Register for one, or both!

Workshop 1 - Working in the Intimate Zone

Showbiz Studios - 10:45 am – 12:45 pm

This 2-hour workshop will be for performers, teachers and creatives looking to develop skills in order to realise creative, repeatable and safe intimate scenes.

Led by accredited intimacy coordinator Jennifer Ward-Lealand, this session introduces the 5 Pou (pillars) of best practice:

✔️ Context
✔️ Consent
✔️ Communication
✔️ Choreography
✔️ Closure

You'll learn how to embed these principles into your creative process and ensure the physical and emotional wellbeing of all involved.

⚠️ This workshop is not an intimacy coordinator training.
🔞 Open to participants aged 16+

Workshop 2 - Flying Solo - Vocal Masterclass

Showbiz Studios - 1:30 pm – 4:45 pm (with break at 3:10 pm)

In this master class workshop, 9 participants are individually coached and directed in a musical theatre song of their choice. There is a strong emphasis on developing performance craft, such as identifying and developing the inner monologue, the inspiration of the breath and how to engage at a deeper level with the story of the song and thus, with the audience.

Each masterclass session is 20 minutes long, and participants are encouraged to select a song that challenges them rather than one they have already mastered. It's essential for participants to provide sheet music in advance, as a pianist will be available (no backing tracks, please).

This session is equally beneficial for an observer, offering insights into the process of interpreting material, exploring effective storytelling through song, and developing skills in coaching individuals to achieve their full potential. As an observer, you are able to watch all masterclass sessions in full, gaining insight into how performers are guidedthrough their pieces.

Please note: There are only 9 spaces available for active participants, which will be allocated in the order registrations are received. There is no limit on observer attendance.

🔞 Open to participants aged 16+

Jennifer Te Atamira Ward-Lealand

Since training at Auckland’s Theatre Corporate, Jennifer has worked extensively in theatre, film, television, musical and radio as an actor, director and teacher for over 40 years. She is also an accredited Intimacy Coordinator for stage and screen.

Jennifer was a founding board member of the Watershed Theatre and a co-founder of the drama school, The Actors' Program. She is President of Equity New Zealand (since 2007), Patron of Q Theatre, Te Manu Tīoriori Trust, Howick Little Theatre and Theatre New Zealand and serves as a trust board member of the Actors Benevolent Fund and Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori - The Māori Language Commission.

In the 2007 New Year’s Honours List, she was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to theatre and the community.
In 2018 she was named SPADA Industry Champion and in 2019 New Year’s Honours List, she was named a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to theatre, film and television and presented with a Woman of Influence Award (for arts and culture).

In 2020, Jennifer was honoured as the Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year.

Most recently Jennifer performed in the sell out national tour of In Other Words and is currently intimacy coordinator for 3 television series.

🔗 www.jenniferwardlealand.com

Bookings Now Open

This is a rare opportunity to train with one of New Zealand’s finest. Whether you're looking to build confidence, explore character work, or strengthen your approach to staging intimacy, these workshops are transformative, practical, and inspiring.

👉 Spots are limited – register now and join us at Showbiz Christchurch on June 29!