LED BY ANDRES ANGULO

What does a mask need to come alive? How can the body transform itself as a tool for the mask?

Playing with masks needs a consciousness of the whole body. When the actor's face is covered, when our first form of expression is no longer available, the body becomes the first instrument of expression for mask play. Playing with masks means using the whole body as a form of expression and a tool.

Being on stage means that every gesture, every movement is read and interpreted by the audience and becomes fully significant for the story.

During this workshop we will work intensively with movement exercises and physical training. We will approach the work of Rudolf von Laban, Michael Chekhov, Étienne Decroux, Jacques Lecoq and Anne Bogart/Tina Landau.

The goal is to expand our physical perception, increase our movement possibilities and consciously recognize the movement of the body. How do I move, what do I move.

In addition we will learn some basic elements of the mask play.

Focus plays a very important role in our work with masks and we will deal with it intensively during the whole workshop.

The goal is to expand our physical perception, increase our movement possibilities and consciously recognize each movement of the body. We will ask ourselves, "How do I move, what do I move?".

LED BY FABIAN BAUMGARTEN

The goal in this 3 day workshop is to develop a basic sense of what it takes to play mask.

Part of our work will look at the basic techniques of mask playing, while time will also be spent delving into the playfulness and energy necessary to breathe life into the mask.

First, we start by exploring the possibilities of expressing ourselves beyond words.

Next, we will transfer these experiences to the mask and find out together what the mask needs to come alive.

We will be working with levels of tension, breath, focus and physical transformation.

Throughout, we will always be looking for authentic moments. The mask will be our closest ally to identify these moments. Let's follow the mask!