WORKSHOP on the dramaturgy of DANCE of ORIXAS

Augusto Omolu’ one of the teachers  of  ISTA (International School of Theatre Anthropology) and actor of Odin Teatret  since 2002, proposes a workshop of investigation on the dramaturgy of the dance of Orixas (Brasilian Candomblé), based on the principles of theatre anthropology.

The work will be focused on the exploration of the different  and opposite  energies of the movement that characterizes the spirit of each Orixa. Through a strong body-mind connection, we’ll work with the energy of resistance and with the internal logic of movement, and with the coordination of rhythm and precision, unifying the intensity of the imagination with the dynamic of the body movement.The body will be studied with conscience and detail, aiming at exercising the physical intelligence, in search of the necessity of movement and the internal force that is responsible of the actor’s presence.The purpose of the work is to transform dance into theatre, underling   the difference between a body which moves and a body which is able to communicate a story. How can a mechanical – technical movement  be transformed into an organic movement? What is the difference between form and in/formation? How can we enter the extra/ordinary zone, where the invisible becomes visible, through the human body?

Augusto Omolu’ was born in Salvador de Bahia and grew up within the religious world of Candomblè, where he’s Ogan (ceremonial assistant). He began to dance in 1976 with the group Viva Bahia, directed by Emilia Biancardi, and joined the Castro Alvez Ballet in 1981, where he participated in all the productions of the company, and often as a solo dancer. Since 1982 he’s been responsible for an  Afro-Brasilian  technique course at the Castro Alvez Theatre. From 1983 to 1985 he created and directed the Chama company, working both as a dancer and a choreographer . Augusto Omolu has been collaborating with ISTA (International School of Theatre Anthropology) since 1994 and since 2003 he’s been  working  as an actor in Odin Teatret, in Andersen’s Dream, Great Cities under the Moon, Ur Hamlet, Ode to Progress.His solo performance, Oro de Otelo- A ceremony for Othello, accompanied by Afro-Brasilian percussions and opera recordings, is the result of the meeting between his Candomblè roots and Odin Teatret technique.

 
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                         The deadline of the deposit (50%) on the bank account is 19th November 2010.
 
 
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