MEETING THE PUBLIC
Following the tradition already established in previous years, the Festival is promoting a series of face-to-face meetings with some of the artists and performers who are taking part in this year's event. As usual, these will take place in the same venue following the performance and there will be translation into Spanish where required. Entry is free on a first come, first served basis.
Antonio Ruz
Centro Cultural Paco Rabal-Palomeras Bajas. Saturday, May 12.
Event chaired by dance journalist Omar Khan.
With the support of the Universidad Europea de Madrid.
Complicite / Simon McBurney
Teatros del Canal (Sala Roja). Sunday, May 13.
Muriel Romero and Pablo Palacio
La Casa Encendida. Thursday, May 17.
Odin Teatret / Eugenio Barba
Teatro de La Abadía (Sala José Luis Alonso). Saturday, May 19.
Mundo Perfeito / Tiago Rodrigues
Sala Cuarta Pared. Saturday, May 19.
Playground
Teatro Pradillo. Thursday, May 24, following the performance which begins at 9pm.
Juan Navarro and Gonzalo Cunill
Sala Cuarta Pared. Friday, May 25.
Mariano de Paco Serrano
Teatro de La Abadía (Sala José Luis Alonso). Wednesday, May 30.
Meeting with Ignacio Amestoy and Mariano de Paco Serrano, introduced by drama lecturer and critic, Eduardo Pérez Rasilla.
Pablo Messiez
Sala Cuarta Pared. Friday, June 1.
DV8 Physical Theatre / Lloyd Newson
Teatros del Canal (Sala Negra). Saturday, June 2 at 6pm (seating limited on a first come, first served basis.
Event chaired by dance journalist Omar Khan.
With the support of the Universidad Europea de Madrid.
All the meetings are subject to change. Please consult the festival Facebook page [http://www.facebook.com/CulturaComunidadeMadrid] and the festival website [http://www.madrid.org/fo/2012/es/index.html] for the latest information.
DEMONSTRATION PERFORMANCE BY ODIN TEATRET
FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW, WITH ROBERTA CARRERI
Every production tells a story. The characters who belong to the world of fiction are given a credible reality thanks to the skills of the actor. In Footprints in the Snow, the skill itself becomes the protagonist. The actress, in first person, converses with the secrets that precede and follow the construction of a character and the creation of a production. The tension which is characteristic of all drama appears in the confrontation between the everyday behaviour of the actress and the conversion of this into her onstage actions.
"The art of the actor consists in organising his material; that is, to utilise correctly his body's means of expression". (Meyerhold)
Teatros del Canal (Centro de Danza Canal)
Sunday, May 20, 12pm.
Entry is free on a first come, first served basis.
Duration: 1 hr 45 mins.
WORKSHOPS
ODIN TEATRET
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEXT AND PHYSICAL ACTIONS.
Given by Tage Larsen
The student will work with a 30-40 word text, perfectly memorised, to use while concentrating on other aspects of his voice training. He will also memorise another 50-60 word text, which could be from a poem, a novel or a newspaper article etc.
Content:
- The actor's physical and voice training.
- The challenges for the imagination to get results and set expressions.
- Space, pace, capacity, resistance.
- Improvisation and composition.
- Tackling the text.
Intended for: actors, dancers and musicians for dance and theatre
Teatros del Canal (Centro de Danza Canal)
May 17, 18 and 19 - from 10am to 2pm.
THE PRESENCE OF THE ACTOR/PERFORMER
Given by Jan Ferslev.
The workshop will concentrate on how to control body and voice. Through exercises and simple vocal and physical actions, the participants will learn to focus more attention on the small details of each passage of a production. Placing these in a set sequence will provide the basis for an onstage presence.
Intended for: Actors and musicians who want to work in the theatre.
Teatros del Canal (Sala Negra)
May 24, 25 and 26 - from 10am to 2pm.
More information (for both workshops):
Registration period: April 3 to 22.
Places available: 16 participants and 4 observers
Prices: 80€ for participants and 40€ observers.
For more information: www.teatroabadia.com/tuabadia/noticias.php
In collaboration with the Teatro de la Abadía.
