About the Workshop:

In improv, stage movement can be every bit as important as dialogue. Over 3 hours, we will work on enhancing physicality in any scene by applying elements from different schools of physical theater, namely:

Viewpoints Space (Topography & Architecture) and how to leverage stagecraft to enhance narrative as well as portray relationships and status in a more nuanced way

Laban’s Eight Efforts to tap into characters that are very different from ourselves, therefore expanding our character vocabulary

Lecoq’s chorus and how to use it to transition from surreal group scenes to grounded two or three-person ones, as well as a tool to move the story along

Towards the end of our time together, we will put our recently discovered tools into practice through a jam session/improvised physical piece.

About the Guest Teacher:

Claudia is an improviser, trained contemporary dancer, screen actor, and facilitator of improvised movement workshops from Italy. A traveling instructor and performer, she participates in festivals and facilitates intensives around the world from the US and Italy to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Canada.