Physical Experiments in Theatre Making and Performance
An interdisciplinary workshop for self-identified professionals in dance, theatre, and other performing arts.
June 1st and 2nd, 2024
1:30PM – 6 PM
4 hours of workshop with a 30-minute break
**Our June workshops are full!
Thank you for your interest and support. Please stay tuned for more workshop opportunities from July onwards!
Schedule:
1:30pm-3:30 PM facilitated by Arash
3:30-4 PM break
4-6 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: $40-$80
**If you only are able to attend 1 day, please send an email to thebitingschool@gmail.com
Bring loose comfortable clothing and be prepared to move without shoes
The class capacity is 10 = first come (booked) first served
Arash Khakpour
Indulging | The Dimensions of Imagination
In this class, 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, the energetic circumferences of our bones, noticing emotions and tapping into imagination. Can imagination guide us to inhabit our bodies of knowledge and generosity? This leads us into dreaming the body and the extensions of our bodies as a way of expanding and exceeding the physical body. Can imagination guide us to dream our ancient bodies of otherworldly wisdom? This class will invite us to dive into perceptual possibilities of what it feels like to awaken and develop our imagination as a way of bridging the unconscious to the conscious. We will work on enhancing personal suppleness and virtuosity, tuning into the perception within the group, and utilizing the group's intelligence. Can imagination guide us to dance the unimaginable dances with others?
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.