Performing Arts Lab – May 17-24

Registration open for the International Performing Arts Lab!             

May 17 – 24 - Austria        

Programme: intensive practical training, lectures, discussions guided by the Russian theatre director and teacher Sergei Ostrenko, and the conference programme with leading experts and teachers from different countries.             

Lab training programme:            

Russian Theatre Tradition. Performer's physicality in the methods of Stanislavsky, Meyerhold and M.Chekhov. Theatre Biomechanics and Meyerhold's Biomechanics Etudes. Tai-chi for actors. Training by method of improvisation. Scene composition from exercises to performance. Physical Action as the most important element in acting. Method of Physical Actions. Given Circumstances. Inner Monologue. Active Analysis. Theatre Psychotechnique. The Psychological Gesture.            

Conference programme:           

"Singing the Text: An Exploration of Voice and Movement Using the techniques of Master Voice Teachers Kristin Linkater, Cecily Berry and Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints" - workshop with Christina Keefe - actor, teacher, voice and text coach (USA).
"Unlocking Tensegrity with Pressing Flair" - workshop with Cynthia Roses-Thema - Ph.D., dancer, educator, writer, performer, dance critic, teacher (USA).
"Building Stages Across Platforms: How New Media is Changing the Landscape of the Performing Art" - Presentation with Jennifer Edwards - MFA, RYT, cultural critic, public speaker, writer, choreographer (USA).
"Dramatic Action in Movement: Psycho-Physical Exploration of Text and Action" - workshop with Cara Rawlings - teacher, performer, fight director and dance choreographer (USA).
"Theatre Biomechanics" - Workshop with Sergei Ostrenko - theatre director and teacher (Russia).
"Scenical music productions for families with very young children: from an overview of past creations to new perspectives and challenges on artistic creation addressed to infants and toddlers"  presentation with Helena Rodrigues - Member of IUGTE, musician, psychologist, music and drama therapist, teacher (Portugal)         
Please follow the news, the programme has been regularly updated!         
To apply for participation, please send your CV/resume with photo and a cover letter.             
More details: http://www.iugte.com/projects/physicaltheatre            
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf-may/prog-may          
The working language is English. Accommodation and meals are organized.