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BURJESTA THEATRE WORKSHOP – This Wednesday, 15th January, 7pm, The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool This Wednesday will be the first of two workshops dedicated to themes and aspects for our 8th production, History of the Vampires, which we’ll be auditioning on 1st February (see link below). We’ll be looking at some of the physicality that… Continue reading Workshop Wednesday 15th January – History of the Vampires (1 of 2)

We will be auditioning for our latest production ‘History of the Vampires’ on Saturday 1st February at The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool from 12pm onwards. Audition will be in the form of a workshop followed by script reading and an informal chat afterwards and will last a few hours in total. Please come dressed for… Continue reading Audition Notice – History of the Vampires – 1st February

As we approach the end of the year this Wednesday’s workshop is the last of our ‘horror’ series. We’ll be looking at a few key scenes from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s sprawling 19th century novel set in St Petersburg – with the murderer Raskalnikov at loose. So if you’ve ever fancied being an axe-wielding maniac, here’s your… Continue reading BURJESTA HORROR WORKSHOP – Dostoyevsky’s Crime & Punishment (11th Dec)

Workshops resume next week…

Click on the following link to listen.  Interview starts at 16 mins 38 seconds http://www.spreaker.com/user/5392808/the-moveable-feast-22-11-13

Reserve tickets on 07913449396

Yep you heard it here first!  Grotesque Yoga!! In the first half of the session we’ll be looking at some yoga movements and postures which we’ll then put to good use in the 2nd half of the workshop by creating drama that is unsettling, unnerving and disturbing… All welcome @ The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool,… Continue reading Burjesta Horror Workshop this Wednesday – Grotesque Yoga

This Wednesday we continue with our theme of horror by looking at films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Salem’s Lot and Stepford Wives where a town’s inhabitants, though normal on the surface have been replaced with aliens/vampires/robots as the case may be. We’ll be putting this into our own dramatic forms. Normal time… Continue reading Burjesta Horror Workshop 13th November

This Wednesday’s workshop will be led by Burjesta actor, Giulia Rampone, who is at present studying Capoeira the form of ‘fight dancing’ which descended from Brazilian slaves. After looking at some of the movements we’ll see how we can incorporate them into dramatic themes. Normal time and venue – The Casa, Hope Street, Liverpool, L1… Continue reading Burjesta Workshop – Capoeira – Brazilian Slave Fight Dancing