ACTING IN PARIS

Summer Acting in Paris Working Title is an intensive Acting class that focuses on the practical study of key Contemporary French theatre practitioners that have contributed to the understanding of acting as a physical and ensemble-oriented practice. The course seeks to practice core principles developed by Peter Brook and the Theatre des Bouffes du Nord,  Théâtre du Soleil, and the Ecole Internacionale de Theatre Jacques Lecoq. A series of Masterclasses with performers trained under these pedagogies will be scheduled to further the student's knowledge of the practitioners mentioned above during the course.   

Functioning in tandem with the Translating Theater class by Prof. Postlewate, the course will practice the acting ideas acquired through the performance of new translations of plays by Moliere, Joel Pommerat, Olivie Py, Jazmina Reza, and Wajdi Mouawad. By collaborating with the translating students, the class seeks to hone the rhythmical embodiment of the text and address essential aspects of working with contemporary French plays in translation. As a class, both courses will attend performances of those plays to understand further how the body, language, and ensemble work operates to create meaning on stage.