About this Event
About the Workshop: We are not just learning steps; we are deconstructing the ordinary. Using the framework of a social picnic, we will explore how a group moves, breathes, and breaks apart as one.
This is not a picnic. It is a disruption of the everyday. It is a search for the story beneath the surface.
Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Join Roarrr Theatre’s Artistic Director, Portia Yuran Li, and Designer Effie Gu, for a high-energy 2-hour session exploring collective movement and visual storytelling.
This session serves as a creative laboratory for Roarrr Theatre’s upcoming production. We invite you to step into our rehearsal process, explore our training methods, and help bring a new world to life.
This session is designed for everyone—actors, movers, and the curious. No dance background is required, only a willingness to:
- MOVE beyond naturalism.
- DISRUPT safe patterns.
- CREATE visual poetry.
What to Expect:
- Ensemble Training: High-energy physical conditioning to build group intuition.
- Non-Verbal Narrative: How to hold a cup, pass an apple, or sit in silence with high stakes.
- The Sharing: A final collaborative piece where we rebuild the picnic from the ground up.
What You Will Gain:
- A deeper understanding of physical storytelling.
- Practical tools for devising original work.
- The opportunity to network with fellow creatives.
- Exclusive Invite: Participants will be credited as contributors to the R&D of our new show.
- Potential Festival Showcase including： Vault Festival， Camden Fringe.
Location：Bob Kayley Theatre, Minghella Studios, University of Reading RG6 6BT
Note: Please note this performance will be filmed, by agreeing to attend you acknowledge and agree for your image to appear in footage.
Lead Facilitator:
Portia Yuran Li | Artistic Director of Roarrr Theatre. Portia specializes in physical narrative and ensemble training, blending Eastern and Western methodologies to create visceral, visual performance. @portia__lee
Effie Gu | Senior Technician at Reading University in the Department of Theatre, Film and Televison. @effieguyuan
What to wear: Your ideal picnic clothes, or comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely. We do have lots of costume and dressing room to provide.
Essential: Please bring a water bottle.
ROARRR THEATRE @roarrrtheatre
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Reading, Theatre, Reading, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
