Mitli Mitlak (Like You, Like Me)
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The participant will be able to customize his/her training and research methods towards the experience of a great breakthrough for him/her in the Art of the actor.
We hope you embark on this great journey, where you will receive our personalized attention and where you will have the means to express yourself as an artist, giving voice in a theatrical language based on actor's methods from a combination of world masters, singing or sonic expression, storytelling, and other tools and techniques that will enable you to flourish as an actor or actress.
If the participant would like to prepare a solo piece for an intimate public presentation, this option is available.
Those who work well, will also be able to participate in group workshops and even in professional theater rehearsals and performances.
The KEY to acting, is Not Acting.
I enjoy providing the experience of catharsis which so many have experienced through the actor's training. Bringing someone in touch with the inner resources, tools, and even dormant forces and energy is one thing I love to provide. I like that the participant is also making his/her secrets productive as he/she learns to sculpt the elemental/primordial actor's materials into a piece of theatre, with voice, physical action, and scenic work.
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What is your typical process for working with a new student?
Study vocal vibration and its relation to space. Using texts, you will work on spatial resonance and awareness resulting in diversified physical expressions, sound materializations where we generate a script of words, sounds, musicality and physical actions of great theatricality. The work will culminate into a series of scenes, monologues, dialogues, songs.
Technical work and training related to Unifying the different parts of the body, open all breathing channel . Physical-vocal energy training in relation with the space and with the people. liberation of impulses towards action, an evolution towards individual and group improvisations.
“We will create a series of poetic texts and theater scenes which weaves thr actor's real testimonies into a stage presentation. A performance could be created
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
THEATER EDUCATION
Polish Laboratory Theatre of Jerzy Grotowski. Vocal and theatrical training with the founding
members, Ludwik Flaszen and Sigmund Molik, spontane Theatre, Paris France 1987-1989.
International School of Mime and Drama, Marcel Marceau. Paris France, 1985-1987.
PERFORMANCE FORMATION
Body Art Classes with artist, Marina Abromovic. Academy of Fine Arts (Hoch Schule Der Kunst), Berlin Germany 1990. ( three week workshop)
Voice and Movement. Werkstatt Berlin Germany 1990.
(Month long program with Sigmund Molik, Polish Laboratory Theatre)
Actor's Studio. Paris France 1989-1990.
(Courses with Jack Waltzer from the New York Studio)
From Ritual to Theatre. Center for Theatrical research, Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards, Ponte Dera Italy, 1989. (10-day program with Jerzy Grotowski)
Commedia dell'Arte. Bepi School Monet, Paris France 1989.
(Three-month workshop with actor and clown Bepi Monet)
Movement and Voice with Monica Paneaux, Studio Philipe Gaulier, Paris France 1989.
The Clown. Study with Philipe Gaulier, Paris France 1989.
( a month long workshop with Philipe Gaulier)
Theatre du Soleil, Paris France 1989.
(Two-week course on the subject of territorial occupation Arianne Mnouchkine)
Greek Drama. Athens Greece, 1987.
(Three-week program with Ludwik Flaszen Polish Laboratory Theatre)
Private voice courses with voice anthropologist, Jorge Lopez, Paris France 1987-1988.
Masks of Bali with Mas Sogeng, Paris France 1987. (Master of Balinese Theatre).
Shakespeare. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England 1987.
(Shakespeare Summer Program)
Tomasevski Theatre. Program with lead actor, Stefan Niedlakowski,
In Quai de la Gare, Paris France, 1985.
FLAMENCO DANCE AND OTHER
Flamenco:
The Farruco Flamenco Company, Mario Maya Studio, Sevilla Spain 2005-2011.
Alicia Marquez, Alicia Marquez studio, Sevilla Spain 2004
Christina Heeren Foundation. Seville Spain 2003-2004.
Workshops with Antonio Canales. Lope de Vega Theatre, Seville Spain 2003 and 2005.
Classical Ballet:
Yves Cassati, Studio du Marais, Paris France from 1985 -1987.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
(Upcoming Workshop under organization: Wayne State University, Detroit. 2018)
The Center for Human and Mental Development, Beirut Lebanon, 2013-2014
(Healing arts for youths with traumas, mutes, abandoned youths,
victims of violence: voice therapy, drama therapy, dance, Reiki)
American University of Beirut, Beirut Lebanon, 2013
5 day vocal training)
Center for Creation and Research of actor's art, Madrid Spain 2008
a month long (160 hours)Laboratory , revolving around the original script 'The Keys of Isolation'.
Physical theater collective songs, drama.
The Flamenco Museum of Cristina Hoyos, Sevilla Spain 2007
(two month (160 hours each workshop)Laboratory : physical action, vocal vibration, lyrics, script,
characters, show structure).
The Fourth Wall, Madrid Spain 2007
(International Summer Theater Courses : Workshop sonic expression and physical theater)
Royal School of Dramatic Art (ESAD), Seville Spain 2004-2008
(Annual workshop sonic expression, physical theater, and show structure)
Kalamazoo University, Michigan USA 2002
(Voice and Theatre Workshop)
UNESCO Palace, Beirut Lebanon 2000.
(Theatre Research Program).
University of Lebanon, Beirut Lebanon 2000
(Workshops for actors).
St. Joseph University, Beirut Lebanon 1996-1999.
(Professor of the course "Education of the Voice")
LANGUAGES
English:
_Maternal language. Grew up in Michigan.
Arabic:
_Maternal language. Residence 11 years in Lebanon.
French:
_Residence 3 years in Paris France.
Alliance Francaise, Paris France, 1985-1987.
French Cultural Center, Beirut Lebanon, 1993-1994.
Spanish: University of Sevilla, 2003-2005.
_Residence in Sevilla, 11 years.
German:
_Residence in Berlin germany 2 years.
Goethe Institute, Berlin Germany, 1990-1991.
German Academy for German Language 1991-1992.
OTHER INFORMATION
Piano: Study 13 years
Viola: Study 7 years