THEMATIC WORKSHOPS
They are an opportunity to get closer to the Art of Mime, explore creative possibilities, train yourself to see with different eyes, and inhabit your body in a new way.
The three thematic workshops take place at Spazio Non C’è (corso Vercelli, 5) from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Introduction to Corporeal Mime (Carlotta Basso)
Étienne Decroux’s method isn’t limited to teaching movement; it educates the student to “be” even before “doing.” Those who master this bodily grammar don’t simply move, but inhabit the stage with awareness.
The person will have a wise body at their disposal and, within reach, the invisible immensity.
The workshop offers:
• Basic principles of corporeal mime according to Étienne Decroux’s technique
• Physical play through the repertoire of figures and marches
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The technique created by Étienne Decroux is inherently self-sufficient; it provides the artist with an expanded body, which will sometimes carry the weight of the world and at others the subtle softness of a sheet.
It is a milestone for any artistic journey since, once fluent in this language, the person will have a wise body at their disposal (their scenographic compass) and, within reach, the invisible immensity.
Decroux turned modern mime into an art that can float like classical dance and shake like a martial strike.
The goal is to achieve a bodily awareness capable of living in a small gesture, a particular type of walk, in the posture of a gentleman passing by, but also in the way a cat moves or in the lightness of a falling leaf.
The workshop proposes the study of the art of corporeal mime according to the Étienne Decroux technique:
– Basic principles of the Étienne Decroux technique including movements on the lateral plane, in depth, and in rotation; study of the three expressive elements (head, bust, and trunk); study of the arms and their three levels; fingers and hands (positions and their symbolism).
– Repertoire: marches and dynamic figures (to put into practice the knowledge acquired during the workshop).
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Three Creative Engines (Renato Ligas)
Let imagination guide the artistic creation.
Starting from your unique vision, let the technique emerge naturally.
Discover how to free creativity from clichés and develop an authentic expressive language.
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<< The way one gives is worth more than what one gives. So too, the way of walking is worth more than the destination, the way of picking it is worth more than the flower… >>
The technique created by Étienne Decroux is inherently self-sufficient; it provides the artist with an expanded body, which will sometimes carry the weight of the world and at others the subtle softness of a sheet.
It is a milestone for any artistic journey since, once fluent in this language, the person will have a wise body at their disposal (their scenographic compass) and, within reach, the invisible immensity.
Decroux turned modern mime into an art that can float like classical dance and shake like a martial strike.
The goal is to achieve a bodily awareness capable of living in a small gesture, a particular type of walk, in the posture of a gentleman passing by, but also in the way a cat moves or in the lightness of a falling leaf.
The workshop proposes the study of the art of corporeal mime according to the Étienne Decroux technique:
– Basic principles of the Étienne Decroux technique including movements on the lateral plane, in depth, and in rotation; study of the three expressive elements (head, bust, and trunk); study of the arms and their three levels; fingers and hands (positions and their symbolism).
– Repertoire: marches and dynamic figures (to put into practice the knowledge acquired during the workshop).
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hands Hands Hands! (Jacopo Tealdi)
Two hours to spend with your hands full alongside the most “handy” mime ever!
Exercises, coordination, mudras, sign language, visual comedy…
Everything literally handmade!
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<< The way one gives is worth more than what one gives. So too, the way of walking is worth more than the destination, the way of picking it is worth more than the flower… >>
The technique created by Étienne Decroux is inherently self-sufficient; it provides the artist with an expanded body, which will sometimes carry the weight of the world and at others the subtle softness of a sheet.
It is a milestone for any artistic journey since, once fluent in this language, the person will have a wise body at their disposal (their scenographic compass) and, within reach, the invisible immensity.
Decroux turned modern mime into an art that can float like classical dance and shake like a martial strike.
The goal is to achieve a bodily awareness capable of living in a small gesture, a particular type of walk, in the posture of a gentleman passing by, but also in the way a cat moves or in the lightness of a falling leaf.
The workshop proposes the study of the art of corporeal mime according to the Étienne Decroux technique:
– Basic principles of the Étienne Decroux technique including movements on the lateral plane, in depth, and in rotation; study of the three expressive elements (head, bust, and trunk); study of the arms and their three levels; fingers and hands (positions and their symbolism).
– Repertoire: marches and dynamic figures (to put into practice the knowledge acquired during the workshop).