The Les’ Kurbas State Centre for Theatre Arts and the TanzLaboratorium
Present the PERFORMANCE LABORATORY Project
Wednesdays, beginning November 1, 7pm.
A performance
is the art of acts created by artists, musicians, actors, and
dancers in front of an audience. It differs from theatre in
that performers portray nothing and no one in particular-all
their actions stem from their own behavior in whatever situations
they have modeled for themselves or from purely ordinary circumstances,
while in theatre actors portray dramatis personae. A performance
is distinguishable from other art forms in that its object of
creation is not the piece of art being created, but the artist-performer
himself or herself. It is the act, i.e. the process of the work
itself that is central, rather than the product of the work
(a painting, sculpture, play). A performance can therefore be
regarded as an entirely unique creative approach. Performances
can be provisionally grouped into four kinds: 1. those proposing
the performer’s body as an object; 2. those centered around
diverse objects, texts, or elements of the surrounding environment;
3. collective acts; 4. those wherein the audience itself acts
with no visible presence of a performer.
The significance
of a performer’s work with the body depends on accenting the
understanding of the body as such, rather than on understanding
it as an instrument for executing motion. This task requires
a reorientation of awareness, which necessitates certain effort,
time, and patience. The Laboratory’s program includes:
-work
with the body based on technique principles proposed by Susan
Kline, Barbara Muller, M. Feldenkreis, BodyMindCentering, Release
-work
with texts
-contact
improvisation
-Bhutto
dance
Actors, directors, dancers, and students of schools in the
arts are encouraged to participate. Each participant chooses
a personal interest, topic, and means of creating
personal work.
Presentations of participants’ work is planned for the end of
December.
The Laboratory is run by LARYSA VENEDIKTOVA
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