CREATING THE WORLD ANEW

SUMMER 2025: SECOND VOYAGE OF EMBODIED POETICS
PADUA, ITALY

The Second Voyage is a three-month intensive in the devising methodology of Jacques Lecoq/Jacques Copeau/Suzanne Bing, in which theatre styles, or "territories", are approached according to their component structures of play, space and time, and the theatrical devices they employ.

An extended workshop/laboratory in which guides and participants work collaboratively to make theatre anew, the Second Voyage will explore the following territories:

June 2 - 7 GEODRAMATIC REFERENCE POINTS for the Second Voyage with Amy Russell and Norman Taylor

June 6 - 14 PANTOMIME with Norman Taylor

June 16 - 21 Territories 1 & 2: CLOWN AND MELODRAMA with Amy Russell assisted by Justin Durel

June 23 - 28 Clown, Melodrama and Chekhov

June 30 - July 5 Territory 3: HALF-MASKED COMEDY with Amy Russell and Sara Corsini

July 7 - 12 Characters and Situations

July 14 - 19 Geodramatics: THE LABORATORY OF EMBODIED SPACE with Aurelian Koch

July 21 - 26 THE GEODRAMATIC METHOD with Amy Russell

July 28 - August 2 Territory 4: TRAGEDY with Amy Russell assisted by Gonzalo Villareal Porzio

August 4 - 9 Territory 5: BOUFFON with Amy Russell assisted by Ivano Conte

August 11 - 16 Dada and bouffoneque writing

August 18 - 23 Conclusion: COMMANDES with Amy Russel and Norman Taylor

Individually commissioned work

The guides of EMBODIED POETICS are Amy Russell, Norman Taylor and Aurelian Koch, with pedagogic assistance from Justin Durel, Sara Corsini, Ivano Conte and Gonzalo Villareal Porzio.

The Second Voyage in its entirety offers the possibility of pedagogic training for those who intend to facilitate this methodology of actor-created theatre. The pedagogic programme also features weekly seminars and pedagogic practicums on Saturdays.

Depending on the applicant’s experience and whether or not they are taking the course as a pedagogic training, participants may enter the Second Voyage at different moments.

Some partial scholarships are available.

Please request a brochure for more information about the daily and weekly schedule, fees, scholarships and flexible participation. If you are interested in our programmes and have accessibility needs, please get in touch with us.