The Pros and Cons of Christmas Performer Training By Santa True (Robert Seutter) While it may seem that there will certainly be some bias in writing this article (because everyone knows that I have launched a Training School for Christmas Performers), there is still strong merit in tackling these tough topics that are often discussed…
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Planning for 2018 Season
As you know, Christmas Performer seasons are cyclical, some shorter or longer. This 2018 season is a doozy (and 2019 will be very short). This season has Thanksgiving on Thursday the 22nd of November. Weekends: 1 – November Sat. 24th, Sun. 25th 2 – December Sat. 1st, Sun. 2nd 3 – December Sat. 8th, Sun….
Workshop Feedback and Input
Greetings folks, and a quick question or three. This last season, was there anything Performance related that you wish you had worked more on? (Vocals, Storytelling, etc.?) Was there anything performance related that surprised you that CPW has not addressed specifically enough? No specifics on Hula hoop? There are a LOT of schools out there….
Local Workshops in SoCal
Greetings! I’m doing some planning and I could use your input. I would like to teach two weekend workshops here in the southern California area. (1) One workshop would be the Christmas Performer Workshop (General) where we touch on Performing Voice, Physicality, Improv, Character Work, Expressiveness, and Scene Breakdown. (2) The second workshop would be…
Taking Your Performing Inventory
As our 2017 season comes to an end, it’s time to take stock of our accomplishments, and challenges as Christmas Performers. The big question, of course, is did you have fun? Was it rewarding emotionally and spiritually? If you do this as a business, was it rewarding financially? At CPW (Christmas Performer Workshops), our focus…
Why Holiday Stories Matter
I ran across an interesting article, “Why Holiday Stories Matter” – https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/opinion/holiday-stories.html We Christmas Performers are stories come to life. And the more we encourage folks to tell and share stories—Personal, Family, Spiritual, Myths, Legends, and Folktales—the stronger, happier, and more resilient we can help them become.
The 12 Days of the Christmas Season (for Performers)
For my fellow Christmas Performers On the 1st day of Season, I must provide to thee -One National Background Check On the 2nd day of Season, I must provide to thee -Two Pro Workshops On the 3rd day of Season, I must provide to thee -Three Santa Orgs On the 4th day of Season, I…
The 12 Days of “It’s NOT Christmas” Performing Resolutions
Hi and welcome to the next helpful round of tips from Christmas Performer Workshops (number one of three). The 12 Days of “It’s NOT Christmas” Performing Resolutions! Ever notice that around New Year’s, we make resolutions to help ourselves improve our lives? Then invariably, those resolutions tend to slide away. But the truth is that…
Handy Improv Tips for Christmas Performers (part 3 of 3)
Improv Tips: part 1 of 3 Improv Tips: part 2 of 3 Improv Tips: part 3 of 3 Greetings and welcome to Part 3 of 3: Handy Improv tips for Christmas Performers. 7. Backstory fun. One simple trick to add some depth to your character improvisation is to fill in with back story. For example,…
Handy Improv Tips for Christmas Performers (part 2 of 3)
Improv Tips: part 1 of 3 Improv Tips: part 2 of 3 Improv Tips: part 3 of 3 What we do is a unique art-form. We entertain while re-creating famous personae. While modern improv scenes can sometimes go anywhere, we need to stay “on-topic” as we create our stories. Just FYI, styles of improvisation have…