ALEX PINDER PERFORMING ARTIST
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Acting teacher. teaching artist



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In teaching  I work with the definition of acting as “reacting to imaginary stimuli.”   I see my role as an Acting Teacher is to identify and nurture talent in students who have ambitions to work in the performing arts.   My approach is to encourage actors to be the creators of their own performances as well as being the interpreter of texts.
 
I teach techniques, that come from a foundation in rigorous training, followed by over thirty years work as an actor and director in theatre, film and television.
 
I teach stagecraft, interpreting text, and rehearsal techniques. I teach a number of forms and styles of theatre including clowning, commedia dell'arte, chorus work, Greek Tragedy, and Shakespeare. 
 
2019 to 2020                     Acting and Performing Studio Acting for Film and TV 

​2019 to 2020                     Acting and Performing Studio Mask workshop

2019                                   Acting and Performing Studio Animal work 

​2016 to 2019                    Clown O Clock. Clowning for circus performers, actors and students

2018 to 2020       Australian Shakespeare Company Clowning.

​2014 to 2018      Bone Marrow Theatre. Neutral Mask. Clowning. 

2017                   LASALLE Guest  Acting Teacher
  
2016 to 2017      NICA. Neutral Mask. Improvisation
 
2014                    School of Drama  Calikat University India Neutral Mask. Clowning.
 
2014 to 2017      MGIS Ahmedabad India. Clowning Neutral Mask. 
 
2014                   Dapana Performing Arts Academy Ahmedabad India.
                            Neutral Mask Clowning.
 
2013                   Australian Academy of Melbourne Screen Acting 
 
2010 to 2012    GRADA Benalla History of Theatre. Acting in Chekhov:
 
2010 to 2011The Adelaide College of Arts. Neutral Mask Clowning. Mime. Movement
 
2010 to 2011 Bangkok Mime Group Thailand. Mime: Neutral Mask
 
2007             The Intercultural Theatre Institute Singapore.
                      Neutral Mask. Commedia dell arte. Shakespeare. Chekhov.                                                                          
 
2008              LASALLE School of Creative Arts Singapore.  Neutral Mask Clowning                           
 
2006              Dapana Performing Arts Academy Ahmedabad India. Neutral Mask Clowning.
 
2003 to 2005  National Institute of Circus Arts. Clowning Neutral Mask.
 
2002 to 2004  National Theatre Drama School. Neutral Mask Clowning,
 
1995 to 2010 Swinburne University. Commedia dell’arte. Clowning  

1999            National Theatre Drama School Master Class Clowning

​1998 -2000  Drama with a Difference  Neutral mask Improvisation. Scene Work 

1998- 2000  Victorian Youth Theatre Drama

1993 1996   Ballarat School of Mines  Neutral Mask  Movement

 
 Experience as a Teaching Artist in schools and communities
“A teaching artist is a practicing professional artist with the complementary skills, curiosities and sensibilities of an educator, who can effectively engage a wide range of people in learning experiences in, through, and about the arts.” Eric Booth 
 
I work with the philosophy that everybody can be creative, and that   they have a right to express their creativity.   I like to offer that opportunity to be creative to people of all ages, abilities, and cultures, and especially to those who feel marginalised. This is has been a long-standing commitment and is the foundation upon which I co-founded Artists in Community International.
 
 
I share my knowledge and skills in the performing arts with individuals and communities. I do this through playful, as well as stimulating, workshops. I pass on and nurture the skills for participants to create their own performances, tell their own stories, and strengthen their communities.
 
The performing arts, when taught with care, develop self confidence and self-awareness, as well as enables people to engage in a creative experience with others.   It is a collaborative process which enabling participants to learn and empathise more with their community. 

2019   "Play, Play, Play".A workshop for The Indian Association of International Schools Bangalore India 

​2019   Art-Play. Clowning.Creating clown characters with  children and parents. 

​2006-2018 Drama in schools  Drama in schools through out Victoria 

2018 Artists In Community International and  The Nepal School of  Phycology 
Drama, Role-Play,Clowning  and Art in Community Care for councillors and community care workers       

2014 to 2018 Artists in Community International and The Nepal School of Social Work.         
Drama, role play. Clowning and Art for social work students and teachers

2017 Malthouse Theatre Education Program Physical Theatre Workshops for school
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2014  2017 Artists in Community International/UEMS           
Drama, Clowning and Art with brick kiln communities in Kathmandu Nepal
  
2015 to 2016 Sandy Beach Community Centre Melbourne
Performing arts with all abilities groups.
 
2013 to 2016 Artists in Community International
Art and Drama with Salt Pan Communities in Gujarat India 
 
2013 to 2015 Artists in Community International/UNATTI Foundation  
Clowning and role-play with street children in Nepal
 
2013 to 2014 Fairfax Festival Swan Hill.
Creating a festival with school groups from remote and isolated areas of Victoria.
 
2010 to 2011 Artists in Community International
Clowning drama and art with tribal communities North East Thailand
 
2012          Speech and Drama Teachers Association Victoria. Mime and mask
 
2011-12    City of Casey  Professional development works for artists

2009         The Song Room
                 Drama program with disadvantaged schools in Rockhampton Queensland..

​2008        The Song Room Touring the Barkley region of The Northern Territory.
                 Running a Drama program with remote indigenous schools
 
 2006-12    Suzuki  Music  School. Drama and Clowning

2007 to 2008 Festival of Healthy Living.

Creating a performing arts festival in collaboration with five other teaching artists in disadvantaged schools in SE Melbourne     

2006           Frankston   Arts Centre Drama 

2003-06     Arts Access Get Out! Project. Clowning 

2003-05      Professional Development Drama Workshop for Health Profession 

2000           Humour Foundation Clowning

1994 to 2005 The Victorian Arts Centre Performing Arts. Workshops for Victorian schools
 
 1988-2003   Drama teacher CAE Melbourne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





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