The Ember – 7th winter school of Studio Kokyu
The Ember is seven days of intensive physical and vocal training. The work comprises practices from Kokyu Studio training. Their goal is to explore the actor/performer’s within-a-group action resulting from regular immersion in precise structures.
Work elements:
- Kokyu training, the Studio’s own training, combining individual training and choir training, body, breathing and voice work
- Contact running, intensive group practice, awakening vigilance and mutual listening in dynamic action
- Partner training, a tool for studying the physicality of a dialogic situation. It is underlain by contact as it is understood in aikido and focuses on listening with the whole body and a readiness to follow carefully and take the lead
- Global resonator, a set of exercises aimed at discovering the full vibrational qualities of the voice in the performer’s body
- Working with text, a practice derived from the idea of text deconstruction, aimed at encountering the text as a living process, focused on searching for the physicality of the text.
Through a thorough study of the above practices, we want to guide workshop participants through a journey to the source of their inner energy. They will also explore the relationship with a partner as well as deepening the quality of joint action. The ability to recognize structures is also serve as a potential opening for improvisation works.
The Kokyu Studio Winter School is aimed at people with varying degrees of professional experience. No professional qualifications are required, but we expect participants to be open, curious and ready for intensive training.
Schedule:
Sat.–Fri. 7–13.02.2026
9:00–13:00 Workshop
13:00–14:00 Lunch Break (meals not provided)
14:00–17:00 Workshop
Cost and Registration:
Cost: PLN 1800/€450 if registered by November 30, 2025
Cost: PLN 2100/€520 if registered by January 30, 2026
Please send your completed registration form to studiokokyu@gmail.com.
Contact phone number: +48 661 927 323.
Space is limited. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis (after prior approval by the presenter).
The organizer reserves the right to cancel or change the event date for reasons beyond their control, with a minimum notice of 7 business days prior to the event. If the event is cancelled by the Organizer, the Applicant will receive a 100% refund of the payments made, excluding any other costs (e.g. purchased travel tickets, currency conversion costs, etc.).
Prowadzący:
Przemysław Błaszczak studied philosophy at the University of Wrocław. Actor, director, and educator. Since 1995 he has been associated with the Jerzy Grotowski Institute (until 2006 – the Center for Research on the Work of Jerzy Grotowski and Theatre-Cultural Exploration). From 1996 to 1999 he worked at the Song of the Goat Theatre, and from 2004 to 2019 at the ZAR Theatre. From 2012 to 2019 he collaborated with Theodoros Terzopoulos and studied his original method of acting training. Since 2005, he has been practicing the Japanese martial art of aikido (currently at the grade of 3rd dan fukushidoin) under the supervision of sensei Piotr Masztalerz 6th dan. In 2011, he studied as an uchideshi (student) with shihan Juba Nour 6th dan in Mexico. He conducts regular training sessions at the Na Grobli Aikikai dojo, which he founded and which is part of the Birankai Polska association. In 2005, he traveled to Japan at the invitation of Toshi Tsushitori, where he trained in shintaido, a Japanese system that integrates body and voice through training based on traditional karate. He is the founder and leader of Studio Kokyu. He is the originator, creator, and curator of the “Sakura: Wrocław Days of Japanese Inspirations” festival.