Davis Freeman “Layering the Body with Text (Non acting acting for the performer)”– One week full days workshop at Tictac Art Centre in Brussels

Where: Tictac Art Centre, Brussels, Belgium

When: April 28 – May 2  from 11:00 – 18:30

* In this extended workshop described below, we’ll not only work on improvising but also take time to work on two contrasting set texts.
Texts that we can return to as we work on tone and rhythm. These two seeds of texts we’ll develop together and you’ll be able to take them away with you for your own work in the future.

We will explore multiple strategies to use text in real time. Through daily performances you’ll be able to shift between prepared and spontaneous text as we examine what it is to sound, look, and be real on the stage even if you are lying. (And yes there can be a lot of lying.) We’ll investigate different ways to use the voice/body and how to manipulate multiple meanings using volume, tone, and rhythm as tools. We’ll work with and without microphones, use lists, line games, personal stories, newspaper articles, stand up and improvisations to generate and inspire our own material.
This workshop will guide you to build texts of content from your own interest and apply them in daily performances that mix contemporary dance with the voice. We’ll explore how to consciously reveal the person behind the performer and will ask for a minimal amount of work outside of the workshop to gather material to bring into the class. This is not a traditional acting class but an exploration of what it is to perform with text inside and outside the body. How can the tone and choice of your words not only affect you but also the audience and the space.

No dance clothes. Dress as yourself or the person you desire to explore in the class. You can also shift every single day.

Davis Freeman’s biography:
Davis Freeman is an actor, dancer, director, and performance artist who worked with Forced Entertainment (Bloody Mess, The World in Pictures) and Meg Stuart (Cascade, Highway 101, Alibi, Built to Last), He started the company Random Scream in 1999 with work that’s extremely eclectic from dance pieces, and installations to even lounge acts. His latest works include Nothing

How to register:
Register directly here: https://tictacartcentre.com/product/davis-freeman-layering-the-body-with-text/

Here you find more infos about the workshop: https://tictacartcentre.com/2024/04/28/davis-freemanlayering-the-body-with-textapril-28-may-2/

Costs for participants: 360 €

Contact details:
Tictac Art Centre
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1070 Brussels

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