PAOLO NANI: Creating Comedy

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This 2-day workshop by Paolo Nani is for whose of you, who wish creative inspiration and further developing of technique and skills. His unique teaching method, aims primarily to provide the workshop participants with practical tools for the creation of a performance.

To this purpose, he on one hand gives participants his vision of the 1000 possible performances - the 1000 possible styles and games. On the other hand, he leads participants to find their own way in the “jungle of creativity”, by helping them identifying three invisible, but fundamental elements for the creation of a performance. When these three elements: The Dramaturgical Game, The Timing and The Style are in place, any act will be successful.

To facilitate the exploration and study of these elements, the method includes the extensive use of improvisations. At the same time, the participants are confronted with exercises that lead them towards the creative state: the state beyond the everyday life and the ordinary ‘me’. This teaching supports the participants in becoming ‘inventive actors’, the ones that are able to stage their own ideas simply and clearly.

The work ranges from the physical training, trough the exploration of the above named essentials and to the creation of acts.

In this 2- day workshop, the working process is structured in two focal parts:
First PART – KNOWING THE RULES OF THE GAME
A first, the fundamental part that focus on the study of the principles, which, if properly implemented, will allow a scene to work well. That means:
a) The Dramaturgical Game (or the drive of an act)
b) The Timing (or Rhythm)
c) The Style (or the genre or mix of genres)
Second PART - THE CREATIVE PROCESS - from the idea to the performance
In the second part, Paolo Nani works as creative assistant, providing his expertise to the creation of individual scenes, group scenes, etc.

This workshop is open to everyone, regardless of age - with or without experience!

Teacher: Paolo Nani
Paolo has performed in 42 countries, from Brazil to Costa Rica, from Greenland to Japan. He has been invited five times to the Cologne Comedy Festival, four times to the London International Mime Festival, and has performed at many other prestigious festivals and venues around the world. He is perhaps best-known performance "The Letter", which has been performed more than 2000 times since 1992.

Teaching language: English
Lunch break: 1 hour
 
NB: When registering for this workshop, please note that the wording "Number of participants 1" means that you can only register one participant at a time.

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