Drama students at 国产麻豆AV are benefitting from private mentoring with Mark Hill, one of Australia鈥檚 top physical theatre artists, directors and teachers, who is artist-in-residence at the College for a three-week period.
Mark鈥檚 teaching and directing experience includes roles at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia (NIDA) and International Schools Theatre Association (ISTA).
He is a regular mentor at the College, having visited multiple times over the past 15 years.
贵濒颈苍诲别谤蝉鈥� Head of Drama, Ms Melissa White said students were excited to be taught by an artist of Mark鈥檚 reputation and passion.
鈥淢ark has been guiding our Year 12 students through their Greek and Physical Theatre Unit where they need to retell the classic Greek Tragedy of 鈥楳edea鈥� in new and exciting ways, relevant for a contemporary audience,鈥� Mel said.
鈥淗e is also inspiring and challenging our Year 10 students as they use physical theatre to explore Australian Gothic Theatre," she said.
鈥淢ark is a positive role model for students at Flinders as he also works on community projects across the globe, demonstrating leadership and citizenship as he contributes to making the world a better place.鈥�
Mark described the Drama curriculum at Flinders as 鈥渃ontemporary, diverse, fun and challenging鈥�.
鈥淚 have been visiting Flinders since 2005 to work with Drama students and teachers to support their learning of contemporary knowledge and skills from around the world,鈥� Mark said.
鈥淪tudents are receiving a holistic education at Flinders that will help to make them highly skilled, sought-after young actors,鈥� he said.
鈥淭hey are fortunate to have teachers who are highly experienced, hardworking and very well respected in the community, and access to top facilities such as the Performance Centre that are of industry standard.
鈥淚t's also great to see students learning vital transferable skills such as effective teamwork, public speaking and the ability to debate relevant social issues.鈥�
Mark鈥檚 performance experience includes work with lauded cutting-edge Australian physical theatre companies Zen Zen Zo, The Danger Ensemble and De Quincey Co, and with international companies Dairakudakan (Japan) and SU-EN Butoh Company (Sweden).
He has also applied his skills to the music industry, touring as a physical performer for many years with Cabaret Punk musician, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls.
Mark has trained and performed in a variety of respected world traditions for the past 15 years, including Butoh, The Suzuki Method of Actor Training, The Viewpoints, Noh and Kecak.
His community projects include making digital eBooks of indigenous creation stories with primary school students around Australia; working with children with HIV in Manila's notorious slum, 'Smokey Mountain'; and working with refugees in Africa displaced by war.
贵濒颈苍诲别谤蝉鈥� Drama subjects are offered as electives to students across Years 7 to 12.
The College鈥檚 theatre co-curricular offerings include a Secondary School musical production, a Middle School Musical, and a Year 6 Musical as well as regular theatre pieces.
Main Image Caption: Mark Hill (far left and below) with Ms Mel White (far right) and Year 12 Drama students at Flinders.听
