FSPA-HRA PD

Fountain School of Performing Arts - Halifax Regional Arts

5th Annual Professional Development for Teachers

Fall 2026 DETAILS BELOW!

ABOUT FSPA-HRA PD 2026:

Date: Monday, December 14, 2026 (snow date Tuesday, December 15, 2026).

Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, lunch included & on site.

Location: The Joseph Strug Concert Hall, Fountain School of Performing Arts, 1385 Seymour St. Halifax, NS. 

The Fountain School of Performing Arts welcomes Nova Scotia Drama Teachers to their studios for a day of professional development and creative exchange around the topic of:  Intimacy Direction for Schools, with FSPA alumni & Intimacy Director Ella MacDonald. 

Intimacy direction is the practice of safely and clearly choreographing and rehearsing moments of physical closeness, emotional vulnerability, or romantic/ sexual content between actors in theatre and live performance. This kind of approach is becoming industry standard and there are various techniques we can duplicate in the classroom and on stage to ensure our own and student safety and protection.

For more info, please read: https://www.idcprofessionals.com/blog/what-is-an-intimacy-director-or-coordinator

Brought to you by Dalhousie University's Fountain School of Performing Arts & Halifax Regional Arts

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(Please note: If you plan to attend PD, why not bring along a few students to TECHFest!

TechFest: A technical theatre intensive for a maximum of 25-30 students who will partake in a hands-on, one day workshop in either lighting design, stage management, props construction, stage carpentry or set design.

This opportunity is for those students in your school who are deeply invested in theatre work or who have expressed an interest in technical theatre training.

Also, brought to you by Dalhousie University's Fountain School of Performing Arts & Halifax Regional Arts

Please reach out to Aren Morris at amorris@hrce.ca if you're interested in bringing students to TECHFest.)