Laban for Actors - Physical characterization, embodiment and transformation.
Laban for Actors - Physical characterization, embodiment and transformation.
DATES: May 23rd and 24th
Times: Friday May 23 from 6-9 and Saturday May 24 from 10-6pm.
This course is a prerequisite for the Advanced Laban course that will be running in the Fall.
This course will offer students an introduction to the principles of Laban Movement analysis and it’s application to physical expression and characterization. Through physical awareness students will identify and eliminate habitual movement that retracts from performance and glean an understanding of the power of physical expression. Elements of Laban will be used to investigate the full movement potential of the human body and students will learn practical technical tools to approach character development through physicality. Each student will learn how to physically transform to create a deep, fully realized character based on information taken from the text.
Laban Movement Analysis
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. In these sessions we will discover practical tools to break down movement, read physical sensation and apply these elements to character creation. Participants will be introduced to Laban’s efforts, their physical and vocal application and how they can be used to create character and bring differentiation into performance. Techniques taught will be applied to a short scene and monologue.
Tina Mitchell has worked internationally as a performer, educator and theatre maker in the United States, Australia, Colombia, Chile and New Zealand. She is an Assistant Professor of Theatre at Long Island University and an Adjunct Theater Lecturer at Barnard College for Columbia school of the Arts. In the past she has held positions as Associate Professor at The Boston Conservatory, Guest Lecturer at Brown University and a Guest Instructor at Atlantic Theater School for NYU. Tina has taught Movement at Maggie Flanigan Studios NYC and also worked as a Visiting Professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá, Colombia.
A graduate of the Adelaide College of the Arts, Tina holds a Masters of Arts Practice specializing in Performance and has performed with The Metropolitan Opera, The SITI Company and was part of the cast of the Obie Award Winning immersive theatre production Sleep No More. Based in New York City, her independent productions have toured to Festivals across the world. For more information visit www.tinacmitchell.com.
Maximum participants: 10
Venue: 5th Wall Studio, 156 North 4th St #7, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 11211
Cost: $250
