© Rudy Carlier
A weekend for people who like to explore improvisation from all different directions! A workshop that will dive into performance improvisation in movement & voice. What makes you unique as a performer? How can you expand your palette of skills? What do you appreciate watching in a performance? What do you most enjoy giving to an audience?
The essence of Performing the Present is to help people find their own unique performance presence using movement and voice. Inspired by Al Wunder’s Theater of the Ordinary, the work of Andrew Morrish and Ruth Zaporah’s Action Theater, this class promotes an experiential way of learning. Participants discover what they like doing, what they like seeing and take responsibility for developing their own style of theatrical self-presentation.
We start warming up the body and voice using a variety of images and exercises focused towards certain themes for each session. We discover how to generate material instantaneously, reflect on the dramaturgy of the piece that is developing and take the audience into account while creating.
The practice, in small or large groups, moves into performances for each other where we learn by doing and watching. The experience of creating with a public present is an essential part of the process. Feedback moments help us as performer and as public, evaluate our preferences, strengths and foci, to further improve the experience from both angles.
Each individual has their own unique presence on stage, so whether you are an experienced performer or an enthusiastic amateur looking for a fun way to express and develop yourself, this course is for you.
