3 Thursday's in December 2-4 PM ET
Dec. 3,10,17
ABOUT THE CLASS:
Taught by Rapper-Songwriter and North Coast cast member, Ralf Jean-Pierre (aka Precious Gorgeous), this workshop is part song-writing and part scenic improvising. You will learn to see each scene as a song and every song as a scene, comparing a character and their actions to rhythm, tempo, and tone. With the encouragement of surprises and discoveries - you’ll apply all of your discoveries directly to your hip-hop song writing. Additionally, you’ll also learn to see how notes and revision are an integral part of songwriting and growing as an improvisor.
By the end of the class, each student will have at least one rap song written and will be more confident in approaching improv more musically. Let’s make it possible for something magical and sublime to happen!
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
Ralf Jean-Pierre aka Precious Gorgeous, is a first generation Haitian-American rapper-songwriter, actor, and comedian from Brooklyn, NY. Precious Gorgeous earned a BFA in Performing Arts from the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has studied at the People’s Improv Theater, and has studied clown with Christopher Bayes and Virginia Scott, and with world-renowned clown performer and director, Eric Davis.
In 2012, Ralf and his collaborator Jolie Tong developed a one-man show chronicling the true account of how Ralf spent the year 2012 riding his bicycle around the United States, performing a one-man Shakespeare on the streets following the passing of a friend. The show was called WHAT SHOULD BE THE FEAR and debuted at Gamba Forest in 2017. In 2019 Precious Gorgeous released two self-produced records: Tryna Get My Live Together, which was recorded live with a live, and Everyone Dies From a Bullet vol 1, a covers record. Then, early in the 2020 quarantine, Precious released TRIP, a mixtape of joyful original songs he’d lovingly recorded to iconic beats from his favorite producer, Teddy Riley, who’d recently come back into prominence via his misadventures with the popular #VERZUZ battles. Precious is part of a NY artists’ collective Black God Pantheon. He is also an ensemble member of FIZGIG Studio’s Commedia Company. Ralf is currently teaching as an adjunct professor of clown, improv, and devising for the Brooklyn College BFA Theater program.