Learn how to devise material for a solo show. Texts, music, sounds, images and objects will provide the initial source of inspiration. You will ‘write’ your own characters and stories experimenting with the same techniques that Chiara utilises to create her solo shows.
COURSE CONTENT:
● Inner Creativity: We will unlock our inner creativity by working with our memories. We will connect with ‘the familiar’ – people, places, sensations and imagery that shape our ‘personal identity’; we will utilise this material to develop physical scores for the stage.
● Playfulness: You will explore how to interact with props, costumes and the space with openness, curiosity and playfulness. Copeau and Lecoq’s work will be our main source of inspiration.
●Physical Approach to Character: Playful interactions with props and costumes will naturally lead to the next stage of the creative process: character building. Characters will start to emerge by refining the physical and vocal scores developed in stage 1 and 2.
●Narratives: After our initial work on memory, imagination and character-building, we will explore how to develop a dramaturgy through improvisation and devising. This is the stage when the solo piece starts to emerge.
COURSES' OPTIONS:
● Courses: 1 week | 2 weeks | 6 weeks in London.
● Workshops/Masterclasses: half or full day | full weekend in London.
● Online tutorials.
