THE ALTERNATIVE ACTORS WORKSHOP SERIES

Professional facilitators with experience of social exclusion and a combined knowledge of over forty years as educators, directors, performers and dramaturges are bringing workshops designed to challenge and evolve participants. Personally, physically, psychologically and emotionally intense, these workshops are designed to benefit both actors and non-actors, and are accessible for all levels regardless of language ability and previous experience.

The workshops cover a melange of techniques and styles drawn from alternatives to traditional theatre education, which focus on personal development and an awareness of our roles in society as part of the ongoing essential theatre. Participants in these workshops can expect to develop not only their performance skills, but also their confidence, public speaking and ability to achieve their desires in the future. The design helps us understand our past, engage with our present, and create our future, focusing on theatre that accomplishes something, rather than being ‘art for art’s sake’.

The key references of our teaching practices come from Theatre of the Oppressed, Drama-therapy and Odin Teatret. Theatre can be applied as a tool for personal and social transformation. Our shared philosophy is that drama and theatre can be used to help people heal old wounds, be they emotional, psychological or mental, and provide a new vision of how we can act together to bring about a meaningful evolution within our society.

The key points where our work differs from others is the utilization of physical exhaustion as a means of bringing about a particular emotional vulnerability within performers. Also the raising of stage presence and charisma through ancient Chinese techniques and creating learning based goal programs for the lives of up and coming professionals.