Program Overview
Senior theater practitioners Huang Bok Ho and Mok Ka Hou serve as the key drama instructors for the "Born for the Stage" performance and actor training program! Participants will embark on a six-month intensive training, enhancing their performance skills, improvisation, script analysis, and more through drama theory, physical training, and practical performances. They will also gain an understanding of the technical operations of various stage departments, witness the birth of a production, and become a new force in Macau's theater scene! Outstanding participants will have the opportunity to take part in professional theater performances.
Program Goals
- Emphasize the importance of warm-up activities and core muscle training to strengthen the foundation of body and voice.
- Highlight the importance of collective effort in drama creation, fostering self-awareness and care for the whole.
- Understand and preliminarily master the basic literacy of performance techniques through theater games and thematic exercises.
- Respect performing arts and enhance the ability to appreciate dramatic art through training and analysis.
Course Content
- Introduction to Drama
- Script Analysis
- Thematic Exercises
- Improvisation Training
- Theater Games
- Performance Practice
- Drama Appreciation
Key Details
- Instructors: Huang Bok Ho, Mok Ka Ho
- Language of Instruction: Cantonese
- Target Participants: Individuals aged 16 and above who are interested in performance.
- Class Size: Approximately 15 people per class.
Schedule & Venue
Training Sessions (30 sessions)
- Period: February to June 2024
- Class A: Mondays and Thursdays, 19:30–22:30
- Class B: Tuesdays and Fridays, 19:30–22:30 (Additional class may open if enrollment exceeds quota)
- Location: Hio Kok Art Centre (3rd Floor, Hop Wo Industrial Building, Avenida do Almirante Lacerda, Macau)
Internship Performance (10+ sessions)
- Rehearsal Period: June–July 2024
- Performance Period: July 2024
- Performance Venue: Hio Kok Laboratory (Unit A, 12/F, Block 1, Nam Fung Industrial Building, Rua dos Pescadores No. 82, Macau)
Fees & Registration
- Fee: MOP 8,000 (Early Bird before February 9: MOP 6,400)
- Spots are limited, first-come, first-served (subject to document review).
- Registration Deadline: February 22
- Early Bird Benefit: Participants registering during the early bird period are eligible for a MOP 150 ticket discount for the plays "February 29" and "Verdict".
Registration Process
- Complete the online registration form.
- Send a "1-minute self-introduction video (must include frontal view of face)" to [email protected] [Subject: Born for the Stage (Your Name)].
- Upon document approval, follow the email instructions to pay the registration fee within five days.
Additional Information
- Contact: [email protected]
- If necessary, we may contact you by phone or arrange a meeting to learn more.
- The program will commence subject to sufficient enrollment.
- Participants can request a certificate of attendance if needed.
Instructor Profiles
Huang Bok Ho
- Holds a Master's degree in Theater Arts (major in Performance) from Taipei National University of the Arts.
- Founding member and 2014 Chairman of Little City Experimental Theater Troupe.
- Has been a training instructor for the Macau Youth Theater Troupe since 2011, responsible for daily performance training.
- Has participated in nearly forty theatrical productions.
- Taught at the Macau Conservatory Drama School from 2007 to 2013 and now serves as a part-time instructor for performance courses.
- Also serves as a performance instructor for secondary schools and drama societies, leading teams to win multiple awards for overall performance and directing in drama competitions.
Mok Ka Ho
- Graduated from the Department of Drama and Theater at National Taiwan University.
- Artistic Director of Dream Theater Association.
- Former instructor for directing, performance, and stage technology courses at the Macau Conservatory.
- Has conducted drama teaching for the Cultural Affairs Bureau's Cultural Lectures, St. Anthony's Parish Elderly Center, and Dream Theater Association's "Youth Drama Training Program."
- Has planned Dream Theater Association's "Solo Theater" since 2013, serving as director and creative consultant.
- Directed works include "The Doomed Bug" for the 10th Chinese Theater Festival, "Drifting Shipyard," and "Carpenter's Floating City."
- Script "Zero Zero" won the championship of the "Macau Youth Scriptwriting Award 2011."
Organizer: Hio Kok Experimental Theatre
