Author: arlecchino

In this one-time workshop, participants will become better acquainted with body language and recognize its value as a non-verbal means of communication. The workshop will include introduction and interpretation of various physical messages conveyed by the body, introduction and practical neutral masks techniques, and application through different improvisation games. The goals of the workshop are to develop awareness of body language as a non-verbal communication tool, acquire basic tools for interpreting body language, identify and modify behavioral patterns that may hinder communication with our surroundings, develop non-verbal communication skills, and enhance our ability to observe and analyze a person’s body language.

*There is an option for a series of sessions, tailoring the content to specific target audiences.

The session focuses on learning visual humor (slapstick) techniques, exploring the mechanisms and physical comedic structures, and realizing the visual-comedic potential in theatrical perception and directing. Participants will become aware of the physical comedy characteristics and receive tools for diagnosing, defining, and directing based on the principles of ‘the comedy in the situation’ and ‘the comical in the character.’ At the end of the session, participants will present short comedic scenes using the tools learned.

Training program for stage artists, teachers, high school theater departments, and theater groups. The program provides foundations in physical expression, pantomime, and acting with full-face neutral and character masks. Participants will be introduced to the world of masks and physical expression, acquire techniques for working with the various masks, enrich their physical expression abilities, and gain practical tools for creating different characters. At the end of the program, participants will mount a production consisting of pantomime and mask scenes, the fruit of the participants’ imagination and cooperation.

The program opens once a year and includes approximately 15 sessions, culminating in an open-to-audience final performance.

An annual specialization program in Commedia dell’arte, custom-made for actors, stage artists, and street theater performers. The program focuses on stylized Commedia dell’arte acting with masks, emphasizing movement, body, voice, and improvisation.

During the course, participants will be introduced to the marvelous world of Commedia dell’arte, the cradle of modern theater. They will become acquainted with the various archetypes that make up and characterize Commedia dell’arte, try on its classic masks (Harlequin, Pantalone, Capitano, the lovers, Dottore, Brighella, and more), and continue with practicing and applying the ‘Three Masks’ technique – the dell’arte mask, the physical mask, and the vocal mask. Through movement, voice, and improvisation exercises, participants will first acquire the fundamentals in physical expression and pantomime, and then continue to master the physical (physical mask) and vocal (vocal mask) design of the different archetypes. Participants will learn each character’s unique comedic mechanism (‘Lazzi’) and apply it within the framework of the ‘scenario’ – the basic plot structure that characterizes Commedia dell’arte.

The program opens once a year and includes approximately 15 sessions, culminating in an open-to-audience final performance.