ASPIRING actors and dancers are invited to sign up for the BAD Summer School presented by local theatre professionals.

Designed for those between the ages of 16 and 50 seeking professional and practical hands-on training, the course runs for two weeks, from November 29 to December 13.

Those keen on performance as a hobby or recreational route are also urged to sign up.

Students will learn the foundations of acting and dance, developing their abilities within acting for theatre, as well as contemporary dance movement. The dance unit will be focused on exploring the body in relation to physical technique and expression through movement.

The acting unit will deal with stage performance, and film technique and general presentation skills that will equip candidates in improving confidence, team skills, vocal qualities, and public speaking.

Students will work in a professional collaborative environment and will work towards a final showcase performance and graduation ceremony. They will also receive a certificate of completion.

The Summer School will be conducted by Brenda- Lee Breeh Cele and Nompumelelo Mtshali.

Breeh Cele holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of KwaZulu-Natal with majors in drama and film.

She is a professional dancer, actress, upcoming film-maker and theatre director and works as a theatre technician at The Hexagon Theatre. Her directorial works include The Bald Prima Donna staged at the Hexagon Theatre and the National Arts Festival in 2014.

A contemporary and hip-hop dancer and choreographer, she performed at the 2013 National Arts Festival in One Lonely Light, at Dance Umbrella (Joburg) and the Jomba Fringe Festival (Durban) in 2014.

She also starred in A Thousand Cranes directed by Peter Mitchell.

Mtshali is currently her final year of a masters degree in drama student at UKZN. She has run drama educational programmes at Sobantu High School (2012), Humming Bird (2013) and the Pietermaritzburg Children’s Home (2013) and is currently a teacher trainer for creatives arts specifically drama, dance, music and visuals arts working for Assitej South Africa.

The two-week summer school will be held at the Hexagon Theatre on Golf Road, Pietermaritzburg, weekdays day from 2 pm to 5 pm.

Space is limited and registration closes on July 2. Applications available by email upon request.

• For more information phone 079 679 4837, email:badsummerschool2013@gmail.com or visit http://www.facebook.com/badsummerschool2013