MÉLISSA GUEX & EMRE YıLDıZLAR
PHYSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP
Jacques Lecoq’s pedagogy

2nd Weekend – 2 hours/day
12:30 – 14:30

The work is about breaking down the barriers between dance and theatre and, above all, communicating ideas and feelings through the body. It’s not finding a movement to a meaning but finding the meaning of the movement. We are not dancing nor acting, we are doing.

The work pushes the physical limit in order to find the virtuosity in the actions.

During this travel, we'll propose solo research and chorus movement. Giving to the group the power of supporting or excluding and receiving as a meme the energy and the strength from the others.

The duo met during their studies in the international physical theater school in Bruxelles, Lassaad. Since then, they are working together, playing in festivals and giving workshops in Switzerland, Turkey, Greece and Belgium.

- The classes are given in English, French and Turkish.
- Professionals and amateurs are welcome.

Emre Yıldızlar

Born in 1989 in Turkey, Emre finishes his Linguistics and French Literature studies in Galatasaray University of İstanbul. He is a member of Galatasaray Theater Troupe since 2007. Emre also gives physical theater and movement workshops in this troupe since 2014. He plays in several pieces in Turkish and in French all around Turkey and Paris. Also, he plays in feature and short movies, music videos and advertisements. After his studies in İstanbul, Emre decides to attend École Internationale de Théâtre Lassaad in Brussels where he meets Lecoq pedagogy. He there develops a special interest for different mask creations. Following his studies, Emre founded Compagnie Vadé with six other students from Lassaad School.

Mélissa Guex

Born in 1993 in Switzerland, Mélissa is now working in Europe as a dancer and an actress. She is interested in creating an artistic world, where the body language is mixed between dance and theatre.
She discovered dance in her village, by taking “expression dance” classes. Later, ballet classes, improvisation theatre, musical scale, hip-hop, theatre, and performances bring her to contemporary dance. She spends one year in a dance company in Lausanne, Le Marchepied. After three creations and a tour, she arrives in Brussels to study physical theatre in Lassaad School.
During her studies, she wins a scholarship for this school, from “Pour-cent culturel Migros”, a Swiss scholarship for artists. She is currently working on her own creation and keeping a regular training by attending workshops and classes with David Zambrano, UltimaVez, Peeping Tom in Brusselsand, Gaga method with Batscheva Ensemble in Tel Aviv.