Christmas Performer Workshops (CPW) comes to Oklahoma Come join us for the workshop that everyone is talking about! June 2 and 3, 2018, CPW brings Robert Seutter, Santa True, to teach CPW Performing Fundamentals. The CPW Performing Fundamentals workshop includes: Storytelling, Vocals, Physicality, Improv, Building your Back Stories, Character work, Dealing with Marathon Performance, Working as…
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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.
Striving for Relevance
As a Performer, we strive for relevance, to bridge a moment between two or more people—a shared feeling, a moment of truth. As an old guy in a fuzzy suit, I can’t wave my hands and fix their problems, as much as I would really like to. I can however: Listen intently and with compassion…
South Coast Plaza Tree Lighting
Every gig is a chance to learn and improve. Especially when your audience is 4000 plus, and it’s a full on Christmas Musical Spectacular, and Tree Lighting. I learned a lot. Here are some photos and clips from the Tree Lighting ceremony/Christmas Musical Spectacular last night. (South Coast Plaza, Orange County School of The Arts,…
How to Book a Santa during a Busy Holiday Season
How to Book a Santa During the Busy Holiday Season Six Creative Tips from Santa True Many folks want to hire a Santa for those weekends between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and especially close to Christmas Eve. The logistics of it all can make it difficult to find the right professional Santa who has open availability….
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…