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Sunday, July 4, 2010

REGISTRATIONS OPEN FOR LAMDA

Registrations open through Rising Star Academy to enter London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts Performance Examinations.

Once again registrations are open for students and non-students of Rising Star Academy to enter the prestigious and internationally acclaimed London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) Performance Examinations.

The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1861, it quickly established itself as a centre of excellence in performance training. LAMDA has provided theatre and the world of film and television with generation upon generation of first-class actors and expertly-trained stage managers across the world. In addition to being the UK’s largest statutory speech and drama awarding body, LAMDA Examinations has a reputation for excellence across the globe. LAMDA examinations are designed to equip candidates, whatever their age or aspirations, with a range of skills that will serve them throughout life.

Rising Star Academy offer the following examinations out of the LAMDA syllabus: - Acting & Mime. The examination will take place the week of October 18 (exact date and time to be finalised). To prepare for the examinations, Rising Star Academy currently holds eight private preparation classes, held at Westville Theatre Club or Langford Estate, Hillcrest. To prepare for the acting examinations students have to rehearse and memorize one or two monologues (depending on which grade they enter at) or plan and rehearse their mime.

For more information contact Andrea Nel (Zorab), Rising Star Academy director on 082 994 0984 or email andrea@risingstaracademy.co.za or visit www.risingstaracademy.co.za