physical training/Anton Adasinskiy
Derevo exercises created by Anton during the entire existence of the theatre. Working with the body, emotions, intellect, rhythm.
6 DAY WORKSHOP FROM 15.09-20.09.2025
THE BODY WRITES POETRY: A DEDICATION TO THE KAZUO OHNO
ArtHouse Derevo announces the next session of Laboratory with Anton Adasinsky
We invite you to a unique workshop with Anton Adasinsky and DEREVO ArtHouse, dedicated to the art of Butoh and the “DEREVO Rules.”
From its very first steps, DEREVO sought to go beyond traditional theatre. Lakes, rooftops, ship holds, industrial ruins, churches, coastlines — these were the stages of their earliest performances. Even while participating in festivals, the collective found ways to break the format: from the “Masks in the Square” action in Croatia to “catching the scarecrow” on Nevsky Prospect.
In the 1990s, a fateful meeting occurred with Katsuo Ono — a master of Japanese Butoh. Ono was the first to link DEREVO’s name with the Japanese dance revolution. This led to tours in Japan, study, and eventually the “Mad in Japan” festival in St. Petersburg, where the meeting of East and West created the unique system called the “DEREVO Rules.”
There are 17 rules in total.
These are principles that apply not only to the stage but also to life: attitudes toward reality, partners, the body, work, and imagination.
Working with these rules changes you. Irreversibly.
At the workshop, you will immerse yourself in this process. It’s challenging. It requires courage. But if you want to jump beyond your limits — this is the path.
“Do not do what you can, do what you want. And that means — keep learning. Keep learning again.”
— Anton Adasinsky
After 5 days of intensive work with artists from different countries Anton Adasinsky will show the final part of the work - a performance created during these days in Derevo ArtHouse.
Absolutely new. It is based on the ideas of the artists who created the material during this week. These are author's etudes filled with absolutely personal author's material.
One of the objectives of these days was exactly that - self-realisation, use of personal experience and knowledge. After all, it is not make-up and costume or marvellous light and music that ultimately attracts the audience. What is most important is what happens in the artist's soul. Isn't it? And that is what you will see and feel.
This workshop is designed for those interested in physical movement theatre, for passionate beginners, as well as for advanced actors, singers and musicians who want to improve their acting in movement.
teachers:
Anton Adasinsky - physical training and lectures
Elena Yarovaya - professional dreaming and creating a character
Makhina Dzhuraeva - morning hatha yoga classes.
IN PROGRAMME
elena yarovaya
The actress and teacher Elena Yarovaya - one of the founders of the DEREVO theatre and performer of the main roles of all the shows.
Hatha - Yoga
actress and dancer of many DEREVO theatre projects will give a power yoga classes in the mornings.
PRICE
5 DAYS WITH ACCOMMODATION (6 nights)
price: 700€ *
- At the Laboratory House. Participants have 24-hour access to the entire creative space, 1 room/2 persons. Apartment with kitchen.
- Space is limited to 8 people.
- Travel and food expences paid by participants
- * for Germany based participants + 7% Umsatsteuer
5 DAYS WITHOUT ACCOMMODATION
price: 400€ *
Participants are responsible for finding anaccommodation bythemselves , but we can help you with information.
Travel and food expences are paid by the participants.
* for Germany based participants + 7% Umsatsteuer
ONLY MORNING TRAININGS
price: Cost per day: €35
trainings from 15-19th Sept : €150
trainings from 15-19th Sept : €150
You can only participate in the morning trainings with Anton Adasinsky, from 10:00 to 12:00.
THE SCHEDULE OF THE workshop
Morning training will be in the Saint Pauli theater Ruinen.
Königsbrücker Pl. 1a, 01097 Dresden
15.09.2025 Monday
09.45 - meeting in front of Saint Pauli Theater Ruinen 10.00 - 12.00 - Anton’s training “I don't dance in a place, I am a place”
12.00 - 13.30 - lunch
13.30 - 15.00 - Elena`s lecture “ The first impulse and root “
15.00 - 15.30 - House introduction from basement to attic
16.00 - 17.30 - Anton’s lecture "7 Tools for influencing the audience"
17.30 - Individual creative time
16.09.2025 Tuesday
09.00 - 10.00 - Hatha yoga by Makhina (Saint Pauli)
10.00 - 12.00 - Anton’s physical training "Dance is an escape from both worlds.» (Saint Pauli )
12.00 - 13.30 - lunch
13.30 - 15:30 - Elena`s walking lecture about “Dance in sitespecific”
16:00 - 17:30 - Anton’s lecture "A hopeless attempt to decode the dances of Kazuo Ohno”
19.00 - Unique photos and videos of DEREVO and Butoh dancers
20.00 - individual creative time
17.09.2025 Wednesday
09.00 - 10.00 - Hatha yoga by Makhina (Saint Pauli )
10.00 - 12.00 - Anton`s physical training “Body architecture: active and Inactive parts of the Body” (Saint Pauli )
12.00 - 13.30 - lunch
13.30 - 15.00 - Daniel Williams “MAD in Japan and Art of improvisation”
15.00 - 16.00 - Elena's lecture “Dress and Object in dance”
16.00 - 17.00 - individual practice with Elena and preparation for acting
17.00 - 18.30 - The presentation of fresh ideas in DEREVO studio
18.09.2025 Thursday
09.00 - 10.00 - Hatha yoga by Makhina ((Saint Pauli )
10.00 - 12 .00 Anton’s training “Poetry and Literature in the Dancer's Body”
12.00 - 13.30 lunch
13.30 - 15.00 - Anton's lecture ”Imagination as the foundation of all creativity. Every person is a poet. Overcoming the fear of performing”.
15.15 - 17.00 - individual practice with Elena (meanwhile others - getting ready for performance
17.00 - 18.30 - The presentation of fresh ideas in DEREVO studio
19.09.2025 (Friday)
09.00 - 10.00 - Hatha yoga by Makhina
10.00 - 12.00 - Anton’s training “Everyone understands silence differently. Visible movements and invisible messages”
12 - 13.30 lunch
13.30 - 15.00 - Anton's lecture “What is important, becomes unimportant. And opposite too”
15.00 - 15.30 - Elena's lecture “ Get ready”
15.30 - 16.30 - Individual practice with Elena + preparation for showings
17.00 - 18.30 - The presentation of fresh ideas in DEREVO studio
20.09.2024 Saturday
09.00 - 11.00 Self preparation + packing props and costumes
11.00 - departure to location to perform
12.00 - 14.00 - Final PERFORMANCE “The body writes poetry”
16.00 - back to home
17.00 - individual feedback from Anton and Elena
19.00 - Sake theory
Application form.
To participate in the laboratory, all participants need to fill in an application form.
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