JUNE 20-24 in beautiful Blue Lake, CA: arcata/eureka area - great healthy food, Redwood forests, Ocean, and other good stuff you'd find in that part of the country.
GRAND GUIGNOL
The theatre of terror and laughter....
with Michael Fields & Debbie McMahon
Once the most popular entertainment in Europe, Grand Guignol is an exciting theatre form that begat current thriller and horror films. Rarely taught, this “theatre of laughter and terror” explores our fascination with the macabre, playing with the violation of society’s taboos. Grand Guignol is wildly physical, intensely psychological, and filled with gruesome special effects. Explore both the physical performance styles and skills at the heart of the form, as well as the special effects (often closely held secrets) that so terrified the Grand Guignol audiences that a medical doctor was on hand for every performance to treat those who passed out from shock! The workshop will culminate in a late-night presentation of horror. Fee includes materials. $475.
Enrollment is here:
http://dellarte.com/dellarte.aspx?id=268
