Symposium Report - Day 1
Sir Richard Eyre, former Director of the National Theatre and a noted director of stage, film, opera and television, was the keynote speaker at the opening of the College’s Symposium on Monday afternoon in the Rose Theatre. Sir Richard was invited by the College’s Stanislavski Research Centre. He spoke to a packed house about the values of enduring as a performer and theatre artists, telling about his own struggles to be an actor and why he turned to directing instead. In an often moving presentation, Eyre uncovered aspects of his own working methods as a director and adaptor of dramatic material, talking about the shaping process that happens in the rehearsal room with actors, designers and technicians. The rest of day saw devised work, like We Are Not Happy Clowns performed by company Fake ID; Apocryphal Theatre’s Because then I would be safe, about fame culture; Mirabai, a new opera by Barry Seaman and Marian Al-Roubi; a variety of performance and technical workshops and lighting installations. The day ended with a ‘silent’ disco in the Symposium Rainbow Room. Events continue throughout the week.
14/04/2010