Application open for DANCERS, ACTORS, MIMES & CIRCUS PERFORMERS
including last-year students of any of the above disciplines
Iraqi Bodies are continuously searching for a radical theatre made up
of the entirety of scenic expression. Radical must in this context be
seen as an origin, or root–from the Latin radix. Considering that the
origin of theatre in Ancient Greece incorporated text, movement, music
and acrobatics it seems, to us, the only viable option if true
appreciation for ‘theatre’ is to be upheld. For us a radical theatre is
one in which all aspects of the body are considered and used:
musicality, agility, voice and gesture.
The studium RADIX will run throughout the entire year (2022) with 3-4
monthly meetings including physical as well as theoretical sessions. In
June an intensive session of 1-2 weeks will be organized.
We are looking for performers who seek to develop their area of
expertise and who are willing to participate in a highly demanding
physical and theoretical environment. We encourage all who are
interested to visit/look at the work of Iraqi Bodies to get acquainted
with our work before applying. The studium will be a unique opportunity
to deepen your skills and experiences as a performer and is
one-of-a-kind in terms of the various territories that will be explored
while simultaneously being free of charge for the performers selected.
Territories:
Nogushi Technique/Metamorphosis techniques/Aspects of
the “holy actor”/Mimodynamics/Corporeal Mime/Expression and Impression
as tools for movement and characterisation/ The actor as
“witness”/Acrobatics/Movement
analysis/Aerial/Juggling/Chorus–Protagonist/Mask work/Vocal and
(dramatic) text work
Few examples of lecture topics:
The predecessors of Ancient Greek Drama: satyrs and komastai
Aristotle’s Poetics
Ritual theatre and its impact on the western theatre canon
The use and evolution of mask in its various periods
The modern problem of the body onstage as a result of the “failure” of mime
The grotesque (comic and tragic) in Shakespeare and its echo in 20th century dramatists
Nietzsche’s impact on theatre in The Birth of Tragedy from the Spirit of Music
Catastrophe in the 20th century: physical expression at its limit
Catastrophe
in the 21st century: why theatrical movements have been unable to
negotiate the atrocities committed and its relation to the problematic
use of the term “the third world”
We will invite 3-4 participants from each discipline (theatre, dance,
mime and circus) that will form the studium from January to December at
several working sessions in Gothenburg and the region of Västra
Götaland. We encourage applications from all the Scandinavian countries
and abroad! The working language of the studium will be English.
The studium is directed by Josephine Gray and will be led together
with Anmar Taha along with international artists who will inform the
working sessions with their expertise. The invited artists will be
announced shortly.
The preliminary dates are:
29-30 January • 5-6 February • 13 February • 5-6 March • 26-27 March
2-3 April • 10 April • 7-8 May • 21-22 May • 13-26 June (intensive)
No activities July-August
September-December dates TBC
NB: DATES MAY BE ADDED AND/OR ALTERED. THIS WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO THE SELECTED PERFORMERS IN DUE TIME.
To apply, please send us your CV and a personal
letter (min. 1 A4, max. 2 A4) on why you would like to participate and
what interests you in the above suggestions of a radical theatre. Please
take care in writing your letter as this will be the basis for the
selection rather than your CV.
The application should be sent to iraqibodieslaboratory@gmail.com by December 15th 2021.
Selected
participants will be informed by January 7th 2022 the latest. We are
very much looking forward to receiving your application and if you have
any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us!
Free for participants.
More information here
