SALVATORE SORCE CURRICULUM VITAE

Profile:

A highly motivated and enthusiastic team player with exceptional interpersonal skills, committed to developing and empowering the individual’s voice.

Confident to work autonomouslyor take direction; utilising a genuine, fun and empowering approach. My personal reflective practice ensures a continuous evaluation ofmy pedagogy in order to ensure the growth and development of my students,

Personal Information:

Address:28 Isabel Gate, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire. EN8 0XL

Telephone: (M) 0777 620 8454

Email:

Nationality: British and Australian

Professional Qualifications:

MA Voice StudiesRCSSD Graduating 10/14

DTLLS*University of GreenwichGraduated07/12

*Diploma to Teach in the Lifelong Learning – equivalent to PGCE

BA: Drama and Theatre StudiesBristol Old Vic Theatre SchoolGraduated07/98

Advanced Presentation SkillsRedsky Business ConsultantsGraduated06/09

Business Presentation SkillsRedsky Business ConsultantsGraduated 09/06

MA Voice Studies Placements:

RP/Phonetics/1st year BAActingRWCMD, CardiffSpring 2014

RP/Accent MA Acting RCSSD, LondonSummer 2014

Voice/Accent BA Musical TheatreCentre, RochesterSummer 2014

Areas of teaching specialism:

Phonetics

Dialect coaching: RP, General American, London, Cockney, Bristolian, Welsh, Yorkshire, Newcastle

Voice and Text: Shakespeare, Elizabethan and Modern Poetry and Prose

Scene Study: text analysis

Audition Coaching

Continuing Professional Development\

Exploring Voice through MovementRoyal CentralApril 2014

Exploring Voice through ChakrasRoyal CentralApril 2014

Estill for ActorsRoyal Academy of MusicFeb 2014

Lichtenberg MethodInternational Centre for VoiceNov 2013

Fitzmaurice Voice WorkshopInternational Centre for VoiceJuly 2013

Career history (most recent first)

Arts Educational Schools London Sept 2012 –July 2013

Teacher of Voice BTEC Extended Diploma for Performing Arts, SEN Support

  • Responsible for writing schemes of work, lesson plans, resources, and writing/grading of voice assessments for BTEC Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts:
  • Teaching Year 7, 9 and 10 Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 Drama – following pre-written Schemes of Work, creating resources and delivery of lessons, monitoring and assessing progress with Head of Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 Drama.
  • Support tutorials for learners with dyslexia and building literacy skills; facilitate learning opportunities for Years 10, 11, 12 and 13.

Valle Academy of Performing Arts,Cheshunt, Herts. Sept 2010 – to present

Audition tutorfor theatre, musical theatre and TV. Ages ranging from 8 – 18 years.

Camden School for Girls, London Feb 2010 – June 2012

Support tutor for 6th form AQA A-Level Drama students,Co-directing in house productions, coaching scene study and devised work for A2-level prep.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol March 2012

Guest tutorfor the B.A. Drama Course:Supporting voice and text interpretation classes.

City and Islington Further Education College, London Feb2012

Guest tutor for 6th form Edexcel A-Level course. Coaching scene study and devised work for A2-level prep.

Herts. Regional College, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire Feb 2012

Guest Tutor for BTEC Level 3. Teaching audition skills, classic theatre performance, improvisation, developing voice for the actor and principles of acting.

Toni&Guy UK, London May 2010 – Sept 2012

Regional Business Manager and Business Development Trainer

  • Responsible for managing 42 accounts with a £20 million turnover across Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and City of London
  • Assess needs, interpret figures, set, monitor and meet yearly turnover targets.
  • Police image and standards of the brand and implement national and local marketing initiatives.
  • Creation of national retailing and reception training programmes to City & Guilds teaching specifications, including lesson plans, resources and in-salon tools. Results: immediate retail growth of 30% in key accounts.
  • Creation of excel reporting system to monitor salon annual targets on a monthly basis with option to view specific individual daily productivity.

National Theatre Drama School, Melbourne, Australia Sept 2006 - Sept 2008

Guesttutorfor principles of acting, scene study and text analysis, voice and vocal interpretation.

  • Creation of 8 week training programme for Shakespeare scene study programme.
  • Directing Chekhov’s ‘The Proposal’ andStrindberg’s ‘The Stronger’.

Kérastase Paris, L’Oreal, Melbourne, Australia June 2006 – Aug 2009

National Education Manager

  • Responsible for a team of 3 educators, setting and assessing KPI’s, managing individual performance and training needs.
  • Co-ordinating and facilitating new training classes nationally and re-designing all training and development visual presentation formats to reflect the global brand image.
  • Working in conjunction with marketing and sales departments to create education programmes and promotional material to maximise sales of new products.
  • Building relationships with National Key Accounts and Global Brand Education management team.
  • Organising and hosting annual Congress meetings for top 100 National Accounts.
  • Developing training courses for business owners and managers to learn how to effectively lead their teams and build their businesses.
  • Networking and building relationships with media editors for new product launches.
  • Developing new launch ‘advertorial’ DVDs for education and marketing purposes in-salon.
  • Creating a 10-month programme for product training and presentation skills. End result = 57% growth in participating salons.

National Institute of Dramatic Art, Sydney, Australia Sept 2004 – Sept 2005

Guest Audition panel for the H.E. course in Drama

  • Assess prospective new student applicants alongside current teaching faculty.

The Actor’s Centre Sept 2004 – Sept 2005

Sydney, Australia

Guest tutor for improvisation and scene study

  • Casting and directing devised pieces for amateur and professional actors.
  • Directing final year student showcase for agents and casting director audience.

Kérastase Paris L’Oreal, Sydney, Australia Jan 2004 – June 2006

State Education Manager NSW, ACT & QLD

  • Facilitate all training classes in NSW, ACT and QLD.
  • Design and facilitate classes encouraging positive brand promotion through quality merchandising therebyincreasing retail sales in Key Accounts.
  • Responsible for training of all new employees within the brand.
  • Build relations with, host product launches and events for,Key Accounts.
  • Managerun list, journey plan and education needs of my territory.

Toni & Guy, Sydney, Australia July 2002 – Dec 2003

Trainer

  • Responsible for training staff in all areas of hairdressing.
  • Assessing key performance indicators and evaluating progression of work.

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School , Bristol, UK Sept1995 – July 1998

Completed 3 Year B.A. Acting Course

  • Formed Ecros Productions – a self-funded student theatre company producing lunchtime shows at the New Vic Studio.
  • Awarded Advanced Stage Fighting Certification.
  • Represented Bristol Old Vic Theatre School at William Poel Verse Speaking Festival at the National Theatre

Other projects Sept1992 – Dec 2002

Work fortheatre, radio and television productions.

Regis, London, UK Aug1985 – Aug 1995

Trainee, Stylist, Manager and Trainer

  • Responsible for staff training.
  • Ensuring team targets, co-ordinating staff rosters, merchandising.

Secondary Education

Cardinal Bourne RC School Sept1981 – June1985

Broxbourne, Hertfordshire

6 O LevelsPass grade A (3) B (3)

3CSE’s Pass grade A (2) B (1)

References:

Ms. Jane Boston

Course Leader for MA Voice Studies

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London

Embassy Theatre

62-64 Eton Avenue, London NW3 3HY

Email:

Tel: 020 7722 8183

Mr Adrian Blake

Head Teacher at Arts Educational Schools London

Cone Ripman House

14 Bath Road

Chiswick

London W4 1LY

Email:

Tel: 0208987 6600

Ms Debra Kitcher

Head of Teacher Training

Hertford Regional College

Broxbourne Campus

Turnford

Broxbourne,

Hertfordshire EN10 6AE

Email:
Tel: 01992 411441

Ms Maxine Levy

Teacher of Teacher Training

Hertford Regional College

Broxbourne Campus

Turnford

Broxbourne,

Hertfordshire EN10 6AE

Email:
Tel: 01992 411441

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