Drama

The trips can provide a unique perspective for a deeper understanding of the cultural context of theatrical techniques, practitioners and theatrical history. Studying Greek Theatre, you can visit Epidavros to look at how & why staging techniques emerged; study Commedia dell’ Arte and visit Venice to see where carnival & commedia developed; visit the Berliner Ensemble where Brecht explored his theatre; visit the Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain and explore surrealism, using artworks as devising inspiration; look at the political history of Prague and explore how and why visual theatre developed. Our practitioners are excellent at modernising theatrical techniques, making them exciting, accessible, fun and relevant to young people. Tutors can also introduce your students to new forms of performance, and give an excellent opportunity to use cultural research as inspiration for devising techniques. Many groups make site specific works on resort and return with new inspiration, ideas and techniques to be developed in the UK. Each group is catered for individually, allowing you to choose your own educational package which fits you & your students needs.
Workshop content can include Physical Theatre; Ensemble Performance and Devising Skills; Site Specific Performance; Greek Theatre and Chorus; Commedia dell’Arte; exploring practitioners such as Brecht, Artaud, Brook, Stanislavski, Berkoff, Boal & Invisible Theatre, Grotowski. We also offer Text-based Performance; Understanding Shakespeare; Vocal techniques; Trestle Mask; Neutral Mask; Improvisation; Clowning and Comedy.
On specific request we can offer specialist workshops such as Visual Theatre; Political Theatre; Stage Fighting Techniques; Mime and Puppetry. Most specialisations can be arranged in advance but please note that all specialist workshops need all 5 workshops for full exploration of the subject.