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PRE-EXPRESSIVITY & SCENIC PRESENCE

Organized by: Modern Times Stage Company Toronto, Canada

A five-day workshop for performers (actors and dancers) to strengthen essential physical and vocal techniques of the performer, based on the notion of pre-expressivity developed by Eugenio Barba and the Odin Theatre at ISTA, International School of Theatre Anthropology.

Pre-expressivity is the focal point of Theatre Anthropology that studies the scenic behavior of performer in an organized performance situation. It scrutinizes the recurring principles of performer's extra-daily technique, which are common in all genres and styles.

In this workshop the participants will be practically introduced to these techniques through exercise.

1. •All participants will be asked to fully memorize a short text, preferably in their own mother tongue, which will be used for exercises.
   

1. •Please remember to bring comfortable training clothing.
   

MODERN TIMES STAGE COMPANY

Led by Artistic Director Soheil Parsa, Modern Times Stage Company is an award-winning artistic collaborative devoted to offering culturally inclusive, alternative theatre experiences in Toronto, Canada.

VAHID is a theatre director and an actor trainer. He began his career in Iran as the director of an experimental theatre group whose main focus was research on acting. In 2001 vahid left Iran for Holstebro, Denmark to study with Eugenio Barba and Odin Theatre. he closely followed the work of Odin Theatre for several years. Meanwhile he has also studied with several masters of Oriental and Western theatre including Akira Matsui (Noh), Augusto Boal, Carlotta Ikeda, Augusto Omulú etc. Vahid has been teaching acting in various workshops in recent years.