Taanteatro Residence Workshop -TTOR INTERNATIONAL – Summer 2015
PLAYFULNESS and SCHIZOPRESENCE *
Coordinators: Maura Baiocchi, Wolfgang Pannek and guest artist Ariana Andreoli.
The focus of the summer edition of the TAANTEATRO RESIDENCE WORKSHOP (TTOR) 2015 is the development of creativity and communication through play-dance-music and their application in art and daily life.
From July 25 to August 2, 2015 Taanteatro Company will open its doors to everybody: participants, with or without artistic and performatic experience, will dive into intense works which rescue the richness of body language, combining self-knowledge with creativity and collective realization. The activities will occur at the rural headquarters of Taanteatro Company, placed in the exuberant hilly landscape of the Valley of Ribeira at about 50 km from São Paulo City, Brazil.
* Schizopresence is a neologism and a new performing arts concept created by Maura Baiocchi in the context of her practical and theoretic research called taanteatro dynamics. This investigation of the body amd itscreativity has been published in 3 books: “Taanteatro: choreographic theater of tensions” (also translated to Spanish), “Taanteatro: rite of passage” and “Taanteatro: MAE – Mandala of Body Energy”
all titles available in Portuguese
Period of activities: July 26 to August 1, 2015
Arrival: July 25 – Departure: August 2
Total amount of work: 60 hours.
Target audience: adults older than 18 years, with or without stage arts experience, interested in intenisve exploration of their creative capacities.
Activities: Mandala of Body Energy (works the anatomy of energy; subtle body, visualization, oxigination, intra- and intertensions, equilibrium, flexibilization, focus and voice), Clowntaact (work of clown and dance), ludic effort (aerobic exercises and play), Skeleton Massage (self-massage with wooden stick), Marataan (marathon of sketch creation) and “Thoughts in Performance” (exchange of ideas about “Ludicity, Laughter and Schizopresence”).
Reservations and informations about investment and payment: taanteatro@hotmail.com
Maura Baiocchi and Wolfgang Pannek are directors of Taanteatro Company founded and based in São Paulo/Brazil since 1991.
Ariana Andreoli is an argentine dancer, actress and educator practitioning performing arts since 1998. Her research is focused on spontaneous composition, contact improvisation and clown (since 2004). Ariana is the founder of the group CLAP! Mudanzas Escénicas, based Córdoba/Argentina. Her work includes practices like Chi Kung, Yoga, Bioenergetic and Eutonic Movement Studies, Tui Na Massage, Meditation Dinâmicas and Murga. She investigates the mixture of the languages of clown and dance since 2006. Ariana participated in the Taanteatro Residence Workshop in 2012, 2013 e 2015. Wolfgang Pannek orientated her performance PARTIDA. www.partidaencarnelilith.blogspot.com.ar – Currently she is performing her clown solo “Siete vidas más” (Seven lifes more) – www.sietevidamas.blogspot.com.ar – She is a cast member of “cARTAUDgraphy”, conceived and directed by Wolfgang Pannek and with choreographic direction by Maura Baiocchi.