"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
- George Bernard Shaw

Classes For Children

“Imagination Play” (Ages: 5-7yrs)

Stimulate your child's imagination with improvisation & creative play exercises in a fun, safe environment. This class helps build your child's imagination & self-expression as well as working and sharing in a group environment. Classes are 8 week sessions that end with a performance demonstration.

“Act Out!” (Ages: 8-10yrs)

Develop your child’s confidence in acting and in life. This class builds the foundation of theatre basics with voice, movement, character development, story-telling & communication skills. Being part of a team and developing your creative side while having fun & meeting new friends. Classes are 8 week sessions that end with a performance demonstration.

Acting for Tweens (Ages 11 -13yrs)

This class will help strengthen social skills, emphasizing collaboration, encouragement & understanding. Using improvisation, character building exercises, scene structure & delivery work. These students will learn how to think quickly on their feet, make creative choices and most importantly – have fun! Classes are 8 week sessions that end with a performance demonstration.

For more information and final registration, please contact Christina:
christina@improvyourlife.ca

Classes

Christina currently teaches at Mohawk College in the McIntyre Theatre however, if you are interested in registering for a current class at Mohawk and would like more information please check out the currrent classes running in the
Performing Arts section (pg.14) of the course catolgue which includes fees,class descriptions & locations.

Wish to review the entire Performing Arts Certificate Program and what it all entails? See the Performing Arts Certificate brochure for further insight.  If there is a question that you just can't find an answer too, please never hesitate to contact Christina directly at christina@improvyourlife.ca

Private
Coaching

Christina also provides private coaching/consultation sessions for those interested in the craft but have no idea where to begin to the more seasoned actor looking for audition assistance or further character development. Christina has coached ALL levels and ages & has had huge success with all of her students auditioning & getting into their Theatre Schools of choice as well as landing TV commercials/series pilots, Film roles in both feature and independent projects as well as achieving major roles in local community theatre plays,fringes & festivals. Her hourly rate is $80.00.

Acting &
Improv
Workshops

Christina enjoys offering students of all ages & levels fresh & exciting workshop experiences.

From fantastic young beginners (children & teens) to seasoned students she likes to provide her students with various perspective from a number of industry professional & arts educators. Recently Christina invited acclaimed Casting Director Ric Riordan to her Acting 4: Career Class so her advanced students could hear from the casting perspective. In the Fall she invited students to the Hamilton Film Festival Mock Audition process with award winning filmmaker,composer & President of the Hamilton Film Festival, Nathan Fleet.

This Summer's "Actor's Retreat" One day Intensive was a hot one but with the help of some improv, the day was transforming. Discussions of  the performer as a whole being and how he/she prepares behaviourally for their performance was insightful to the actor's process as well as examining  the vital importance of learning to let go and how vulnerability, if we give ourselves permission, can create outstanding moments in the work. Our imaginations were fueled exploring our inner child artists as well as had the pleasure of good friend Geri Hall from "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" Skype in for a incredible hour of Q & A (and hilarious stories) about the industry and career building from any level of this fascinating profession.

Corporate
Workshops

Christina likes to play and has had some of her best playdates with incredible companies such as "Good Life Fitness" & "The Centre for Skills, Training & Development" as well as successful monthly workshops at "The Learning Annex (Toronto). You can never stop learning at any age or level both personally & professionally.

Christina feels strongly about the art of improvisation & using it as a key communication tool to balance office cultures/energies, conquer social fears/hurdles to strengthening professional teams & their development.
Let Christina and her team host your next corporate workshop and leave the overhead projector at the door :)