March 2nd - 5th | 2023 | Wrocław

Gentle Movement
Voice Tale. Speaking Song

Lead by Katya Egorova and Ditte Berkeley

A part of series four cycles of long weekend meetings, led by two or more of the performers/pedagogues of Teatr ZAR at a time.

Gentle movement practices to observe yourself, to have safe space for exploration without judging, without trying to change. Simple practices that will help return the focus of attention inward.

‘Acting through song’ is taking action, expressing something that becomes alive through the ‘act’ of singing. Imagination, clear intentions, questions and an aim for which the song comes to life. Process of an actor bringing his/her character to life, through the voice.

Application
Katya Egorova
Ditte Berkeley

Time & Location

March 2nd - 5th, 2023

Thursday 16:00 – 20:30
Friday 16:00 – 20:30
Saturday 9:00 – 19:00
Sunday 9:00 – 19:00

Participation fee:
Solo-session 700 zl
Whole journey 2100 zl

Grotowski Institute Space Na Grobli 30/32, 50-421 Wrocław, Poland


Gentle Movement
led by Katya Egorova.

Gentle movement practices to observe yourself, to have safe space for exploration without judging, without trying to change. Simple practices that will help return the focus of attention inward. A training aimed to develop body awareness through the practice of liberation and improvisation. An attempt to strengthen body-mind connections. In English, when we talk about the performance of an actor on stage, we say acting, but it seems to me that it would be more accurate to say reacting – we always REACT to something. Exploring our natural reactions – those that appear in the body even before the awareness of the mind.In contrast to what is usually given in acting schools, I would like to give space and start an exploration towards self-observation, but not self-control.

Voice tale. Speaking song
led by Ditte Berkeley

The work I will lead will focus on developing the presence of the performer in acting through Song.

What I mean by ‘acting through song’ is taking action, expressing something that becomes alive through the ‘act’ of singing. This is a slightly different approach than that of singing techniques. It involves imagination, clear intentions, questions and an aim for which the song should come to life. This could be seen as the process of an actor bringing his/her character to life, but through the voice. Mounding it, forming it, directing it in a particular direction, giving it color. This is a sensual and imaginative process that allows no space for passive singing focused on it’s aesthetics. It is physically and mentally demanding and requires us to remain present. We are performers and we use song to communicate important aspects of our lives and the world around us.