A journey that starts from the pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq ‘s Physical Theater and develops into an original method developed by Matteo Cionini in over 15 years of teaching and pedagogical research and international artistic experiences.
The Body has its own extensive memory, separate from the conscious memory, and is responsible for most interpersonal communication.
Our body is a repository of experiences, sensations, instincts, drives and stories; it talks nonstop and often without our realizing it…
The Theater is storytelling, but before anything else it is an encounter between human beings who share a time and a space. A sharing that is first of all physical, because it is through the body that emotions, presence and empathy flow.
In an age of increasing and ubiquitous digitization and increasing dehumanization of the other, the Theater becomes an oasis of Humanity in which it is necessary to take refuge in order to find oneself and restart.
The work proposed in this workshop is designed to stimulate a different and deeper bodily and communicative awareness, and to provide useful tools so that the mnemonic and expressive heritage in one’s body can be used and communicated effectively to an audience, and make it possible to excite and win them over.
The method consists of moments of play, technical exercises, guided experiences and moments of improvisation or small individual or group creations.
The idea is that through play a free and protected environment is generated in which to experiment and discover new things about oneself and others.
The work is designed for anyone who wants to experience greater physical and emotional awareness, and for actresses and actors or aspiring actors who want to improve their stage presence and body expressiveness.
It is necessary to arrive prepared: comfortable clothes for movement, willingness to work barefoot, and especially willingness to play!
MATTEO CIONINI is an actor, mime, performer, director and pedagogue.
Since 2007 he has been bringing his shows to theaters, squares, schools, festivals and they have been performed in Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, UK, Spain, Mexico, Cuba, Armenia, Thailand, Japan, Australia.
He has been teaching mime and physical theater through courses and workshops for adults since 2008.
Since 2015, he has held the Biennial Course in Mime at Philip Radice’s Atelier Teatro Fisico, one of the most important schools of Physical Theater in Italy.
OTHER MIMO and THEATER WORKSHOPS.
OTHER WORKSHOPS by
MIMO and THEATRE
Intensive Workshops are a great way to get closer to an art, or to go deeper into it.
They can be held upon request at drama schools, at associations or suitable venues.
It is possible to conduct basic workshops, which are open to all, or to customize the content according to specific needs and training paths.
BASIC WORKSHOPS:
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Introduction to Mime
A fun and light way to approach the Art of Mime.
Through targeted games and exercises, the workshop aims to provide the basics of drawing the Invisible and wordless storytelling.
There will be moments of improvisation and individual and collective creation.
At the end of the workshop, the exclusive “Mime Party” format: a real party, with all the elements of a party. However, invisible ones.
A totally original way to fall in love with the great game of Mime.
DURATION: 15 hours (3 days)
MINIMUM NO. of Participants: 6
MAXIMUM NO. of Participants: 15
Mime with Real Objects
Mime techniques applied to real objects such as balloons, suitcases, juggling objects and props.
We will learn how to bring objects to life, hold them stationary at a point in space or make them come alive with a life of their own to create surprising and fun stage effects.
After the acquisition of basic techniques, there is a time for creation and development of personal, individual or group numbers.
DURATION: 15 hours (3 days)
MINIMUM NO. of Participants: 6
MAXIMUM NO. of Participants: 15
Gestural Theater
Scenic Presence, conscious use of the body, grammar of gesture and stage actions.
A study of the expressive possibilities of the body, which is the most powerful communicative tool there is. The proposed work is applicable to all performance contexts, from circus to dance to drama, from children’s theater to singing to public speaking.
DURATION: 15 hours (3 days)
MINIMUM NO. of Participants: 6
MAXIMUM NO. of Participants: 15
Theater with Objects
Everyday objects that come to life and become real actors in a miniature show.
Object Theater is a variant of Figure Theater that involves the use of objects not manufactured for performance, but taken from everyday life or from the trunk of collective memories and reinvented, giving them new life.
The Theatre with Objects course additionally includes a study of how props can be used while making the most of their expressive potential for the flesh-and-blood actor, focusing on the character-object relationship. Useful, for example, in drama, dance or circus scenes
DURATION: 15 hours (3 days)
MINIMUM NO. of Participants: 6
MAXIMUM NO. of Participants: 15
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Intensive Workshops are a great way to get closer to an art, or to go deeper into it.
They can be held upon request at drama schools, at associations or suitable venues.
It is possible to conduct basic workshops, which are open to all, or to customize the content according to specific needs and training paths.
BASIC WORKSHOP:
(click on titles to expand)
Introduction to Mime
A fun and light way to approach the Art of Mime.
Through targeted games and exercises, the workshop aims to provide the basics of drawing the Invisible and wordless storytelling.
There will be moments of improvisation and individual and collective creation.
At the end of the workshop, the exclusive “Mime Party” format: a real party, with all the elements of a party. However, invisible ones.
A totally original way to fall in love with the great game of Mime.
DURATION: 15 hours (3 days)
MINIMUM NO. of Participants: 6
MAXIMUM NO. of Participants: 15
MiME CRAFT (residential lab.)
“MiME CRAFT” is the method developed by Matteo Cionini in over 15 years of teaching in Italy and around the world.
His method comes from Jacques Lecoq’s Physical Theater pedagogy, nurtured by other masters (Patrizia Besantini, Yves Lebreton, Elena Serra) and especially by an artistic and pedagogical research that blends theater, visual arts and psychology of perception.
Because MiMO is Art of the Gesture, but also of the Gaze. Knowing the mechanisms of human perception can be extremely useful, as well as having a good knowledge of the body and its expressive potential.
The workshop is an introduction to the Art of Mime, basic techniques and main theoretical principles.
Broadly speaking, these are the topics covered:
– The body as an artistic tool (isolations, proprioception, movement qualities)
– Basic techniques of drawing the Invisible: solid forms, objects, environments
– Theoretical principles of human perception, applied to MiMO
– Group games (Mime Olympics)
– Improvisations and small creations
– Elements of using music and sound effects
– MiMO vs REAL OBJECTS
– MiME PARTY
DURATION: 3-5 days
N. MINIMUM of Participants: 6
N. MAXIMUM of Participants: 15
Physical - Gestural Theater
Scenic Presence, conscious use of the body, grammar of gesture and stage actions.
A study of the expressive possibilities of the body, which is the most powerful communicative tool there is. The proposed work is applicable to all performance contexts, from circus to dance to drama, from children’s theater to singing to public speaking.
DURATION: 15 hours (3 days)
MINIMUM NO. of Participants: 6
MAXIMUM NO. of Participants: 15
Theater with Objects
Everyday objects that come to life and become real actors in a miniature show.
Object Theater is a variant of Figure Theater that involves the use of objects not manufactured for performance, but taken from everyday life or from the trunk of collective memories and reinvented, giving them new life.
The Theatre with Objects course additionally includes a study of how props can be used while making the most of their expressive potential for the flesh-and-blood actor, focusing on the character-object relationship. Useful, for example, in drama, dance or circus scenes
DURATION: 15 hours (3 days)
MINIMUM NO. of Participants: 6
MAXIMUM NO. of Participants: 15
