3-6/5
Thursday to Sunday
19:30-22:00 (3-4/5)
14:30-17:00 (5-6/5)
Macao Cultural Centre 2nd Floor Rehearsal Room
Number of Participants: 20
Language: Mandarin
Tadashi Suzuki has been well-known for his unique training method for theatre. After relocating his theatrical group from Tokyo to Toga village of Toyama prefecture in 1976, he developed the Suzuki Method of Actor Training, which incorporates the essences of traditional Japanese theatrical forms, as the accumulative outcomes of members of his group for a long period of time. Underscoring the animal instincts of humans, the method stresses the core of expression at the lower body of the actors, particularly in the sensations when their feet touch the ground. Through sliding, shifting and pacing on the floor, coupled with diaphragmatic breathing, it arouses the internal emotions of actors and their awareness of body sensations, striking a balance between sounds and limbs. In contrast to the training methods of actors in western countries, focusing on upright body postures and upward movements, the Suzuki Method achieves to create a tension with the outside world through the grounding and control over the lower body. In this intensive workshop, Tian Chong, an actor of Suzuki Company of Toga from Beijing, will introduce the Suzuki Method of Actor Training to participants.
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Instructor
Tian Chong
Tian Chong graduated from the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama in 2009. Currently, he is an actor of the Suzuki Company of Toga. His major works include portraying Edgar in King Lear, directed by Tadashi Suzuki, performed at Tokyo Kichijoji in 2013; the title role in Macbeth, directed by Huang Ying in 2014; the title role in King Lear, directed by Tadashi Suzuki, performed at the 6th Theatre Olympics in October 2014; and as Pentheus in Dionysus, performed at the Great Wall Theatre in Gubei Water Town, and the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing.