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bruce naylor
has been directing, teaching and working in the
theatre for twenty years. He trained at the Victorian College of the Arts actors
course in 1988 — 90 and in 1991 was the recipient of the ANZ travelling fellowship
which allowed him to spend a year in Japan working with the Japanese Theatre Master
Tadashi Suzuki and his Suzuki Company of Toga as well as with various Butoh groups,
most notably Hakutobo and Dai Rakuda Kan. He was a member of the Playbox/Suzuki Company
of Toga project ‘The Chronicles of Macbeth’ which toured Australia and Japan. Upon
returning to Melbourne he founded The Johakyu Orchestra, a physical theatre ensemble
which synthesised these dance and physical theatre techniques into a coherent training
utilising the Japanese Noh Theatre principles of Jo Ha Kyu. Bruce will offer two
intensely contrasting movement workshops at Stamping Ground 06 based on the principles
of Ha and Kyu. |
Ha -
Japanese Noh Theatre term
literally meaning to cut
Ha -
describes energy
moving away from the body,
exploding out into space |
Ha
-This
workshop will explore the energy of explosive movement and the energy of explosive
stillness. Through the work we will learn how to tap into the sort of energy states
a sprinter must access the moment before the gun goes off - a state both extremely
energised and relaxed at the same time and we will learn to utilise it in physical
theatre. We will study the stomping and statue movements of Tadashi Suzuki’s theatre
technique, the animal etudes of Butoh dance and various martial exercises, exploring
concepts of performance under tension, and how to use tension in physical theatre
in a constructive and skilful manner. No previous dance experience is necessary,
but this will be a highly physical workshop. Please bring a pair of thick socks. |
| Kyu -This workshop is the flipside of
the Ha workshop. We will study the slow movement exercises of Tadashi Suzuki technique
and the interior image landscapes of the Japanese dance form Butoh. The workshop
will concentrate on generating movement through a series of intense interior images.
One of primary innovations of the Japanese dance form of Butoh was to reverse the
traditional structure of the choreographer laying movement upon the body of the Dancer
who then has to find a path through the choreography which allows them to dance with
meaning and authenticity. In Butoh the choreographer stimulates movement through
images, which the dancer responds to, creating dance that comes from a fundamentally
different and much more authentic place. The process of working with these images
trains the dancer to find this place of intense concentration and poeticism within
themselves. No previous dance experience is necessary. |
Kyu - The climax
the completion of the movement
to be in the moment
energy radiating inwards
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