From Empty Space to Epic Story – Building a Solo Performance
What do we need to tell a story? How can we make something out of nothing?
Catherine Dyson (Writer/Performer, Platfform Artist, Theatr Iolo, Cardiff, Wales)
will take participants through a series of practical writing exercises exploring ideas of writing and presentation, content and form, as well as unique approaches to generating and presenting material. The exercises will demonstrate how our own lives and memories can be used as a powerful source for drama, how 'instant stories' can be created by using language in unexpected ways, and how the form and shape of writing can reflect its content.
The workshops will build towards each participant writing a micro solo performance. We will then work with simple performance and devising techniques to bring each piece to life, showing how stories of unlimited scope can be created in an empty space, using only our words and bodies.
Workshop and performance schedule (Tentative) :
Saturday, 17th Nov, 5 pm- 6 pm
Skype session with Catherine at The ThinkArts Corner, Birla Academy of Art & Culture
Saturday, 8th or 15th Dec, 5 pm - 6 pm
Skype session with Catherine at The ThinkArts Corner, Birla Academy of Art & Culture
Tuesday, 15th Jan
Submissions (Online)
Saturday, 19th Jan, 11 am - 2 pm
Workshop Day 1 at The ThinkArts Corner
Sunday, 20th Jan, 3 pm - 6 pm
Workshop Day 2 at The ThinkArts Corner/ Other
Tuesday, 22nd Jan (evening)
Final rehearsal of presentation by workshop participants
Venue TBC
Thursday, 24th Jan (morning)
Presentation by students at the Junior Kolkata Literary Meet
This workshop is open to limited number of participants in the age group 16 to 18 years.
Participation fees Rs.1500
Last date for registrations : 15th Nov 2018
Please contact us at info@thinkarts.co.in / 98312 56730 for registrations and other details.
What do we need to tell a story? How can we make something out of nothing?
Catherine Dyson (Writer/Performer, Platfform Artist, Theatr Iolo, Cardiff, Wales)
will take participants through a series of practical writing exercises exploring ideas of writing and presentation, content and form, as well as unique approaches to generating and presenting material. The exercises will demonstrate how our own lives and memories can be used as a powerful source for drama, how 'instant stories' can be created by using language in unexpected ways, and how the form and shape of writing can reflect its content.
The workshops will build towards each participant writing a micro solo performance. We will then work with simple performance and devising techniques to bring each piece to life, showing how stories of unlimited scope can be created in an empty space, using only our words and bodies.
Workshop and performance schedule (Tentative) :
Saturday, 17th Nov, 5 pm- 6 pm
Skype session with Catherine at The ThinkArts Corner, Birla Academy of Art & Culture
Saturday, 8th or 15th Dec, 5 pm - 6 pm
Skype session with Catherine at The ThinkArts Corner, Birla Academy of Art & Culture
Tuesday, 15th Jan
Submissions (Online)
Saturday, 19th Jan, 11 am - 2 pm
Workshop Day 1 at The ThinkArts Corner
Sunday, 20th Jan, 3 pm - 6 pm
Workshop Day 2 at The ThinkArts Corner/ Other
Tuesday, 22nd Jan (evening)
Final rehearsal of presentation by workshop participants
Venue TBC
Thursday, 24th Jan (morning)
Presentation by students at the Junior Kolkata Literary Meet
This workshop is open to limited number of participants in the age group 16 to 18 years.
Participation fees Rs.1500
Last date for registrations : 15th Nov 2018
Please contact us at info@thinkarts.co.in / 98312 56730 for registrations and other details.
