Summer Residency in France

Our Colleagues at Au Brana in the South of France have announced their 2012 workshops. 
John Britton will return to lead his work on improvisation and the ensemble entitled Self - With - Others from the 16th - 23rd of June along with members of his company, Duende. 

Christopher Sivertsen of the Awake Project will lead The Breathing Performer workshop from the 29th June until the 3rd of July. 

We will run the extended July residency for the third year, this time in collaboration with Jonathan Grieve and Kasia Zaremba - Byrne alongside our resident company, OBRA from the 11th - 31st July.

Full details on each of the workshops are attached to this mail and can also be found at www.aubrana.com

Next Melodrama Workout

Grand Guingolers are back in the workout mode!  Come play. 

 29 November 2011

Grand Guignolers Physical Theatre          Melodrama Workout                  PLAY BIG * PLAY FIERCE * PLAY TO SURVIVE

TUESDAY 29 Nov 2011 Dear Guignoler Friends: RATES WILL SOON BE GOING UP. NOW ONLY $18 FOR 2.5 HRS OF INTENSIVE WORKOUT! Join us for a physically theatrical workout to get you out of your head and into your body. All levels welcome in an inclusive and safe environment. This is physical theatre: authenticity in a very heightened and physically expressive style. It is ideal for actors seeking to improve movement skills, physical theatre artists just looking to get a 'workout' and non-artists who want to sweat and have fun. This is the only training of its type in Los Angeles and unlike many acting classes, you'll be up and moving far more than watching. Melodrama is the most expressive of Western theatre forms, closest to the theatrical impulse, based in heightened physical gesture, high stakes, big emotion states, the struggle of virtue and evil ... to music. It is the visceral expression of Artaud's "athlete of the emotions." It's cathartic, powerful and FUN!     Sign up to secure your spot as workshops fill up quickly.  $18/workout.  TUESDAY, NOV. 29, 7:30-10.  ArtWorks Theatre. 6569 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90038. No parking in lot.  If you would like to join in the post-workout soiree, please bring treats/drinks to share. Classes taught by Debbie McMahon, Artistic Director Grand Guignolers.  Feel free to email info[at]grandguignolers.com  with questions.   GET TICKETS HERE    WWW.GRANDGUIGNOLERS.COM   Grand Guignolers' - Absinthe Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai.  Annie Appel Photography.

Building Community (Old Revolution Style)

With all due respect to the global Occupy movement and its primarily Open Source Technology approach to community building, Grand Guignolers and Art via Corpora invite you to come celebrate the dead day a few hours early.

It's all fun and games, until someone loses an eye ... or two.

"See" for yourself. 

Free Admission but Reservations Required.

The Grand Guignol 

Class Recital

After a two week intensive workshop in Grand Guignol...

The class will present scenes from the classic Grand Guignol repertoire: The Laboratory of Hallucinations, The Final Kiss, and A Crime in the Madhouse. The Theatre of Terror and Laughter, Grand Guignol combines the styles of melodrama, naturalism, suspense and of course ... blood. This is not appropriate for children as violent is explicit.  

WHERE: ArtWorks Theatre. 6569 Santa Monica Blvd. LA 90038

WHEN: Fri. October 28 at 8:30pm. About an hour or less. Absinthe & drinks available. Doors open at 8pm. 

FREE ADMISSION BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. EMAIL: info@grandguignolers.com with names/email.  

Come share some gory times with us and get worked-up  to experience the drama yourself:

NEXT MELODRAMA WORKOUT WORKSHOP 

TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 7:30 - 10:30

$18

WWW.GRANDGUIGNOLERS.COM  for more info

Grand Guignol Intensive

viaCorpora is pleased to announce that our cohorts, the Grand Guignolers, want to share a very special Halloween preparation with you.

Two Weeks of Terror

A Grand Guignol Intensive Workshop

October 16-28, 2011

GRAND GUIGNOL

The Theatre of Laughter & Terror

Dubbed the "Theatre of Laughter and Terror," the Théâtre du Grand Guignol, ran from 1897-1962 in a small Parisian theatre. An evening of "hot and cold showers," alternated short plays of drama, farce, and horror with gory special effects, the latter for which it was most famous (an evening's success was judged by the number of fainting patrons).  The genre was the precursor of German Expressionism, film noir and the contemporary horror film.

The Workshop

This workshop is an earnest approach to Grand Guignol honoring the power of this form: real suspense and full engagement in dark psychological themes - jealousy, madness, and fear. And, of course, there will be blood...  All levels welcome.

• ACTING STYLE in exercises and classic Grand Guignol scenes. This unique form combines the grand physical expression of melodrama with an intensely psychological naturalism.
• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND in lecture, books, articles, handouts, photos, and video.
• SPECIAL EFFECTS, the highly guarded secrets of live gore making.
• AN EVENING OF HORROR, a class 'recital' of Grand Guignol scenes for your invited guests. Experience the power of this visceral form with a live audience.

COST:  Early Bird Price $375 by Sept. 28. Regular Price: $425. Deposit of $150 required to secure your spot. Cost includes material fees. But not a shower. Which you will need.

LOCATION: ArtWorks Theatre. 6569 Santa Monica Blvd. LA 90038; alternate locations TBA. 

DATES: Oct. 16-28. Weeknights 7-10/11; Sundays - 4-8; OFF: 10/19, 10/20, 10/27. SAT 10/20 TBA. Bring popcorn for the bonus movie night! Oct. 28 is the Final Presentation.

TO SIGN UP & FOR MORE DETAILS: www.grandguignolers.com

Workshop taught by Debbie McMahon, the 'puppet lady' of the petits guignolers and the creator/director of the Grand Guignoler shows. Debbie studied at Dell'Arte School of Physical Theatreand earned an MA in Performance Studies at NYU . She recently co-taught the Grand Guignol Summer Workshop at Dell'Arte with master teacher, Michael Fields. In addition to Grand Guignolers, she recently directed a commedia dell'arte play at USC MFA School and clowns with Cirque du Soleil.

Melodrama Workout Sept 15

Come Play!

Grand Guignolers Physical Theatre

Melodrama Workout

PLAY BIG * PLAY FIERCE * PLAY TO SURVIVE

THURSDAY * SEPTEMBER 15th

  

Join the Grand Guignolers for another physically theatrical workout to get you out of your head and into your body. All levels welcome.  
Melodrama is the most expressive of Western theatre forms,  closest to the theatrical impulse, based in heightened physical gesture, high stakes, big emotion states, the struggle of virtue and evil ... to music.
The workshop is somewhere between Artaud's "athlete of the emotions" and cops & robbers. It's cathartic, powerful and FUN!  The workshop focuses on the physical workout not dialogue.

Sign up to secure your spot as workshops fill up quickly. 
$18/workout. 
THURS., SEPTEMBER 15th 7:30-10. ArtWorks Theatre.  6569 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90038. 
No parking in lot.
Feel free to bring treats/drinks to join in post-workout soiree.

Classes taught by Debbie McMahon, Artistic Director Grand Guignolers.  Feel free to email with questions.

WWW.GRANDGUIGNOLERS.COM    GET TICKETS HERE     Grand Guignolers' - Absinthe Opium & Magic: 1920s Shanghai.  Annie Appel Photography.

SomaFest registration open

Teri Carter has been building the excellent Somatic Movement Arts Festival in Los Angeles for the last few years and SomaFest 2011 promises to be a luminous gathering.

Take advantage of the Early bird registration until August 15.

Please visit: www.somafest.org

Next Melodrama Workout

Come Play! Grand Guignolers Physical Theatre Melodrama Workout: French Revolution Theme PLAY BIG * PLAY FIERCE * PLAY TO SURVIVE

THURSDAY * AUGUST 4th  THEME: FRENCH REVOLUTION - THE GREAT FEAR + celebrating August 4, 1789 feudalism abolished in France Grand Guignolers next Melodrama Physical Theatre Workout incorporates the spirit of the French Revolution - the setting of their next big production.  Join them for a physically theatrical workout to get you out of your head and into your body - grand gestures, stakes, full heightened physical expression.  All levels welcome.     Melodrama is the most expressive of Western theatre forms, the one closest to the theatrical impulse, based in heightened physical gesture, high emotional stakes, bold characters, spectacle, the struggle of virtue and evil, and all to music.  The workshop is somewhere between Artaud's "athlete of the emotions" and cops & robbers.  It's cathartic, powerful and FUN!       Sign up to secure your spot.  $18/workout.  THURS. AUGUST 4th 7:30-10 at ArtWorks Theatre.  6569 Santa Monica Blvd., LA 90038.   No parking in lot.  Free street parking after 7pm.   Feel free to bring drinks/treats to join in post-workout festivities! Classes taught by Debbie McMahon, Director/Creator Grand Guignolers.  Feel free to email with questions. Attire: workout clothes. hair secured off face. no dangling jewelry. TICKETS HERE Come play! WWW.GRANDGUIGNOLERS.COM

Au Revoir, Louis XVI!