Workshops can range from one to two days or be designed to run once a week over several weeks, depending on the needs of the group/individual. Feel free to take a peek at the workshop blog from the Taiwan Women's Theatre Festival 2008.
Workshops can range from one to two days or be designed to run once a week over several weeks, depending on the needs of the group/individual. Feel free to take a peek at the workshop blog from the Taiwan Women's Theatre Festival 2008.
Helen Paris directs the Contemporary Performance Making MA at Brunel University. This innovative MA provides students with the space to nurture their creativity through the practical and critical exploration of contemporary multimedia performance. The course offers specialisation in directing, solo-performance and performance writing, and students can take a professional work placement/apprenticeship that allows them to develop their own project work in a professional setting. Staff members and guest artists have national and international reputations in contemporary performance. (pictured: Lindsey Price degree show 2008, Ed Venture’s Quintessentially English Tea Party, photo Fran Millican-Slater) Further course details
>>>> Read MoreHelen and Leslie often act as mentors to other artists.
Mentoring can take the form of:
Helen and Leslie are proud to have worked with many artists such as Breathe, FrenchMottershead, Natasha Davis (pictured) and Eva Weaver and to have acted several times as mentors at EEC (East End Collaborations). Photo: Natasha Davis in Rupture 2009.
>>>> Read MoreAutobiology is an intensive programme for artists that focuses on the generation of autobiographical material by exploring the connections between the body and the mind, biology and biography, taking 'gut feelings' as a starting place.
Workshop Summary:
Participants will explore autobiological material, investigate stories of their bodies and explore ‘gut feelings’. They will work on individual and group exercises investigating ‘body memories’ and ‘parts of the body invisible to the naked eye’ from which they will create writing, performance and/or installation. The exercises will range from working methods developed over the years by Curious including writing triggers, interviews, body memory exercises, Yin Yoga, and body mapping.
The first series of pilot Autobiology Workshops took place at
* Toynbee Studios, London as part of DIY5 (6-10 October 08)
* New Territories Winter School, Glasgow (23-28 February 09)
* Toynbee Studios, London (9-14 March 09)
* Arnolfini, Bristol (16-21 March 09)
Participant’s comments:
I thought the workshop was extremely well built up all through the week. Incredibly organised with exercises, feedback and a good balance between solo and collective works. It felt challenging deep, developing, hard – working, beautiful and rewarding. - Chloe Dechery
Not only I could dig into my own creativity and stimulate the dialogue between my bodily experience and my thoughts but it also gave me the chance to explore new tools that I can further use to enhance my creative process, to devise further art works as well as pass them onto others in my teaching. - Julie Therond
The workshop was as rich and creatively satisfying as I hoped it would be - which is saying a lot! Leslie and Helen took such detailed care of us all and I felt throughout the week that I was able to dive deep into explorations of the body-mind connections in their many manifestations. - Rajni Shah
An incredibly enriching week. So much information was shared, there was a lot of generosity around and a great group feeling. I felt like I went through a real journey. I'm also really pleased we did yoga every day. This everyday practice, combined with being gently pushed to realise any ideas we had into pieces/glimpses of work, were really where the meat of the workshop lay for me. - Shelia Ghelani
link to full PDF of pilot participants comments (34pp)
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