WORKSHOP: discover the vibrant energy of Balinese theater by experiencing one of its most sacred and ancient danced Drama - Topeng - with its extraordinary wooden masks : from the refined beauty of the nobles characters to the exasperated irony of grotesque fools. The study of gestures and postures, of the counterpoint keras / manis (hard / soft) that governs the dynamics, will be introduced by a training for the coordination, elasticity and vivid articulation of each body segment. The knowledge of the characters and types will be completed with the development of short compositions and structural improvisations .

 

TOPENG Performancess with his pupil Enrico Masseroli and his group Gamelan Gong Cenik. In repertoire the classical stories of King Bedahulu (The head exchanged) and Sidha Karya (The divine Stranger), the background of the ritual representation that invariably presents in long prologue the characters of the court and then make room for impromptu and hilarious incursions of the fools.