10 things to do this week

20.06 - 27.06 2017
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Win Tango Tix

20.06.2017

Audiences can hear the Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra perform serenades by Elgar and Dvorak and watch some of the most inspiring tango dancing today in this multi-genre event on 7 July.

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Acting up at ISL

Snapshots • Lifestyle • 04.04.2017 • Jess Bauldry
Actor Gav Guilfoyle gets the group to warm up their facial muscles during a workshop organised as part of the Ista theatre festival, and held at the International School of Luxembourg from 30 March to 2 April

Actor Gav Guilfoyle gets the group to warm up their facial muscles during a workshop organised as part of the Ista theatre festival, and held at the International School of Luxembourg from 30 March to 2 April

Photo: LaLa La Photo

Students from all over Europe gathered at the International School Luxembourg last week for a three-and-a-half day theatre extravaganza.

Actor Gav Guilfoyle gets the group to warm up their facial muscles during a workshop organised as part of the Ista theatre festival, and held at the International School of Luxembourg from 30 March to 2 April
Actor Gav Guilfoyle gets the group to warm up their facial muscles during a workshop organised as part of the Ista theatre festival, and held at the International School of Luxembourg from 30 March to 2 April
Guilfoyle's workshop was titled “The In and Out Actor”
Guilfoyle's workshop was titled “The In and Out Actor”
Youngsters receive a lesson in Bollywood Classical Dance from Sunita Trivedi
Youngsters receive a lesson in Bollywood Classical Dance from Sunita Trivedi
The beat goes on--students in the drumming extravaganza workshop
The beat goes on--students in the drumming extravaganza workshop
The drum workshop was led by ISL teacher James Libbey
The drum workshop was led by ISL teacher James Libbey
Students hold up a giant puppet
Students hold up a giant puppet
They are given a chance to manipulate the puppet
They are given a chance to manipulate the puppet
Greg Ruhe demonstrates shadow puppets
Greg Ruhe demonstrates shadow puppets
Ruhe’s workshop was titled “Is that rubbish? or Bunraku?”
Ruhe’s workshop was titled “Is that rubbish? or Bunraku?”
The workshops kept all students on their toes
The workshops kept all students on their toes
Gillian Ani leads a workshop
Gillian Ani leads a workshop
Helen Leblique oversees a student performance in her workshop “Using archetypes with Shakespeare”
Helen Leblique oversees a student performance in her workshop “Using archetypes with Shakespeare”
A workshop organised as part of the Ista theatre festival, and held at the International School of Luxembourg from 30 March to 2 April
A workshop organised as part of the Ista theatre festival, and held at the International School of Luxembourg from 30 March to 2 April
Barefoot, the students mill about a classroom for an exercise
Barefoot, the students mill about a classroom for an exercise
Sydney Smith delivers his workshop “Inner Joy”
Sydney Smith delivers his workshop “Inner Joy”
Smith watches a student performance
Smith watches a student performance
Students get cutting out in a teacher sharing session
Students get cutting out in a teacher sharing session
Artistic director Matt Douglas holds up a card to students
Artistic director Matt Douglas holds up a card to students
Photo: LaLa La Photo

Over 100 students from nine different schools spanning Turkey to the UK received specialist performance-related workshops at the Ista theatre festival, hosted at the ISL.

Performing with masks from Trestle theatre and puppets, drumming, Bollywood dance and physical acting were among the varied and fascinating workshops offered students thanks to the expert Ista team.

The workshops culminated in a final performance where students shared their work on the morning of 2 April.

Ista is a not-for-profit international arts organisation bringing together young people, artists and teachers from different countries to experience, create and learn about theatre.

Among the participating schools were ACS Hillingdon (UK), Alexander Pushkin School (Russia), American International School of Bucharest (Romania), American International School of Budapest (Hungary), American School in London (UK), International School Béarn (France), Uskudar American Academy (Turkey) and Wiesbaden High School (Germany).

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