WORKSHOPS IN DEVISED THEATRE AND CIRCUS
Company FZ is an award winning, internationally touring visual theatre company based in East London. Our work is devoted to a synthesis of Design, Theatre, Physicality and Circus Arts; the audience is taken on a journey that is full ofemotional content and physical spectacle, moving from hilarity to tragedy, floor to air and tranquillity to turbulence. The starting point for all the work is social observation and reflection on human behaviour.
Our workshops deliver the skills and physical language we use when creating our productions. Theatre / Science students at Stockholm University are currently studying our specific physical vocabulary through analysis of our show Throat. Workshops and Masterclasses can be tailored to a particular programme of work, or produced in collaboration with Tutors / Heads of Department to suit your needs. Participants range from GCSE to MA students. Depending on the needs of the workshop or master-class, participants will be led through a series of exercises resulting in a deeper understanding of how physical skills and circus ‘tricks’ can be translated into theatre performance. Participants will have the chance to improve upon their existing physical capabilities through exercises such as...
Skills are taught through a fusion of the following:
Whilst physically demanding, the workshops do not push participants beyond their physical limitations. Basic skills are taught alongside the more challenging.
Previous Company FZ workshops have included….Contact Youth Theatre2005, 16 – 18yr old youth theatre members. 1 week residency focusing on object manipulation; finding narratives through the control and manipulation of objects. English as a foreign language through theatre2006 Dieppe, France. Students aged 14 – 16. 2 week residency; Using theatre, physicality and performance to encourage and enhance the use and learning process of English as a foreign language. Circus Theatre WorkshopPulse Festival 2009 (New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich) 2 day workshop -Age: 18yrs+ Intermediate Physical Skills Required An exploration of the space in between tragedy and comedy, the floor and the air and how you give that space value. Participants discovered how to make work that comes from a personal place and how humour and pathos, success and failure are often closer to each other than we think. The workshop resulted in the creation of individual performance pieces utilising the aerial rope. Workshops for Students -Aerial, Dance and Physical Theatre(Croydon College, AS & A2 Theatre Studies) Physical Theatre or Dance Skills Required Designed for students of physical theatre or dancers who wish to explore how Circus techniques can be applied to their training and how those may be invigorated with a basic knowledge of aerial and acrobatic skill. Using theatre games and improvisation techniques, this is for students who want to explore the difficulties that being in the air presents. To be in the air for a reason is the way theatre meets dance/ circus. How To Be Ridiculous Whilst Retaining Your Dignity V Day Festival, 2010 (New Players Theatre, London) Half day workshop -Age: 16yrs+ Participants explored the vulnerability of the performer and how clowning and physical skills can be utilised to hone and maintain ones dignity whilst performing the ridiculous. London Youth Circus Ongoing project, 2010 (The Circus Space, London) Three month ongoing project Project culminating in 3 public performances. Produced by London Youth Circus. Conceived and delivered by Company FZ. CircomediaBristol Old Vic, BA Circus Theatre Students. Basic physical theatre skills required (See e-flyer attached for further info). 2 week residency focusing on ensemble work in devised theatre, culminating in the final scene of degree show public performances.
Company FZ also programme education projects / seasons culminating in larger scale performance. Please contact us for further details.
The workshops will be overseen by one or both of the Company FZ Artistic Directors, occasionally alongside various Company FZ associates.Flick Ferdinando and John-Paul Zaccarini are prolific as freelance Directors and Choreographers and have been instrumental in the development of contemporary circus in education establishments in the UK and Sweden, and many independent artists and companies. Their work extends beyond producing theatre productions into Mentor programmes, commissions and Directing BA hons productions, both individual pieces and the ensemble. The company gained Regular Funded Organisation status from the Arts Council in 2004 and continue to receive Core funding. Education programmes have included projects with; Watch This Space: Fresh Faces Programme – teaching recent graduates devising skills and preparing them for their first public performance as professionals. Cabinet of Curiosities; a 6 month project with homeless people, organised by Cardboard Citizens, where the Directors taught basic circus skills, theatre performance, devising skills and the rudiments of being professional, self-employed Performers. This culminated in a cabaret performance for invited bookers and promoters.
Booking a Workshop Fees (non-exclusive of travel and accommodation): Please get in touch to discuss fees for longer projects. RequirementsFor ground-based workshops we need a studio/theatre space with a floor suitable for physical work. For workshops involving an aerial component we need a minimum of four metres height and load bearing points from which to rig the equipment. Workshops are available throughout the year. ContactFor further information or to enquire about bookings please contact:
Please note: the Company FZ office is open Tuesday - Friday
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