WORKSHOP:
From a thought to a piece of theatre. Devising
Using an existing example as a blueprint (involving script development, side specific aspects, song/ lyrics and composition and puppetry) the workshop examines criteria for creating a performance piece from scratch.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP MASTER:
Joachim Matschoss was born in Germany and now lives in
Melbourne. He is a playwright, poet and Theatre-maker. Joachim is the Artistic Director of
BYTE and has created theatre in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, India,
Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Hungary, Taiwan, Switzerland and China. His
poetry is published in Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the USA. In recent years
Joachim has worked with street kids and underprivileged youth in Jakarta/Indonesia. He was
involved in a performance project dealing with Human Rights and a project about racial
harmony in Germany. Joachim wrote and directed over 50 productions for BYTE and enjoys
the collaboration with other artists.
Joachim published a travel journal in Australia, Away with me and a novel in the USA, Dead
River Oaks. A book about theatre and travel, Rain Overnight was published in India. More
recent collections of poetry include: Travel with Myself, Sidewalk Theatre, dew on mornings.
past, stolpersteine and in 2024: a time heavy with life.