🇵🇱 Warsztat jest częścią programu KRAKOW FEST 2026 – EROS AWAKENED Międzynarodowy Festiwal Monodramu

🎭 Warsztat prowadzony w języku angielskim

⚠️ Rejestracja nie jest równoznaczna z zakupem biletu.
🎟 Bilety dostępne wyłącznie w kasie Nowohuckiego Centrum Kultury.
Wejście możliwe tylko z ważnym, opłaconym biletem.

💳 Cena: 50 PLN

🇬🇧 This workshop is part of the official programme of KRAKOW FEST 2026 – EROS AWAKENED International Monodrama Festival

🎭 Conducted in English

⚠️ Registration does not equal ticket purchase.
Tickets must be purchased at the Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury box office. Entry is granted only with a valid paid ticket.

💳 Participation fee: 50 PLN

About the workshop

The Relationship Between Body Movement and Surrounding Space: Mechanisms of Meaning-Making Between Box Theatre and Open Spaces

This workshop aims to establish an integrated training and research methodology for participants, focusing on developing a deep awareness of body movement and its relationship to theatrical and social space.

The project brings together two influential artistic approaches: Pina Bausch’s dance-theatre, which views the body as an archive of memory and emotion, and Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed, which understands the body as a tool for interaction and social transformation.

A key practical component of the workshop focuses on ensuring the physical safety of the actor and equipping participants with tools to confront the “movement crisis” and transform it into creative energy.

Participants will explore the aesthetic and technical differences between working in traditional “box theatre” settings and open spaces. The workshop also examines how the expressive body can document memory and emotion, and how the active body can serve as a tool for critical engagement and change.

This workshop aims to enrich artistic and academic practice, supporting the development of performers who combine expressive depth, technical skill, and critical awareness.

Mohamed Farag is an artistic director, choreographer, and dance educator with over 15 years of international experience across Egypt, the Middle East, and Europe. He is the founder of the Ashtanga Egypt Center, where he develops work at the intersection of contemporary dance, movement expression, and body-based therapeutic practices.

His artistic approach combines theatrical narrative with physical movement, drawing from both dance-theatre traditions and interdisciplinary performance practices. Alongside his artistic career, he holds professional training in physiotherapy and aesthetic therapy, which informs his deep focus on body mechanics, awareness, and sustainable movement.

Farag has performed internationally as a member of the Egyptian Opera House’s Knights of the Orient and has created choreography for theatre, television, and stage productions. He is also an experienced educator, having taught dance and movement across a wide range of international school systems.

In his workshops, he focuses on the relationship between body, movement, and space, emphasizing embodiment, presence, and the development of expressive, responsive performers.