MOON FOOL

I have seen MOON FOOL ( the last two shows) yesterday in LABAN with Anna-Helena McLean, Christopher Sivertsen, Peter Reynolds interesting work and good meeting afterward - after one year or more

FROM THE HEART

Choreographed and performed by Anusha Subramanyam Rich Mix, Bethnal Green, London

This choreographic work challenges notions of normal and abnormal, and draws inspiration from choreographer Anusha Subramanyam's therapy work with people with physical and mental challenges. The work presents a range of raw and sincere dances and uses the emotive and gestural grammar of bharatanatyam and combines it with movement that is both contemporary and classical.

Unfortunately this combination didn’t bring an interesting effect. The “contemporary” movement in confrontation with “classical” went weak and not complete, handicapped. The traditional forms/ code are so strong and eternal, that send you to another reality, world, perception. Is like to put symbol and everyday life movements together…

Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals

What:

Bartenieff Fundamentals is an approach to movement training that deals with patterning connections in the body, according to principles of efficient functioning, within a context which encourages personal expression and full psychophysical involvement.

The goal of BF is to facilitate the lively interplay of inner connectivity for efficient body functioning with outer expressivity. We work with the concepts of inner-outer, stability-mobility, function-expression and exertion-recuperation.

Exploring BF utilizes the entire framework of Laban Movement Analysis: Body, Effort, Shape, Space.

BF is incredibly supportive to anyone regardless of level of experience or profession/leisure activities. This work is particularly applicable and useful to dancers, actors and musicians as it bridges working functionally to moving expressively.

BF practice will lead into further explorations as the sessions progress. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and areas of their own practice they wish to explore which we can workshop in a safe, laboratory environment. For example, improvisation, partner work, handling objects/instruments, character development.

Who:

Dancers, actors, musicians, performers, body-work practitioners, and those curious about Laban/Bartenieff's work are encouraged to attend

Alexandra Baybutt

www.alexandrabaybutt.co.uk

www.firstpersontheatre.co.uk

She is young, but she knows what she is doing.

POLISH DRAMA!

11^th-13^th May 2009

a full package - Workshops, Film and Theatre

venue: POSK (Polish Social & Cultural Association); Hammersmith; London

Polish de Construction is organizing workshops exploring the physical and organic acting technique employed by The Bones Theatre. The project will culminate in a workshops presentation on Thursday 14^th of May, followed by the film 'The Creative Space' by Rafal Rakoczy (20 min) - a film about The Bones Theatre - and a discussion with the film director, The Bones Theatre, the workshop participants and you!

'The essence of our work with the body and the voice is based on the organism. Our work is the result of listening to and observing the body. We create certain conditions – often extreme ones – to break our own barriers, habits and routines. We try to work on our existence here and now - attention and focus, concentration and directing energy -, to be authentic and honest to ourselves.'