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International Summer School of Documentary Theatre
Main Ateliers
Textual Sources and the Viewpoints Technique in Documentary Theatre
Jana Svobodová & Zov Vélez
This atelier will focus on spatial improvisation and interviews. Based on Viewpoint technique, the training will challenge students to discover and explore the ability of “extreme listening”. Step by step will participants explore the relationship between each of them, as performers and space, space and light, and space and authentic stories.
Complementary part of the atelier is study of the role of light in documentary theatre in collaboration with light designer Pavel Kotlík.
The aim of this atelier is to open the space for discovering original ways of creation to each participant as an individual and as a group.
Atelier is finished by short studies involving space, text, movement, and light.
Light as a Space for Action
Pavel Kotlík & Jana Svobodová
This atelier complements the atelier “Textual sources and the Viewpoints technique in documentary theatre”Pavel Kotlík introduces the principles of light design in the context of documentary theatre. Each student will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the technical principles of light design in relation to the given space. Based on this will create their own lighting plan.
Sound Design for Stage
Ladislav Štěrba & Jan Sedláček
The atelier is designed for both beginners and advanced learners who want to find a way to express their artistic statement on stage with the help of sound design. In this atelier we will cover various technical tools for recording and creating sound, innovative applications, and techniques. At the end of the atelier all students will be able to set up a mixing desk with microphones and PA system, record any sound to computer and manipulate the recorded or live sound for theatrical use. Some level of music and physics knowledge can be helpful, but it is not required.
Video Art and Moving Images for Stage
Martin Krupa
This atelier will focus on experimental methods of using video art in live performance. We will proceed from recording to processing and presentation of the video on stage. We will study multiscreen projection, the materiality of analog film, and dia projection combined with digital one, and try to find new ways to use these methods while working with space and movement. The atelier will start with “found footage material” to discover how to work with analog media. We will enjoy our visual playground by working with vintage projection methods, besides more advanced video art techniques. Then, we will experiment with the interactivity between light and video. This atelier aims to broaden students’ multimedia knowledge focusing on what they consider useful for their creative work.
Complementary Ateliers
Body as Canvas: Crafting movement from personal narratives
Zov Vélez
In this atelier, participants will explore an unconventional process of transforming stories into movement. We will look at the process of turning concise narratives into poetic sentences, then discovering how our bodies can serve as landscapes for this new language. Guided by deep listening and impulsive responses, we’ll translate these texts into movement. This workshop extends an invitation to all, encouraging an exploration of the relationship between personal stories and physical expression, offering a new perspective on how to dissect, understand and deliver narratives.
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