LIVING YOUR YOGA THROUGH THE ARTS OF TRANSFORMATION ACCORDING TO JERZY GROTOWSKI (THEATRE, SO...

LIVING YOUR YOGA THROUGH THE ARTS OF TRANSFORMATION ACCORDING TO JERZY GROTOWSKI (THEATRE, SONG, AND DANCE) (Body and vocal explorations based on songs, dances, and spiritual texts from around the world) Dates: 10-16 May (tentative) Venue: To Be Confirmed Time: 9.15am-12.15pm and 2pm-6pm (tentative) Registration: [email protected] About the workshop The first part of the workshop will be devoted to exploring the musical and rhythmic foundations of texts from various spiritualities (Song of Songs, Gita-Govinda, Bhagavad Gita, etc.) as well as learning vibrational songs and dances from around the world (Latin Gregorian chants, Ukrainian and Georgian polyphonies, African and Afro-Caribbean songs, etc.). Biographical narratives from the participants may be used, particularly for emotional exploration. The second part will consist of physical and vocal training to release tension while strengthening the participant. They will explore their simple presence in space, holding themselves in an energetic physical body, listening and watching. They will achieve a balance between a position anchored within themselves and one entirely open to the outside world. In total availability, the trainee will then be able to offer their attention, their body, and their presence to the space, to the partners, and to the artistic materials that will "pass through" them. In the words of Jerzy Grotowski (Polish theatre director and teacher, 1933-1999), the text will "read" the trainee, the song will "sing" them, and the dance will "dance" them. A collective "organic" action will be developed, composed of texts, vibrant songs, and movements. The facilitator Fabrice Nicot is a director and teacher associated with the Grotowski Institute (Wroclaw, Poland). Holder of the French State Diploma of Theater Professor (D.E.), he teaches theater practice at the Cours Florent in Paris (professional cycle), at the University of Paris 8, at the Faculty of Arts of Strasbourg (France), and in conservatories. He is also teaching anthropology at the State University of Haiti. A graduate as an actor of the E.N.S.A.T.T. (French State National School of Theater Arts and Techniques) and in theater studies from the University of Paris 3 Sorbonne - Nouvelle, actor, director, and Professor, Fabrice Nicot teaches and produces his performances in France and abroad. As producer of international artistic events, he has co-founded and co-directed, among other things, the Iranian Springs for the municipality of Paris and the Iranian Center for Dramatic Arts, then the Andrei Tarkovsky Academy and Festival of Sacred Arts in cooperation with the Andrei Tarkovsky International Institute and Andrei Andreievitch Tarkovsky. He has organized international educational exchanges for the CNSAD (The National State Drama School), the Cours Florent, and various universities. He has conducted fieldwork over several years as an anthropologist of the arts among artistic communities around the world (India, Africa, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, etc.), publishing articles (in the journals Arts Sacrés, Le Monde des religions, Europe, Danse conservatoire, etc.) and organizing seminars.