LUME Teatro - A Workshop with Jesser de Souza

Culturalist@ Joan Schirle and her company Dell'Arte International presents:

Jesser de Souza of LUME Teatro- one of Brazil's most amazing theater ensembles- will offer Lume's intense physical work.

LUME Teatro —A Workshop with Jesser de Souza
JUNE 18 – JULY 1 / $975 / 6 hours daily, 13 days / all levels

Based on more than 20 years of research, Brazil’s LUME Center for Interdisciplinary Theater Research transmits its methods of vocal and physical preparation for the performer through intensely physical workshops.

This practical workshop is open to actors, dancers, directors and artists who wish to use their body as a means of expression. It teaches the various technical elements that makeup the daily training of LUME performers, giving concrete instruments for the actor’s craft.

Navigate through the basic principles of the actor’s work: the transformation of weight into energy, the precision and dynamics of physical actions in time and space, the relationship with the ground, the relationship with the air, the work of the joints and body segmentation, animal energy and the relationship between actors.

The seven members of LUME are extraordinary actors, teachers, and devisers, and the company tours extensively around the world, having visited to date more than 20 different countries. They rarely visit the US, so this is a rare chance to study their methodology in North America. LUME’s U.S. debut was presented by DAI’s Mad River Festival in 2000. www.lumeteatro.com.br

Jesser de Souza is an actor, researcher, musician, acrobat, and teacher who has been part of the LUME ensemble since 1993. He has participated in national and international festivals and performances, presented and taught workshops and technical demonstrations on the work of LUME around the world, including at the TCG National Conference in Milwaukee.