Workshop: Resisting the Urge to Perform by Olive Pascha
About the workshop
This session invites participants to explore how to create genuine, unpredictable moments on stage without over-defining intentions or relying on overly polished delivery. It is rooted in a desire to remain open, curious, and honest in performance.
- Let go of the need to control or explain every moment
- Deepen character connection while allowing for vulnerability and ambiguity
- Embrace stillness, silence, and the mundane as vital aspects of live performance
- Notice when we’re performing versus simply being present
The workshop includes improvised scene work with private character prompts set in everyday contexts and overlooked spaces. Together, we will explore the use of silence and reality as performance, reflecting on the challenges and insights that emerge along the way.
Who should attend
Open to actors, theatre-makers, and students interested in an instinctive, stripped-back approach to performance. It is especially relevant for artists with some experience who are comfortable with improvisation and wish to build on their familiar training by challenging themselves to discover and explore a different way of being on stage.
Schedule
- Higher Drama School of Theatre: Thursday 18th September & Friday 19th September, 6–9 pm
- Theater of Changes: Wednesday 24th September & Thursday 25th September, 6.30–9.30 pm
- School of Philosophy: Friday 26th September, 10 am–4 pm