Crash Bang Whallop

The workshop will be lead by brothers Aidan and Jem Treays. It will explore the theme "The adult body in the child's space". Each session will start with a technique class/warm up which will incorporate both set material and improvisation. Through the use of observation, copying, games and improvisation we will create theatre material that is sensual, humorous and at times violent.

We will spend time to discover our own body patterns from different life events and place them in different contexts as a method to expose the dialogue between movement and environment and to seek out theatrical narrative and character.

We will work towards creating a short work that is constructed of a set of solos and duets.

Jem and Aidan will also be working on some new ideas which they will present at the end of the week in the performance "Finding Enrique".

Aidan Treays is a freelance movement artist. He was Head of Movement at Drama Studio London. He danced in Raphael Aguillars Flamenco Dance Company in Spain and then worked in West End Musicals before creating devised and improvised work and touring with Hybrid Circus Theatre, combining circus skills, dance and text.  He is Movement Director for Creation Theatre Company in Oxford  working on over 11 of Shakespeare's plays with actors. He toured Europe with Aurelia's Oratorio, directed by Victoria Chaplin. He has choreographed plays at London's Royal National Theatre, in West End Theatres and on Broadway. Aidan is passionate about creating authentic and connected movement that relates intimately with the environment where it is created from. He likes to work sensitively and deeply creating a trusting and expansive working atmosphere.

Jem Treays trained at The Laban Centre and has worked as a dancer with companies such as Charlotte Vincent, National Dance Company Wales, MotionHouse, Elan and ManAct. Since 2000 he has been making independent dance theatre work collaboratively. Early repertoire includes acclaimed double bill of dance Is This It? and Walkie Talkie. Recent projects include installation dance duets: Ssh! (2009) and Cracked (2011) made in collaboration with Roy Campbell Moore and Sue Williams. From 1997 to 2011 he was head of movement at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He is director Run Ragged Productions which is currently touring the family friendly dance show Out of the Box. His own dance practice is centred on working with release, sensuality, humour, and ambiguity.