Echo Viva

An artistic exchange of theatrical techniques.
A week long international theatre laboratory with Servi di Scena (Italy), Cadmium Compagnia (France), and Envision Theatre (UK).

Each day was split into four, starting with Italy's work on improvisation and using masks; followed by Envision Theatre's workshops on using texts (Shakespeare and Strindberg); Cadmium Compagnie worked on using the body in space; and the day ended working on the group devised production of Edipo Re.

Echo Viva included three international theatre nights:

Servi di Scena performed from their repertory of Commedia dell'Arte sketches and scenes

Cadmium Compagnie performed Pension Complete (choreographed by Olivier Bioret) (see http://cadmiumcompagnie.free.fr).

Envision Theatre performed:

April in Paris by John Godber
Al: Jonathan Blake
Bet: Helen Spencer
directed by Susannah Tresilian

Vita and Virginia by Eileen Atkins
Vita: Sian Morgan
Virginia: Rana Refahi
directed by Susannah Tresilian

ECHO VIVA I culminated in a joint production of Edipo Re (Oedipus Rex)
Centro Civico of Rodeano Basso
directed by Paolo Nikli, assisted by Susannah Tresilian