WORKSHOP 1: Shakespeare on the Rocks

A 3 week, 3 part workshop taught by Kristin Linklater, Susan Main, and Alessandro Fabrizi.

"SHAKESPEARE ON THE ROCKS" is an episode of "thestromboliproject: Ovid & Co.", dedicated to the exploration, via the Linklater Technique, of texts inspired by images and stories from Ovid’s "Metamorphoses." SHAKESPEARE ON THE ROCKS will focus on scenes from Shakespeare’s plays that have a strong connection to the Ovidian masterpiece and/or Sicily and the Mediterranean sea. First, participants will explore and warm up their voices, embody the language of their texts and begin the search for meaning in and around the words. Kristin Linklater will then lead the participants in an in-depth understanding of the form and content of the texts. In the third segment of the workshop Susan Main and Alessandro Fabrizi will create with the participants a series of site-specific performances to test the vocal freedom and the understanding of text and context in public spaces before an audience.

Workshop A - June 5th - 8th

  • Susan Main - Mornings: Voice warm-up and exploration
  • Alessandro Fabrizi - Afternoons: Text exploration and "learning by heart."

Workshop B - June 10th - 15th

  • Kristin Linklater - Shakespeare Master Class

Workshop C - June 17th - 25th

  • Daylong: Voice warm-ups, rehearsals and site specific performances of the explored text.

2010 Faculty:

Alessandro Fabrizi - Scene Work (Designated Linklater Teacher and Theatre Director, Rome)
Kristin Linklater –Text (Founder of the Linklater Technique and Professor Emeritus Columbia University, New York)
Susan Main - Voice (Designated Linklater Teacher, New York)

Schedule &Details:

  • Arrival early morning June 5th and final Performances June 25
  • Daily: 6 hour with occasional extra evening sessions
  • 3 days off (to be announced)
  • Total of 120 hours of class time and rehearsals
  • Maximum 16 participants

Participation Fee:

2800 Euros, includes accommodation and dinners (not including travel or dinner on nights off).

Professional actors with some experience of Linklater technique, Linklater teachers and Linklater teachers in training can apply by presenting their bios to Alessandro Fabrizi and Susan Main