Instructor: Sanja Krsmanovic Tasic
Duration: 6 Hours
Max: 20 People
Title of the workshop: The Journey of Life- a devising drama/theatre workshop
Description : The workshop will focus on the life story of every participant, the personal and the outer realm, and the imprints in us made by events and circumstances that also form who we are as individuals. One of the starting points will be the creation of a personal life map, on paper and also in space, with movement and actions, that will later be developed into artistic material that can be montaged into scenes for a performance. We will work on a way of artistically expressing this heritage, at the same time developing self-awareness and defining our role and place as drama teachers and artists in this world and in the 21 st century. This workshop will have two main points: the learning of a methodology that is valuable in the drama classes or in the work of an artist, and also a path to personal revelations and insights that will help in the process of self-realization, development as human beings and healing. Starting with exercises that warm up the body and develop the physical vocabulary of each individual, the workshop will focus on developing different materials from which a devised performance art piece can be created. The participants will together pass the process of creating physical scores based on personal inner stories, that will be later edited into scenes. Based on techniques of Eastern European laboratory theatre, and the 20 th Century masters of contemporary theatre and dance (Grotowski, Barba, Biomechanics, physical theatre, Yoshi Oida, Carolyn Carson), different martial art techniques, and also unique theatre/dance techniques developed by Sanja Krsmanovic Tasic after 40 years of dedicated work in the realm of performing art and dance. The participants need to bring either a song, and object or a piece of clothing that is important for them. They need to be in clothes in which they can move, sit on the floor, and work either barefoot or in clean sneakers or other training shoes.