{"id":2230,"date":"2025-07-25T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/?post_type=fw-portfolio&p=2230"},"modified":"2026-06-26T12:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T12:49:35","slug":"workshop-magical-realism-of-objects","status":"publish","type":"fw-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/project\/workshop-magical-realism-of-objects\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop: Magical Realism of Objects\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Workshop on Physical Theater and Object Manipulation with Felipe V\u00e9lez (Colombia) <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 10th and 11th, 3:30 pm, Mime Fest, Poli\u010dka\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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This practical workshop led by Colombian mime and physical theater creator Felipe V\u00e9lez will introduce three fundamental principles of the actor and object work: stage presence and energy, articulation of movement, and object manipulation, as well as the creation of physical metaphors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through individual and group exercises, participants will explore how to develop stage presence, breathe life into inanimate objects, and transform emotions into concrete physical actions. The workshop focuses on the relationship between the body and the object, the use of weight, rhythm, and physical expressiveness, and the search for metaphors through improvisation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The methodology is based on years of research by the Kiriko Theatre ensemble and draws from the legacy of corporeal mime by \u00c9tienne Decroux, the work of the Colombian group Casa del Silencio, the theatrical anthropology of Eugenio Barba, research by the Bridge of Winds group led by Iben Nagel Rasmussen, and the instructor’s own artistic practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The workshop is designed for students, actors, dancers, performers, and anyone interested in physical theater. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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About the Instructor <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felipe V\u00e9lez Mart\u00ednez is a Colombian mime, actor, educator, and researcher of physical theater living in Barcelona. He is a co-founder of the Kiriko Theatre ensemble, which he creates together with his artistic partner Rigolo Huamani. In recent years, he has developed his own pedagogical and creative approach based on the study of corporeal mime by \u00c9tienne Decroux, the pantomime of Marcel Marceau, object manipulation, theatrical anthropology, and other contemporary physical theater directions. His work focuses primarily on the actor’s stage presence, the magical realism of objects, and the connection between acting training and the knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics, and the physiology of movement. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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Participants will acquire tools useful in pantomime, physical theater, object theater, and original creation. <\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n\n

Price: 7,000 CZK<\/strong> – includes two workshops, admission to all performances, accommodation for 4 nights, and all-day meals throughout the festival. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Price: 3,000 CZK<\/strong> – includes two workshops and admission to all performances. Does not include accommodation and meals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All workshops will be conducted in English, with the possibility of translation into Czech. 

Please send applications to mimefest@gmail.com (mailto:mimefest@gmail.com) or contact us personally at +420 731 462 842. 
Account number: 2400149153 \/ 2010
Owner: Pontopolis z.s.
IBAN:  CZ82 2010 0000 0024 0014 9153
BIC: FIOBCZPPXXX
Address: Fio banka, a.s., Na Florenci 2139\/2, 11000 Praha
Payment note: Participant’s name<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2720,"template":"","class_list":["post-2230","fw-portfolio","type-fw-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fw-portfolio-category-workshop-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw-portfolio\/2230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw-portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fw-portfolio"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw-portfolio\/2230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2869,"href":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fw-portfolio\/2230\/revisions\/2869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mimefest.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}