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Neutral Mask Class
Posted October 20, 2005
The Center for Movement Theatre presents workshops on Actor Preparation of
the body, the imagination, and the art of collaboration.
Master Class Series 2006 in Neutral Mask, Fundamentals of the Lecoq Method
with Dody DiSanto, acclaimed Lecoq Master Teacher
>>> FIRST TIME OFFERED IN NYC <<<
A Full Comprehensive Course
4 weekends - 15 hours per weekend - 60 hours total
Fri 6:30 - 9:30pm Sat & Sun 10am - 5pm
Jan 27,28,29 Feb 24,25,26 Mar 24,25,26 Apr 28,29,30
Classes held in Manhattan
This series is a proposition to disciplined actors who have always wanted to
have this training but cannot take a year out of their lives to go to Paris.
HERE IT IS - NYC NOW!
The work in the neutral mask is a long process that requires much more time
than one workshop. This format will create a conservatory environment that
builds one session upon the next to allow for continuity and the proper
development of this form.
You must commit to the entire series
The work is cummulative and attendance for all contact hours in mandatory.
cost for entire series - $1400
($1200 if paid in full by November 30th)
Full payment must be received before the first session begins
Credit Cards Accepted
SPACE IS LIMITED - APPLY NOW
To apply, please send a paragraph or two that gives a brief outline of your
experience in performance & schooling, and what you are seeking in training.
To apply email: Dodisanto@aol.com
The neutral mask is a powerful tool that enables us to find and recognize
the truth in character through movement. It is a process of stripping down
in order to build a presence that constitutes the core of a successful
performer. It is the genius of Jacques Lecoq and the foundation of his
pedagogy. The neutral mask is an orientation toward using the body to find
freedom, awareness and expression...an internal gesture that finds an echo
in the body.
This series will cover the entire organic thrust of neutral mask, including
all supporting structures: dynamic studies, movement studies, element
identifications and ensemble creation
Classes are very physical and include corporal education, body awareness,
and analysis of movement.
Dody DiSanto, director of the center, is a teacher, performer, director and
movement specialist. Trained in Paris, she holds an esteemed position as a
teaching protege of the late Jacques Lecoq, and is currently on the facutly
of the Academy for Classical Acting for The Shakespeare Theatre in
Washington, DC. Dody also created, owned and managed internationally
acclaimed music venue Nightclub 9:30 in Washington, DC from 1980-87.
TRAINING: Diploma, teaching certificate, Laboratoire Etude de Movement from
Ecole Jacques Lecoq where she received a private pedagogic apprenticeship;
Etienne Decroux: corporal mime; Ecole Nationale du Cirque: wire, juggling,
acrobatics and tap under the direction of Annie Fratellini; George
Washington University: Fine Arts, Dance; Corcoran College of Art and Design:
assistant to Ceramics Dept. Nationally Certified for Massage Therapy and
Bodywork.
TEACHING: The Academy for Classical Acting for The Shakespeare Theatre:
mask; Center for Movement Theatre: Fundamentals of Lecoq - actor preparation
of the body, the imagination and the art of collaboration; Corcoran College
of Art and Design: Dynamic Studies in Space, Gesture and Structure; Towson
State University graduate acting: performance ensemble, neutral mask;
Theatre of Creation Festival: assistant to Jacques Lecoq; Tufts University:
Lecoq Colloquium; University of Toledo: mask; NY Goofs winter clown
intensive: mask/clown; Ringling Clown College: mask, spatial dynamics;
MotionFest: mask/clown; Penn State UUniversity: graduate acting; M.I.T.:
neutral mask; Amherst College Department of Theatre and Dance: guest artist;
George Washington University: choreography for Cabaret; Mid-Atlantic
Movement Theatre Festival: mask/spatial dynamics; ATA National Convention at
Tulane: workshop; Founder and artistic director of Membrane Ensemble
Theatre.
The center for movement theatre, provides training for the 'actor-creator'.
Located in Washington, DC at the center, 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 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.
Mail payments (payable to THE CENTER) to:
Dody DiSanto
The Center
4321 Wisconsin Ave, NW 2nd floor
Washington, DC 20016
tel: 202 462-5810
www.thisisthecenter.com
The Center is a resource facility providing work space for teachers,
trainers and practitioners
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