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Suzuki Viewpoints Physical Theatre Workshop July 15 27, 2013 Soif Compagnie and Le Théâtre dans les Nuages are inviting Will Bondo and Ellen Lauren SITI COMPANY (N.

1 Suzuki Viewpoints Physical Theatre Workshop July 15 27, 2013 Soif Compagnie and Le Théâtre dans les Nuages are inviting Will Bondo and Ellen Lauren SITI COMPANY (N.Y) Application : Send resume and a current photo to contact@soifcompagnie.com Deadline : April 1, 2013 Guergana Damianova I LOCATION Micadanses 15 rue Geoffroy-l Asnier, PARIS Station : St-Paul or Pont-Marie Monday 15th to Friday 19th and Monday 22d to Friday 26th Espace Marcelle Cuche Av. du G. de Gaulle, Vaux-Sur-Seine Departure station : Gare Saint-Lazare direction Mantes-via Conflans (50 min) Stop : Vaux-Sur-Seine Saturday 20th and Saturday 27th

II- WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Micadanses, in Paris Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Studio May

Biped 3 pm to 5 pm : Voice class 5 pm to 6 pm : Yoga or Feldenkraïs + Thursday (groupe B), Studio

2 II- WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Micadanses, in Paris Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Studio May B 10 am to 12 pm: Suzuki training 12 pm to 2 pm: Viewpoints training + Wednesday (groupe A), Studio Biped 3 pm to 5 pm : Voice class 5 pm to 6 pm : Yoga or Feldenkraïs + Thursday (groupe B), Studio Biped 3 pm to 5 pm : Voice class 5 pm to 6 pm : Yoga or Feldenkraïs We will identify you in groups A and B on the first day of the course. Espace Marcelle Cuche, in Vaux-sur-Seine Saturday 10 am to 6 pm : Composition Sunday 21th July is off. The schedule is the same for the second week. Guergana Damianova

III- WORKSHOP CONTENT Suzuki method Developed by internationally acclaimed director, Tadashi Suzuki and the Suzuki Company of Toga, the Suzuki Actor Training Method's principal concern is with

A rigorous physical discipline drawn from such diverse influences as ballet, traditional Japanese and Greek theater and martial arts, the training seeks to heighten the actor's emotional and physical

3 III- WORKSHOP CONTENT Suzuki method Developed by internationally acclaimed director, Tadashi Suzuki and the Suzuki Company of Toga, the Suzuki Actor Training Method's principal concern is with restoring the wholeness of the human body to the theatrical context and uncovering the actor's innate expressive abilities. A rigorous physical discipline drawn from such diverse influences as ballet, traditional Japanese and Greek theater and martial arts, the training seeks to heighten the actor's emotional and physical power and commitment to each moment on the stage. Attention is on the lower body and a vocabulary of footwork, sharpening the actor's breath control and concentration. Viewpoints The Viewpoints is a technique of improvisation that grew out of the post-modern dance world. It was first articulated by choreographer Mary Overlie who broke down the two dominant issues performers deal with - time and space - into six categories. She called her approach the Six Viewpoints. Since that time, Artistic Director Anne Bogart and SITI Company have expanded her notions and adapted them for actors. The Viewpoints allows a group of actors to function together spontaneously and intuitively and to generate bold, theatrical work quickly. It develops flexibility, articulation, and strength in movement and makes ensemble playing really possible. Composition Composition is a method to create short theatre scenes. Based on improvisation and on Viewpoints vocabulary, it enables a group to explore a subject and deliver its work in a coherent way.

Guergana Damianova Foundations of Speaking A rigorous and unique approach to help the actor create a rooted body-voice fundamental for good stage speaking.

4 Guergana Damianova Foundations of Speaking A rigorous and unique approach to help the actor create a rooted body-voice fundamental for good stage speaking. Focus is on developing the sensibility of the actor towards a classic sense of the center of space, as well as basic criteria involving breath and the production of sound. Developed from three decades of working with The Suzuki Company of Toga under the direction of Tadashi Suzuki, and over two decades as a founding member of SITI Company, the practice forms once mastered, lead to both solo and partner work with dramatic text. IV- TRAINERS Will Bond is a founding member of SITI Company. He has performed and toured nationally and internationally in SITI s Orestes (by company member Charles L. Mee), The Medium (Obie award winner), Small Lives/Big Dreams, Culture of Desire, Bob (Obies for light and sound and three Drama Desk Nominations including best solo performance of the year), War of the Worlds, War of the Worlds - The Radio Play, Cabin Pressure, bobrauschenbergamerica, La Dispute, Death and the Ploughman, Lilith and Seven Deadly Sins (New York City Opera), Radio Macbeth, Who Do You Think You Are and Antigone. He has toured with Tadashi Suzuki and SCOT in Dionysus and with Robert Wilson s Persephone. Will is currently Artist-In- Residence in the theater department of Skidmore College. Ellen Lauren Ellen Lauren is a Founding SITI member and associate artistic director. She is also associate artist with The Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT), under the direction of Tadashi Suzuki. Roles include; Agave in Dionysus for over 15 years, throughout Japan, Europe, South America and Russia. She has helped to conduct ongoing Training classes and residencies in over 200 institutions and theaters in the US and abroad on behalf of SITI for over 20 years, including-royal Shakespeare Company, Teatro Abadia Madrid, The Le Coq School in Paris, Icelandic Theatre Academy, and the Nordic Theater Festival. She is an ongoing faculty member at the The Juilliard School of Drama since 1995 teaching the Suzuki Training.

5 V- APPLICATION AND ENROLEMENT The trainers insist on the following points: please inform us of any injury or physical problem (note that it is not an entry requirement, but the practices are physically demanding and the trainers need to know this type of information) it is essential to join this workshop with 100% discipline and commitment. To apply, please send your resume and a recent photo to: contact@soifcompagnie.com Deadline : April 1, 2013 Acceptance on the workshop will be decided by members of Soif Compagnie, Théâtre dans les Nuage and SITI Company, who will quickly announce their decision to the applicant. Fee: 700 Once acceptance has been confirmed, no application will be validated until a deposit payment of 200 or total payment of 700 has been made. (payment information will be given once your application has been accepted) VI FOR MORE INFORMATION contact@soifcompagnie.com Claire Astruc Marc Fiévet

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Suzuki - Viewpoints. July Will Bond From SITI COMPANY New York. Paris - France Soif Cie is inviting. Photo : Guergana Damianova

Suzuki - Viewpoints. July Will Bond From SITI COMPANY New York. Paris - France Soif Cie is inviting. Photo : Guergana Damianova Suzuki - Viewpoints Soif Cie is inviting Will Bond From SITI COMPANY New York July 17-28 Photo : Guergana Damianova Paris - France 2017 Suzuki - Viewpoints Physical Theater workshop Training the notion