WELLBEING WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS
with Will Centurion & Danielle Joan Pollack
May - November 2020
Livestreamed
Antipodes Theatre Company is excited to partner with Will Centurion and Danielle Joan Pollack as part of our series of Wellbeing Workshops for Artists.
Will Centurion to present a series of online Mental Wellbeing Workshops for Artists. These 2-hour workshops will take place over Zoom throughout 2020 and are designed to provide psycho-education on various topics, including stress, anxiety, limiting beliefs, emotional intelligence, mental health skills and resilience.
Join us for a yoga and meditation workshop set to ground and inspire, led by Danielle Joan Pollock from Radiant Sol Yoga in Melbourne.
Facilitators: WILL CENTURION (he/him) & DANIELLE JOAN POLLACK (she/her)
Biographies are available below.
Producer: BRANDON PAPE (he/him)
SUN 17 MAY 2020 10:00am - 12:00pm
COPING WITH COVID-19 AS CREATIVES
The first workshop will be COPING WITH COVID-19 AS CREATIVES. This workshop allows anyone working in the arts sector (actors, directors, writers, designers, administrators, etc) access to mental health skills that can provide practical solutions toward managing industry challenges.
Topics of discussion can include targeted areas of concern for participants, such as: grief and loss, career anxiety, stress, self-doubt, coping with change, procrastination, fixed mindset thinking, disconnection, and career transitions.
SUN 23 AUGUST 2020 1:00pm - 3:00pm
SELF-CARE FOR ACTORS
Tips and techniques to help actors practice self-care in Iso.
This workshop covers areas all actors should know with regards to maintenance and repair. Topics of discussion will include:
What is and Isn't Self-Care?
8 Areas Commonly Overlooked
How to De-Role as Artists
Everyday Habits and Practices
SUN 20 SEPTEMBER 2020 1:00pm - 3:00pm
CHARACTER PSYCHOLOGY
Strategies to understand and step into your character.
This workshop covers techniques for analysing and uncovering potential within a character (and yourself). Topics of discussion will include:
What is Human Nature?
Internal and External Needs
Coping Styles, Reactions and Responses
What is the Goal?
Ways to De-Role
SUN 18 OCTOBER 2020 9:00am - 10:00am
YOGA & MEDITATION WORKSHOP
This workshop will guide you through a slow vinyasa flow, and long, juicy stretches with breath and meditation exercises that'll dig deep to find the calm in amongst all the chaos that we have endured throughout this pandemic.
Open to all levels - whether you've done yoga for years or can't even think about touching your toes, we've got you covered! Prenatal students welcome too!
All online, safe and sound at home, so roll out your yoga mat or grab a towel, clear some space in the lounge or even at the park and join us to take a moment to breathe together.
This workshop covers techniques for catching the inner critic and strategies to help you power up as a performer. Topics of discussion will include:
Managing the Inner Saboteur
Mindfulness and Motivation
Learning vs Proving
The Actors Goal
SUN 8 NOVEMBER 2020 1:00pm - 3:00pm
MINDSET FOR ACTORS
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Lifeline 131114
Beyond Blue (National) 1300 224 636
Headspace (03) 9027 0100 or www.headspace.org.au
SANE Australia 1800 187 263
Suicide Callback (National) 1300 659 467
LGBTQIA+
Qlife 1800 184 527 or Chat Online (3pm-12am)
Thorne Harbour Health 1800 134 840
FAMILY VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT
Respect Victoria 1800RESPECT
ARTS INDUSTRY SUPPORT
Support Act Wellbeing Helpline 1800 959 500
Entertainment Assist www.entertainmentassist.com
Victorian Actors Benevolent Fund www.vabt.com.au
Meet the Team
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Will Centurion
He/Him
FACILITATOR
Will Centurion is a qualified Mental Health practitioner who is passionate about providing creative minds the counseling and life-coaching resources needed to help reach their full potential. As an actor and dancer, his international and Australian credits include So You Think You Can Dance 2010, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, The King and I, The Lion King, Aladdin and In the Heights. Since graduating from the Australian College of Applied Psychology, Will now advocates for the importance of Mental Health in the performing arts, creating conversations to help reduce stigma and helping performers have fulfilling lives both on and off the stage. Visit mrwillcenturion.com or @mrwillcenturionofficial
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Danielle Joan Pollack
She/Her
FACILITATOR
Working in the busy advertising industry, Danielle Joan Pollack always looked to yoga and meditation practices to balance her days. Her love for yoga eventually took over, and Danielle now owns and runs Radiant Sol Yoga based in sunny Port Melbourne.
Visit radiantsol.com.au or @radiantsolyoga.