Viewpoints and Suzuki

Skuespiller- og danseralliansen og Norsk Skuespillersenter are happy to announce a new Intensive Workshop in Suzuki and Viewpoints for experienced actors and dancers, with SITI Company, New York!

The workshop will be divided into two daily sessions: Suzuki and Viewpoints with a short break in between:

1030-1230 Suzuki
Half hour break
1300-1500 Viewpoints

Location:
The first 5 days will be at Nydans Oslo, the last day will be at Scenehuset, Oslo.

About the techniques and training philosophy:

The Viewpoints and the Suzuki Method are two distinct methods of actor training used in building and staging SITI productions. Company members have been trained by Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki and are uniquely qualified to introduce other theater artists to these challenging and innovative methods.

SUZUKI METHOD
Developed by internationally acclaimed director Tadashi Suzuki and the Suzuki Company of Toga, the Suzuki Method’s principal concern is with restoring the wholeness of the human body to the theatrical context and uncovering the actor’s innate expressive abilities. A rigorous physical discipline drawn from such diverse influences as ballet, traditional Japanese and Greek theater, and martial arts, the training seeks to heighten the actor’s emotional and physical power and commitment to each moment on the stage. Attention is on the lower body and a vocabulary of footwork, sharpening the actor’s breath control and concentration.

VIEWPOINTS
A technique of improvisation that grew out of the postmodern dance world. It was first articulated by choreographer Mary Overlie, who broke down the two dominant issues performers deal with—time and space—into six categories. She called her approach the Six Viewpoints. SITI’s Anne Bogart and our company members have expanded Overlie’s notions and adapted them for actors. The Viewpoints allows a group of actors to function together spontaneously and intuitively, and to generate bold, theatrical work quickly. It develops flexibility, articulation, and strength in movement and makes ensemble playing really possible.

For more information:

Read more about: SITI Company

Suzuki Method (http://www.scot-suzukicompany.com/en/)

(Photo: Paul B. Goode)