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AoB-Studios

Before there was theatre, there was the circle. PROVA is a living rehearsal for human becoming.

122 Bank St

For most of human history, art was not something we watched. It was something we entered. A place where communities gathered to investigate what it means to be human.The ancient Greek theatre was not built around spectatorship. At its center stood the Thymele, a sacred point around which the community assembled. Surrounding it was the Orchestra, the circular ground where the Chorus gathered, not as passive observers, but as active participants in a shared inquiry. Before theatre became entertainment, before audiences became consumers, people gathered in circles to investigate the questions that shape our experiences as human beings. Through story, movement, sound, and collective inquiry, they rehearsed their relationship to one another, to society, to nature, and to the unknown. PROVA Inspired by this gemoetry of space and the Greek Chorus, Peter Brook's Empty Space, Grotowski's Poor Theatre, contemporary participatory performance, and ritual practice. We ask a simple question:What if art is not something we consume, but a world we explore together?This is not a class.....It is not therapy.....It is not a networking event.....It is not a retreat....It is a temporary assembly. A Playful Creative gathering of people willing to investigate the structures, stories, roles, and assumptions that shape their experience of being alive, and transform it into something new.

Process and Time: Participants may join for Day One or Day Two independently.Day Three is reserved for participants who have taken part in the creation process and culminates in a public sharing. DAY ONE: Friday EveningWe begin with active meditation, Authomatic writing, and narrative exploration.Through guided prompts, movement, and theatrical play, participants investigate the stories they carry and the identities they perform. Shiftinng toward improvisation, ensemble exercises, and collective storytelling. DAY TWO: Saturday Evening, From story to Form....How does a story become an object? How does a memory become movement? How does an idea become space?Participants spend the day translating narrative into physical form through installation-making, movement composition, spatial exercises, physical theatre, and collective inquiry. DAY THREE: Sunday Evening, Collective composition....Participants work with minimal facilitation and increasing autonomy as the ensemble assembles the material generated throughout the weekend. Stories, objects, movement, text, and images are woven together into a temporary performance.The process concludes with an informal public sharing, participants are encourgaed to invite people to witness their creative work. If you are curious about the process, unsure whether the gathering is right for you, or would like to discuss accessibility or scholarship options, please reach out:maamountobbo@gmail.com

ContributionPROVA is offered on a sliding-scale, donation-based model.Suggested contribution: $88–$370Day One (Friday Evening)— $45 DonationDay Two (Saturday) — $90–$175 DonationFull Weekend Experience (Friday + Saturday + Sunday Performance Process) — $ 220–$360Your contribution helps support:<ul><li>Studio rental and operational costs</li><li>Workshop materials</li><li>Documentation and filming of the process</li><li>The continued development of Vessel and future gatherings</li></ul>We recognize that people arrive with different financial realities. We do not want finances to be the reason someone cannot participate in the work.Scholarships and reduced - cost participation are available.If cost is a barrier, please let us know in your application. No additional explanation is required.We ask participants to contribute at the highest level that is genuinely sustainable for them. Those who are able to contribute more help make it possible for others to attend.PROVA is an experiment in collective creation, and we approach its financial structure in the same spirit: with trust, reciprocity, and shared responsibility.

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