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If you are unable to view the mail click Here  Anna Helena McLean in India: Registration open for the International Residential Workshop - ACT (Actor - Chorus - Text) by Anna Helena McLean at Tepantar Theatre Village, near Shantiniketan, West Bengal, from November 16-23, 2015. About ACT An unique theatre workshop with leading international physical theatre, voice and community practitioner Anna-HelenaMcLean former principal of Poland Gardzienice centre for Theatre Practice . The week long workshop will involve core training & application to performance based on Shakespeare. Participants will live together as a community at the beautifully located Tepantar Theatre Village in Santiniketan while learning new techniques for self expression and drawing on original repertoire sourced through extensive practical research on Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. The rhythm of the work will celebrate the rural surroundings and allow time for walking, talking, relaxation, dreaming as well as physical and musical exploration of cast scenes. This workshop offers a deep personal journey for individuals to explore themselves in new ways with expert leadership.Participants will be introduced to music and storytelling techniques based on scenes and characters on chosen plays. The workshop is suitable for people from all backgrounds. About Anna Helena McLean On graduating in Music & Drama from Royal Holloway, Anna-Helena became a principal member of leading experimental physical theatre company Gardzienice in Poland for 7 years. Her performances includeds Metamorphoses & Electra (LaMama NYC02/04; Meyerhold Centre Moscow 03; Barbican London 06). She is the Creative Founder & Artistic Director of Moon Fool, Actor - Chorus - Text (ACT) and ACT Youth she leads international music & theatre exchange work worldwide. She previously worked as composer & ensemble trainer for Helena Kaut-HowsenYerma with Kathryn Hunter in 2005, the outdoor physical theatre company Periplum on Arqieum (Royal National Theatre 2006),Company Collisions Nothing Left To Lose (London International Mime Festival 2007) and Cora Bissett?sGlasgow GirlsMusical (The National Theatre of Scotland 2012). A core member and inaugurator of Swedish based The Awake Project: premiered at Jacksons Lane in London Oct 2011,while also touring Awake Love Orchestra and Awake Youth. She has been a guest director & trainer for BA & MA actors at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland annually since 2004, as well as working in association with the NSD in Delhi, and drama schools and universities throughout the UK, Europe and beyond. Anna-Helena has directed adaptations of King Lear,Richard III for able and disabled performers and Romeo and Juliet. She composed and created a solo musical cabaret adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream for a US tour in Spring 2012 culminating in the generation of a music album and UK tour 2013. About Tepantar Theatre Village Tepantar Theatre Village, run by the rural theatre group Ebong Amra, is located in the idyllic environs of Saatkahoniya village in rural West Bengal, about an hour's drive away from Santiniketan, which bears the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore, nobel prize winning poet, philosopher and social reformer. Santiniketan is also home to many Baul musicians, the famed wandering mystic-troubadours of Bengal. Tepantar Theatre Village has been the base for several international residencies, including the recently concluded International Work Session by Instabili Vaganti from Italy.  Workshop Details Dates : November 16th-23rd, 2015 Type : Residency Intensive Fees : Rs. 16000, inclusive of food, stay, transport from Bolpur Station and workshop fees Apply : write an email to - thearshinagarproject@gmail.com or call +91 8697919308. For more information visit : thearshinagarproject.in |
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