Helen O'Grady Drama

The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy began in Perth , Western Australia in 1979.It is of international status and in South Africa alone there are 9 branches with 4,000 children attending each week.I have now been involved with the Academy for over 15 years,6 years in London,UK and 9 years in Johannesburg.The Academy has gone from strength to strength and we now have 600 students attending classes in 14 locations.The Academy has expanded with the help of my highly skilled, caring, enthusiastic teachers , Catherine Brooks,Venetia Herbst, Stephanie Nel, Hilliary Meikle and Cindy Hammond.







Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Boksburg Youth Theatre Up, Close and Personal!



Our talented Boksburg Youth Theatre ( 13- 18 yr olds ) which meet on Tuesday evenings began their lessons by warming up physically as well as verbally. Sometimes its harder for teenagers to open up and socialise than it is for the young kids. Here our teenagers are encouraged to move around and take up eachothers space as well as acknowledge each other in a non verbal way eg winking at eachother, shaking hands , nodding or high fiving. Its a great ice breaker whilst having fun! Once physically energised , the students then go on do some voice training including breathing, projection and resonating exercises. They are trained to use their voices effectively which will help them to become confident speakers whether its for theatre performances, auditions , interviews or public speaking.















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