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Buffoon Laboratory Weekend Intensive (DC) Jan 29–31
Posted January 22, 2010
Note: For a summary of the Center for Movement Theatre's 2010 workshops, see here. Posted as received.
Buffoons come from somewhere else. They are connected to the verticality of mystery. They are part of the relationship between heaven and earth, of which they reverse their values. They spit on the heavens and invoke the earth. Buffoons are organized hierarchically, and live in a perfect society without conflict, where each person finds their exact place. They exhibit before us, in an anomalous manner—close to a parade, our proper folly. They play our society—the themes of power, science, and religion—organized according to precise rules, where the most feeble may be in charge of everyone. The buffoons denounce and at the same time propose a tragic space.
The buffoon is a creature come to tell us everything we don't want to know about ourselves, to mock everything we hold most dear. The buffoon is full of rage, of spite, of mal intent, but most of all, full of fun. Everything is a good time.
Come birth your buffoon, and discover your grotesque glory. The rhythm and the dance hammer the floor, and the instruments of percussion beat the time in the rituals that prepare the event.
The Center for Movement Theatre provides training for the "actor-creator." It is appropriate for both the serious beginner and the experienced actor. The work embodies a dynamic and physical approach to acting and is strongly based on the work of master teacher Jacques Lecoq. It is the search for a theater of creation, exploring the relationship between life and art, for those who wish to gain more insight into their abilities as actors, directors, and writers. Using the body to find essential gesture, action, and expression, participants discover and develop their own art. The body recognizes and can represent everything that moves: it is the prime element in the journey from life to the theater.
Instructor: Dody DiSanto
Dody was trained in Paris, holding an esteemed position as a teaching protégé of the late Jacques Lecoq, whose teachings she carries on at the Center for Movement Theatre. She is currently on the faculties of the Academy for Classical Acting for the Shakespeare Theatre at the George Washington University teaching mask and clown and at The Catholic University of America teaching neutral mask and clown and has taught neutral mask at The Yale School of Drama.
When:
Friday, January 29, 7–10pm
Saturday, January 30, 10am–5pm
Sunday, January 31, noon–7pm
Where:
The Center for Movement Theatre
4321 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202 462-5810
Registration:
Tuition: $250; Deposit due with Registration: $75 deposit
Open to individuals of all levels.
Call 202-462-5810 or email dodydisanto@gmail.com to sign up.
More Information:
thisisthecenter.com
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