a look over the theme of violence against women
Led by the actress and visual artist Thais Medeiros, this workshop consists of physical and vocal training for the creation of a public performance on the theme of violence against women.
The goal is to promote an exchange of experiences around the issue of violence against women from different realities: from the perspective of a country in Latin America, Brazil, and a European country, Germany. Participants will work closely with the theme so that each one finds a place, a moment in their memories, in their stories, that they are able to express through their movement repertoire and sensibility.
The workshop will involve improvisation, physical and vocal exercises, somatic techniques, stimuli and provocations focused on the theme. Games and exercises will be used to develop the stage presence of the participants. Participants will be inspired, stimulated and empowered to generate reflections and dialogues about this tragic social reality from an artistic and poetic perspective.
Participants should bring local statistics, recent news, or personal experiences related to violence against women, which will be used as part of the creative process.
The public performance will generate a powerful space in which to discuss, reflect and express this theme through a physical dramaturgy. The workshop and performance will include the musician Ivan Medeiros who will make sound and rhythmic interventions.
The workshop will also approach basic but effective self-defense techniques by Ivan Medeiros (3nddegree black belt in Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu) and Thaís Medeiros (black belt in Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu)
Topics covered in physical training
Body and Presence;
Yin / Yang energy;
Voice;
Time;
Space;
Movement / Action
Basic self-defense techniques
About the facilitators:
Thaís Medeiros is a multidisciplinary artist from Brazil, whose work spans acting, visual arts, dramaturgy, and martial arts. She has over 27 years of research in acting and 15 years of experience in Kung Fu, integrating this practice into her performances. Thaís’s work focuses on using the body as a medium for social and political reflection. Her project Tapete Manifesto has been showcased in international artist residencies, such as Villa Waldberta in Munich, Germany.
To learn more about her work, visit:
Ivan Medeiros is a musician, producer, performer and martial artist. He began his drum studies in 2005 at Instituto Bateras Beat and Conservatório Musical Souza Lima, earning a bachelor’s degree in music from FIAM-FAAM in 2023. In 2008, he founded the Black Garoa Blues Band and joined projects such as Tupis de Júpiter, 7Calls, Bonnaparte Express, and Blocked Bones. Since 2013, he has been part of the performance intervention Tapete Manifesto, which led to an artist residency at Villa Waldberta (Munich, Germany) in 2018.
Cofounder of Coletivo Galeria Gruta, a network of artists exploring theater, performance, music, visual arts and martial arts.
COLETIVO GALERIA GRUTA (ART COLLECTIVE)
Founded by Thais Medeiros in 2008, the Coletivo Galeria Gruta is a group of independent artists aimed at the meeting and the artistic articulated practice and at the desire and need of researching and creating performance experiments and instigate/provoke artistic and cultural exchanges taking on public and private spaces.
The Collective goes on the boundaries between theater, performance and visual arts dialoguing with the languages and working on political and existential topics. Its goal is to create a collaboration network of scenic research and experimentalism to promote art in a decentralized way aiming at bringing to the present moment the sensitive sphere… Art can bring us this moment.
Since its creation, it realizes interventions, expositions, performances and music shows taking on public spaces as well as participating of national and international exhibitions and festivals.
Workshop Details:
- Dates:
- November 15: 16h – 21h
- November 16: 10h – 18h
- November 17: 10h – 14h – 19h (Public Presentation)
- Who can participate: Actors, dancers, artists, and anyone interested in the subject of gender-based violence (open to women, men, trans people, and other gender identities).
Registration:
Spaces are limited, so we encourage you to register as soon as possible by sending an email to qualification@kuringa.org with the subject: Tapete Manifesto