From 12th to 17th of November 2017 at Studio Emad Eddin In this workshop, participants learned the importance of the mechanism in stage design, and how the space transforms from scene to other using the manual mechanism. Experimental scenographer Hussein Baydoun walked them step by step through his process for set design. *This…
From 13th to 18th of November 2017 – at Studio Emad Eddin In this workshop, participants learned the importance of a stage manager in theater performances or art venues, and the stage manager’s role and duties within a production. *This workshop was under the framework of the 7th edition of “2 b continued laboratory…
From 14th – 17th September 2017 at Studio Emad Eddin This workshop combined theory about the concept and perception of light with practical exercises on stage, teaching about lighting equipment, and how to work with it as a tool for scenic narration. Together participants examined the relation between method and result, and the basics…
From 5th – 29th of August 2017 at Studio Emad Eddin The objective of this workshop was to recognize the types of Indian dancing that differ from one city and village to another and its development until today through Indian films. During the workshop, participants learned a dance routine on Punjabi song, and finally…
From 13th – 17th of July 2017 at Studio Emad Eddin This workshop addressed the foundations of scenography design in modest budget in alternative places, how to take advantage of the form, architecture and nature of the place to develop and implement ideas. Hussein Baydoun shared with the participants key learning lessons from his long…
From 13th – 23rd of July 2017 at Studio Emad Eddin A dance workshop about falling techniques (reaching the ground) in contemporary dance and choreography. Although it is one of the most basic and simplest techniques in dance, one’s control of rotation down to the ground requires mastering this technique. This workshop focused on safety…
On 2nd of April 2017 at Hungarian Cultural Institute (Balassi) Each participant explored how to account for the transformation, erasure, progression of writing, and make the deletions and corrections visible. They were invited to create material out of their writing impulses and stammering. This creation of “text-material” was meant to give sense and dimension to…
On 30th of March 2017at Studio Emad Eddin In the course of this Marionette Manipulation masterclass, participants learned about the logic of different marionette control systems–and, based on their prior experience, practiced the basic or more advanced skills of string puppet movement and manipulation. They examined how the elements of construction and manipulation translate to…
On 29th of March 2017 at Studio Emad Eddin In the course of this workshop, participants learned about the possibilities of animating the inanimate matter that is puppetry. From simple objects and materials, through finger, glove and tabletop puppets, to the most complex string marionettes, a variety of techniques was introduced in order to show…
On 28th of March 2017 at Hungarian Cultural Institute (Balassi) What are the different economical, technical and artistic stages to turn a play into a film? This masterclass answered the questions that a producer, a screenwriter or a director need to ask themselves when confronted by adaptation. Initiative Film by Isabelle Fauvel and D-CAF decided…