Performance Composition - Feb 21 & 22
Studio 360, Gopalapuram, Chennai

"You cannot create results; you can only create the conditions in which something might happen" (Bogart 2001: 124)

How can we take an idea and transform it into a theatre performance? How can we focus on the elements of performance creation to create the overall mood and ambience for the audience? How can we craft a compelling Mise en scène  

Using Anne Bogart +Tina Landau's viewpoints, the workshop will be crafted to address viewpoints of Space (Shape, Gesture, Architecture, Relationship) and Time (Tempo, Duration, Repetition and Kinesthetic response) and how varying these concepts can create unique performance concepts.

Day 1: Workshop participants will explore and experiment with the concept of space and how space can be a starting point to create work. The session will also explore playing with architecture and how that can be a starting point to create work. Expressive gesture will be a critical part of the workshop, with a focus on layering material with sounds, text and movement.

Day 2:  Participants will be introduced to performance directives and ways in which performance material can be generated. The second half would focus on Performance composition. Participants will integrate all the elements from day 1 into composing performance. 

Total number of participants: 8-10
Workshop venue: Studio 360, Gopalapuram, Chennai
Workshop dates:  Feb 21 & Feb 22 (10.00 am - 5.00 pm)
Workshop facilitated by: Aruna Ganesh Ram
Workshop fees: 3000/-

For additional information write to us at perform[at]visualrespiration[dot]com

*Note: The workshop is applicable for participants above the age of 18 years
* On selection, the participants will receive further information about the workshop

Who is it for ?

- For theatre artists wanting to extend their practice and create original performance.
- For individuals wanting to explore and experiment with new forms of creative expression. 
- For those excited by the medium of theatre and performance
- For those who believe in the power of the medium to connect with individuals and groups of people
- For those who are certain that theatre is a medium of dialogue and discovery