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Laban Intensive


  • Theatre Deli 107 Leadenhall Street London, England, EC3A 4AF United Kingdom (map)

COURSE INFO

Max Harrison is offering a masterclass of five 2-hour sessions on Laban Efforts. He will work on the eight Laban Efforts (Floating, Gliding, Dabbing, Flicking, Slashing, Wringing, Pressing, Thrusting), exploring how body, voice, feeling and thought are integrated so that actors can function fully and equally in all aspects of their expressiveness. Laban increases the actor’s ability to break their own habitual patterns, realise much more of their potential range, and is therefore a powerful tool when it comes to characterisation.

The structure of the course will be:

1: The elements of weight, space and time: the building blocks of the Efforts

2: Floating/Thrusting

3: Dabbing/Wringing

4: Flicking/Pressing

5: Gliding/Slashing

The structure is subject to changes given the interest / progression of the group. The course will adapt to those taking part and flow organically within the above structure.

ABOUT MAX HARRISON

Max is a freelance theatre director and Co-Artistic Director of Lidless Theatre. His work ranges from devised shows to new writing and revivals. After training as an actor at LAMDA he was mentored by Mike Alfreds and recently assisted him on Five Characters in Search of a Good Night’s Sleep (Southwark Playhouse). He is interested in process orientated rehearsals that centre around the actor’s creativity and imagination.

Professional directing credits include Leaves of Glass (Park Theatre),Tender Napalm (King’s Head Theatre), Moonfleece, (Pleasance Theatre), In Place of Fear (Pleasance Theatre) and Little Pieces of Gold (Southwark Playhouse). Alongside his professional work he also directs at drama schools, credits include Festen (East 15), Pillars of the Community (Bridge Theatre TC), and The Oresteia (East 15).

His plays have been nominated for 3 Best Lead Performer OFFIES and a Best Ensemble OFFIE.

BOOKING INFO

10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th 10am - 12pm each day

Full Price £120

Returning / Concession* £100

If money is difficult, please do get in touch, we’d love to help out if we can!

Venue Theatre Deli

Any questions just email info@lidlesstheatre.com.

*For anyone who has booked onto Lidless Workshops before or considers themselves a concession. Just email us and we’ll send you a code to use!

Earlier Event: July 1
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Later Event: August 12
Saturday Workshop - August