The Echo of Silence, Work Demonstration by Julia Varley
Video
A performance that describes the vicissitudes of the voice of an actor and the stratagems she invents to ‘interpret’ a text. In theatre, actors need to create a labyrinth of rules to follow or refuse.
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Commentary
by Adam J. Ledger
Adam J. Ledger contextualises Odin Teatret’s work demonstrations, their background and specific sections as part of a broader tradition of training within the Odin Teatret company.
Practitioner
Eugenio Barba created Odin Teatret in Norway in 1964, having worked with Jerzy Grotowski for three years in Poland. Now based in Denmark, its members come from a dozen countries and three continents.
Practitioner
Julia Varley joined Odin Teatret in 1976. An actor, director, teacher and writer, she is Artistic Director of the Transit Festival, and Editor of The Open Page, a journal of women’s work in theatre.