynamic practice • Tuesday, 12:30-13:30 Hatha / Slow strength practice • Wednesday, 18:30-19:45 Yoga Therapy & Meditation • Friday, 7:30-8:30 Breath work & Alignment Weekly Yoga classes at Shinto Dojo/Out t Namibia, 10 Dr David Kenneth Kaunda St, Klein Windhoek. Contact: info@evaeichhorn.com or +264 81 445 2623 Poetry Session #3 The 3rd Bi-monthly Poetry Session is scheduled for the 9 June 2022. The theme for this session is: “Collecting the Pieces: Renewing Sparks”. There comes a time when giving up seems like the only alternative to socio-economic stagnation. Re-energising and Persistence then becomes the essential tools to move forward. Through their poems, poets will attempt to encourage and propel society out of the muddy waters.
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Ingredients:
1. In medium bowl, combine mayonnaise with chutney.
60 ml Mayonnaise
2. Add remaining ingredients.
60 ml cubed cooked chicken
3. Season, if desired, with salt and ground black pepper.
125 ml halved red grapes
4. Serve, if desired, on lettuce and garnish with toasted sliced almonds.
30 ml finely chopped red onion
60 ml fruit chutney
125 ml cup chopped celery
5. Can be chilled before serving.
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