About Eleonore
Eleonore Prokop - A life in theatre
Lambton Shores Theatre Works was created in 2011 as a place for young people to be invited into the world of the performing arts. As a way to grow, to learn, and to create. The world of theatre has been my life, and it has been my hope to share that joy.
I believe that the arts are an essential component in education, and for many, it is a life saver.
Theatre, dance, music are means of communication; something vital to us all. Whether or not one chooses the arts as a career path, the arts gives us tools for communicating – with others and with our own hearts. I teach with all of mine.
Background
Eleonore Prokop is a Dora nominated, multi-disciplinary theatre artist with a professional stage career that spans four decades, with companies in Toronto, New York and throughout Ontario. She is trained as a dancer, singer and musician and studied extensively in Montreal and for seven years in New York City before returning to Toronto. She was co-director of Generic Theatre Company with whom she performed, directed,, wrote, choreographed, and composed for 12 years. The company staged multiple original productions and she was nominated for a Dora Award for her solo performance in her own play Before Eve. She is keenly interested in physical/multi-disciplinary theatre and has taught workshops with Soulpepper Theatre Company, the Canadian Opera Company, and the University of Toronto’s Outreach Program for Youth. In 2008 and 2010 she was Movement/Physical Theatre instructor at the Globe Theatre Actor’s Conservatory in Regina. In 2011 she founded Lambton Shores Theatre Works in Southwestern Ontario, a venue that offers ongoing classes in performing arts and is dedicated to the production of innovative theatre. She is a certified ballet instructor and is an Associate Member of the Cecchetti Council of America.
