Introduction to Theatre of Polyphony | Mar 28 – Apr 18, 2015

Elevating Discipline, Engaging Process, Crafting Structure

The performer creates understanding, tension, and transformation on stage through actions and counter-actions. The path to formulating those actions often begins with an impulse, idea, or image. Elaborated over time, these actions are developed into a structure capable of harmonizing the rigors of physical and mental precision with the spontaneous give and take of the performer’s life.

For nearly 25 years, APL’s artistic directors have been researching and defining means of performance creation that break the barriers between performance genres to open up new avenues into the actor’s creative potential — tapping the wellspring of personal imagination and memory to uncover a unique and personal form of expression through body and voice.

Designed for practitioners of theatre, dance, and other modes of physical performance, this workshop introduces participants to a rich approach to performance generation through APL’s signature methodology: Theatre of Polyphony. Theatre of Polyphony demands a mobilization of all the performer’s personal resources at the confluence of poetry, song, movement, dance, imagination, and memory — the lifeblood of Action.

Instructors: Joseph & Zhenya Lavy, APL Co-Artistic Directors, with support from the  Company
Dates: Saturdays, March 28 – April 18, 1:00 – 4:00 pm (12 total contact hours)
Location: Taoist Studies Institute, 225 N 70th Street, Seattle WA 98103
Enrollment: 6 min, 12 max
Tuition:

$150 Early Bird (through March 10)
$180 Regular Rate (after March 10)

Learning Objectives

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  Clairvoyant | Emily Jo Testa, Henry James Walker, Joseph Lavy & Sara Kaus | Photo: Joe Patrick Kane

  Cultivating a creative work environment rooted in rigor and mutual respect

• Honing personal aesthetic/sensitivity in relation to partner and group interaction
• Engaging vocal precision, dynamics, and listening though unison and harmonic singing
• Generating physical performance structures from both internal and external source material
• Composing an individual performance score at the intersection of physical action, song, and poetry
• Structuring an ensemble performance through the montage and sequence of individual and group performance elements

Preparation

Participants are asked to bring the following:

• Three images reflecting movement, tension, transformation (printed, not on a device)
• Poetry Fragment: Whitman, Dickinson, or Shakespeare. 30-60 seconds. Memorized (Bring printed copy. No devices.)
• A song from your grandparents

Be prepared to sweat — a lot. Bring plenty of water and dress comfortably for movement in bare feet.

Enrollment Details

Spaces are limited and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Your registration is secured once payment has been received. We reserve the right to cancel the workshop for any reason, including low enrollment.

Age Minimum
Akropolis Performance Lab has a minimum age requirement of 18 years.

How to Register
Registration is a 2-step process:

• Complete our simple, online registration application (to convey your goals, information about your physical and vocal condition, etc.)
• Submit payment via Brown Paper Tickets
  • Note: In Brown Paper Tickets, you must select both the $75 Deposit and either the $75 Balance Due (if Early Bird paying by March 10) or the $105 Balance Due (if Regular Rate paying after March 10) in order to register.

Registration Deadline
Three (3) days prior to the first workshop session. Payment must be made in-full for your registration to be guaranteed. NOTE: $75 of the tuition for each workshop is considered “deposit.”

Payment
We accept cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, and American Express.  All credit card payments will be processed online through Brown Paper Tickets.

Early Bird Discount
Registrants who sign up for prior to March 10 are eligible for an early bird price of $150 ($30 off the total). When paying via Brown Paper Tickets, select and pay the $75 Deposit and the $75 Balance Due – Early Bird Rate.

Checks
By special arrangement more than seven (7) days prior to the workshop, checks may be accepted. However, a handling fee of $30 will be charged for processing returned checks. If your check is returned, you will be required to pay all fees in full by cash or credit card before you will be allowed to attend class or register for a future workshop.

Cancellation
If the workshop must be cancelled by Akropolis Performance Lab, participants will be notified immediately and will receive a full refund.

Withdrawals and Refund Policy
Registrants electing to withdraw must do so no fewer than seven (7) days before the workshop start date. To withdraw, submit written notice of intent to akropolis.performance.lab@gmail.com. If your notice of intent to withdraw is received prior to 1:00 PM on March 21, you will be refunded the portion of your tuition which exceeds the $75 Deposit-forfeiture. If your notice of intent to withdraw is received after 1:00 PM on March 21, you forfeit the entire tuition. (Note: Due to Brown Paper Ticket’s policies on the timing of refunds, the BPT event detail says “No refunds.” However, the policy stated here is the official policy.) Allow up to 30 days for the refund to be processed.

No-shows are not eligible for refund.

Enrollment Deadline: March 25

Liability
Registrants freely and knowingly assume all risk incidental to participating in workshops with Akropolis Performance Lab. Registrants understand and accept that Akropolis Performance Lab, its instructors and Company members, are not responsible for injury to persons or property related to participation in Akropolis workshops. As a participant, you hereby agree to indemnify, release, and hold harmless Akropolis Performance Lab, its officers, directors, Company members, or agents from any liability arising out of or related to any activity, accident, or incident in workshops or on the site of the workshops.

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