Why Not Workshops
Why Not has taught workshops in mask, movement, chorus, ensemble building devised theatre, buffon, clown, commedia and noh all around the world with high school students, community theatre groups and professional actors and companies. We have given workshops in Denmark, France, Kenya, Canada, the US, and India.
Bogota, Columbia
Project Entrada
November 2008, Bogota - Defenestration
January 2009, Toronto - Nohayquiensepa
Project Entrada is a professional production that will be created by a team of professional artists, ten of whom are from Canada. The project will be directed by Patricia Ariza (Colombia) with the support of Carlos Satizabal, and will follow their unique Collective Creation process which has devised an incredible body of work over the last 30 years. It should be noted that while we have a tradition of “collective creation” in Canada, the specific Colombian process has a rigour and structure to it that makes it distinct from our own.
The project was led by Natasha Mytnowych (theatre revolve) , Beatrice Pizano (Aluna Theatre) and Adriana Sabogal (Tridha arts)
As part of the project Ravi Jain led workshops in Clown with local and community based groups including the Generations group, which is comprised of young women, their mothers and grandmothers all telling their own stories. A moving experience that had its challenges, but was full of laughter.
The project culminated in the creation and performance of Defenistration an abstract study of what it means to be displaced, without home and trapped in undefinable lines. Following the project Ravi continued with Aluna theatre’s explorations of the techniques learned to help create Nohayquiensepa, which was presented at Harbourfront’s HATCH program and the Summerworks Festival 2009.
Theatre Revolve: http://www.theatrerevolve.com/entrada.php
Aluna Theatre: http://alunatheatre.ca/english/
Tridha Arts: http://www.tridha.org/aboutus.php
Canadian Stage Young Company
October 2008 - June 2009
Photo by Natasha Mytnowych
The inaugural Young Company for Canadian stage was led by Ravi Jain. A group of 11 youth from the ages of 16 to 22 created a piece of theatre for the festival of ideas and creativity in June 2009.
The process started with a collaboration with Schools Without Borders and Remix Project involving a 3 day intensive film BLITZ, in which the participants made short films.
Click here to check them out: Blitz Films
Click here to see the show we made: Young Company SHOW
Lighting 101
December 2009
Why Not designer Gina Scherr gave a weekend workshop on Lighting 101 to 10 keen students at Upper Canada College. The workshop focused on:
- hanging and focusing lights
- Lighting techniques
- Basics of colour and design
- Light and shaddow
An exciting workshop that will be the beginning of a lasting relationship with the school.
3 Dollars and 6 Dimes
Workshop for Ladies in Hip Hop
Ravi Jain was invited into the space with these amazing womyn. A collaboration between Kahania and Aluna theatre this project was an exploration of womyn in hip hop. An amazing production and a must see: check out these links: Links to video:
Ravi led a workshop in Neutral mask and mask making for their project 3 dollars and Six Dimes.
Contact Us
For more information or to enquire about workshops please email us at: theatrewhynot@gmail.com