THEATRE GARAGE PROJECT
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Theatre Garage Project announces its eighth residency program, to be conducted in the pristine environs of a Himalayan village near Ramgarh, Uttarakhand from 28th May-11th June 2011. The aim of this residency is to work intensely for two weeks, away from the distractions of city life. The residency would entail rigorous training in voice and body movement, on the principles of Alexander Technique, an introduction to Red-Nose Clowning.
In the past, the residency has included actors, writers, practitioners of various crafts and arts, professionals .The residents have brought a rich diversity nationalities and backgrounds, and given as much to the residency as it has to them with their passion.
It is the residents which have made each residency unique and an unqualified success: the success measured on the scales of fun, laughter and the rediscoveries of the child in each of them. Many of the residents have carried the association with TGP beyond the and have come together on productions, street clowning and the TGP Laugh1000 of spreading laughter.
If you feel you have the passion to be a resident, and face the music of hard core body work at 5:00 am in the morning, followed by physically and mentally challenging clowning exercises during the day which often stretches, if you think you can find comfort in bear necessities, if you wish to tap the full potential of your imagination.
Schedule:
· 28th May- 11th June 2011
· Two Week Residency
· Deep inside Himalayan forest near Ramgarh- Uttarakhand, which is eight hours from
Delhi .
Fee: Rs 9000 + travel expense
About Theatre Garage:
Theatre Garage Project was conceived in 2007 by NSD & LAMDA (London) graduate Ashwath Bhatt with the sole aim of strengthening theatre training in India . Its essence lies in breaking patterns, observing life, understanding self & human processes coupled with intensive voice/body and performance training. Earlier 'Garages' have seen a fusion of cultures – enthusiasts have flocked from places like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Siliguri, Lucknow, Pune, Hyderabad, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Kashmir and so on.
Theatre Garage Project aims to contribute to Indian Theatre by establishing this form in India that will take the concept to different regions and stimulate other art practitioners. It will create physical spaces for artistic collaboration
The philosophy behind this work is 'Finding something in nothing'. People from various places in India have flocked to this 'empty space' to redefine and rediscover themselves.
Ashwath Bhatt
After his graduation from NSD, did his post graduation in classical acting from LAMDA London. He is a visiting faculty to various institutions like FTII- Pune; BNA- Lucknow: Theatre Academy- Mandi; SAPA-Halifax University, UK; and worked with Flying Fish Theatre Company, Berlin; Oxfordshire Touring Company, Oxford,etc. He has acted under the direction of various Indian and foreign theatre luminaries and has conducted numerous workshops in Bremehaven-Germany, Birmingham-U.K, Brac Island- Croatia, Kathmandu, etc. Philosophy of his work is ‘finding something in nothing’