Workshop Leaders - EPTG 2022 Live in Sofia

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WORKSHOP LEADER

CHETNA MEHROTA

India
BAT SHACHAR WEINFELD

Israel
Ann-Sofie Wensbo

Sweden
Dr Aniko Kaposvari

Austria
ANA FERNANDEZ

Spain

CHETNA MEHROTA

India

WORKSHOP LEADER

Chetna Mehrotra, India

I am an Applied Theater Practitioner, a Drama Based Learning facilitator, a TO (Theater of Oppressed) practitioner, and a Playback Theatre practitioner. I have a vision to take these forms of art based facilitation to workspaces, open learning spaces, classes and training rooms, thereby creating a culture of expression, acceptance and love between people.

WORKSHOP TOPIC & DESCRIPTION

“Playback Theatre with Children”

The workshop will explore the processes we share and co-create with children in the Playback Theatre space. We would also be sharing our journey and work with the Youth Playbackers of India.

BAT SHACHAR WEINFELD

Israel

WORKSHOP LEADER

My name is Bat Shachar Weinfeld. I am a playback theatre conductor of two groups in Israel and an actor in another playback group. I am a yoga laughter teacher. I have a M.Sc in neurobiology and a teaching certificate. I lead workshops in playback conferences in Israel

WORKSHOP TOPIC & DESCRIPTION

“Improvisation Games”

We often use improvisation games as warm-ups and icebreakers, that are meant to get everybody in a cheerful mood and establish trust between players. We use them to make sure everybody knows each other’s name and are acquainted. We use them to teach players to rely on each other and sharpen their concentration. And we use them to help players work together as a group, to improve group dynamics and team-building. The best thing about them is that they make us laugh and feel free and at ease.

Improv warm-ups and games are useful in any drama and theater education environment or in any environment where ice needs to be broken. They can be used for both improv and playback training; at the start of a rehearsal, or as part of preparing for a show. We often use them early on in a series of workshops and then tend to forget about them – but giving them a more prominent place in our rehearsal and teaching routine, even with a well-established group, has wonderful and surprising results.

In this workshop we will learn many fun and exciting Improv warm-ups and games that are suitable for different needs and settings.

Ann-Sofie Wensbo

Sweden

WORKSHOP LEADER

I am Ann-Sofie Wensbo, I am a Playback Theatre Musician, Singer/Songwriter, Producer and Music Teacher from Sweden, with a passion for musical communication and co-creation in Playback Theatre. I have been working professionally with Playback Theatre in Teater X since 2006.

WORKSHOP TOPIC & DESCRIPTION:

”Simple tools for navigating Sonic Landscapes and Musical Collaboration”

A workshop relevant for both actors and musicians, exploring tools for an innovative Playback musicianshipthrough theory and practice:

What does it take to become a skilled Playback Musician and “Soundscaper” regardless if you have any formal musical training? What abilities and qualities are needed/helpful and how do you train them?
What digital (and acoustic) tools are available that can be used in a Playback setting to create poetic, musical and emotional framings?
How can we use the power of ritual as a framework for musical cooperation between actors and musician(s), eg in the form of singing?

The workshop will be facilitated by Ann-Sofie Wensbo, musician of Teater X (Sweden), together with her colleagues Jan Platander and Linda Tervo from Teater X.

Dr Aniko Kaposvari

Austria

WORKSHOP LEADER

Dr Aniko Kaposvari, Austria

I love, learn, teach playback for more than 25 years. I am a co-founder of Adhoc Theater in Vienna,

I am a teacher of the Central European Playback Theater School. I was a Board member of IPTN for over 6 years. Apart from that, I work as a mediator and trainer on conflict management.

WORKSHOP TOPIC & DESCRIPTION

“Playing conflict stories”

In many stories there is a conflict and tension. How to put its dynamic, muster on stage? How to make it visible with our body?

How to avoid bad – good clichés, show levels of complex stories and its actors. I combine in this workshop my experience as a mediator with my experience as a playback actor and conductor.

Welcome to exchange, reflect, play together.

ANA FERNANDEZ

Spain

I am Ana Fernández Espinosa, co-director of the Iberian School of Playback Theater- Psychotherapist and Psychodramatist – Trainer of the School of Psychodrama, Sociodrama and Applied Theater “Impromptu” – Passionate about the connection produced by the playback theater

WORKSHOP TOPIC:

“Viewpoints” in the development of the basic skills of the playback performer.

I propose this workshop based on the “Viewpoints” (created by Mary Overlie), a useful philosophy for dance and theater. It is about developing awareness for creation and artistic composition. This methodology is based on the scenic movement that is generated from the creative collaboration in the group of performers. This will pay attention to each of its basic elements: space, form, time, emotion, movement and story. We want to promote intuitive thinking, presence, and listening to oneself and that of others. Then the improvisation will be based on these pillars, making the playbacker more present in this space and in this unique moment.

The workshop will be in Spanish, with English translation.