FREE: Sensory Theatre 7 day MASTERCLASS

The Poetics of the Senses is a 7-day co-creative workshop exploring the method of Sensory Labyrinth Theater, which will take place at Escola Utopia in

Rua de Santos Pousada 1020,
Porto, during 18-24 November. (Sign up from below.)

SLT is a innovative participatory, site-specific, sensorial and one-on-one theater method, where spectators are invited to become travellers in an initiatory journey which they'll go through by themselves, as the main character of the story.
Through this journey they will be able to explore a landscape of performative installations that will evoke an array of emotions, meet with different characters and unravel different situations and surprises.

SLT is a type of theater accessible for actors and non-actors alike, regardless of prior artistic experience.
It's a theater with therapeutic impact, and while the performance has clear theatrical structure, the intent of each meeting is to bring about a heightened sense of presence and authentic connection between the spectator and performer.
Throughout the workshop different alternative techniques will be explored, which are incorporated into the SLT experience, such as: guided meditation, sound healing, improvisation, etc.

Prior artistic experience is not required, but it does help to have it.

Your guide will be Sebastian Dobrescu, Romanian-based theater director of Teatrul Senzorial, with over 12 years of experience in SLT and co-creative processes.

The event is free of charge, will be held in english, and participation is mandatory throughout the whole course.

SCHEDULE

18 November - 18:00-21:00
Essential exercises to understand the underlying principles of SLT, and to bring trust and cohesion within the group.

19 November - 18:00-21:00
Exploring different aspects of SLT through specific exercises; understanding what site-specific, interactive, and sensorial theater means. Introduction into specialized techniques for guiding blindfolded spectators.

20 November - 18:00-21:00
Co-creation I - Developing collective dramaturgy and construction of performative installations through co-creative exercises.

21 November - 12:00-15:00 / 17:00-20:00
Co-creation II - Developing collective dramaturgy and construction of performative installations through co-creative exercises.

22 November - 12:00-15:00 / 17:00-20:00
Stitching together the final show, by integrating the participant's proposals of performative installations. Creating the final dramaturgy, conducting rehearsals and polishing the whole journey.

23 & 24 November - 18:00-22:00
Two public presentations of the collective performances

TO PARTICIPATE FILL IN THE FORM:
https://forms.gle/jYdmiXZYzcx4o5QNA

Funded by the City of Timișoara through the Center for Projects.