Skills
- DANCE
- CONTEMPORARY DANCE
- THEATRE
- PHYSICAL THEATRE
- PERFORMING
PHYSICAL on STAGE
A Physical Theatre Workshop by Carlos Rodero
October 5, 6, 7
From 10,00 to 14,00
100 euros [till September 15th]
120 euros
TATWERK | PERFORMATIVE FORSCHUNG
Hasenheide 9
Gewerbehof – 2. Hinterhof, Aufgang 1, 3. OG
10967 Berlin Kreuzberg
U7 & U8 Hermannplatz
T: 030 68322770
info@tatwerk-berlin.de
«The body is not any more an obstacle that isolate mind from itself.»
Gilles Deleuze, Cinema 2: The Time-Image, 1989
PHYSICAL on STAGE is an introduction to the use of Physical Theatre techniques focused on performers —both dancers and actors— who aspire to transgress the definition of the conventional performance and get into the field of experimentation. It aims to establish the basis for a physical language training understood as the main driving force for the dramaturgy of a postdramatic staging. It intends to make the performer aware of his role in the creative process of an inclusive performance. To do this, we offer a guide that can help the performer to explore and develop his initiative and creativity and try to motivate him to deepen into his knowledge & skills.
WORKSHOP [intensive] in ENGLISH
PARTICIPANTS
This workshop is aimed at dancers & choreographers and any performer who is interested in how to use their body on stage, when facing any kind of performance. Whether it is the world of classical or modern dance, the contemporary, any interpreter with his specific training can become aware of a new approach when preparing his work scenic and, above all, when organising their training. During the working sessions we will made all kinds of exercises that will help them to treat different aspects of physical work.
WORKING SESSIONS
Three four-hour working sessions in which there will be raising diverse subjects in a practical and playful form. At the end of each session we will dedicate some time to comment and evaluate the experience in order to be able to draw some pedagogical conclusions.
TIMING & CONTENTS
We reserve the right to make changes in this timing if needed.
Preparing the Body. The ideal training should be a process of self-discovery as well as define skills and limitations. After a physical and emotional warm-up, exercises are developed to explore consciousness and articulation, rhythm and body neutrality, energy control, body-space relationship, interrelationships and complicity among participants, presence, basic improvisations, management of emotion, emission of body sound.
Imagework. Psycho-physical training based on images, technique for the development and control of the imagination understood as the basic axis of the performer’s work. It will be develop deeper in the PREPARED TASK.
Physical on Text. An exercise about how the text can be involved in the Body Work and how might appear a role or character. Developed in PREPARED TASK.
Improvisation. Developing the PREPARED TASK, based on The Circular Ruins short story. Based on what has been explored each participant will elaborate an improvisation which will be analyses by the group.
MATERIALS & TASKS
Please, check this pack of materials and get used to them. They will be used during the workshop.
All participants of the workshop should check and prepare the following tasks, that will be used and develop during the three working sessions. If there is any doubt or issue about do not hesitate to contact us.
- Read carefully the short story written by Jorge Luis Borges, The Circular Ruins. You may read it in your native language [German, English, Spanish], but we will use the English version in the workshop.
- Choose ONE sentence, that, for any reason is remarkable and inspiring for you. No need to learn it by heart.
- Check the following series of images.
- From these three music pieces, choose ONE.
- PREPARE an improvisation based on the previous work. An improvisation based on the sentence from the short sentence, using somehow your vision from the images, with the chosen music. That improvisation should be understood from the movement. Besides that, you can whether use words or not. An object or not. It should not be longer than 3-4 minutes. You can use the music as you want [the whole track, part of it…] Beyond these instructions [understood as a driving starting point] you can do what you want. Feel free and creative.
The Short Story
IMAGES
MUSIC
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