---
id: "teaching-21-en"
title: "Physical Theatre and Polyphonic Singing in Guangzhou"
subtitle: "Friends Playback Theater"
category: "teaching"
startDate: "Thu May 14 2015 16:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)"
endDate: "Sat May 16 2015 16:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)"
status: "Past Event"
tags: ["Physical Theatre"]
venues: []
liveUrl: "https://www.rooftopproductions.hk/en/teaching/physical-theatre-and-polyphonic-singing-in-guangzhou"
---

# Physical Theatre and Polyphonic Singing in Guangzhou
**Subtitle:** Friends Playback Theater

**Category:** TEACHING
**Tags:** Physical Theatre
**Live Link:** https://www.rooftopproductions.hk/en/teaching/physical-theatre-and-polyphonic-singing-in-guangzhou

## Dates & Tickets
- **Dates:** 14 – 16 May 2015
- **Status:** Past Event

## Description

We were invited to Guangzhou by Friends Playback Theater to give a three day intensive course focusing on physical theatre, incorporating voice, breath and polyphonic singing. We had a very interesting mix of participants, with people flying in from Fujian and North East China. This is our first time teaching in Mainland China, and we hope to do a lot more.

## Second Day of Physical Theatre Training

We worked in a mix of English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and used some text in translation in all three languages. Not to mention the Georgian and Serbian in the polyphonic songs.

## Polyphonic Singing on Day Two

We worked towards some short presentations at the end of the three workshops days, based on the Greek myth of Philomela, Procne and Tereus. These incorporated text with physical theatre and techniques we had been working with in the workshops, and even a little bit of song.

## Final Day Performances

We're extremely grateful to Friends Playback Theater for inviting us and bringing us together with great people, and for looking after us so well. Watch this space for news of our next collaboration.





## Creative Team
- **Presenter:** Rooftop Productions
- **Main Teachers:** Ivor Houlker,  Michelle Li

## Venue




## multimedia
![Performers delve into the synergy of physical expression and polyphonic sound during our Guangzhou workshop. This session focuses on the intersection of movement and vocal technique.](https://res.cloudinary.com/rphk/image/upload/f_auto/q_auto/v1/rooftop-images/physical-theatre-and-polyphonic-singing-in-guangzhou-20150516-145945)

## Attribution & Copyright
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