“Image is act, not a thing”
Discovery of the body, gestures, symbolism and the grotesque by using the theatre mask and the discipline that it requires to become "truth". A dive into the multitude of paradoxes of which the art of acting is nourished.
“Animals move marvellously as their bodies are free of tensions. At the same time however their are not totally relaxed.
Their bodies are costantly ready to move, to attack prey, to defend themselves. Theyr bodies are free, in balance, but their mind are alert and ready".
(“An Actor Adrift”, Oida Yoshi)
A seminar oriented to giving each partecipant, working on his/her own and with a group, awarerness about the Body in Action, by avoiding everyday life behaviour movements developing the openness of the Body and Mind to others landscapes.
A journey of discovering into the creative potential of the instrument of theatrical Improvvisation. Mastering the essentials of theatre acting : necessity, credibility, coherence, one discovers and amplifies the innate creative capabilities by condensing them into a process which be projected into one´s performance. Keeping in mind "don´t take yourself too seriously : hold on tight and let yourself go gently".
Telling stories is Living Memory, water which pours and overflows from the glass. It is words and sound, songs and emotions…
We are the story: bare essence and essential, necessary… It crumbles, return and calls out verbally and physically, never absent, debating and then quieting.
A seminar that by doing allows us to develop the art of telling stories : personal stories, our Stories.
The role of the Director in the course History has undergone various interpretation and functions.
I like to think and work in this role in a compelling and creative cooperation with the actors and actresses, in which a virtuous circle of exchange amplifies the creative capacity of each partecipant in which dialogue is always open and respect is the main ingredients. In this way a protected area is created in which creativity reaches its maximum level.In this seminar we delve into this aspects as well as on notions of directing, staging, language specifics and theatrical semiotic.
