Grade Three Pros Class
Wed 7.30-9.30pm
If you want to move from the mid-card to main events then this class is for you. Train & play alongside some of the best wrestlers in the UK. Trade ideas, test new concepts and get feedback from peers in a supportive environment. Each week Tom will set you tasks and introduce new performance tropes to help you broaden your range of storytelling techniques and expand your repertoire of ideas.
Class Objectives & Learning Outcomes:
Equip yourself with the skills required to move from mid-card to main eventing
Hone your tight five
Identify your strengths as a performer and learn how to build on your natural charisma to become even more engaging, watchable and entertaining
Learn how to deconstruct ‘meat & potatoes’ matches so you can mess around with wrestling formulas and draw on broader theatre forms and performance practices to create complex and compelling stories that hold an audience
Explore new ways to connect with an audience and develop techniques to help you take a crowd with you on a performance journey
Learn how to use tension & release so you can gain the power to make your audience laugh or cry
Explore story telling in detail and create multi-dimensional characters capable of holding the hopes, dreams, fears and aspirations of the audience
Experiment with using inner dialogue to imbue your moves with meaning and your matches with a greater range of emotional moments
Who is it for?
This is an advanced class for Pro’s who are regularly wrestling for top tier promotions, along with Playfight students who have passed the Grade 2 grading.
What do I need to bring?
Come with an open mind and willingness to try new things. Be prepared to look beyond wrestling for inspiration and engage with new ways to open up wrestling practices to a broader spectrum of influences & ideas.
