“ Working with Argentine rhythms, especially with ‘zapateo’ (a dance featuring stomping) has allowed me to discover new sensations as well as the need to bring these expressions to 'the theatre world'.  I believe ‘striking the ground’ with the foot to be a tremendously emotional and dramatic outburst, even more so when incorporating diverse rhythms, because of the varied intensities of energy and dynamic which this specific foot work requires.”
                - Irem Bekter                                                            

 

 

 

Rhythms emerging from the body are strongly linked to the deepest inner self.

It is a journey back to the essence of humankind.
A human being is born with rhythm inside him: the heartbeat.

Emotions determine the alterations of these pulsations.
These rhythm changes dominate the body and the body ‘speaks’ even when the words suggest the contrary.
The body and the words are each subject to their own rhythms, rhythms that do not always coincide.

 

 

Objective

 

Since each person will experience and thus express him or herself differently, this training program is intended to help participants explore the reciprocity between word, movement and rhythm, so that they will discover new ways of responding to and influencing others on stage.

 

The aim is to accomplish a good sense of rhythm, first through improving  ‘hearing’, then carrying it through the body, the voice and through the words. This enables the participants to play around with internal and external rhythms and achieve ‘live’ performances.