VIEWPOINTS & COMPOSITION
A Workshop on an Approach for Postmodern Stage Work Creation and Analysis
Copenhagen
2025, Aug 29-31
Fr 4:30pm-8:30pm / Sat 10am-5pm / Sun 10am-3pm
Venue: The Commedia School
Workshop fee: 2.400 DKK / EARLY bird 1.400 DKK
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viewpoints-training.de
BACKGROUND - What is Viewpoints & Composition
The Viewpoints and Composition method after Bogart/Landau is a physical, non-psychological improvisation technique which offers a tool set for postmodern stage creation and analysis.
It originates in Western postmodern theatre and dance composition of the 1960s, when people were questioning the societal status quo with its conventional psychological approaches and linear storytelling, as well as hierarchies in general. Around famous names and events, such as Cage’s 4’33“, in New York a small group of composers, choreographers and dancers asked themselves:
What does it mean if literally everything is equally powerful? When an object is as meaningful as the sound of a glass falling over, or a ray of light coming in through a window is as important as a performer running circles in space? When music isn’t dominating with rhythm but a co-actor? They wondered, how to translate this idea into practical (artistic) work?
The experimental attitude of this group led to what today is the core of performance art: Whatever was done whilst examining a given subject, be it by a set of rules, a common task or just any other defined action before an audience, would subsequently become the piece of (stage) art.
Being the young descendants of this group of choreographers and dancers, Anne Bogart and Tina Landau developed 9 Viewpoints in space and time - an outstanding non-psychological improvisation training in postdramatic approaches for stage actors and directors.
Today, the method is being taught in major theater schools and applied by many creators who playfully adapt its philosophy to current times. The technique’s working language for stage art ideally bridges between all art forms.
WORKSHOP
In our workshop we mainly focus on physical training for stage actors and the composition method for directors whilst touching on aspects of postdramatic performance stage art.
We begin the workshop with a brief theoretical, then practical introduction to the 9 Viewpoints according to Bogart/Landau. We then apply the Viewpoints in various practical exercises with the whole group.
Thereafter we look at the composition technique as a staging approach where people will split up into smaller groups. The staging results will be presented before the whole group. Practical viewpoints exercises will be trained in between the units, also introducing working with music and site-specifically.
WORKSHOP LEADS
Marina Dessau and Sara Spennemann. We bring perspectives with professional backgrounds in acting, directing, circus and (digital) performance art.
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