Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Performance and the voice - workshops

In these sessions, participants will explore different and exciting possibilities for the use of voice and text. Vocal techniques and physical workouts will enable the students to develop an ever-expanding range of sound, using text and vocal improvisation in a safe and supportive environment.
The participants will experiment with various approaches to voice production through the use of solo and group improvisation and how they can be applied in performance.
No experience necessary.


For more information contact Course Administrator Nwando Ebizie on nwando@para-active.com
or Monika Maslanka on 07885 736234
To enrol on the course contact Michelle on 0208-279-1084
Enrolment will be on Saturday 12th Jan at Stratford Circus between 10am and 4pm

Ten weeks of Zero Hour Mutinies - a series of masterclasses

Ten Weeks of Zero Hour Mutinies


From January, Para Active will invite tutors from various disciplines including Capoeira (Afro-Brazilian martial arts, acrobatics and music), mask (concentrating on Commedia Dell’Arte – the improvised Italian form featuring stock characters), Suzuki (physical performer training influenced by Tadashi Suzuki),
The Urban Performance Project presents Ten weeks of Zero Hour Mutinies


This term Para Active will invite tutors from various disciplines including Capoeira (Afro-Brazillian martial arts, acrobatics and music), mask (concentrating on Commedia Dell'Arte - the improvised Italian form featuring stock characters) , Suzuki (physical performer training influenced by Tadashi Suzuki), Butoh (movement form that is improvised and not dictated by the outside but appears from the interaction of the inner and outer world) African rhythms, songs, drumming and dance, text work (working on the embodied performer), and Corporeal mime (a vocabulary of precise physical actions inspired by the work of Etienne Decroux) to work with us at Stratford Circus.


Participants will be invited to engage with an active culture through work on rhythm, dances, songs and theatrical acts in order to create a world rich in possibilities, excitement and chance encounters.

The work will inspire strong discipline as well encouraging the participant to take greater risks in their work. Through the disparate elements, performers can find their own voices, their own rhythms and their own performance potential. The workshop will provide a different insight into creating theatre and explore approaches to engaging with an audience.

A high level of physical commitment will be expected.

The Zero Hour Mutinies will be a stepping stone for those who would like to participate in our professional touring work which will be featuring as part of the Aurora Nova festival at Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2008.


Price for term: £45
Venue: Stratford Circus, Theatre Square, Stratford, London E15 1BX
Dates: Every tuesday from 22nd Jan to 1st April
Times: 6-9pm

For more information contact Course Administrator Nwando Ebizie on nwando@para-active.com
or Monika Maslanka on 07885 736234
To enrol on the course contact Michelle on 0208-279-1084
Enrolment will be on Saturday 12th Jan at Stratford Circus between 10am and 4pm