Tina Mitchell

PEREIRA HILLS 4 DAY WORKSHOP - COLOMBIA

SUZUKI, VIEWPOINTS, LABAN AND COMPOSITION

With

Jhon Alex Toro, Tina Mitchell, Gina Jaimes and Lorenzo Montanini

Dates and times: 19-23 Julio 202 Cost: Colombia 1.500.000 COP International $ 400

Includes transport from Bogotà, 5 days of physical training, accommodation in shared rooms, all meals, the use of swimming pool and jacuzzi.

Venue: Glamorous Camping & Spa. Payandé, Vía Bogotá, Villeta. Colombia

To discover more about Pereira Hills see: @pereirahills

 Maximum participants: 12

For more information or to register email: vueltasbravas900@gmail.com

THE WORKSHOP

This 4-day immersive workshop will give participants a comprehensive understanding of how to apply the vocabulary of the Viewpoints, Laban and Suzuki training to creation and performance. The workshop is open to actors, performers, theatre makers, dancers or teachers looking for a new approach to group performance building and to train body and voice.

Over the four days, participants will undergo an in-depth exploration of theViewpointsas an ensemble building, improvisation practice and they will develop a practical language for performance; they will be introduced tothe principles ofLaban Movementanalysis and its application to physical expression and characterization and to theSuzuki Methodfor the actor’s training as a way to look at fundamental criteria for the actor’s craft, whatever artistic road one is taking. The training will be then applied to make devised work with a technique called composition, as a method for practicing the art of theater.

This intensive summer theater workshop includes physical work, research, and the generation of new work, which will be performed on the final day.

The training is an intense, rigorous physical work and will be conducted mostly open air.

Every day you will work morning and afternoon training with the company (for a total of 5 hours of training daily) and then devise a composition with your assigned group (for 2 hours every afternoon).

Transport: there will be an organised transport departing Bogotà at 4pm on the 19th and bringing you back at 7pm on the 23rd.

Meals

Breakfast h. 7-8 Lunch h. 12-13. Dinner h. 19.30-20.30

Images of Pereira Hills.

The training

The Viewpoints is a technique of improvisation that grew out of the modern dance world. It was first articulated by choreographer Mary Overlie, who broke down the two dominant elements of performance - time and space, to look at performance as a physical entity. Her approach has since been adapted for actors by director Anne Bogart and the SITI Company. The Viewpoints allows a group of actors to function together spontaneously and intuitively and to generate bold, theatrical work. It develops flexibility, articulation, and strength in movement for both the individual and ensemble.

Laban Movement Analysis will be used to investigate the full movement potential of the human body. Rudolph Laban was a choreographer who became a pioneer in the world of movement psychology. Laban’s field of work was based on finding the motivations behind physical expression. He believed that every movement we make has a psychological impulse behind it and that physical movement has an effect on our psychology.

The Suzuki Method is a rigorous physical discipline drawn from such diverse influences as ballet, traditional Japanese and Greek theater, and martial arts, the training seeks to heighten the actor’s emotional and physical power and commitment to each moment on the stage. Attention is on the lower body and a vocabulary of footwork, sharpening the actor’s breath control and concentration.

La Compañía

Miss Julia, the first production created by the ensemble, opened in Casa E in Bogotà and then toured Colombia (including the Iberoamericano festival), the USA (LaMama Etc, Steppenwolf Theatre, LATC) and was performed in Spain and Italy.

Jhon Alex Toro

Jhon Alex Toro is a Teacher- Actor- Director. Attended the Escuela Nacional de Arte Dramatico Master program, was a member of Estudio Teatro company under the direction of polish director Pawel Nowicki during 10 years. Since 1998 has studied regularly with SITI company. Among his teachers are, Ellen Lauren, J. Ed Araiza, Anne Bogart, Rolf and Heidi Abderhalden.

Has developed his work as an actor in theater, television and film. He has represented Colombia in several theater festivals including the 1999 Theater Olympics in Japan at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center and was part of the cast of worldwide recognized movie “Maria full of grace” directed by Joshua Marston.

In 2003 won the India Catalina as best actor at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena. His TV appearances in Caracol Television shows are well known among the Colombian and Latino audiences, especially his lead role in“Nuevo Rico Nuevo Pobre” as Brayan. Coordinator of the Acting Area of the Scenic Arts Department at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.

Tina Mitchell

Tina Mitchell is a New York based international theatre artist from Australia and works as an actor, director, theatre maker, and University Professor. She has trained extensively with The SITI Company, and works her way across the United States, Australia and Colombia each year. Tina’s independent works have travelled to festivals and theatres worldwide including The Iberoamericano Festival de Bogotá, the Napoli International Arts festival, La Mama NYC, The Singapore Fringe, The New York Prototype Festival and Steppenwolf Theatre. She has performed with SITI Company and The Metropolitan Opera in Wozzeck and Die Zauberflöte and was part of the cast of Sleep No More. She is currently Head of Movement as an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Long Island University and has also taught at Barnard College for Columbia School of the Arts, NYU and Brown University. (www.tinacmitchell.com)

LORENZO MONTANINI

Lorenzo Montanini is a theatre director, performer and lecturer based in London. Striving to create a theatre that is intimate and epic at the same time, Lorenzo directed more than 30 shows and performances that have been presented in theatres and festivals around the world. He holds an MA in Performance Making from Goldsmiths University in London, trained with the SITI Company for many years and worked as Senior Lecturer for Rose Bruford College and Queen Mary University in London. In the past he has taught at RomaTre University, Macerata University, and L’Orientale University of Naples for longer than 15 years. He has also worked with the European Commission and with the United Nations participating in cross-cultural projects aimed at building dialogue between art, science and politics. (www.lorenzomontanini.com)

GINA JAIMES

Gina Jaimes Maestra en Artes Escénicas graduada de la Academia Superior de Artes de Bogotá, Especialista en Gerencia y Gestión Cultural de la Universidad del Rosario y Magíster en Estudios Artísticos de la Facultad de artes- ASAB- de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas. Fue miembro del grupo Rapsoda Teatro entre 1997-2012. Gina fue coordinadora y promotora de festivales como: Festival de Teatro Alternativo y el Festival de la Mujeres en el escena (2005-2009). En el 2009 estuvo en New York en el Theater Summer Workshop de Skidmore College, dictado por la SITI COMPANY. Ha trabajado como asesora en reparación simbólica en la Comisión de la Verdad, Alta Consejería de Paz y Victimas, Unidad de Víctimas, entre otros. Actualmente es asesora en el Fondo Paz de Presidencia de la República. Actriz, mamá, mujer y defensora de derechos humanos con amplia experiencia en reparación simbólica y construcción de narrativas para la paz.