Arts on Location's upcoming programmes in 2012: Bangkok

- Viewpoint workshop led by Nicolau Antunes (30 April-6 May, 2012)

An introduction to Anne Bogart Viewpoints as actors training, ensemble building and devising tool.

The Viewpoints was first developed by choreographer Mary Overlie in 1970's to help performers deal with two dominance issues, Time and Space. From this post modern dance concept, the technique was later expanded and adapted by theatre directer, Anne Bogart, as practical tools to create staging with actors. The training technique, consisting of improvisation and theatre sports, addresses essential performance concepts such as becoming present, active listening, spontaneity, trust, and spatial relationships, provides a vocabulary for thinking about and acting upon movement and gesture The Viewpoints allows a group of actors to function together spontaneously and intuitively and to generate bold, theatrical work quickly. It develops flexibility, articulation, and strength in movement and makes ensemble playing really possible.

Carlos Nicolau Antunes, a theatre facilitator, he was trained in Portugal as an actor, studied theatre directing in London and Moscow and has been teaching acting and improvisation at University of Evora, Portugal since 2007. He worked as an actor since 1993, although in the last years he has been mainly teaching and directing.

- The Body Alphabet led by Jorge Parente (7 days in May/June, 2012)

Inviting every participant to discover and experiment his/her own vocal identity through an exploration of the body and the voice.

The workshop will be based on « the physical actions » called the “Body Alphabets”, created and developed by Zygmunt Molik (1930-2010) who co-founded the Laboratory Theatre of Grotowski and worked as a professional actor for 25 years. He was also the head of vocal training at the Laboratory Theatre of Wroclaw (Poland), directed by Jerzy Grotowski.

Jorge Parente draws his own educational approach from this major pedagogical and artistic heritage. After a long collaboration as the assistant of Molik, Jorge Parente, actor, theatre director and teaching specialist, currently develops a programme of training to pass on the method of Zygmunt Molik to new followers, in France and abroad.

Fee: 7,000 Bahts for each workshop 12,000 Bahts for both

Place: TBC

Both workshops are to students, professional as well as amateur actors, performers, director, dancers, designers, anyone who is interested in increasing their knowledge in theatre practice.

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