Date
2021.4.16, 17 (五、六)
2021.4.23-25 (五至日)
7:30 - 9:30pm
Theatre Horizon Artspace
Location: Wing Hong St, Cheung Sha Wan (Lai Chi Kok MTR)
Tuition Fees
Studio Participation $2000
Home Participation $1500
Series
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Asian Theatre 5-Year Symbiosis
Workshop Elements
Movement Improv Improvisaation Creativity
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THEATRE HORIZON PRESENTS
The 3rd Year of Asian Theatre 5-Year
Symbiosis
Makoto Matsushima
Movement Improv Skills Online Workshop
Instructor:
Makoto Matsushima
(Japan)
“In real improv, every moment is born
at this moment. Now. No preparation.”
What makes Makoto's high-speed, precise,
playful, physical movement so
spell-binding? How does each present
moment move together? The system with
which Makoto has been working in
improvisation, namely Funktionen, not
only challenges the body but also
stimulates the brain. How do we
understand and digest the information we
get in a fraction of a second and
transform it into physical movement?
This workshop allows the participant to
join in a studio of Theatre Horizon or
even at home. The instructor will
conduct the workshop remotely in
Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan by Zoom.
This workshop explores the concept of Funktionen
or Functions. It works with physical
limitations to induce the actor's body
to discover new movements. It also
strengthens the actor's consciousness of
his behaviour, so that the actor can
attain a unity in the body and mind in
performance. It also serves as a
catalyst to shorten the reaction time
towards changes.
Each section of this workshop lasts two
hours which makes the entire workshop 10
hours long. The workshop will take place
in two weekends. All participants are
required to attend in attire suitable
for big movements, with bare feet and a
mask as a prevention of Covid-19.
The third year of Theatre Horizon's
Asian Theatre 5-Year Symbiosis includes
a performance
2042 Journey to
World Nostalgia, a 5-day workshop,
Makoto Matsushima
Movement Improv Skills Online Workshop, and post-performance
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MAKOTO MATSUSHIMA
(Instructor)
Makoto Matsushima is a graduate of the Nihon
University College of Art. He launched his stage
career with the Japanese dance theatre company Pappa
TARAHUMARA while he was still a student, and has won
critical acclaim for his performances both in
television and on stage. From1995, Matsushima began
creating his own pieces, working both as
choreographer and dancer. In 1997, he performed in
Zuni Icosahedron’s production Invisible Cities. He
has toured Aia, Europe, and the U.S. with Pappa
TARAHUMARA, and participated in its Hong Kong
production of Spring Day (Haruhiru) in 1998. The
following year, he choreographed and performed in
Thunder and Lightning, a production by Edward Lam
Dance Theatre, for the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
Matsushima has been the artist-in-residence at Zuni
Icosahedron, and collaborated with many Hong Kong’s
local artists in addition to giving solo
performances of his works. He is also active in the
areas of set design and fine-art works. He was
Professor at Korea National University of Arts in
2008, 2010 and recently in 2018.
Makoto appeared in Theatre Horizon's 2018 production of the trilogy, ‘Century-old Dreams of a
Fishing Harbour Episode II Nightmares’ as guest
performer.
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