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MARK HELLMAN
Performing Arts Resources

ADDITIONAL SERVICES
NEW
Seniors on Stage!
Workshop - Residency

The perfect blend of exercise and recreation, and a great way to interact with others.

Pariticipants take part in games and exercises designed to engage the body, voice, mind (imagination/memory), and creative spirit, while exploring potential outlets for that creativity: everything from vaudeville to popular theatre to Shakespeare!

This new comminty theatre troupe can then choose to perform for fellow residents, staff and families, or at other residences or community centres.  This can also be used as an opportunity to raise funds in support of other projects or charities.

FEES: negotiated on a case-by-case basis (special rates for non-profits organizations)
FOR A FREE CONSULTATION, CONTACT MARK

NEW
Performing Arts Homecare
Mobile entertainment services*
Spoken Arts - Reader's Theatre
Delivered to care facilities, seniors residences, day programs & homes in the CRD
Choose from a variety of materials: daily newspapers, journals, magazines, favourite books
from home, the latest novels from the local library, 'how-to' books, poetry, plays, the works of
Shakespeare...pick a theme (a particular author or genre), or leave the 'menu' up to the reader.
   
I have been reading aloud all my life, and 25 years as a narrator and voice over actor
help give me the versatility to bring all your favourite forms of literature to life: mysteries,
adventure stories, Harlequin romances, ghost stories, mythology, science fiction,
historical novels, biographies, and folktales, to name but a few.
 
RATES:
Individuals: 1 visit  per month  - $25/hr     Groups (8 max): 1 visit per month  - $40/hr
                    2 visits per month -  $20/hr                                2 visits per month - $35/hr

                      Special flat rate for weekly visits.
For more information, or to book a FREE trial reading, call: 382-7048, or email

Quinn Harley @ home
Imaginative Intervention for Children in Care
   
Quinn Harley makes housecalls!  The tiny star of THE DREAM FACTORY
(go to Puppet Show for details) comes to home or bedside with
his special brand of magic and a suitcase full of dreams.
   
A gentle encounter with puppetry and story-telling to meet
the special needs of children in hospital/hospice
(or undergoing care at home) and their families.
 
FEES: negotiated according to individual circumstances
CONTACT
(*CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK)
RESIDENCIES
Arts in Community
Having an artist in residence is a chance for your school, organization, agency, or business
to foster creativity in all aspects of life and work, and to experience the benefits that fine arts
skills bring to other aspects and functions of learning, such as problem solving, team building,
exploring  models for design-implementation, and fostering creative self-expression.  With a
longer timeframe for implementation, the individual 'players' involved have a chance to take
ownership over their new-found skills, and the community at large has an opportunity to
share in the process by attending arts/cultural events.

Programs are designed through thorough consultation with all the stakeholders, and implemented
to maximize effectiveness within the unique context of each project.  I can also participate in the
process of funding a residency through helping non-profit agencies with determining potential
sources, and aiding in the actual application phase (see below).

Examples of past residencies:
THE VIC HIGH NEIGHBOURHOOD CHOIR (see choir)
Community Play Development
Retreat Workshops
Mask Making
Story-telling & Improvisation
ESL education supplement through Drama
Stage Fighting - the ultimate team sport
Collective Creation & Popular Theatre
Public Speaking
Shakespeare & Oral Language Arts
Improvisation & the Workplace
Mythopoetics
GRANT-WRITING & CONSULTING (for non-profit organizations)
 
My experience as a program developer, event planner, and producer can provide your organization with a broad base of skills regarding new avenues for funding special projects, residencies, and long-term development. Through consultation and research, I will help you build a framework for accessing new funding sources, and direct the process of application
(fee + commission).

I have acted as a consultant for community theatres, small arts organizations, daycares, and educational institutions, and have successfully accessed funding from all levels of government, private foundations,
and corporations.(see background)