Physical Theatre Intensives with Adam Lazarus
And special guest instructors: TBA

October 25 - November 7, 2010

These workshops are designed for both non-performers as well as professional and pre-professional actors, dancers, writers, critical thinkers and physical performers to increase their performance palette. Working in the tradition of French Master Teachers Philippe Gaulier and Jacques Lecoq, the forefathers of physical theatre, this course challenges students to take risks, hone their improvisational skills and push through performance inhibitions to find the pleasure of being present, space, rhythm, fixed point, complicity, focus, flop and play. Why is this pleasure so important? It is with the performer's pleasure to move, to sing, to cry, to dance, to speak, that the audience is drawn in and the performer's beauty is pushed out.

I. introduction to character
Monday October 25 to Friday October 29: 10am – 2pm

The Characters workshop is a lesson in disguise. Over the course of the 5 days, students will use text, play in costumes and improvise in order to find and develop an original character worth watching or writing about.  The character, unlike the clown or bouffon, is a full bodied mask for the actor, and in this mask that students find their unique form of play, making their character come to life.

II. building a performance
Monday November 1 to Friday November 5: 10am – 2pm

Here students should come to class with an idea of something they are wanting to work on and perform. Whether interested in bouffon, clown or character, the students’ focus of the week is on writing, directing and performing. This is a deeper exploration into the world of physical performance that will culminate in an informal public performance at the end of the workshop.

Completion of week 1 or 2, or permission from the instructor is required for this class.

Saturday November 6 & Sunday November 7 
Class showings
PWYC with money going back to the students.

Fees:
$325 for 20 hours of instruction over 1 week ($260 for Union or previous students)
$615 for 40 hours of instruction over 2 weeks ($490 for Union or previous students)

Payment plans available, auditing options available
Required deposit of $100 to hold a place, refundable up to one week before the workshop.
Please make cheques or money orders payable to:

Adam Lazarus
551 Concord Ave. #1
Toronto, ON, M4R 2R2

Pre-registration & payment is required, space is limited:

(416)821-3833 OR  thebouffon(at)rogers.com