The Triptych: Storytelling in Three Panels

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                     Physical Theater Festival

Taught by Monica Payne and members of Theatre Lumina (USA)

In this workshop, we will explore physical expression and storytelling through the lens of the Triptych, a three-paneled composition drawn from the world of visual art. Through various exercises, primarily based in Viewpoints, we will unlock the vocabulary necessary for making innovative, physical new work. Students will have the opportunity to create their own triptych and to discuss strategies for using it as either source material or character research. The workshop aims to increase the performer’s freedom, joy, and creativity, and to help each person create physical metaphor quickly and without judgment. Viewpoints experience is helpful, but not required.

Theatre Lumina is a group of artists devoted to cross-cultural collaboration and international exchange, founded by Monica Payne in 2014. Through the selection of diverse artists, subject matter, scripts, and influences, we seek to deepen our audiences’ perspective and care for the world in which we live. We generate film and theatre that center ritual, the body, and theatricality itself. As citizens of the world, we embrace the power and potential of our shared humanity.

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