Our workshops are essential to We Are Raw Material's approach. We believe that the actor needs a space for freedom in order to uncover his/her true creative

potential, away from cliches and without the pressure of achieving a specific result. Participants need to have the ability to question themselves and their work, the desire to enter into a process where creating is greater than the individual self.

 

Participants' Feedback

 

‘In terms of working as an actor, it has made me more aware of my own potential in creating material, rather than responding to a director’s interpretation or vision. It has made me aware of my potential as a creator.’

 

'Working with Maria Gaitanidi and Raw Material on the method of the étude and active analysis has been a challenging and rewarding experience. It has made the contact with text and my own material more alive, creative and playful. I believe that this approach makes for a theatre that is brimming with life and light. '

 

'I would definitely attend another workshop! I feel I made the tiniest scratch on the surface of what this has to give and would love to go deeper!' 

 

'I have been using the speaking and silence that we did in the monologues, in my work since, and I find it really helps me to find many different sides to the character, to physically embody it and make it mine.'