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The
first Hoi Polloi workshop was held at the end of August
and was led by actor Ben Darmanin who recently graduated
in Musical Theatre from the Royal Academy of Music.
Ben, who is based in London, was in Malta for his summer
holidays and was happy to take the workshop, being
always keen to encourage young performers. And on Friday
24 August, eight of them got a taste of a gruelling
professional workshop. After a short warm-up involving a
number of movement exercises, a lot of stretching,
sit-ups, push-ups and kicks, the company prepared a
short routine from The Jersey Boys. Although the
workshop was intense, Ben’s charisma, passion and energy
inspired the participants to work as hard as they could
and the results were exceptional.The class wound down
with some more stretching and ended with a question and
answer session on tuition abroad, auditions and much
more.
This first workshop was such a success that Hoi Polloi
are now considering holding more in the future. Fans are
urged to visit the Hoi Polloi website to learn of future
events. Finally Hoi Polloi wishes to thank Ben for
making the workshop possible and wishes him all the
best, now and always. |
