The Living Stage: Body, Mask, and Puppet

Intensive theatre workshop, led by Claudio Colombo.

An exploration between body, mask and figure theatre to develop the expressive potential of movement and discover the principles behind all forms of theatre. A journey of listening and transformation in which the actor abandons habitual physical patterns to become malleable material, rediscovering the body as a theatrical instrument and refining their sensitivity to performance.

We will work with a universal language where every action takes on meaning, movement becomes a word, and space is transformed into a place to be inhabited with awareness. 

We will explore the connections between movement, mask and puppet, transferring principles from the body to the object to bring life to what seems soulless. A workshop for professionals and artists in training, with the participation of five young talents from leading Ukrainian theatre academies.

Participants can bring an object or, if they have one, a puppet to work with.

We work in comfortable, black and neutral clothes, barefoot.

WHEN From 23 to 27 April 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (with a 1-hour lunch break).

WHERE BRAT venue, via Pampaluna 66, Porpetto (Udine) By car: recommended exit from the A4 Porpetto/San Giorgio di Nogaro motorway.

By train: nearest station San Giorgio di Nogaro. Activities will take place in the company's rehearsal space, with access to a dining area, kitchen, and bathroom.

For those requiring accommodation, a dormitory is available at the BRAT guesthouse, with a contribution of 50 euros for the entire period. 

Included in the GO!2025, Nova Gorica - Gorizia European Capital of Culture 2025 programme, it is realised with the support of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Culture Moves Europe and in collaboration with Unima Ukraine.