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THE WORK
Who are they? Where do they come from? What do they have to say?
With roots in the subversive nature of satyrs from ancient Greek mythology and the biting social parody of Roman farce, “bouffons” are supreme players in the art of mocking. This is everything they do: MOCKING all sides of human fallibility.
They don’t laugh with the audience, they laugh at them! They don’t have opinions and they don’t take sides. Their purpose is simply to have fun mocking humans, playing with everything they perceive!
A merry gang of rabble-rousers, they mock all human convention, provoking amplified opposition to urbanity, decorum, and civilization itself—always pushing the limits to the extreme, they only deal in the collective themes that involve the very essence of society: war, politics, religion, power, economy, education, morality, science, gender and race...
Their mission is to reveal the truth about humanity, of what is hidden, what lies underneath –on the other side– to unmask the collective games that lie behind events, like the unacceptable fact that oppressors and victims are always intertwined (‘Grotesque’ comes from the Greek word cryptos = hidden).
There’s no conflict within their ‘gangs’. They have a strong sense of fraternity, rooted in powerful bonds of trust that allow for each participant to flourish creatively and artistically. The bouffon tribe provides a safe place for the artist to fully invest – to let go & loosen up – helping participants to truly release their hidden skills & talents.
For all these reasons –and more!– exploration into “bouffons” is a theatrical form that uses ‘body masking’ to transform performers into grotesque characters who satirize society. Coursework will instigate the research and development of the bouffon corporal-mask, searching for its defining characteristics, examining its relationship to other forms, and pondering the limits of its capabilities.
Be ready to move and contribute your creative folly to the ensemble in ways you never could have imagined!
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Fundamental theatre skills explored:
movement analysis & technique
improvisational performance
dynamics of the creative ensemble |
SCHEDULE
Tues, Wed, Thurs. - 6.00pm to 10.00pm
December: 1-2-3, 8-9-10, 15-16-17
COST
$90 each week (3 weeks total)
TO REGISTER
Contact Paola to schedule a phone conversation previous to the registration
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