UPDATE: We are very sorry but this session is now postponed.
Join award winning artist and circus director Firenza Guidi to explore the idea that the way a performer inhabits a space and enters a negotiation with the spectator's gaze is where narrative begins. This is the first seduction.
Date: Tuesday 14th April
Time: 10 - 4pm
Location: NoFit State Big Top Tent, Cardiff Bay
This masterclass will explore:
What is presence? What constitutes presence? Does presence change according to time, space and different kinds of techniques? What is the difference between presence and technique and how does one or the other enhance narrative?
Participants will have a chance to:
- Explore your own personal stage
- Understand the interchange between presence, audience and narrative
- Gain insight into a creative process
Who will be teaching the project?
Firenza Guidi
www.elanfrantoio.org
Milan-born, award-winning artist Firenza Guidi, has worked all over the world creating and directing hundreds of performances in theatres, tents, caves, catacombs, churches, car-parks, beaches, gyms, tunnels, towers, museums, wine-cellars, underground bunkers, and in the Mediterranean Sea. Creator/Director of all NoFit State's tented shows: Immortal, Tabù, Bianco and Lexicon. Firenza is a writer, researcher and creator of a unique performative language and training methodology for theatre and circus performers.
Do I need any particular skills or experience to take part?
This masterclass is targeted at people with a strong grounding in circus and movement skills. Applicants should be committed to exploring new ways of devising circus performance.
How to Apply:
This workshop is open to circus professionals with a strong link to Wales. The final cohort will be curated by Firenza Guidi, to apply please send an up to date CV and a short video or show reel (no longer than 5 mins) to ed@nofitstate.org by Monday 30th March 2020.
This session is part of the Transitions Project, a circus artist and teacher development programme, run by NoFit State Circus and funded by the Arts Council of Wales.
