A different theatrical workshop
which combines the tradition of Grotowski
with the spirituality of India ... 

​TOWARDS  INWARD
​Theatre Workshop with Jayanta Chatterjee 

Jayanta Chatterjee is invited to a six week residence in Warsaw from 5 of August till 18 of September, to present his performance during the ceremonial Celebration of Jerzy Grotowski's 85th birthday, to lead a 2 day theater workshop and to prepare the performance with Polish artists. This honorary invitation comes from the culture office of the capital city of Warsaw to participate at the «Celebration of the 85th anniversary of Jerzey Grotowski' birth - performance based on the poetry of R. Tagore and K. Wojtyla». 
 Jayanta Chatterjee after Poland will come to Athens for TOWARDS INWARD  3 days intensive Theatre Workshop at neverland (Oct.5 to 7) and a seminar for "Dilos" Drama School seniors (Oct. 8 to 12).  On the occasion of his presence in Athens, Jayanta Chatterjee will teach also in two daily 1,5 hour Kalari & Yoga sessions at Space konstantinoupoleos aka neverland during September & October (from September 24 to October 12, 2018)
Link to Yoga & Kalaripayattu sessions  with Jayanta Chatterjee
Friday October 5, to Sunday October 7, 2018
Friday 16:00 to 22:00
Saturday & Sunday 11 :00 to 18:00
total of 20 hours
special early bird pricing !
Optional Yoga and Kalaripayattu sessions

Space "konstantinoupoleos" aka neverland in Athens Center 
TOWARDS  INWARD
​Theatre Workshop ​
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What we know that drama is performing art where performer (actor) and audience connect through a vibe or emotion .And we also know that without an actor neither drama nor acting is  possible.Because a story always build up by the norm of social characteristics. Drama and plays get created on basis of those stories.
We all are performing. Each of us doing acting with our rectitude . All of great person they all acted so well by their nobility. They have practice so hard and long before get in to a character. By dedication they took their level of practice similar to worship. They act for honor of truth, act as a valiant Warrior to the way of freedom. The target work of art is finding the truth.
Art is a medium which bind the human soul and the cosmic soul together. By our spiritual practice we can sense and feel our universal truth. We can grasp human soul by our body and mind. At the very starting we can observe these two prospects. We have to start the work with these two.
To apprehend a character of a play everyone need to recognize themselves first. If we cannot realize what we are it is difficult to comprehend other. Our body, mind and soul these three prospects are revealing the sensation or wisdom or intelligence differently from our inside. Although we are same but we act differently or identical. So we isolate each topic or subject by impersonation, essence, scent, sound and touch.
These are materialistic's. Separated by experiences and believes where this believing also comes from experiences.
How a person experience certain situations is dependable to the incidents he is facing. Like a fruit market has different types of fruits. Why so?. Because they are behaviourally different by their look, essence, scent, sound and touch. Among these fruits I pick one which is by name or sounds apple, looks round shape and red, essence or flavor sweet and individually a special cent, by touching smooth. By these we can assume apple as a command which help us to gather knowledge to recognize it among all fruits after being familiar with it. There are so many types of fruits but by origin they are similar but by nature or expression or manifestation they are different. Similarly we are all living beings but by expositing divergent. That’s why in Indian philosophy "I" mean Universe. Spirituality in the realization, that to which one gets to know the sense and the force that guides ones action. By which we can reach to the devastating details about "I" which is Integral. And from this truth can be discovered.  Art is a form or medium of expression - expression of joy, exposure of learning or wisdom, revealed of truth.
Drama expressed by human so the person involved he has to know which personality or character is descended.
Aims
To understand which role we are going to create through our mind in to the universe.
Which action can be positively acceptable for the universe.
Create a global coherence through theatre.
 
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Content of  the workshop
Conference
Subject on towards inward theatre project
Yoga
Weak up body, mind & voice with yoga
Kalaripayattu
Understanding  body, space and time with kalaripayattu
Turning point
Understanding the relationship with the nature around us. Searching flawless intention for action                                       
Convert all of this practice in to the performance
Discussion 
Background
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Jayanta Chatterjee
In the year 1985 Jayanta Chatterjee was born in the Hindu Brahmin family. In his childhood held got his interest in martial arts and later he learnt that very well after he grown up. He completed his graduation in the year 2009 on the subject Drama and done his masters degree on Direction (Drama) in the year 2011 Rabindra Bharati University. The Excellency of soul made him so devoted to the Indian arts and culture. He became so generous about the spiritual instinct of Indian arts and culture. In the year 2008 he started to learn the perceptual content of Indian spirituality ( Ashtanga yoga and Indian philosophy ). And in the same year he joined Milòn Mèla - The Sources’ Research - Indian Performing Arts and started working with Abani Biswas (a collaborator of Grotowsky) director of the Sources’ Research – Milón Méla Project. For his tremendous research’s and work on that subject Indian ministry Of culture awarded him with two years scholarship. The subject was how a practice Of spirituality is effective and connected with the preparation and practice of an actor. Now he take theatre workshop in India and Europe for artist and a people how is interested to do yoga( Ashtanga yoga ) and martial art (Kalaripayattu).
Practical details : Dates / location / cost / reservation

Duration: Friday October 5, to Sunday October 7, 2018 [Friday 16:00 to 22:00, Saturday & Sunday 11 :00 to 18:00, total of 20 hours] 
Fee: 100 euros for 20 hours workshop, 80 Euros early bird price for reservations till end of September. Special  additional reduction 20% for unemployed and students. 
To confirm your reservation  an advance payment (50%) is needed.  Payoff should be completed the latest before the first day of the workshop. In case of cancellation of the reservation (from the participant) the deposit is not refundable.
Venue: the new big industrial space "konstantinoupoleos" aka neverland in Athens Center (Metro Stathmos Larissa or metro Attiki). 
For expressions of interest and bookings please contact:         
Vassilis Kritikos
Artistic Director of EILISSOS (www.eilissos.gr)
+30 210 9214248 - +30 6944 301678 [email protected]
Account to make the deposit : GR67 0160 8720 0000 0005 7297 085 Attica Bank in the name of Vassileios Kritikos
Requirements            
Brief letter of intention for the workshop and professional CV

This TOWARDS INWARD workshop with Jayanta Chatterjee will take place for the first time in Athens and is open to anyone who is willing to explore less known “places” of physical theatre expression. The workshop alongside is addressed to professionals with interest and experience in theatre, performance or dance or drama / dance school students and martial arts ...
Walking together but Alone. Theater and contemporary dance performance. Directed & Designed by Jayanta Chatterjee Choreographies: Jayanta Chatterjee & Silvia Vona A collaboration between one Indian young director and an Italian artist... Titled WALKING TOGETHER BUT ALONE, this production explores a universal loneliness that leads the people to wear a mask. Moving away from using a central narrative, the performance is structured in such a way that the audience is included in the artists journey into a world of dreams.