Stage "L’aisance du conteur et les dimensions clownesques du conte" par Ralph Nataf

Ease brings: – lightness, which makes listening easy and allows reaching depth without feeling heavy; – adaptability, which allows facing the unexpected and taking risks with confidence; a path toward stepping into the power of stories without tensing up. Clownesque dimensions allow one to live certain characters and their moods intensely, while remaining a storyteller, without the risk of "slipping into drama", in the fitting extravagance of situations. Workshop progression: After a physical and vocal warm-up, we will explore: – several practices fostering ease and centering; – everyone's imaginative flair, through various perspectives that encourage multifaceted expressions of the same storytelling passage. We will rely: – on one another, to break out of our habits and limits, to explore the fertile and unexpected territories of our personal imagination; – on the specificities of each tale, to open up possibilities putting our expressiveness at the service of developing the story. On the agenda: – body, postures, gestures… ; – voice ; – gaze, expressions…