For the 2nd year in a row, Anu Almagro (Salonen) and Dimitris Varkas are happy to announce a late spring/ early summer physical theatre workshop in Panormos, Crete, Greece. 22-23-24-25 May 2015 10am-5pm Carob Mill Cultural Center (Haroupomylos) (in collaboration with “Epimenides Cultural Society of Panormos”) Panormo, Crete http://www.panormo.gr/?page_id=227&lang=en THE BODY OF ENSEMBLE No2 “Turning Towards the Desert” – The Landscape of the Breathing Soul The main focus of this workshop will be the dynamic body of the ensemble in relation to the individual performer. The ensemble will be discovered through exercises with common rhythm, spatial relations and movement improvisations. The physicality of the individual performer is based on the sensations of the body and dynamic physical practice, guiding us towards the sensitivity of imagination, memories and feelings. We are looking for the character to arise from one’s own creative strength and inspiration. The actors presence will be awoken through exercises including work on the physical life, imagination, spatial awareness, impulses, focus, joy, dance, word/text, rhythm and song through receiving and giving support as a living, breathing, moving and sounding ensemble. This workshop will reveal to the participants different ways of approaching creative inspiration as physical performers and how to bring this inspiration into practice. Participants will learn ways of creating material towards performance. Actors, dancers and musicians can focus on creativity as performers and gain inspiration, focus and depth. The experience of psychophysical theatre training supports acting and performance in many aspects such as strengthening the presence, the understanding of self, others, spatial relations, physical action, voice and music. The workshop is directed towards practitioners with an interest and experience in theatre, music and/or dance. It is open for both professional and amateur actors, dancers, and musicians. This challenge requires discipline, focus, and mental and physical stamina. The theme of the research this year is The Desert. We are asking participants to learn a song inspired by this theme. Bring three images that refer to the desert to you in personal means. And please learn a monologue/ text/ poem/prayer by heart, without preparation, from any inspiring piece of literature connecting your soul to our theme – The Desert. We work bare feet with comfortable clothing. The workshop will be held in english with translation to greek if necessary cost: 200 euro for Western Europeans/ 150 euro concession for Eastern Europeans, Europeans “in crisis”, and students with possibility for FREE accommodation limited number of participants For more info contact dim.varkas@gmail.com and/or thouthou000@gmail.com and by telephone: +30 6944 671 613, +30 6936 742 475 We are currently looking for collaborators for our new performance work. If interested, please contact us. The first session of this work will be held in Crete, at the Carob Mill Cultural Centre of Panormos, on the 26/27th-31st of May. (See below for more info on our Desert Project research period) Anu is an actress and acting teacher with the award winning
Συνέχεια … The Body of Ensemble No2-late spring Physical Theatre w/s in Crete
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