Corporeal Dramaturgy — A Movement Workshop
A five-day movement workshop for actors and performers — working the body as the ground of listening, meaning, and stage presence. Led by choreographer and researcher Noé Valdés Vega.
DATES: 07–11.09.2026
Time: Choose your preferred slot at registration (we will decide depending on what works for majority)
Option A 09:00–13:00, or Option B 13:00–17:00
VENUE: Theater im OP, Käte-Hamburger-Weg 3, 37073 Göttingen
GROUP SIZE: Minimum 8, maximum 20 participants
Main working language is English
COST: Free
CONTACT for further questions/registration:
noevaldesvega@gmail.com
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR Noé Valdés Vega is a performer, choreographer, and researcher whose practice centers on Corporeal Dramaturgy — using the body as a site of meaning-making rather than illustration. He holds a Master's in Choreography from the Palucca Hochschule für Tanz Dresden, where his research examined the relationship between spoken language and movement, and was awarded the DAAD-Preis 2024 for outstanding academic and intercultural work. His path has taken him from an assistantship with Roberta Carreri at the Nordisk Teaterlaboratorium (Odin Teatret) in Denmark, choreographic advising on Das Schloss at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, and to be a stipendiat at the Theater Treffen International Forum from the Berliner Festspiele. He currently researches embodied communication with the WeAreOne group at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, bringing that same inquiry — the body as a means of connection — into this workshop.
THE SESSION — FIVE STAGES
01. Warm Up — Social Energy
Exercises drawn from Hartmut Rosa's theory of social energy, and Eugenio Barba’s Theatrical Anthropology, tuning perception to both group and individual energy before any movement begins.
02. Physical & Movement Awareness
Body work grounded in micro- and macro-choreography, building stamina, resistance, plasticity, and motor dexterity.
03. Partnering & Contact Improvisation
Listening as a physical skill: decentralizing the senses and connecting with scene partners through contact.
04. Text Work
Giving body to language. Exploring the connections between movement, meaning, and words.
05. Closure
Integrating the material through open discussion/prepare a sharing, then cooling the body down to close the session.
WHAT TO BRING: Comfortable clothing, suitable for floor work and partnering
STUDY CREDITS Participants may be able to receive study credits for attending this workshop. To find out whether it applies to your program and how to arrange it, contact Theater im OP directly before the workshop dates:
Email: thop@uni-goettingen.de
Phone: 0551 39-27466
REGISTRATION Places are limited to 20, and the session needs at least 8 registrations to run. Register via the Google Form below and choose your preferred time:
We will set the the schedule based on what works for the majority.
A (09:00–13:00)
B (13:00–17:00)
