TRAINING

International Commedia dell'Arte - Seminar/Workshop
with theatre & film Director Malachi Bogdanov

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COURSE DETAILS

An unique opportunity to study with award winning writer & director Malachi Bogdanov on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia

Course includes accommodation & food – tuition in English & Italian
8th – 12th September 2008

Malachi Bogdanov trained with Jacque Lecoq at his famous school in Paris, where Commedia dell’Atre formed an integral part of the actor’s art. Now based in the beautiful Mediterranean island of Sardinia, he takes a break from pre-production for his next film ‘Homer’s the Odyssey - From Ithaca with Love’, to lead a Commedia dell’Atre workshop using traditional hand made leather masks made by Stefano Perocco.

Commedia dell’Atre plays an important role in Malachi’s film and theatre work and in this practical seminar he sets out to explore some of its most famous characters; including Pantalone, Arleccino, Il Capitano, Brighella, Zanni, Pulcinella, Il Dottore and Colombina. During the course each student will examine with Malachi the relationship of the mask with the audience, the history of Commedia dell’Arte and it’s relevance to contemporary theatre and Commedia dell’Arte as a training tool for the modern actor.


Geoffrey Bateman, Mike Rogers & Craig Painting
in The Mandrake Root

The student might gain an understanding of the extremes of acting which would employ his or her entire being. It serves as point of reference. Thus Commedia, where the play is action, and Greek Tragedy, where the word is flesh, are the form of theatre where the actor is entirely engaged; pelvis, solar plexus and head.
Jacques Lecoq

The intensive five day workshop provides six days accommodation. Tuition starts on Monday 8th September and ends on Friday 12th September with students arriving on the 7th and departing on the13th September.

The workshop takes place in medieval port of Alghero located on Sardinia’s northwest coast. Alghero is a stunningly beautiful, lively town and Sardinia is the largest of Italy’s Mediterranean islands, famed for its intense culture, fantastic beaches and outstanding food.

Malachi Bogdanov


Malachi Bogdanov on the set of
The Mandrake Root
Malachi Bogdanov is a British Director now living in Sardinia and working in Italy, Germany, USA and the UK. A former associate Director with the English Shakespeare Company, he has directed over 70 professional productions. He has completed writing and directing his first feature film ‘The Mandrake Root’ an adaptation of the Renaissance comedy by Niccolò Machiavelli and he is currently working on his next feature film ‘Homer’s The Odyssey - From Ithaca with Love’ which shoots in the Autumn.

Next year he writes and directs a new theatre version of ‘A Clockwork Orange’ as well as directing a second UK tour of ‘Macbeth – Kill Bill Shakespeare’ which will go onto tour the USA. His hit Edinburgh show ‘Bill Shakespeare’s Italian Job’ featured in a BBC2 documentary series ‘From Page to Stage’.

For more information about Malachi www.malachibogdanov.com

 


Hester Rouff in the stage version of
'From Ithaca With Love' 2006

Accommodation, Food & Travel

The Course includes accommodation and food with participants responsible for organising their own travel to and from Italy.

The organisers will provide:

Accommodation – participants should arrive the day before the workshop starts & leave the day after the workshop finishes (7th September and 13th September). Bed and Breakfast will be provided for 6 nights by the organisers.

Transport to and from Alghero airport and Alghero.

Evening meal in a restaurant on the five days of the course.

The nearest airport is Alghero only 20 minutes from the town centre which has direct flights from London Standsted, East Midlands, Liverpool, Dublin, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Stockholm, Düsseldorf and Bremen. Ryan Air flies from London Standsted twice a day to Alghero www.ryanair.com If booked in advance, air flights are very reasonable.

 

Tuition

The course is taught in English and Italian and no prior experience or language skills are required, just enthusiasm and energy.

Tuition will take place between 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 4.30pm.

There are 10 places available for participants from outside Italy.

Fee & Booking

£549 (excluding flights)

This provides: Tuition, Bed and Breakfast accommodation, evening meal, and transport to and from Alghero airport.

A non-refundable deposit of £75 must be paid to reserve a place and full payment must be received by 15th August.

Reservations can be made by email or phone. A deposit is required to confirm a reservation.

Cheques made payable to: Ipsilon Ltd
1 Poplar Cottage,
Icknield Street, Beoley,
Worcestershire
B98 9AP, UK

Contact Details

E: commedia@europeandrama.net
W: www.europeandrama.net
T: +44 (0) 7754 888180

Ipsilon Ltd

Ipsilon is the name of the letter Y in Italian, which does not exist in the Italian alphabet. Ipsilon Ltd is a company set up by Malachi Bogdanov and film producer Simon M Woods to promote Commedia dell’Arte training and its relevance to contemporary acting on stage and screen.

Simon M Woods produced the film ‘The Mandrake Root’ based on Niccolò Machiavelli’s 16th Century Renaissance comedy. A high quality 75 minute film shot on location in Sardinia on High Definition, which completed its post production in 2008. Produced by the European Drama Network, a movie company establishing a brand of modern movies based on classic plays and stories. Reaching a global niche market through internet based Video on Demand (VoD), TV and Cinema. Simon Woods previously discovered and managed the pop group UB40 and more recently was Chief Executive of Birmingham School of Acting
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