In the mid seventies, using traditional processions and parades as a point of departure, Odin Teatret created a street performance which could move through towns and villages. Spaces in the town, which normally went unnoticed, were transformed into a stage. Recommended for universities, libraries and professionals Yves Lebreton, who features in this film, was Etienne Decroux's student for four years in Paris. He shows in two parts the training program of the famous French Mime. Recommended for high schools, universities, libraries and professionals.
Every performance tells a story.
Thanks to the actor's technique, the characters belonging to the world of fiction become credible reality for the spectator. In the film, it is the technique itself which becomes the protagonist. The actress carries on a dialogue with the secrets which precede and follow the building of a character and the creation of a performance - and in the process, she exposes these very secrets. The video is a documentary of a weekend workshop presented by Cheryl Heazlewood in Perth in 1996. The participants consist of young actors, dancers, performers and teachers.