07/12/2015
Last Saturday, one of our members attended a highly experimental acting workshop- "Meyerhold’s psycho/physical training", also known as Theatrical Biomechanics at the Hague Centre of Acting and Creativity.
The workshop conducted by Christopher Jacobs and Ralf Rauker,
focussed on heightening of one's kinaesthetic awareness and movement through space, utilising gestures and body language in group interactions. What made this workshop unique and memorable, was its emphasis on applying simple rules of physics and biomechanics in preparation for performance; ‘putting oneself in a state of readiness’.
The second half of the workshop saw participants applying these frameworks into practice in creating their own, individualised, ‘Seven Ages of Man’ Étude (All the world’s a stage’ speech from Act2 Scene7 of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”). The final act was in which each participant stood rooted to the ground, using only bodily movements and expressions to experience living through the first childhood to his second. It was a deeply enriching and intense experience that resonates like none other.
The member would highly recommend anyone who would like to develop his/ her craft in acting, especially through physicalisation and movement to check out courses by the Hacque Centre of Creativity.
Their next intake runs from Jan 2016 and Early Bird Promos end on 12 Dec. Check out the link below.
http://methodactingasia.com
HCAC is the home of Method Acting in Asia. As the training arm of Method Metropolis, we are the first professional acting studio in English in Singapore.
