Exploring Non-verbal Theatre Practice – a workshop for theatre makers

Exploring Non-verbal Theatre Practice – a workshop for theatre makers

Exploring Non-verbal Theatre Practice – an opportunity for artists and theatre makers (Vamos Theatre/Open Theatre)

By Vamos Theatre

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Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society

Northfield Street Worcester WR1 1NS United Kingdom

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Refunds up to 7 days before event.

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  • Event lasts 6 hours 30 minutes

Exploring a Non-verbal Theatre Practice – an opportunity for artists and theatre makers (Vamos Theatre/Open Theatre)

As part of a series of curated collaborations, Vamos Theatre is teaming up with its good friends at Open Theatre to bring subsidised artist training to Worcestershire and beyond.

Are you a performing artist, theatre maker or facilitator looking to expand your practice? Open Theatre is leading a unique one-day practical training opportunity to learn about its non-verbal physical theatre practice and how the company uses this when creating ensemble theatre. Led by Open Theatre’s Director, Richard Hayhow, it will be a day full of ideas, inspiration and exercises you can take straight back into your rehearsal rooms; an opportunity not to be missed.

Open Theatre has been developing work with Young People with Learning Disabilities (YPWLD) through non-verbal physical theatre for over 30 years. At the heart of its practice has always been a commitment to develop, promote and sustain the creativity and artistry of people with learning disabilities. www.opentheatre.co.uk

Vamos Theatre’s curation of this professional development session is supported by Garfield Weston Foundation, The Elmley Foundation and Arts Council England.

When: Monday 20 Oct 10.30am – 5pm

Venue: St Mary's Hall, Northfield Street, Worcester, WR1 1NS

Price: £20 (booking fees may apply)

Who it’s for: artists, theatre makers and facilitators at any stage of their career with an interest in making ensemble, non-verbal work, and engaging artists with learning disabilities.

"Great experience - helped me get out of my head and just play without intellectualising what creativity looks like". Open Theatre CPD Participant

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Vamos Theatre is the UK's leading full mask theatre company, taking its funny and fearless brand of wordless theatre across the length and breadth of the country and beyond since 2006. Our trademark style marries full mask with strong visual design and an original soundtrack. We make accessible, humorous, human, and fearless work which is based on real life stories, and our productions are rooted strongly in social research.We tour a full scale mask production throughout the UK annually, as well as performing at national and international festivals and events. We share our skills in schools, with NHS staff, in care homes, with teachers, actors, carers, social workers, the d/Deaf community, business leaders and more. Our full mask characters entertain at festivals and celebrations, bringing fun and cheek to events nationwide, and our Youth Theatres learn the skills that will take them, and full mask theatre, into the future.

“One of the most innovative, exciting full mask companies currently touring.” Ian Barge, The Stage

"The magic of Rachael Savage's production is that it creates such a vivid world without voice and words." The Guardian

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