Theaterworkshop 'Komisch en Expressief acteren' in de Bourgogne (FR)

Zoek je een inspirerende vakantie? En wil je werken aan je acteertalent? Doe mee aan de Theaterworkshop ‘Komisch & Expressief Acteren’ in de Bourgogne!

Leer in vijf dagen de belangrijkste technieken voor het spelen van komische personages en geniet intussen van een prachtige omgeving in de heuvels van de Bourgogne.

Data: 5 augustus t/m 11 augustus 2012
Locatie: Hoeve De Bron, St. André-le-Désert (Zuid-Bourgondië), Frankrijk
Docente: Martha Villada Márquez
Aantal deelnemers: maximaal 12

Inhoud workshop:
Tijdens de workshop worden moderne en klassieke technieken voor het spelen van komische personages gecombineerd. Je krijgt te maken met elementen uit de Commedia dell’Arte, zoals improviseren, het gebruik van maskers en het creëren van komische situaties en een plot. Maar ook aspecten uit de clownerie komen aan bod. Groot acteren en het lichaam gebruiken als expressiemiddel vormen een rode draad in de workshop. Net als de lach! Bij voldoende interesse kan een onderdeel ‘maskers maken’ worden toegevoegd aan het programma. Voor meer details over de inhoud van de workshop kun je terecht bij Martha Villada Márquez.

Docente:
Martha is theaterdocente, actrice en regisseuse. Ze is gespecialiseerd in de Commedia dell’Arte, met als leermeester Antonio Fava. Martha studeerde theater aan de Universiteit van Antioquia in Colombia. Al bijna twintig jaar geeft ze theaterworkshops en danslessen in diverse vormen, zowel aan kinderen als volwassenen. Op dit moment geeft ze onder andere lessen bij het Utrechts Centrum voor de Kunsten en diverse scholen door het hele land.

Verblijf:
Tijdens de workshopdagen overnacht je in een van de chambres d’hotes die Hoeve De Bron te bieden heeft. De gastvrouw is Hannamaria Berkelmans. Een gezamenlijk ontbijt, lunch en diner zijn inbegrepen in het cursusgeld. De workshop vindt plaats in ‘Le Theatre’ dat deze winter gebouwd is op het terrein van Hoeve De Bron. Zie voor een indruk van de verblijfplaats, en de prachtige omgeving waar deze gelegen is www.hoevedebron.com.

Programma:
Zondag: vanaf 15.00 uur aankomst
Maandag: 10.00-16.00 uur workshop
Dinsdag: 10.00-16.00 uur workshop
Woensdag: 10.00-16.00 uur workshop
Donderdag: 10.00-16.00 uur workshop
Vrijdag: 10.00-16.00 uur workshop
Zaterdag: 11.00-13.00 uur vertrek

Kosten:
De vijfdaagse workshop, inclusief zes overnachtingen op Hoeve De Bron met gezamenlijk ontbijt, lunch en diner kost € 749,00 p.p. incl. btw. Reiskosten zijn niet inbegrepen.

Inschrijven en meer info:
Voor vragen over de workshop of over het verblijf kun je terecht bij Martha Villada Márquez. Ook als je wilt informeren naar carpoolen met andere deelnemers, of als je vegetariër bent, laat het me weten!
e-mail: commediamartha@gmail.com
telefoon: 06-39505737

Theater Fanchou speelt La Esperanza

Theater Fanchou speelt  La Esperanza
La Esperanza is een dorpje diep in de bergen van Colombia

waar  een kleine maar hechte dorpsgemeenschap met elkaar

samenleeft. Een dorpje waar het land én het burgermeesterschap van

generatie op generatie worden doorgegeven en de kinderen door La Maestra

worden grootgebracht met catechese en vaderlandsliefde.

Een dorp waar de seizoenen onbekommerd doorgaan en

waar de weg van rode aarde 's winters verandert in een langzame stroom

van rode modder en in de zomer  in een rode stofwolk.

Waar de  mannen gokken en fluiten naar de vrouwen en

de vrouwen  koken en zorgen voor kinderen.
Maar de politieke veranderingen in het land drijven als een donker onweer

richting Esperanza en dreigen de bestaande verhoudingen te verstoren. La Esperanza wacht hetzelfde lot als zoveel dorpen in de wereld.

La Esperanza is ontstaan uit improvisaties en geïnspireerd
door La Maestra van Enrique Buenaventura (1974).


Regie:              Martha Villada Márquez

Juana                                      -  Karin Baars
Peregrino (burgemeester)        -  Hans Sliepenbeek
Eénogige Tobias                     -  Toine Thissen
Asuncion (vroedvrouw)          -  Francine Lammers
Pedro                                      -  Daan de Bruijn
Sergeant 1                               -  Daan de Bruijn
La Maestra (de lerares)            -  Karin Baars
Sergeant 2                               -  Toine Thissen

Vertaling La Maestra:   Anoek van der Leest
Illustratie:   Luitgard Schultz

Reserveren:  info@fanchou.nl

Commedia dell´Arte and its Repertory by Antonio Fava in Utrecht.

COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE and its Repertory.
Unique course by the world famous Maestro ANTONIO FAVA.


June 7, 8, 9 & 10, 2012 Utrecht, The Netherlands.




When we talk about "Commedia dell’Arte" we tend to think of a hermetically closed theatre style consisting of fixed elements and unchanging characters. In reality, Commedia dell’Arte is much much more than that. It is a complex system constructed from very diverse, interactive theatre components. The very first thing we think of with Commedia dell’Arte is: theatre, acting work, an art form = a cultural sector, a profession, and a systematic organization of that profession. A second association we get with Commedia dell’Arte is: Italian theatre, Italian comedy. A third meaning of Commedia dell’Arte might be: theatre with masks and fixed, flat characters; stereotypes. But Commedia dell’Arte can also be seen as a system: a method to develop theatre works based on the use of masks, improvisation, multilingualism and characters that are relatively predetermined in advance.Commedia dell’Arte, finally, can also be considered as ‘artistic capital.’ Composed of characters, situations, scripts, and genres, taken together it form a repertoire. Each of these five crucial meanings of Commedia dell’Arte will be explored profoundly in this course, with particular emphasis on the fifth: repertoire. For instance, we have Commedia from the North and from the South, each of which differs in artistic style and in its heroical and tragical characteristics. When you speak as Harlequin or Pulcinella, depending on whether you are in the North or in the South, you’ll be saying different things in a script that is also structured differently. 
In the course we will explore all these different artistic aspects of Commedia dell’Arte by confronting different Commedia stock characters with others inspired by classical mythology.
Each lesson will be built up from basic gestures and movements to improvisations and, in a broader sense, from technique to creating dramatic structures. 
The course will conclude with a public presentation based on a scenario developed by the participants themselves.


Antonio Fava is one of the leading Commedia dell’Arte maestros in the world. He will personally teach the course. Participants will be allowed to work with over forty original handmade leather masks that can represent all the comical, heroic, poetic, mythological, or tragic characters from both the North and from the South. www.commediabyfava.it

Thursday till Sunday from 10:00 till 17:00
Participation fee: 350,- Euro
Students: 300,-Euro
DeDansvloer
Balkstraat 31
3513XL Utrecht, The Netherlands.
More info: commediamartha@gmail.com
Mobiel: 0639505737

Workshop Tools of ImaginAction. With Hector Aristizabal

FROM VISION INTO ACTION: TOOLS OF IMAGINACTION
THEATRE OF THE OPPRESSED FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE WORK
With Hector Aristizabal.
March 30, 31 and April 1, 2012.




“Tools of ImaginAction” offers a laboratory to learn through experience the use of several techniques and philosophies: Theater of the Oppressed, Playback Theater, Psychodrama, Council Circle, traditional storytelling and others. The basic principles of our work are inspired by the techniques of Theater of the Oppressed (TO) that were created by Brazilian visionary, Augusto Boal. Theatre of the Oppressed is a form of popular community based education which uses theater as a tool for social transformation. It's basic philosophy is to re-humanize humanity. Originally developed out of Boal’s work with peasant and worker populations, it is now used all over the world for social and political activism, conflict transcendence, community building, therapy, and government legislation among other applications. Designed for non-actors, it uses the universal language of theatre as a springboard for people and whole communities to investigate their lives, identify their dreams, and reinvent their future. T.O. invites critical thinking and dialogue. It is about analyzing rather than giving answers. It is also about "acting" (taking action) rather than just talking. With T.O., people can and often do discover empowering solutions to their own struggles. We use theater as a laboratory to explore alternatives to conflict while at the same time having a great time doing it!




ABOUT THE TRAINING:
The intensive workshop is designed to train participants to use these tools with both adults and youth. Focus will be on community building games, Image Theatre, Forum Theatre, some Rainbow of Desire and Cops in the Head techniques.
 Each day will include time to discuss the previous day’s work and the art of facilitation, as well as applications in the field. For this process we will use “council circle” principles.
These highly adaptable techniques can be immediately applied by teachers, social workers, psychotherapists, activists, community organizers, and theatre artists, etc. in their own contexts. Also for anyone interested in exploring themselves and the society in which we live. Absolutely no theatre background necessary!
The workshop explores how a community can envision a desired goal and concrete ways of achieving that goal. This addresses the key question of how to build a desired goal out of a conflict from the perspective of conflict transformation. The focus of the work is relationship-centered and not content-centered. The point is to explore a dialogue – the end is less important than the means. By its nature, theatre for social change does not work to de-escalate conflict, but rather recognizes the ecology of conflict as an ebb and flow. In addition, the workshop will include a component to address individuals’ personal transformations, which contribute to actualizing and sustaining a greater vision.


HECTOR ARISTIZABAL was born in Medellín, Colombia where he had a distinguished career as director, actor, playwright, and psychologist. He has lived in exile in the U.S. since 1989  where he serves on the board of the Program for Torture Victims and brings theatre skills to his psychotherapeutic work with those who, like himself, are survivors of torture. As a therapist, he has provided services to prisoners, AIDS patients and their families, emotionally disturbed youth, and low-income immigrant communities. He co-founded the Colombia Peace Project-LA, and Theatre of the Oppressed-Los Angeles and leads TO workshops, based on the ideas and techniques of Brazilian theatre artist and activist Augusto Boal and aimed at using theatre to encourage creative solutions to address injustice. He has performed on stage and screen and his most recent solo work has been featured in theatrical venues, festivals, and human rights conferences around the world. He is creative director of the nonprofit organization, ImaginAction, which trains others in the techniques he has developed, aimed at community healing, community building and reconciliation.
Hector Aristizabal, has received the Otto René Castillo Award for Political Theatre.  The Otto Awards were established in 1998 to recognize and support the ongoing development of political theatre internationally. The Awards Committee, made up of past recipients, recommend a slate of honorees each year, and Hector’s work was selected for recognition on May 20, 2012.


Friday, saturday and sunday from 10:00 till 17:00
Participation fee: 280,- Euro
Students: 250,-Euro


DeDansvloer
Balkstraat 31
3513XL Utrecht, The Netherlands.


More info: commediamartha@gmail.com
Mobiel: 0639505737
www.imaginaction.org

Masterclass met maestro Antonio Fava in Utrecht.

Commedia and Tragedia dell´Arte masterclass.

De maestro Antonio Fava is afgelopen weekend in Utrecht geweest en heeft ons veel geleerd en geïnspireerd!
http://www.antoniofava.blogspot.com/

Martha Villada Márquez: COMMEDIA and TRAGEDIA DELL´ARTE Master Class with ...

Martha Villada Márquez: COMMEDIA and TRAGEDIA DELL´ARTE Master Class with ...: THE COMMEDIA DELL’ARTE By ANTONIO FAVA Its appearance in 16th Century Italy, its spread and adaptation throughout Europe, marked a h...

COMMEDIA and TRAGEDIA DELL´ARTE Master Class with ANTONIO FAVA

The Commedia and Tragedia dell´Arte.
By Antonio Fava


The appearance of Commedia dell´Arte in the Italy of the 16th Century and its spread and adaptation throughout Europe, marked a highly important turning point in the history of the western Theater; with it, Theater changed from ritualistic and amateurish to an actual profession (art). The new actor was born, someone who possessed a personal acting "know-how". This gave rise to the Modern Theater.
The Commedia dell'Arte as presented nowadays, is an exact discipline where practical ability and knowledge are essential for those who intend to make a career in Theater.


´Tragedia dell´Arte´ is an ironic definition adapted from ´Commedia dell´Arte´. It is nevertheless relevant, since it refers to the tragic repertoire of the dell´Arte theater companies. The term used by historians for this is OPERA REGIA. Here appear the same characters from the comedy repertoire and some specific tragic characters: the kings and queens, princes and princesses, and all the nobility.


These characters develop themes and behaviours that are extreme in nature, such as hatred, perversion and murder; they also introduce absolute themes and values such as Evil winning over Good. A final killing is inevitable. With a relieving function, the ´low´characters of the comic repertoire such as Siervo, Viejo and Capitano alternate their ´lazzi´ with the ordeal of the ´high´ characters. This workshop provides a practical introduction to the genre.
Professional actors who want updated information, pupils from schools of Dramatic Art, students and scholars who study theatrical disciplines are those for whom this Workshop is intended.


Friday 16 december from 18:30 till 21:30
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 december from 10:00 till 17:00
Participation fee: 280 Euro p.p.
Discount for students.


DeDansvloer
Balkstraat 31
3513XL Utrecht




ANTONIO FAVA is an actor, author, theatre director, Maestro of Commedia dell'Arte and of Comedy. He directs the International School of the Comic Actor in Reggio Emilia, Italy.
He designs and makes leather masks for use in his School and performances.
He teaches Commedia dell'Arte in schools, universities and drama academies throughout the world. His masks are on show in important museums and cultural institutions.
He is an international director. He is also author of the book entitled La Maschera Comica nella Commedia dell'Arte, published by Andromeda, English version, The Comic Mask in the Commedia dell’Arte, published by Northwestern University Press.


Do not miss the opportunity of working with Maestro Fava.
Limited number of places!




Inschrijving, contact en more info: 
commediamartha@gmail.com 
ixquicvillada@hotmail.com
Mobiel: 0639505737

http://antoniofava.blogspot.com
http://www.commediabyfava.it