Title of our new performance is UMUT (Turkish for hope), based on a famous old Dutch play "Op hoop van zegen" by Herman Heijermans. Universal theme's characterize the social inspired "Play of the sea" of 1900. By improvising - keyword for the theatre workshops of Bob - the play will gets its final contence. Considering the background of the actors and the influence by the Turkish surroundings the new performance will be an extraordinary combination of Dutch and Turkish elements.
The accent of the theatre project is focussing on acting intensity and experience. Next to the theatre workshop in Kalkan we will offer 2 intensive training weekends in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. First weekend is planned on 19 en 20 September, previous to the theatre week in Kalkan (Sunday 18 - Friday 23 October). Second weekend - rehearsals and performances - is planned in Rotterdam (Hoogvliet) on 28 and 29 November.

Participants:
To join the theatre workshop you do not need to have any acting experience. Main condition is enthusiasm. Friends, family everybody who reached the age of 18 is welcome to participate!
Minimum: 10, maximum: 15 participants.

Teacher/Stage manager
BOB VAN DER LUGT: manager Theatre School (SKVR) Rotterdam - Netherlands. In 1986 he finished his study theatre in Amsterdam and still possessed by theatre. Bob made many theatre productions together with youngers & adults. His performances are characterized by its vivid liveliness; the audience has no reason to be bored. He considers the authenticity of the actors as his keyword, because making theatre starts with oneself. During his workshops Bob stimulates his participants to relay on their own and fellow participants' possibilities, to find new boundaries in a respectful way. Bob has successfully staged in 2006, 2007 and 2008 three theatre performances: Ali & Leyla, LIMON and Tatlim in Kalkan.

DATA:
Rotterdam: 19/20 september & 28/29 november
Kalkan: 18/23 October

Price: € 425,=
More information: www.hayal.nl