Diably (Devils ) Dir. by Agnieszka Blonska
Image by Steve Tanner
Date: Sunday November 20th 2022
Time: 11.00am - 4.30pm
Location: AMATA, Falmouth University - Studio B
Fee: Pay What You Can £3 / £5 / £8 / £10
All dancers, makers and those working in theatre with physical experience who are interested in making their own work are welcome (aged 18yrs+).
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP
This workshop will focus on devising processes and generation of a performance material. I will share with you my methodology of working in preparation and during rehearsal processes. Together we will discuss reasons of making work and look into possible meaning of gestures and movements. We will explore concepts of participatory theatre and investigate a creation of performance narrative and its dramaturgy.
ABOUT AGNIESZKA BLONSKA
Agnieszka (Aga) has worked in Britain, Poland and across Europe for the last eighteen years both as an independent artist and in collaboration with theatre companies and venues such as Wildworks, Powszechny Theatre, Theatre Institute in Warsaw, Desperate Men, DotComedy, Mercurial Wrestler, National Theatre Studio, Soho Theatre, Circomedia, Hall For Cornwall and Theatre Bristol.
In her practice Aga is particularly interested in subjects of identity, social change and personal stories in relation to society. She uses a variety of forms including participatory and performative theatre exploring the boundaries of traditional drama and play. Agnieszka uses devising methods and improvisation, often examining deconstruction and non-linear approach to performance.
Recent productions include: Orlando. Biographies (Teatr Powszechny); Help! I Think I’m a Natinalist with Seamas Carey (imPOSSIBLE, Cornwall), FEAST: Ingredients of Us (Projekt Europa, The Marlowe Theatre), We’ve Been Here co-directed with Jennifer Fletcher (short films, online); Devils (Teatr Powszechny); Mefisto (Teatr Powszechny), Polish Vermin (Bristol Old Vic Ferment and Newlyn Art Gallery), Seamas Carey Meets His 4 Year Old Self, With a Choir in collaboration with Seamas Carey and Victoria Abbott (Newlyn Art Gallery, UK); My Grandad was digging, My Dad was Digging, and I will not in co-direction with Rosa Sarkisian (Gogolfest in Kiev, Ukraine); Praga’s Sci-Fi (Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw); Rape. Voices (Teatr Powszechny in Warsaw); F.E.A.R. (Experimentica, Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff); Once Upon A Time (Circomedia, Bristol & UK Tour); At The End Of The Line in collaboration with Victoria Abbott (The Exchange Gallery in Penzance); Eintopf as a part of a project Taburopa (Cologne, Brussel and Warsaw).
Agnieszka is an Associate Artist at Hall For Cornwall, Truro and works as a senior lecturer at Falmouth University. In 2008 Agnieszka was nominated to the Arts Foundation Award for Young Theatre Directors. In 2020 Devils got nominated for a prestigious WDECHY 2020 award in a category ‘event of the year’: “for the strong voice of women in theatre and humorous show with elements of political manifesto, reckless feminist cabaret and fierce activist performance."