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STUDIO || ROSA’s open seminar as part of an its exploratory theatre undertaking called Feeling the PULSE Led by Prof Grzegorz Zió³kowski Assisted by Maciej Zakrzewski and Maria Bohdziewicz Guest teacher: Roberta Secchi (Teatro La Madrugada, Milan, Italy) Sun–Sat 9–22 August 2015 Brzezinka, forest location of the Grotowski Institute In English The seminar aims at exploring the intersections between technical aspects of theatre work and the spheres of the imagination, composition and creation. The explorations focus on awareness, responsibility for one’s actions and the harmonisation of breath, body and voice. ATIS is devoted to the formation of ethical attitudes in relation to theatre art. Theatre is understood here as a space for sharing questions about humanity with others. Work elements
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Work material The work material for etudes (texts, music, songs, images, etc.) should be selected by participants and correspond to the main theme of the seminar, STARS.  Schedule Sun 9 August, arrival 17:00, opening meeting, overview of participants’ propositions Mon–Sat 10–15 August 9:00–13:00 and 17:00–21:00, work sessions, lectures, dialogues Sun 16 August 16:00–22:00, individual tuition Mon–Thu 17–20 August 9:00–13:00 and 17:00–21:00, work sessions, lectures, dialogues Fri 21 August, individual tuition, photo documentation, summary Sat 22 August, departure Fee 450 EUR (EU and US) 350 EUR (Poland and other countries) The fee includes work sessions, transport (Wroc³aw–Brzezinka–Wroc³aw) as well as food and lodging. Contact and application Please email your completed application form and video of your work to grzeg@amu.edu.pl by 1 July 2015. The organisers will get back to you by 10 July 2015. The number of places is limited (16). Roberta Secchi graduated from the United World College of the Adriatic (1986–88) and the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan (1988–92). After intensive travelling in India she co-founded Teatro La Madrugada in Milan in 1994, where she trained as an actress with masters from Teatro Tascabile di Bergamo, Odin Teatret and Scuola d’Arte Drammatica Paolo Grassi. She is a dramatic and musical actress, also walking on stilts in street performances. She has studied bharata natyam (Indian theatre-dance) for 16 years with Master Ujwal Mukund Bhole from Pune, India. From 1999 she has been developing pedagogic skills. Her work sessions focus on the physical and vocal training that come before work on a specific text or play. From 2010, thanks to extensive collaboration with public libraries in Milan, she has been combining theatre work with creative writing in difficult social contexts, including jail and juvenile detention centres. From 2007 to 2011 she co-led the sessions of Regula contra Regulam in Brzezinka, the Grotowski Institute forest location (Poland). In 2008 she was a guest teacher at Diaspora 2008, organised in Glasgow by the National Theatre of Scotland. In 2009 she co-led Regula contra Regulam session at Hooyong Performing Arts Centre in South Korea. Between 2009 and 2013 she was four times guest teacher in Turkey: at the Universities of Eskisehir, Trabzon and Ankara for the Creative Drama Seminars, and at the Culture Department of Bornova Municipality (Izmir) for the 4 Seasons 4 Colours Festival . She created a solo piece, Lorca Was Everybody, directed by Torgeir Wethal (Odin Teatret), which premiered in February 2010 and was performed in Italy and Poland. She is currently working on a solo performance about the art and life of American writer Djuna Barnes. More information: www.teatrolamadrugada.com.   As part of ATIS: Acting Techniques Intensive Seminars |