Higher Education

Complicité’s workshops for students in higher education provide training in Complicité’s ensemble and devised theatre practices that encourage the process of creating theatre with a physical impulse, allowing text and words to come from physical action. We allow a natural, physical play to develop and then create a story from there, rather than starting from a script. We support the class to develop a deeper understanding of the communicative power that lies in the relationship between the performer’s body, movement, theatrical space and physical expression. Which we believe will make the creative work richer. And explore how this may be incorporated into the development of their own artistic output.

Our collaboration with Universities and Academies can be anything from one day to a series of workshops taking place across a term that are tailored to the students’ modules.

This work is led by our experienced Complicité Associates, supported with online access to Complicité productions and accompanying written resources.

Our Associates are also available to direct public performance pieces for this age group.
To enquire about Complicité leading a workshop for your students, directing their public performance pieces or other ways we might collaborate with you, please fill out this form to tell us more or email creativeengagement@complicite.org with your query.

We have previously worked with the Northern School of Contemporary Dance, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, BADA (British American Drama Academy), National Theater Institute, National Independent Schools Drama Association, University for the Creative Arts, Stockholm University of the Arts, Nebraska University, Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and University of Gdansk.

“I thought this was an excellent workshop … a holistic and thoughtful workshop with a mixture of practice and reflection. This way we got insights from a facilitator and performer, and from a producer, wrapped up into one. It felt bespoke and highly relevant. Both leaders were honest, enthusiastic and generous with everything they shared. Some great exercises coupled with sincere reflections and insights.” MA Course Leader feedback

“I really enjoyed the workshop, I think one of the things I really valued about it was that it was a full day so we could really settle and build on ideas. It was brilliant that the workshop linked to Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead and to be able to work with other local creatives in a non-pressured environment. It has been a while since I have taken part in a practical workshop and I really valued being a participant and came away feeling creatively refreshed.” Artist Workshop Participant

“I attended the workshop and thoroughly enjoyed understanding your rehearsal methods more, physically rather than just studying your methods. It really helped develop my use of body in space and the animal connection with character is something I found particularly interesting.” Artist Workshop Participant

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