September 15, 2008

International Training in Movement Theatre with
GIOVANNI FUSETTI

Giovanni Fusetti is very pleased to announce a new season of training, rigorous fun and poetic adventures in the beautiful Aotearoa

New Zealand, Summer 2009

WELLINGTON, JANUARY 17 to FEBRUARY 1
THE JOURNEY OF MASKS
Intensive training on Mask Theatre

Masks represent a key step in the training of the physical actor-creator.

Through covering the facial expressions of the actor, the Mask forces her/him to go back to the roots of her/his own presence in space. Gestures have to be amplified, and everything is brought back to the body, thus giving the actor a complete new sense of space, presence and dramatic expression.

Mask playing combines strong emotional awareness and a powerful body alertness, with a rigorous technique of articulation of the body into dramatic attitudes.

It becomes an amazing training for any theatre artist, because it prepares the work on characters, which is the basis for all theatre genres.

During these two weeks the training will explore Neutral Mask, Larval Masks, Primary Masks, Half Masks and will culminate with  Commedia Dell’arte.

This training is designed for professional theatre artists, drama teachers or students wishing to develop their skills and experience with Masks.

For detailed information about the training, click here.

AUCKLAND, FEBRUARY 8 to MARCH 1
THE RED NOSE
Intensive training on Theatre Clown

A journey in the mystery or laughter: from discovering one’s own clown to creating theatre with her/him, till a final public performance of a Clown Variety Show.

The clown is not a character – it’s first a state of playing where everyone has access to the key question: what is so funny about myself? To discover one’s own clown is to reveal one’s own unique comic persona and turn it into a universal comic form.

For a performer, there is something fundamental in the discovery of her or his personal Clown: it’s raw, pure, direct, unique, challenging, empowering, revealing, and extremely rewarding… It’s the exquisite pleasure of touching the empty space of complete comedy.

This training will give a unique experience to any performer: to explore and play with the naiveté and the vulnerability of the child, combined with the rigor and the technique of the adult, thus revealing the poetry of the ridiculous, and a unique personal poetic power.

For detailed information about the training, click here.

Enrolment and practical information
Greg Goodyer : ggoodyer@hotmail.com
Mob: (+64) 0212674986

For further info on all workshops or to contact Giovanni Fusetti
please go to: http://www.giovannifusetti.com
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A MESSAGE FROM TOM McCRORY

Dear all

I am writing to recommend Giovanni’s workshops to you. He is an exceptional teacher, formally one of the core staff at the Lecoq school in Paris and a warm and inspiring human being. This is a rare opportunity for us to work with him in his specialist areas.

Tomx