GPL
Groove Performance Lab
Annual physical theater course in Berlin with a final performance by
Marcozzi Contemporary Theater
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Marcozzi Contemporary Theater is very happy to announce the new start of the GPL for the season 2024-2025 in Berlin!!
GPL - Groove Performance Lab - is an annual course of physical theater led by Daniela Marcozzi with the assistance of Melissa Derio and Ilaria di Maio, with one month of vocal training led by Melissa Derio. The process ends in May 2025 with a performance in Berlin.
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October 2024-May 2025 (no lessons in January and half February)
Every Thursday, 6:45-9:45pm
Hotel Continental, Elsenstraße 87, 12435 Berlin
Plus 3 intensive sessions on Saturday April 12th, 26th, May 24th, 3-8pm.
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The GPL includes approaches and exercises of physical theater, vocal training, movement research, dance, techniques of embodiment, physical dramaturgy, performance art and devised theater.
It is addressed to people with a previous experience in the performing arts or people with interest and urgency in the performing arts.
The work will touch on different performance disciplines:
- Theater and physical theater training, work in the space, stage presence, self-awareness, movements and contemproary dance.
- “Plastique Sequence” from J. Grotowski's training that Daniela has learnt from Peter Rose, a theater director and performer from NYC, former student of Grotowski. The “Plastique Sequence” aims to open the performer's body and bring it into direct and authentic relationship with the other people and the rest of the environment.
- Movement research, narration of the gesture, of the action and of the movement. Plastic, rhythm exercises, physical composition.
- Sensory and somatic awareness.
- Vocal training work, vocal expression, musicality, sense of harmony. Body resonators, “body-voice training” coming from Grotowski's training.
- Hints of theater theory, bibliography for reference.
- Improvisation: different improvisational methods on movements, dance, physical theater, vocal work.
- Creation of the performance: text work, improvisations, costumes and props.
- Voice Module by Melissa Derio: work on connection between body and voice, breathing awareness and connection between breath movement and voice - exercises inspired by the ATT (Atem–Tonus–Ton) method, discovery of sounds, resonators and different “sound colours” of the own voice, - exercises inspired by the Roy Hart work, free vocal improvisation and voice as source of creativity, work on musicality of language.
~~ Location
Hotel Continental - Art space in exile
Elsenstraße 87, 12435 Berlin
https://artspaceinexile.org/
~~ Calendar
1. First module by Daniela Marcozzi with the assistance of Melissa Derio and Ilaria Di Maio
31.10
7.11
14.11
21.11
28.11
5.12
12.12
19.12
On December 7-8: workshop The Urge of Being, not officially part of the GPL, but highly recommended.
The pupils of the GPL receive a discount on the early birds fee.
Info: https://dock11-berlin.de/.../workshops/the-urge-of-being
2. Second module on voice experimentation by Melissa Derio with the assistance of Ilaria Di Maio
20.02
27.02
06.03
13.03
3. Third module by Daniela Marcozzi with the assistance of Melissa Derio and Ilaria Di Maio
20.03
27.03
03.04
10.04
12.04 intensive 3-8pm
24.04
26.04 intensive 3-8pm
08.05
15.05
22.05
24.05 intensive 3-8pm
28.05 tech rehearsals
29.05 tech rehearsals
30.05 performance
31.05 performance
On March 22-23 and on May 17-18: workshop “The Urge of Being”, not officially part of the GPL, but highly recommended. The pupils of the GPL receive a discount on the early birds fee.
Please note that there might be changes in the calendar, mostly on the dates of the performance and tech rehearsals.
~~ Cost
The GPL is divided into 3 modules and the payment is made by module. It is possible to divide the payment of each module in 2 or 3 parts, but each module has to be paid fully.
1. First module (October, November, December 2024): 270 euro
One payment: 270 Euro by 15.10
Two payments: 135 Euro by 15.10, 135 Euro by 01.11
2. Second Module (February, March): 135 Euro
One payment: 135 Euro by 10.02
Two payments: 68 Euro by 10.02, 67 Euro by 27.02
3. Third module (March, April, May): 390 euro
One payment: 390 Euro by 15.03
Two payments: 195 Euro by 15.03, 195 Euro 01.04
Three payments: 130 Euro by 15.03, 130 Euro by 01.04, 130 Euro by 20.04.
Note on payments:
- The policy of payment of Marcozzi Contemporary Theater is inclusive. Please, if you have economical issues but you still want to work with us, let us know. We are open to alternative solutions.
- Reimburse of the module is generally not possible. In case of request, we’ll consider it case by case.
- It is possible to do a trial session for 30 euro.
- Absences: we offer a possibility to recuperate: along the year, we’ll set a few training sessions offered by Marcozzi Contemporary Theater to recuperate absences.
- Donate, why not!?! If you like the work and want to support it, feel free to donate.
~~ Contact and registration
For info and registration please write to: groove.performancelab@gmail.com
If possible, please write a bit about yourself, about your motivation to participate in the GPL, your eventual experiences, interests and urgencies.
For further questions, you can reach Daniela Marcozzi on whatsapp: +39 351 8867010.
Material about previous performances, solo and ensemble, can be found here: https://www.danielamarcozzi.net/last-work
Info about training and workshop can be found here: https://www.danielamarcozzi.net/the-urge-of-being-c1ekx
~~ Poster
Photos by Michele Piazza of the performance “ONDEGGIATE”, final work of the annual physical theater course by Marcozzi Contemporary Theater 2023-2024.
Editing by Daniela Marcozzi
