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Drawing Weekend

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Drawing Weekend – Dublin

Kick-start your mark making with this fun, immersive and inspiring weekend. Not everyone can make or get into our Tuesday night top-selling flaghship course – Beginners Drawing– consider joining us for this relaxing exploration of the basic principles of drawing. This Drawing Weekend course is perfect for curious beginners or those who would love to get back on their creativity saddle! Act The Maggot knows creativity – we’ve been at it nearly 10 years!

Who can take this Drawing Weekend?

People who ARE NOT based in Dublin and cannot attend our evening classes.
People who ARE based in Dublin and cannot attend our evening classes.
People who work in the arts but haven’t used a pencil in years.
People who did Act The Maggot before and want a refresher.
Peiople who want to get out of their comfort zone.
People who have NO experience in drawing.
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ACT THE MAGGOT!!!

Life drawing #pencil

Life drawing #pencil

What are the dates for the drawing weekend intensive?

Friday, March 27th, 2020 to Sunday, March 29th, 2020

What are the workshop hours for the drawing weekend?

Friday
7.30pm to 9.30pm followed by welcome drinks nearby.
Saturday
10.30am to 1pm LUNCH 2pm to 4.30pm
Sunday
10.30am to 1pm

Where does it take place?

All sessions will take place in Chapterhouse Education, 73 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1.

I don’t know Dublin, where will I stay?

Get in touch with us and we can advise on neighbourhoods, transport, restaurants etc.

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the drawing weekend intensive?

You must be over 18 or over 12 if accompanied by an adult.

How much does the drawing weekend intensive cost?

€240.00 (or get your early bird ticket for just €180.00 if you book before Dec 15, 2019 (concessions available upon request) (concessions available upon request)

What does this fee cover?

Entrance into all four sessions, Friday night, Sat morn & afternoon and Sunday morning.

How do I pay?

Contact us via email – actthemaggot@gmail.com – put Drawing Weekend in the subject line.

Fun internship for 2019

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Have you ever considered an doing an internship? Do you possess the Three Es to go with our Three Cs? At Act The Maggot we focus on Confidence, Creativity and Communication. We are delighted to announce a new Internship initiative for 2019. Are you Enthusiastic, Efficient and Engaging? Do you want to have fun while gaining invaluable experience working for a hip arts organisation? Better yet, do you want to try a course in any of the following for FREE: Public Speaking, Drawing, Creative Writing or Acting? We are on the look out for three amazing interns for Thursdays and two for Tuesdays in early 2019.

“Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” Swami Sivananda

Each internship will be for an 8-week duration and will involve social media, marketing, old school postering in city centre and reception duties one night a week for the duration of the course you choose to take! Take a look at the following dates and see if you can Act The Maggot around your schedule. There is no age limit to this offer. We want enthusiastic, efficient and engaging interns to join our family.

Internship 1/Marketing begins Jan 17 then Thursday nights 7pm-10pm: Jan 31 to March 7, 2019
Internship 2/Marketing begins Feb 28 then Thursday night 7pm-10pm: March 14 to April 18, 2019
Internship 3/Marketing begins Feb 21 then Tuesday night 7pm-10pm: March 5 to April 9, 2019
Internship 4/Marketing begins Feb 21 then Tuesday night 7pm-10pm: March 5 to April 9, 2019
Internship 5/Marketing begins April 25 then Thursday night 7pm-10pm: May 9 to June 13, 2019

In return for your help, you will be welcome to take a course of your choice completely free. On Thursdays you can take Beginners’ Acting and on Tuesdays you can take Public Speaking, Beginners’ Drawing or Beginners’ Creative Writing. Make sure to roam around our website and social media links for details.

HOW TO APPLY
Start following us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram today – then send us your CV (please include your social media handles) and request which of the 5 internships you want and why – to actthemaggot@gmail.com – application deadline is Friday December 7, 2018.

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” Steve Jobs

Sunday Selection: Poetry

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Prayer

Some days, although we cannot pray, a prayer
utters itself. So, a woman will lift
her head from the sieve of her hands and stare
at the minims sung by a tree, a sudden gift.

Some nights, although we are faithless, the truth
enters our hearts, that small familiar pain;
then a man will stand stock-still, hearing his youth
in the distant Latin chanting of a train.

Pray for us now. Grade 1 piano scales
console the lodger looking out across
a Midlands town. Then dusk, and someone calls
a child’s name as though they named their loss.

Darkness outside. Inside, the radio’s prayer –
Rockall. Malin. Dogger. Finisterre.

by Carol Ann Duffy

image: Carol Ann Duffy/bbc.co.uk

Creative Writing delayed by one week

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tootootDue to unforeseen circumstance the beginners’ creative writing class will commence a week later than advertised. It will now run from Tuesday Jan 30 to Tuesday March 7 inclusive. All classes are 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Contact us at actthemaggot@gmail.com if you would like to know more or book a place.

Happy New Year 2018

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Wishing all you maggots, non-maggots and maggots-in-the-making much health and happiness for the coming year. May you entertain and be entertained.

Read fresh testimonials! Join us in 2018

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IMG_2801“Act the Maggot was a wonderful addition to my week. I enjoyed every class and learned a lot as I let my creative side free. Thank you.”

“I was very satisfied with the level 1 acting course. It had what I was hoping for – taking me outside of my comfort zone, meeting fun people and having the craic.”

“Enlightening”

“It was fantastic, really well spread out and the increase in difficulty each week was great as it really took me out of my comfort zone.”

“It was brilliant. Fun and learned lots.”

“Enjoyed the experience, meeting lovely people in a playful environment.”

For more information on new beginners acting, drawing or creative writing classes in 2018, click on each hyperlink and drop us an email actthemaggot@gmail.com – Yes! There are places available. We will put on extra courses to satisfy demand. Happy Christmas one and all!

 

Draw your way into the New Year!

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Would you like to begin your new year in a fun, creative way? Have you ever wanted to get into drawing? Maybe you used to draw a lot and now everything is all done on computers and you feel removed? Want to get back to basics with pencil and paper? Do you want to develop a relaxing hobby? Do you need to develop storyboarding skills? Join our artist teacher and learn the rudiments of drawing in a chilled out group on Tuesday nights in Dublin city centre. This group will focus on line drawing, perspective, shading, still life and in true act the maggot vein will also have lots of fun drawing from the imagination. Click here if you want to read about our next beginners drawing course.
Five Good Reasons to take a drawing class.
1. Making art may reduce stress and anxiety.
2. Creating visual art improves connections in the brain.
3. Art making can help us get over sadness.
4. Mindless sketching can help focus.
5. Turning our problems into narratives can help us work through them.

If you want to read the full article on this subject click here

Act The Maggot to begin a new chapter!

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xmasAct The Maggot is thrilled to be starting a new chapter in our ever developing story! That’s right, we have found a brand new home at Chapterhouse on Middle Abbey Street, right in the heart of Dublin city centre. We look forward to opening the doors of No. 73 for our signature beginner courses in Acting, Creative Writing and Drawing all kicking off the last week of January 2018. We also plan to offer some new courses and one off workshops throughout the year. We will launch a 12-week course called The Artist’s Way and a 6-week course in Public Speaking. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and feel free to contact is at anytime with your queries. Until then, have a great festive season and a very happy new year.chapterhouse

‘Tis the season! What’s new with those maggots?

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xmasCHRIMPROV: It’s all go here at Act The Maggot. The Christmas Party this year has been dubbed the ChrIMPROV!! We will host a free Improv session on Dec 7th followed by a few seasonal drinks. This is open to maggots from over the years. Come back! Say hi! Whip out your wackiest character and come have the craic with your old classmates – or meet some new maggots. There is no doubt you have all got something in common! Maggotology? Maggotiness? Maggotanaeity? Maggotificence? Whatever. Join us.
OTHER NEWS: Our current beginners’ acting class is in full swing. I hear this week they were massaging their vocal chords and rolling all over the floor in their Temple bar studio.  The things you do of Thursday, wha! SHOWCASE: Elsewhere in city centre, our Level 3 maggots are up to ninety putting the finishing touches to their scenes.  They have all been working really hard. Fourteen actors will star in seven different scenes in the Act The Maggot showcase on November 30th. Break a leg guys! That is sure to be a highly entertaining evening. And no doubt a few drinks will be had after to celebrate. CASTING INFO: There is an interesting Q&A session happening over in Smithfield on Monday night, Nov 27th with top dog casting director, Priscilla John. It’s free, so if you want to know more about the business from her point of view, get thee to eventbrite and sign up for it here. NEW COURSES: Booking has already begun on our 2018 courses, so get cracking  if you want to try your hand at beginners acting, creative writing or drawing. New Year, New You? Go for it guys. You won’t regret it. We are delivering another of our regular introduction to Mindfulness workshops in Rathmines this weekend and Act The Maggot is thrilled to announce it’s new venture with Elavon Financial Services – bringing Mindfulness to the corporate sector to their offices in Cherrywood, Dublin and Arklow. That’s all for now folks! Looking forward to a calm December!!!

Well done to Level 2 Maggots!

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What a fun night we had with the beginner actors who are beginners no more!  After successfully finishing Level 1 – a six week course for absolute beginners, they completed five weeks of Level 2 and took to the stage last night. For most of them, it was their first time ever in front of a live audience. They were all very chuffed and rightly so. Celebratory drinks went down well after. What a buzz. Well done all.