Physical Theatre Internship

This program is for emerging physical theatre maker-performers looking to deepen their practice through technique, experience and cross-pollination.

Applications from First Nations folk, People of the Global Majority, and LGBTIQA+ folk are strongly encouraged and will be prioritised.

Content:

Interns will be trained in skills fundamental to physical theatre devising and performing:

• Ensemble movement
• Heightened physical story-playing
• Action/Reaction between actors
• Improvisation skills (from Commedia dell’Arte style)
• Movement analysis/Mimo dynamique training
• Devising techniques
• Creating dynamic stage pictures
• Fixed point and mime
• Gain understandings on clown, character, bouffon
• Exercises classic to the Lecoq tradition of Mask, Mime and Movement Theatre

Throughout the training we will use a reference story to inspire devising tasks. The culmination of the training will be a work-in-progress showing of re-worked, rehearsed devised pieces.

This training will be taught by lead PO PO MO CO artists Kimberley Twiner and Lily Fish.

Schedule:

28 January - 30 March, 2025

Tuesdays 6-9pm and Sundays 10am-4pm

Special full company professional development day Monday 3 February 9am-5pm

Public Performance 25 March

*Internship participants will also be invited to additional trainings with Company members on an ad hoc basis.

Cost:

Freeeeeeee!

Where:

Northcote, Naarm

Expectations:

Attend all scheduled training sessions.

Work with a high level of professionalism.

Be punctual.

Accept the physicality of the work, the work is rarely conversational and happens on our feet.

Be excited to learn new ways of working, collaborate with new people.

Receive and work to integrate feedback from the course directors.

About PO PO MO CO:

We are an award-winning queer physical theatre company. Our work is created through the duel lenses of Lecoqian Physical Theatre and Queer Dramaturgy. Current core members are Kimberley Twiner, Lily Fish and Hallie Goodman. You can check us out at popomoco.com

Application:

Please send a letter of application and CV to info@popomoco.com

In your letter of application please address the following:

• Your existing performance practice
• What drives you to apply? Hopes? Fears? Desires?
• Your favourite theatre show you’ve ever seen and why
• Any other information you might think is important for us to know

APPLICATIONS DUE 5pm, 15 December 2024