A fun and engaging evening where we will explore the words, movements, sounds, and worlds that exist in your body.
Learn to use your body as a tool to create text and performance.
Develop more playfulness in your creative processes.
Gain skills for acting/ devising/ writing/ directing.
Paying close attention to the body and its present state, we will listen to its impulses and write text in dialog with specific body parts. In the second part of this workshop, we will use physical theatre exercises to bring life into your text and work. In the end, we will devise a scene, perform it for the group, and gather feedback on our creations.
This is a workshop which is aimed at:
- people who would like to create from the body: text, performance, or both
- people who like artistic practices and gaining different skills
- theatre-makers or writers who are stuck and want to be more playful on their process
- professional actors who seek tools for acting (screen/theatre, etc)
- movers, dancers who would like to listen better to their bodies
- physical theatre, clown, comedians who want to devise work
- directors who want to expand their repartoir
Participants Testemonies:
"This was an innovative and moving experience. After 28 years of practice, finding a workshop that takes me back to the basis and allows me to create from the body has touched me. Alice is very open but clear, which allowed us to trust and surrender. D.C." - acting tutor
"After this workshop I feel more confident and the scenes we are creating for our show have each time more quality, and my caracters are built with strengh and clarity. I can clearly notice the difference on my acting, and specially my physical presence on stage." Ste - actor
About the facilitator:
Alice Motta graduated at LISPA/Art-Haus Berlin specializing in Jaques Lecoq's studies with a focus on embodiment techniques. Her latest work, the autobiographical show Sacred Bath was shortlisted for the “Most Surprising Movement Performance” by The South East Awards, and received 4-star reviews from Everything Theatre, Breaking the Fourth Wall and Evuelve Productions. It was toured around Lisbon, London, Brighton, Bologna, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
Alice featured in commercials, music videos, and worked in TV and films internationally. Her poems were published in anthologies and magazines both in the UK and in Brazil.
On the day, please:
- wear comfortable clothes to move with
- a notebook and pen.
- Optionally, bring some text you'd like to work with and a prop.
ACCESSIBILITY INFO:
Treacles will be located upstairs at The Five Bells pub, accessible via a flight of stairs. We acknowledge that this may create barriers for some attendees, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions or require further information, please don't hesitate to contact us at treaclessouth@gmail.com. We’ll do our best to assist in any way we can!