25-27th JuneAn opportunity to work with internationally acclaimed Dance Theatre artistFollowing the success of
A Ship of Fools at the Brighton fringe, Yael Karavan and The Karavan Ensemble will be leading monthly workshops in Dance, Movement, Physical theatre, Site Specific based work and Music at Coachwerks. The first in the series will be an introduction to Yael Karavan's physical practice.
The workshop: The BODY SPEAKSSerendipity- the performer's pleasure- improvisation and presence.
1st workshop in The Karavan Ensemble workshop series:
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I see the body as the most primal tool of communication and as such feel the need to combine various dance and performance disciplines in order to broaden its possibilities. I am developing methods to extend the boundaries of dance as well as stimulate the imagination of the body for both the performers and their audience. In the process of my work I explore gestures that come from within the body and thus extract movement that is beyond form and shape, but which contains life and emotion.' Y.K
The beauty of the performer is his/her pleasure to perform. Drawing on elements of Dance, physical theatre, Butoh and mime, Yael Karavan explores some of the key issues for the performer, and is offering a palette of tools and possibilities in the creative process exploring ‘presence’, metamorphoses, rhythm, intention, imagery and counterpoint as well as how to relate creatively to material, objects and space. '
As performers our being is our tool of expression and as such it is a rather complex tool'. Yael is offering a number of rich approaches to facilitate the imaginative journey and the pleasure to rediscover our 'tool' through games, improvisations and exploration of the infinite possibilities that are hidden within ourselves.
This workshop will be followed by A ship of Fools workshop if you are curious to discover your own inner fools in July at Coachwerks.
Times25th 11am-5pm
26th 2pm - 7pm
27th 11am-5pm
Cost£60 Full price
£55 (conc.) unemployed and students (with cards)
£50 special price for Theatre Arts students (with cards)
Booking (please note places are limited)
To book a place, please send a £30 deposit* to
Coachwerks,
FAO Yael Karavan
19 Hollingdean Terrace Brighton BN1 7HB
The workshop is also open to non experienced performers and or artists
For more info and online booking :
e.karavan{at}gmail.com*non-refundable
About Yael KaravanPerformer and Director Yael Karavan was born in Israel and grew up in Florence, Paris and London. At the age of 13 she began an acting career in the National Theatre, television and films in Israel.
In 1995 she began travelling through Europe, N.Y, Brazil and Japan searching to develop a contemporary physical language of expression bridging between east and west, dance and acting. Yael has studied with master-teachers and performers from all over the world including: Anton Adassinski and Tanya Khabarova from Russian theatre DEREVO, Philippe Gaulier, Philippe Genty, Monica Pagnieux, Jerzy Winnicki from the Grotowski Centre, Nigel Charnock from DV8, Sue Morrison (North American traditional Clown), Ricardo Puccetti from ‘Lume Teatro- Brazil and Butoh masters Kazuo Ohno, Tadashi Endo, Carlotta Ikeda, Yumiko Yoshioka, Akiko Motofuji and more. She has collaborated amongst others with Ephia from Djalma primordial science, Linda Remahl, Fran Barbe and Marie Gabriel Rotie.
Her work is often described as visual poetry, whilst constantly balancing on the fine line between the tragic and the comic. She has created and performed 5 solo shows, touring world wide, and in 2006 was awarded the TEATRONETO prize for best performance with her solo The Way Home. She has been, amongst others, member of Derevo physical theatre company, Mamu Dance Theatre of Tadashi Endo, Ten-Pen Chi of Yumiko Yoshioka and Adapt- Theatre Picture Collision as well as collaborating with various artists, actors and dancers internationally.
In 2010 she has created The Karavan Ensemble, an international Dance/ Physical theatre company based in Brighton with which she has created A Ship of Fools for the Brighton Fringe.
