INTERNATIONAL COURSE
OF CONTEMPORARY DIRECTING
under the guidance of Sergey Ostrenko
SESSION 1
October 17-22, 2005
Kiev, Ukraine
The meeting will take place in the recreation centre situated
20 km from the centre of Kiev. Surrounded by the natural beauty the place creates the atmosphere awakening creative imagination.
 The Course of Contemporary Directing is the excellent opportunity to get the new creative inspiration during the practical work with colleagues from different countries and to find interesting ideas valuable both for the daily work with the group and the realization of the greatest projects on the stage.
The group will work on the basis of the methods developed as a result of the long-term research carried out by Sergey Ostrenko together with the members of IUGTE Creative Laboratory.
The program includes intensive practical work, theoretical discussions and lectures.
The experience will be particularly valuable and will help to answer various topical questions of stage artists interested in contemporary directing and production.
DIRECTOR SINCE READING THE PLAY
TILL MEETING THE ACTORS
“Each art should be preceded by
the definite mechanical skill”
(Goethe)
LEVEL I
Director’s analysis of the play
1. Sensual penetration into the play
a) repeated rereading
b) contemplation of images
c) active retelling, etc.
2. Formulation of the plot.
Brief story about the  main conflict.
3. Revelation of the basic events and actions
a) determination of the initial and the final events
b) determination of the main event
c) determination of the central event
d) through actions of all characters
e) counteractions and conflicts
4. Investigation of the given circumstances
a) space
b) time
c) chain of objects
5. Characteristic of the personages
a) all statements about the personages according to the text of the play
b) all statements of personages about themselves
 6. Immersion into the material
a) investigation of the epoch
b) biography of the author
c) personal correspondence of the author
d) critiques of the contemporary
7. Formulation of the super-objective of the performance.
Connection of the through action and the super-objective
LEVEL II
Composing the Performance
“Today’s actors often sit twiddling their thumbs
and anticipating the inspiration from Apollo.
Useless, my dear! He is too busy with his own business”
(G.Fedotova)
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Release from stamps and stereotypes
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Irresponsible composition of crazy ideas
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Composition of style
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Determination of genre
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Search of the performance form
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The period of expectation, ripening
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Enlightenment
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Check-up by the play
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Director, composer, designer, choreographer –
the team of leaders.
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Some words about casting
“When I am going to write a comedy
I lock up the rules under sextuple lock”
(Lope de Vega)
PRACTICAL TRAINING
“Improvisation & Spontaneity
in Performing Arts”
Part I. Methods of theatre training.
Potential body possibilities.
Relaxation and awareness of the body
through movement.
Practical investigation of spontaneity.
Awareness and spontaneity in movement.
Psychological gesture.
Transition from individual improvisation to spontaneous collective interaction.
Part II. Group exercises.
 Methods impelling the group to spontaneous
collective creative process.
Possibilities
of nonverbal communication
on the stage
Emotional content
and will in action.
Space and time.
Voice and movement.
Composition in the space.
Building of structure.
Structural improvisation.
DYNAMIC BREATHING TRAINING
The ancient Chinese system of Qi Gong exercises will help participants to prepare their organisms properly for the full-value intensive work during the day.
The training combines breathing, movement and imagination.
The principal accents during the execution of the exercises are relaxation and naturalness.
The dynamic breathing training will take place outdoors every morning before breakfast.
PARTICIPANTS
theatre directors
playwrights
actors of dramatic, physical, musical
and dance theatres
choreographers
teachers of theatre methods
senior students of theatre departments
Laboratory Schedule
Important information
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