The center for movement theatre provides training for the ‘actor-creator’. It is appropriate for both the serious beginner and the experienced actor. The work embodies a dynamic and physical approach to acting and is strongly based on the work of master teacher Jacques Lecoq. It is the search for a theatre of creation, exploring the relationship between life and art, for those who wish to gain more insight into their abilities as actors, directors and writers. Using the body to find essential gesture, action and expression, participants discover and develop their own art. The body recognizes and can represent everything that moves...it is the prime element in the journey from life to the theatre.
Classes Instructed by Dody DiSanto.
Dody was trained in Paris, holding an esteemed position as a teaching protégé of the late Jacques Lecoq whose teachings she carries on at the Center for Movement Theatre. She is currently on the faculties of the Academy for Classical Acting for the Shakespeare Theatre at the George Washington University teaching mask and clown, at The Catholic University of America teaching neutral mask and clown and has taught neutral mask at The Yale School of Drama
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Listing of all classes for2010: For detailed descriptions, cost & registration please scroll down. Classes held at The Center in DC: Neutral Mask Intensive: March 20, 21 Out-of-Town Trainings: Neutral Mask Intensive in NEW YORK CITY: March 13 & 14 2010 NEUTRAL MASK INTENSIVE WEEKEND IN NEW YORK CITY Class Location: Chelsea Studios Please refer to the description of the Comprehensive 1 Program listed below in the Fall 2010 for in depth information about the neutral mask. This course is open to individuals of all levels. NEUTRAL MASK WEEKEND INTENSIVE IN DC Tuition: $200; Deposit due with Registration: $50 Class location: The Center - DC The work with the neutral mask is founded on fundamental universal truths in nature: - that movement is the base of everything Please refer to the description of the Comprehensive 1 Program listed below in the FALL 2010 for in depth information about the neutral mask. This course is open to individuals of all levels. PROFESSIONAL ENSEMBLE INQUIRY MAY 4 - JUNE 8 Tuition: $300; Deposit due with Registration: $75 Class Location: DC - The Center A structured inquiry into the development of a devised piece of theater, based on research, improvisation and a reduced playing area. Fashioned for those who have completed the Comp 1 & 2 Programs, this will apply all the skills of those trainings, reaching into the art of collaboration. The class will culminate in an invited showing. A group of 10 required for the class to go forward, so gather your comrades! BODY-MOTION-GESTURE JUNE 15 - JULY 8 Tuition: $200; Deposit due with Registration: $50 Class Location: DC - The Center This class will work from the roots of classical pantomime and progress to a fast-paced style of gestural language that develops both micro and macro image building. We will also investigate spatial dynamics through the use of a reduced playing area. Strong ensemble training. 6-Day Neutral Mask Intensive at CELEBRATION BARN in Maine JULY 19 - 24 NEUTRAL MASK WEEKEND INTENSIVE IN DC SEPTEMBER 18 & 19 Tuition: $200; Deposit due with Registration: $50 Class location: The Center - DC The work with the neutral mask is founded on fundamental universal truths in nature: - that movement is the base of everything - that the body is the first witness - that as a microcosm of all that is, the human organism has the wisdom to reflect these truths through rhythm and dynamics. Please refer to the description of the Comprehensive 1 Program listed below in the FALL 2010 for in depth information about the neutral mask. This course is open to individuals of all levels. COMPREHENSIVE 1 PROGRAM SEPTEMBER 28 - DECEMBER 14 Tuition: $600; Deposit due with Registration: $100 Class Location: DC - The Center Appropriate for both the serious beginner and the experienced actor, this class (along with the Comprehensive 2 Program) is the foundation for all of the classes at the center for movement theatre. The Comprehensive 1 Program will cover the entire thrust of the Neutral Mask work including all supporting structures:
The neutral mask was created by Jacques Lecoq and Amleto Sartori. Lecoq (1921-99) was a master teacher and a proponent of European Expressionism, developing the formation of an actor training program in pursuit of a theater of creation. While assisting Giorgio Strehler in 1947, helping to start the Piccolo Teatro School in Italy, Lecoq met Sartori, a master sculptor. Together, they embarked on the journey to develop and refine the neutral mask. This unique tool, became the basis of Lecoq's teachings. The neutral mask is a full-face mask that you wear through a series of exercises. The mask engages a large space and beckons you to expand your presence. The lines and planes of the mask correspond to universal rhythms in nature. Through "identifying" with nature, we are able to translate into action the sensations aroused through resonating with the "essence of life": a method encouraging the actor to discover physical movements and to feel the structure and force of spatial dynamics. This allows us to experience how the great movements of nature correspond to the most intimate movements of human emotion. It is a refining process of separating ones self from characterization. It provides a clear slate upon which we can inscribe character. Utilizing the innate wisdom of the body, the neutral mask enables us to find freedom, awareness and expression. It is a foundation and point of reference for building all character. It pushes us to our growing edge, guides us into a dialogue with our habits and arrives at the truth through essential gesture. Working with THE NEUTRAL MASK will:
There are 3 masks:
This course is open to individuals of all levels. 
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