By investigating aspects of the actor's craft, which Jerzy Grotowski believed and researched as the core of theatre, this workshop will initiate a deeper understanding of "poor theatre" from the actor's body to the story.

Six three hour sessions will explore the working practice of "via negativa" - eradication of blocks, "conjunctio-oppositorum"- complementary pair of opposites and "total act".

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Sessions:

I. ”via negativa”

Day 1 - body, space, shape, rhythm & movement

Day 2 - breath, vibration, sound & voice

- work systematically to build physical strength, stamina, and flexibility, while learning to pinpoint and nurture those aspects of the work that stem from creative consciousness

II. ”conjunctio-oppositorum"

Day 3 - principle of no character from archetype to individual

Day 4 - scenic equivalents - creating an etude

- basic dialectic between rigour and spontaneous impulses to free the way toward imaginative experimentation while at the same time, demanding the most precise structure possible

III. ”total act"

Day 5 - the rehearsal process - improvisation

Day 6 -actors score

- let fall the mask of daily life, penetrate experiences, strip bare towards a total security, connecting to the “roots” of the play action and perceive to reveal and expose a deeper, more intimate and human layer

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This workshop invites a dynamic and constant flowing between awareness and reassessment of the actor's (re)constructed performance practice as a way to stimulate a vitality of adventure and meeting.

Jan 2023

Seoul, South Korea

Space T Workshop

An Actor’s Training

July 2023

Seoul, South Korea

Space T Workshops : researching via negativa

Workshop #1: 6 sessions

( 2 weeks M/W/F - 3 hour sessions)

15 participants

Workshop #2: 6 sessions

( 2 weeks M/W/F - 3 hours sessions)

Maximum 15 participants

Oct. 9 - 13 2022 /

5 days - 3 hr. Sessions

With Jeonbuk regional actors

Monday - Friday

Iksan, South