Saturday, September 10, 2022
The Monkey House, London, United Kingdom
Saturday, September 10, 2022
The Monkey House, London, United Kingdom
Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September
9:00 - 17:00 every day
This week-end intensive is designed for professional and semi-professional performers with previous training in Corporeal Mime.
Participants will refine and build on their Corporeal Mime skills to immerse in Theatre Re’s way of sculpting intricate, inventive and thought-provoking visual and physical work.
Previous training in Corporeal Mime is essential to join. Upon purchasing a ticket you will be asked to provide additional information to confirm you have received previous training in Corporeal Mime.
Guillaume Pigé is an actor, director, mime and magician. Originally from France, he has been living in the UK for the past 13 years. He established Theatre Re in 2011 and has directed each of the company's productions to date. He trained with theatre makers and directors such as Andrew Visnevski, Steven Wasson, Corinne Soum, Daniel Stein and Thomas Leabhart.
Rooted in Etienne Decroux's Corporeal Mime, his practice takes inspiration from science, philosophy, psychology and public health to address global human challenges through moving and visually striking poetic theatre. His work was performed in more than fifteen countries, notably at The Cerventino Festival (Mexico), Hong Kong Arts Festival (China), New Victory Theater (USA), National Taichung Theatre (Taiwan) and London International Mime Festival (UK).
He is an associate artist at The Point in Eastleigh, an associate teacher at RADA and Head of Devising at Fourth Monkey Actor Training Company. He is regularly invited to give workshops throughout the UK and internationally.
The Monkey House
97-101 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7QP United Kingdom
The Monkey House is located within easy walking distance of numerous tube stations, accessed by the Northern, Piccadilly and Victoria Lines:
• Finsbury Park (Piccadilly & Victoria Line) 9 minute walk
• Archway tube (Northern Line) 21 minute walk
• Arsenal tube (Piccadilly Line) 16 minute walk
• Holloway Road tube (Piccadilly Line) 13 minute walk
• Upper Holloway (Overground) 21 minute walk
• Drayton Park (Overground) 17 minute walk
The venue is also accessible via a number of local bus routes including the numbers 4, 17, 29, 43, 91, 253, 254, 259, 263 & 271.