About the workshop:
This act structuring intensive will help you to find your character and express it from subtle winks to overarching themes. Work with Adelaide’s “queen of wacky characters” to develop your own routine concepts, or take it in for general tips and tricks behind the development process. Your act can become a story with the right structure, and Diana Divine is here to help.
About the instructor:
Diana Divine is a cabaret performer, producer, burlesque instructor, and freelance graphic designer. Their professional priorities lie in community-building arts projects, often based in social activism. Diana was a disability support worker before turning to full-time work as an artist due to declining mobility.
Since 2016, Diana has produced multiple seasons of the award-winning disability cabaret Singin’ in the Pain, nationally touring burlesque troupe The JustAss League, and regular queer variety show Lucky Dip Tease. Diana also works as a freelance graphic designer for local artists and businesses, including a residency at Hot Sauce Burlesque. They also teach comedy and character burlesque with the school, where they are lovingly referred to by the students as “Uncle Di”.
Diana is now turning to even bigger things, developing Embrace: Disability Arts Festival as a part of their 2022 Carclew Sharehouse residency. The arts have been a valuable vehicle for self-expression, and Diana aims to create more space for others like them.