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Adult Weekly Classes
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Physical Actor Training - BRISBANE |
2010 Enrollments Now Open
Zen Zen Zo's Physical Actor Training classes are designed specifically to equip
actors for high energy, physical performance. The primary inspiration
for this training has come from the Suzuki Method of Actor Training (Suzuki Company of Toga, Japan) and
the Viewpoints (Saratoga International Theatre Institute, New York). The result is
a process that cultivates the performer's physical energy, vocal
quality and range, concentration, ensemble awareness and imagination.
Physical Actor Training takes the actor out of the realm of daily life
movement and habits and into a heightened state of physical awareness
and expression. It suits individuals who enjoy a challenge and want to
explore the possibilities of peak performance.
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Physical Actor Training - MELBOURNE |
2010 Enrollments Now Open
Since late 2008, after a high demand for Zen Zen Zo training from Melbourne-based artists, Zen Zen Zo has been offering our weekly adult Physical Actor Training classes.
Similar to the Brisbane-based Physical Actor Training, these classes offer regular training in the Suzuki Method of Actor Training (Suzuki Company of Toga, Japan) and the Viewpoints (Saratoga International Theatre Institute, New York).
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2010 Enrollments Now Open
Butoh is one of the four training methods that the Zen Zen Zo company works with in preparing actors for performance. Zen Zen Zo has also produced a number of Butoh works, including BUTOH: THE WAY OF MUD (1993), STEEL FLESH (Brisbane Festival 1998), UNLEASHED (1996, Adelaide Fringe Festival in 2000) and THOSE WITH LUCIFER(2005).
Butoh is a contemporary avant-garde dance-theatre form that originated in Japan. It has been described as a dance of the senses, or "pure" emotional states expressed through the body (instead of through words), of universal imagery, of poetry and metaphor. It combines dance, theatre, improvisation, and ritual, crossing cultural borders in its search for the universal.
In addition to learning this unique form, the classes will aim to find each person's unique physical expression, unencumbered by language, tradition or social conditioning. The training also develops deep focus, body awareness, a rich imagination, and emotional truth in the actor/dancer.
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Zen Zen Zo’s PHYSICAL ACTOR TRAINING classes work on not only producing a dynamic physical presence, but also developing a strong and flexible voice.
To achieve this, it is recommended that training room members memorise the following speeches.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2010 TRAINING SPEECHES
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