MASTERCLASSES
Stage Speech
Anna Kokkinou, actress, director and founder of the Sfendoni Theatre, delivered a masterclass entitled Stage Speech, during which she shared with the students the know-how she has acquired from her more than forty-year career in theatre.
September, 2022
Metamorphosis and Ridiculousness – An Experiential Workshop
Director and performer Euripidis Laskaridis taught a masterclass on transformation and ridiculousness. In his workshop he proposed interpretive tools derived from his extensive research on transformation and the ridiculous through his extensive background in physical theatre, the grotesque and ancient Greek comedy.
April, 2023
Theatre Lighting
Lighting and image designer Sakis Birmpilis delivered a masterclass aimed at helping the students of the School to discover more about the philosophy and technique of lighting design in theatre.
June – July, 2022
Liminal Space: A Workshop for Inclusive and Accessible Theatrical Practices
Theatrologist and actor Christos Papamichail taught a masterclass during which the participants explored ways that accessibility can be part of the creative process itself and be organically integrated into the flow of the works produced. Then they studied methods by which a theatre performance can be made accessible to people with disability in a creative and organic way without an after-the-fact Accessibility Service. The masterclass was attended by Liminal’s collaborators Zoi Xanthopoulou and Olga Dalekou (founding member of the Deaf Theatre Group “Crazy Colors” and sign language teacher at the KET Sign Language School). Theatrologist and director Tzortzina Kakoudaki participated as masterclass assistant.
July, 2023
Acting and Directing the Song
Professor of directing and associate head of the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds George Rodosthenous taught a masterclass with music composer Dimitris Zavros.
The group explored the nature and limitations of a solo performance – be it a song in a larger theatrical event, or a cabaret performance – but also the function of performance with non-verbal narratives. The use of music as exclusive text and the creation of a narrative without the use of words was the main stimulus for the creation of a short scene. The group focused on the use of hands through “hand choreographies” and explored how music and text create images. Finally, the group focused on tackling ensemble scenes.
July, 2023
Speech Education
Theatre teacher and actor Davit Baroyan, associate of the National Academy of Theatre Arts in Wroclaw and Teatr ZAR of the Grotowski Institute, taught a masterclass on the use of the actor’s voice. The aim of the masterclass was through the stages “warm up – development of the imagination – voice – text – song – etude – structure” to create a material useful for research and development in the future for each participant.
July, 2023
Devising a Play or Theatre and the Absurd
Lilo Baur, a member of the Théâtre de Complicité, winner of the Dora and Manchester Evening News Awards and collaborator of Peter Brooke, taught a masterclass on devised theatre based on the theatrical adaptation of Mikhail Zoshchenko’s short stories. Through these surreal stories, the students broke new ground in their examination of a text and a situation that carry their own dynamics, rhythms and atmospheres.
September, 2022
Acting / Improvisation
Nina Hellmuth, professor at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts Berlin, delivered a masterclass in Acting/Innovation. Nina Hellmuth is a graduate of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität in Bonn (Philosophy Department), the UDK (Universität der Künste) in Berlin and the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts’ Directing Department.
July, 2022
Four Centres – Body and Space
Jarosław Fret, founder and artistic director of Teatr ZAR and director of the Grotowski Institute, taught a masterclass during the School senior students’ trip to Poland. The lessons were devoted to the dramaturgy of the actor. Change as a disturbed state and the ability to recognize it are the main and fundamental aspects of any drama. How can an actor, a performer, work on the legibility of his own line of actions?
September, 2022
Martial Partnering
Jakub Gontarski taught a masterclass during the School senior students’ trip to Poland. He is a coach and certified instructor of the Oxygen Advantage® and Buteyko Clinic International® breathing programs, and a member of research programs operating under the auspices of the Grotowski Institute.
The training of students at the Grotowski Institute is the result of many years of practice in the fields of martial arts, sports, dance, theatre and body therapy. These training tools support mobility, motor control, speed, body stability, spatial awareness, motor intelligence and help maintain the body in good psychosomatic condition.
September, 2022
Embodied Creation
Aleksandra Kugacz-Semerci taught a masterclass during the School senior students’ trip to Poland. The workshop focused on developing and opening up the potential our bodies carry through physical exercises and working with different qualities. When can our actions be defined as stage material? How can we reveal authenticity through simple movements?
September, 2022
Τhe Naked Actor
Andrew Visnevski, a theatre director with an international career, delivered the masterclass entitled The Naked Actor for the third-year students of the School. The tutor works as a theatre educator and has led international workshops on Shakespeare in many countries.
October, 2022