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Morning 9am to 1pm - all participants

TUNING by UNFOLD METHOD
with Valentina Bordenave
UNFOLD is an energetic and organic movement training with elements of the Alexander Technique. The work enables access to higher levels of spatial and energetic awareness and develops a greater sensitivity for intense physicality. We approach movement through dance and stimulate personal creative potential through improvisation. A gentle strength and powerful delicacy in the way we move will redefine how we deal with our imagination and each other in the space. learn more about UNFOLD METHOD

TOOLS
with Björn Leese, Hajo Schüler, Michael Vogel
The mask is a complex yet simple instrument. Its contradictions stand for the paradox of theatre itself.
Masks quickly lead us to the roots of theatre and its most fundamental elements:
The space of the body and the body of space, tension, partner and status, focus and rhythm.
TOOLS display basic concepts for the practice of embodiment. The work fosters a dialogue between imagination and the moving body and deepens the understanding for the connection between movement and creation. TOOLS prepare the participants for a writing process from the body, which leads towards playfulness and a creative autonomy.

Each participant will choose an individual focus for the afternoon with one of the three Intensives:
MASK | PERSONA | DRAMA
The Intensives have a maximum number of participants of 10 or 12.

Intensive "Creation Mask"

Afternoon 4pm to 7.30pm - 10 participants max

with Hajo Schüler
Participants build their own full mask out of papier-mâché.The focus is placed on the authorship of the participant. Based on their own impulses, the participants go in search of their own form. The entire process from modeling in clay, to negative molding, to laminating and finishing the mask is accompanied and reflected upon in a supportive and critical manner. Special attention will be given to the mask's ability to transform and its playability.
The following aspects will be considered: Anatomy, asymmetry, the mask as a medium, character, light.

Intensive "Creation Persona"

Afternoon 4pm to 7.30pm - 12 participants max

with Björn Leese

The workshop „Creation Persona“ invites participants to focus on the development of a character, starting from a character mask. Participants are encouraged to set the mask in motion through breath, emotion and story. With the rising dialogue between performer and character, the mask finds step by step into play, gets mind and body and can unfold its power.
A mask, much like a text, already brings with it a hidden content to be discovered. This discovery is a journey into an unknown territory. The two sides of the mask, the inside and the outside, make this journey a challenge on at least two levels: that of the performer and that of the character.
The workshop focuses to the performer’s work with the mask and the creation of a character.

Intensive "Creation Drama"

Afternoon 4pm to 7.30pm - 12 participants max

with Michael Vogel

The workshop „Creation Drama" invites participants to gain experience as performing authors, using character masks as their tools and sources for stories. There is no recipe for creating scenes or plays. How can scenic material develop from an improvisation? How do you find a topic? How do you structure a scene?
The collective process of developing dramatic material that is not primarily text-based, is a challenge for performers and directors.Through guided and devised work, reflection and playful exercises, participants will be encouraged to develop a sense of essential skills to creating the right conditions for a collaborative ensemble.
The workshop focuses to creating together as a team and to the performer as author.