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Vaudou lakay / the Vodoo house • haitian autumn in Lavauzelle

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From the 18th to 21st of October, the Site will welcome a community of 6 singers/dancers and percussionists from Haïti, Madame Nerval and Legphibao communities.

The 19th and 20th, will take place a workshop of practices (ritual singing, dancing…) in Lavauzelle – from 11 AM to 5 PM. Fees are 30 euros per day.

The 20th at 8:30 PM will take place a performance/ritual, in Lavauzelle. Free entrance.

Looking forward to see you here.

Information, reservations : spt (at) lavauzelle.org

Summer workshop 9th – “Voice and Body” with Jorge Parente

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Voice and body

in the footsteps of Zygmunt Molik – with Jorge Parente and Zoé Ogeret

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August 5-9th 2019, Site de pratiques théâtrales Lavauzelle, Creuse, France

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Zygmunt Molik is one of the main actors of Jerzy Grotowski’s ensemble, who entered the history of theatre in the 1960′. More than an actor, Z. Molik was leading the vocal trainings of the company.

Researcher and pedagogue, he became an important person in the polish «  paratheatre  », developing during 50 years a praxis of vocal training implying the body and the Being. He built a body alphabet, based on precise physical actions, structuring the exploration and discovery of the voice. He taught in France for a long time.

Jorge Parente, actor and director, followed his direction during twenty years, being his assistant. After Zygmunt’s departure in 2010, he became the helder of this tradition, developping his work in France (often in La Guillotine, Montreuil), Poland (The Grotowski Institute) and Portugal.

Zoé Ogeret, actress and Jorge’s assistant, was as well a long term member of the workshops of Z. Molik.

Molik’s methodology can be defined as follows:  A vocal potential emerges from movements in the body. As these movements develop, vibration is released.  The vocal phenomenon which emerges is not only physiological, but also an extension of both a mental state and an identity. In making this connection, vocal explorations utilise all strata of being.

A typical workshop includes:
– learning the Body Alphabet;
– personal exploration of the Body Alphabet through improvisation;
– working on text and song chosen by participants, both individually and collectively.

Through the exploration of body and voice, we invite each participant to discover and experience their own unique vocal identity and to enter into the unknown.

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The participants will be asked to prepare and learn by heart a piece of text and songs

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Conditions

5 to 6 hours of daily work, mainly in a studio space of 80 m2 setteled in a traditional barn in French Limousin, at the border of the forest.

Accommodation is be proposed in a guesthouse in the surroundings.

The food is to be prepared together.

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Calendar

August 4th (sun)  : arrival, common dinner

August 5th-9th  : workshop, meetings with Jorge et Zoé, presentation of the Site for theatre practices, walks, meals preparations together

August 9th : Opening of the workshop to friends of the Site for theatre practices, festive evening around singing and sharing

August 10th  : departure

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Fee*

Full price  : 285 euros

Reduced price  (students, unemployed, professional actors…) : 245 euros

Anticipated enrollment before sunday June 2nd : 240 e (full) / 210 e (reduced)

*including the membership of the association

Accommodation

Full board accommodation – from 4th to 10th morning : 150 euros

To enroll, please send a short bio and few words about you motivations. Please keep us informed if you have specific needs or diet (health, food)

Deadline : July 13th.

You will be asked to pay a deposit of the half of the fee in order to make the inscription valid.

Polyphonies workshop • 29/31.08.19

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Led by Jean-François Favreau, actor-singer and researcher

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The workshop is based on orally transmitted multipart chants. The work is made out of a preparation of the ears, the breathing, the body ; experiences, drones and improvisations, as well as repertory pieces of various origins.

It is a group work, which does not require any previous experience nor musical education (memory based work, with the support of papers for texts) ; is it based on a common desire to let the boat go, and is feeding a common understanding and collective memory.

The work is based on the listening and the physical understanding of the sound, vibration, each one’s timbre ; overtones, the color of vowels, the instant, the involvement of the body and on the blossoming of the song rather than refining the songs.

Repertoires from Corsica, Sardinia, Georgia, Slavic cultures, involving Early music motives.

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Fee : 130 euros (reduced : 110 euros), including the meals (prepared together).

Concerning the accommodation, it is possible to sleep on site in simple conditions (please contact us).

The enrollment is open until Aug. 4th. : spt@lavauzelle.org / 0033610101944

calendrier printemps-été 19

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Dear all,

Here are the upcomming issues connected with the Site :

– 28th april : workshop “Chant du monde”, Guéret (espace Fayolle, 2PM)
– 19th may, 16th june : workshop “Polyphonies”, Aubusson (Le Fabuleux, 10AM)
– 19-25 may : residency project “Prismes”, Le bruit de l’herbe qui pousse (Bordeaux/Paris), opening the 23th, 6 PM
– 6 juin : meeting around the workshop Chant du monde and the next phase involving a group of migrants (in partnership with the CAO de la Creuse). In la Guérétoise de spectacles – Guéret. Confirmation soon.
– 2-7th july, residency – L’homme ivre company in Lavauzelle , project “à présent”, research residency
– 15-22nd july : residency on the project “L’hôte” – Bénédicte Le Lamer/Nathan Freyermuth. Dance and Theatre.
– 5-9th august : for the second time, we are happy to welcome the workshop of Jorge Parente et Zoé Ogeret – “Voice and body” Molik-Parente. Exploration of voice through body work and exploration of the unknown. More Information here
– 29-31 août : workshop “Polyphonies” in La Vauzelle

Information, applications : spt@lavauzelle.org

“Actor’s atelier” – information about a yearly work programme of the Grotowski Institute, In France and Poland

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Here is an announcement about an unique practical atelier of one year, in France and Poland, with many people who already led a work in Lavauzelle (Jorge Parente, Sankar Lal S Nair, Przemek Blaszczak/Teatr ZAR among many others…).

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The Actor’s Atelier,

The Actor’s Atelier is a 3-year project of the Grotowski Institute divided into three yearly series of work sessions that will be held simultaneously at different partner venues from 2018–2021. Each year, at each of the venues, a group of 14 participants will take part in a course of 4–5 work sessions. Please note the sessions will be led in English. The programme of the Actor’s Atelier in Paris consists of five sessions held in Paris and one session held in Wrocław, Poland. The Paris sessions will take place at La Guillotine, 24 rue Robespierre, 93100 Montreuil. Each session will consist of several-day training in the lines of practice represented by the leaders who hold regular work sessions at the Grotowski Institute in Wrocław.
http://www.bodyconstitution.art.pl/en/actors-atelier

If you are interested in participating in the project, please email your completed application form and CV to Amandine Audinot at actorsatelier.paris(at)gmail.com by 9 July 2018.