ACTLABO summer vacation workshop
by Keralino Sandrović
Drama workshop using “The Goddess of Basiltown”

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dates‍

2023/8/8 (Tue) 14:00-17:00 (Day 1)

venues

‍ACTLABO OSAKA
2F, 7-1-10 Fukushima, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 553-0003

lecturers‍

Fukutani Keisuke (presides over the Anonymous Theatre Company and belongs to Recomotion)

What is the summaryHere

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The participants ranged from 16 year old high school students to adults who are already writers for videos, etc. Naturally, there seemed to be a difference in what could be done, and there were various ideas and questions that came up. However, everyone was equally enthusiastic about this lecture, and I understood that they were facing this day after reading Kera's plays that had been distributed in advance quite thoroughly.

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The lecturer, Mr. Keisuke Fukutani, taught the definition of a play and the basic structure of the story as knowledge, but he also valued not only that, parts, ideas, and things that come up by chance, and he valued time for discussions with participants more than time for “lectures.” Also, the emphasis is on actually trying to write, and they are divided into 4 people each, write an exchange, one line at a time, on the whiteboard based on a secret setting (writing), and read it. What kind of scene do you think it is? There was also practical work, such as making the team watching think about it.

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This was also a very advanced technique training on how to make people feel the settings without using specific words, and the content was very interesting not only for participants but also for those watching from outside.
The last 15 minutes or so were time for questions and answers, and the participants were quite active in asking lots of questions. Not only was it about the content of the lecture, but there were also questions about Mr. Fukutani's experience and style, and there was also a scene where participants actually asked for advice because they were specifically worried about future developments.
Anyway, Mr. Fukutani had a thorough conversation with each person, and I felt that the lecture was thorough only because of the small number of people.

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After the lecture, I also listened to Mr. Fukutani, and he also talked about the importance of talking with each person. “To be honest, the 'knowledge' part, such as the structure of a play, can also be learned in books. He said, “It's interesting that what came up ad lib as we talked was reflected in the play as a result,” and “Next time, everyone will write, so I think it will be a more fulfilling time.” They seemed to be having fun talking about it.

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Report: Fukunaga Mitsuhiro