Event Details
Using different starting points and stimulus, this dynamic workshop will examine how freestyles work. Guided by Conrad Murray and Gambit Ace, you’ll learn the different techniques needed to freestyle, trial some writing activities, and create bars that rhyme! This workshop will inspire you to freestyle with confidence – whether as a powerful standalone performance or as a tool for developing original theatre pieces.
This workshop is devised and produced by Lyrici Arts and is kindly funded by Arts Council England and Royal Opera House Bridge.
ABOUT CONRAD MURRAY
Conrad Murray is an award winning (OFFIE Award, Pick of The Fringe, The Arts Foundation Nominee, Fringe First) theatre-maker, writer, director, actor, performer, rapper, beatboxer, live looper and singer. Raised in Mitcham, South-West London, he is passionate about making work through hip hop and beatbox theatre. Within his work, he has used his Anglo Indian working class heritage to address issues such as class, race and heritage. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the BAC Beatbox Academy and theatre company Beats & Elements.
ABOUT GAMBIT ACE
David aka Gambit Ace is an actor and rap artist from South London. David the actor has been involved in the performing arts world for many years with attending “Mountview” Drama school and went on to do a number of TV shows, adverts, and theatre productions such as, Whitney & Bobby Brown – Addicted to Love, Eastenders, All My son’s, Pied Piper The Hip Hop Musical and more.
As Gambit Ace the rap artist, Gambit has a number of music projects, live gigs, and had done a number of festivals such as We Out Here, Wilderness, Boomtown, Illusive, Retrofest, Shambala and also won a chance to perform at I Luv live.
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
We are pleased to offer educational resources alongside these filmed masterclasses, giving teachers and students the opportunity to explore what they have learnt through exercises and worksheets!
PRODUCTION CREDITS
The Lyrical Masterclass series are devised and produced by Lyrici Arts. Videography by Paul Astley. Captions by Stagetext.
AMPLIFYING VOICES WITH LYRICI ARTS
Lyrici Arts is delighted to offer this workshop as part of our Amplifying Voices stream, which is our dynamic participatory programme that offers workshops, courses, and resources aimed at supporting Medway communities, with a special focus on children, young people, and community skills development.
This event is kindly funded by Arts Council England and Royal Opera House Bridge Learning Fund.
