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CALL for physical theatre actors, dancers, and movement performers!Matyas Marofka, Artistic Director of Ladder Art Company from Hungary, will lead a movement theatre workshop at TEATR BRAMA as part of Festival Bramat with 2084 Project that was selected for the European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) grant in partnership with Istanbul Fringe Festival (Turkey) and Wintewerft Festival (Germany).
During the 5-day intensive workshop from August 24th to 29th, selected participants will work on different physical theatre and actor training exercises that aim to develop non-verbal means of expression, qualities of movement, ensemble awareness, and physical incorporation of character work. The training exercises are based on the works and approaches of J. Grotowski, M. Chekhov, J. Lecoq, the Viewpoints, and different physical theatre practices with the usage of movement-based theatre training.
As a result of intense theatre work, a workshop presentation will take place at the BRAMAT Festival on the 31st of August as part of the festival program. The project developed with the partnership of three different festivals in Europe will give the participants the unique opportunity to both learn, develop and perform in an international festival.
Place
Teatr Brama - Rampa Kultura
ul. Dworcowa 1a
72-100 Goleniów Poland
Schedule
August 24-28: workshop
August 29: resting day
August 30-31: rehearsals and workshop presentation
Financial conditions
The workshop is free of charge. Participants only need to cover their travel, accommodation, and local expenses between August 24-31 (including the workshop and the presentation).
Suggested accommodation: if needed, BRAMAT Festival can book accommodation at a hotel close to the venue for 90 zł (approximately 20 Euros) / night. More info and booking: [email protected]
About the project
2084 Project aims to work on a theater performance structure called 2084 – the Arrival of the Golden Age. The production is a nonverbal, movement-based, physical, and visual theater performance on the theme of climate change directed by Matyas Marofka. The performance refers to George Orwell’s novel (1984), explores the likely consequences of social and environmental change in the 21st century, and tells a fictional, utopian, and symbolic story. It strives to react to the current challenges of climate change demonstrating how global warming and related threats affect our present and future.
The story of the performance structure is inspired by the Polish drama Na pełnym morzu (Out at See) by Sławomir Mrożek. Similar to the biblical story of the Arc of Noah, a group of archetypal animals as refugees from various problems caused by climate change are traveling on a raft of plastic rubbish at the open sea in the year 2084. They are symbolizing humans from different countries forced to be together defencelessly.
Proposing a performance structure and movement-based artistic expression, Matyas Marofka will visit festivals including BRAMAT FESTIVAL to work with local performers. During a 5-day intensive workshop, participants will be offered different physical theatre and movement-based training exercises to develop their nonverbal means of expression. Alongside physical theatre training, the group will work on transcultural, universal bodily, and gestural expressions, while incorporating animal characters through physical embodiment. The work with local performers as co-creators will give the chance for the offered performance structure to be reshaped and improved. In this way, the development of workshop-based artistic creation will be added to the following residencies.
About the workshop leader
Matyas Marofka, artistic director of Ladder Art Company and the International Theatre Workshop Forum in Budapest, is a performer, teacher, and director. After graduating as an actor in Hungary at the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest, he moved to London to study actor training and coaching at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, then he worked for 3 years in France with Leandre Ribera, the world-famous Catalan clown. After founding Ladder Art Company in Hungary, he has been working on artistic and educational programs, leading workshops and research projects, as well as creating theater performances. His artistic work has been invited and presented at different Festivals in Europe (Bergen Fringe Festival Norway, Istanbul Fringe Turkey, Voilá! Europe London, Infinite Dance Festival Romania).
More info: www.ladderartcompany.com, www.matyasmarofka.com
For the participating performers
We are searching for dancers, movement performers, and actors with physical theatre experience who are eager to learn and go beyond their already-known professional craft.
Participants need to be available for the whole duration of the workshop, rehearsals, and presentation event. (Between August 24th-31st)
The language of the workshop is English, so a basic understanding of English is necessary.
The theme of the workshop is climate change, so a personal interest in the topic is important.
Ideal candidates are curious, open, respectful, and willing to work in an ensemble.
Application process
Please fill out the Application form below:
https://forms.gle/5V5EwFMNeJribzUf9
For the application, you will need to upload the followings:
- A professional CV in English
- A self-tape video in max. 1 minute talking about your relationship to movement theatre as well as to climate change.
- A self-tape video in max 1 minute incorporating physically one animal from this list: monkey, tiger, pigeon, dog, polar bear, bee, rat, frog, wild pig.
Hints:
- Engage your whole body.
- Search for the posture, movements, and facial expression of the animal.
- Work on these actions: resting, moving, searching, eating, and listening. You may add actions that are typical to that particular animal.
- Finding the breath, general tempo-rhythm, and center (or leading part) of the animal may help.
More information
In case of any queries, please write to:
[email protected]
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