Physical Experiments in Theatre Making and Performance
An interdisciplinary workshop for self-identified professionals in dance, theatre, and other performing arts.
July 6 & 7th, 2024
10:30am – 4:15 PM
5 hours of workshop with a 45-minute break
Schedule:
10:30am – 1 PM facilitated by Arash
1 – 1:45 PM break
1:45 – 4:15 PM facilitated by Aryo
Location: hopbopshop (150 McLean Dr., Vancouver)
**Unfortunately, the studio is not wheel-chair accessible due to staircases
Price: Sliding Scale price for the entire workshop: $60-$150
**If you only are able to attend 1 day, please send an email to mail to:thebitingschool@gmail.com
Bring loose comfortable clothing and be prepared to move without shoe
The class capacity is 10 = first come (booked) first served
Arash Khakpour
Indulging | Principles and Poetics in Contact Improvisation
In this beginner-level workshop, we will bring the value of playfulness and curiosity to working on the mechanics of rolling point, sloughing, bridging, yielding, anchoring and pressure modulation in contact to share a sense of the basic principles. We will bring the value of agility and tactility to awaken our inner CATS. We will dive into exploring how the physical skillsets we already know can expand through indulging in the range of our senses, noticing emotions and celebrating “failures”. We will dance in different duets to explore how letting go of tension and expectation can lead to flourishing creativity within each dance. We will engage in short improvisational duets to sense how we can exchange information non-verbally and with full body dexterity, then transition into improvising with the group to cultivate our skill and pleasure of reading the partners in the room.
This workshop will include some physical contact as part of the exploration.
Aryo Khakpour
Playing | The Materials of Imagination
Through a series of exercises and explorations rooted in Physical Theatre, Corporeal Mime, and the Viewpoints, I'll be holding a space of intentional play and learning how to negotiate together in making something creative. Through structured improvisations and ensemble-based exercises, we will explore ways of activating our imagination and collective creation. We will make short scenes from nothing and shape them into new scenes. My intention is to study together how to play intelligently as a group and as part of a group, and how to utilize our physical imagination in interacting with collaborators and other performance materials.