'THE NEUTRAL MASK'

masterclass - physical theatre / mime with Alexandar Acev

Alexandar Acev is a croatian performer, trainer and director for physical theatre, located in Berlin. He received his education in Amsterdam, Berlin, Los Angeles and Zagreb.
Working with companies from different field of performing arts (drama, physical theatre, cabaret, dance, street performance, musical theatre ) he was performing, teaching and directing in more than 20 european countries. As solo mime-performer he performed in numerous yugoslavian theaters and croatian TV programs. Beside his career in artistic disciplines, he is working in the field of communication for different professions based on bodylanguage skills.
On regular base he is teaching movement and physical acting at Anton Bruckner University in Linz (Acting Departement). At the moment as a guest teacher he works at Max Reinhardt Seminar in Vienna , Mime Centre Berlin and Music School Hanns Eisler in Berlin (Opera Department, Singers and Directors).

As one oft the first students of MAPA he continued to invest in lifelong learning and sharing his discoveries generousely with the students interested in movement and work with/from the body as a source of communication and expression.

Description:

• The journey of movement theatre begins with the Neutral Mask.
  The Neutral Mask doesn´t have any dramatic expression, and allows the actor to explore a state of pure presence, in the here and now of space. With this mask the actor explores the state of neutrality that exists before the action. The Neutral Mask has no memory and no projects, it lives in the present, and allows the actor to explore the most efficient movement state: the economy of movement. Once the actor has discovered this space, s/he becomes like a white page, ready to be written on in the future dramas.
  
  Through Neutral Mask the actor discoveres a state of physical presence, calm and openness to space. It´s a challenge, because in terms of movement, nobody is neutral, everybody carries themes that are profoundly expressive embodied in their everyday movement. For this reason the Neutral Mask is the basis for all theatre masks. It allows us to understand how each character development is based in a unbalance from neutrality.

Dates:

• Tuesday July 2 10:00 - 17:00
• Wednesday July 3 10:00 - 17:00
• Thurssday July 4 10:00 - 17:00
• Friday July 5 10:00 - 17:00
• Saturday July 6 15:00 (presentation)

Location:

• Studio MAPA Nederland
  Korte Verspronckweg 7-9
  2023 BS Haarlem

Participation fee:

• € 350,- ex BTW, including coffee, tea and lunches

Application:

• mail info@mapa.nl Please send your short CV