DAY 5 — 7 AUGUST 2026

DOCUMENTED WORKSHOP PROTOCOL

ACTIVE TEXT ANALYSIS

Yorgos describes tasting words, sounds and images as active analysis. The performer is learning text while still discovering it. The body remains free to help understand language.

Tasting creates a natural connection to words and sentences; the experience remains inside the performer. It may help some people with memory, but memory is not the main purpose.

MOVE WHOLE EXPANDED

Return to Move Whole. Possible tools: moving the whole body; counting numbers; boxing; gibberish; blank position; and whatever works personally. Instruction: stay true to yourself. This begins to consolidate your personal technique.

VOCAL PATTERNS — HALF SQUAT

Repeat in half squat:

La la la
Wo wo wo
Ma ma ma
Ne ne na
Va ba da
Da ta ta
Sa sa sa
Ga ga ga
“To be or not to be…”
“Oh, my God!”
“I love you!”
“I hate you!”
“Leave me, now!”
“Fuck you!”
“Yes!”
“No!”
gibberish.

EXHAUSTION → TEXT

Run on the spot. When exhaustion begins, go into text. Exhaustion modifies control, physical habits and vocal / textual behaviour.

BREATH / PRESENCE / TIME

Breath is the number one tool for presence. Conscious breathing creates arrival, awareness of inner world and inner space for decision-making.

With inner presence, large texts and many cues can feel expanded: one second can feel like eternity. “The only pathway to eternity is presence.” Presence gives the sensation of having time to decide.

IMPROVISATION WITH TEXT

Investigate presence through tasting text. Say yes to impulses and sensations. Do not worry about looking good or interesting; this is not about producing a “performance.” Be interested like a dog playing with a ball.

BLINDFOLDED 4 M² AREA

Remain inside approximately 4 square metres while blindfolded. Use personal tools to locate, open and deepen presence. Primary route: tasting text.

ECSTASY / LIVENESS

Tasting presence can be ecstatic: subtle, quiet and fully tasted, or intense and “tribal.” Ecstasy means a liveness.

SPARK IN THE EYE

From approximately 20 years observing actors and dancers, Yorgos describes a “spark in the eye.” When actor / dancer works with this liveness, performance becomes more than telling a story; the performer experiences through the whole being, and the audience encounters something containing the performer's whole life. He describes this as meaningful and deeply transcending.

10-MINUTE SOLO IN CIRCLE

One person stands in the middle for 10 minutes: first 5 minutes blindfolded, then 5 minutes without blindfold. Throughout, speak text and experiment with accumulated tools.

KEYWORDS

Your Personal Technique; Breath; Consciousness; Tasting; Presence.