Dates: January 5–18, 2026
Venues: Vannes, 56000, FRANCE (rehearsal studio, public space...)
Participants: Maximum 10 professionals
Cost: 500€
Overview:
Expanded Practices is an intensive 2-week laboratory designed for visual artists who feel the limits of working solely with static forms—and are ready to explore presence, time, body, voice, and space as extensions of their practice.
Many visual artists today are increasingly drawn toward performance as a way to activate materials, inhabit concepts, and engage audiences in real time. Yet the transition can be challenging—marked by uncertainty, lack of embodied tools, and limited exposure to performative methodologies.
This masterclass directly addresses those challenges, providing a structured yet experimental learning environment where visual artists can develop a performative vocabulary, bridge installation and live action, and shift from object-centred creation to embodied authorship.
Venues: Vannes, 56000, FRANCE (rehearsal studio, public space...)
Participants: Maximum 10 professionals
Cost: 500€
Overview:
Expanded Practices is an intensive 2-week laboratory designed for visual artists who feel the limits of working solely with static forms—and are ready to explore presence, time, body, voice, and space as extensions of their practice.
Many visual artists today are increasingly drawn toward performance as a way to activate materials, inhabit concepts, and engage audiences in real time. Yet the transition can be challenging—marked by uncertainty, lack of embodied tools, and limited exposure to performative methodologies.
This masterclass directly addresses those challenges, providing a structured yet experimental learning environment where visual artists can develop a performative vocabulary, bridge installation and live action, and shift from object-centred creation to embodied authorship.
About
Common challenges for visual artists entering performance:
You will learn to:
This is a practical, professional, mentored pathway into performance for visual artists.
- Fear of visibility and performing vs. remaining behind objects/images
- Lack of somatic techniques for safe, grounded physical practice
- Difficulty translating conceptual work into embodied presence
- Reliance on symbolic forms rather than lived experience and time
- Uncertainty about dramaturgy, rhythm, scoring, and audience relation
- Limited knowledge of sound/light/video as live performance tools
- Lack of confidence in voice, text, and performative intention
- Practical gaps in documentation, technical needs, and production
You will learn to:
- Build body confidence and physical presence
- Convert material logic into live action
- Develop performance scores from your visual language
- Work with voice, breath, text, and silence
- Understand timing, rhythm, duration, and repetition
- Activate objects, textiles, projection, and sound in real time
- Design audience relations and consent-based participation
- Articulate concept → embodiment → composition
- Produce short, site-responsive performance works
- Document, communicate, and present your performative practice
This is a practical, professional, mentored pathway into performance for visual artists.
Daily schedule
10:00–12:30 Body, space, voice, materials
14:30–17:30 Composition & creation labs
18:00–19:00 Feedback, theory, readings, micro-showings
Week 1 — Body · Object · Space
Jan 5: Arrival & orientation
Jan 6: Somatic grounding & presence
Jan 7: Objects as partners / material dramaturgy
Jan 8: Space, architecture, and site research
Jan 9: Light / sound / projection as choreographic forces
Jan 10: Community day & nature immersion (optional aquatherapy)
Week 2 — Text · Rhythm · Composition
Jan 11: Text from image / score writing
Jan 12: Rhythm, timing, repetition, duration
Jan 13: Audience, access, consent, participation
Jan 14: Dramaturgy & conceptual clarity
Jan 15: Technical rehearsal / documentation / cueing
Jan 16: Presentation strategy & professional tools
Jan 17: Public showing / studio parcours
Jan 18: Feedback, next-steps planning, departure
Who is this for?
Visual artists working in:
No prior movement/performance experience required. Curiosity, openness, and willingness to practice physically are essential.
14:30–17:30 Composition & creation labs
18:00–19:00 Feedback, theory, readings, micro-showings
Week 1 — Body · Object · Space
Jan 5: Arrival & orientation
Jan 6: Somatic grounding & presence
Jan 7: Objects as partners / material dramaturgy
Jan 8: Space, architecture, and site research
Jan 9: Light / sound / projection as choreographic forces
Jan 10: Community day & nature immersion (optional aquatherapy)
Week 2 — Text · Rhythm · Composition
Jan 11: Text from image / score writing
Jan 12: Rhythm, timing, repetition, duration
Jan 13: Audience, access, consent, participation
Jan 14: Dramaturgy & conceptual clarity
Jan 15: Technical rehearsal / documentation / cueing
Jan 16: Presentation strategy & professional tools
Jan 17: Public showing / studio parcours
Jan 18: Feedback, next-steps planning, departure
Who is this for?
Visual artists working in:
- Installation, sculpture, object-based practice
- Photography, video, and moving image
- Textile, costume, and material research
- Sound, new media, conceptual, socially engaged practices
No prior movement/performance experience required. Curiosity, openness, and willingness to practice physically are essential.
Learning outcomes
What will change for the participant?
By the end of the masterclass, participants will:
This program increases artistic range and professional mobility—opening opportunities in performance art, experimental theatre, live art festivals, interdisciplinary residencies, site-specific commissions, and museum-based performance presentations.
Output / Deliverables
By the end of the masterclass, participants will:
- Gain a new language: somatic, choreographic, and performative
- Expand artistic identity: from object-maker to embodied author
- Recontextualize their practice through time, presence, and relation
- Develop a confident physical and vocal presence
- Understand how to structure live work without theatre conventions
- See space, audience, and body as equal materials
- Increase curatorial and institutional opportunities in hybrid art forms
- Build a performance dossier for future festivals, residencies, and grants
- Leave with a finished short performance and its score + documentation
This program increases artistic range and professional mobility—opening opportunities in performance art, experimental theatre, live art festivals, interdisciplinary residencies, site-specific commissions, and museum-based performance presentations.
Output / Deliverables
- 5–8 minute original performance
- Performance score (diagram/text)
- Artist statement (revised for performance)
- Mini dossier for applications (bio, photos, tech needs)
Program creator
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Anna Adam is a choreographer, author, and social activist with over 15 years of experience in the performing arts. With a rich background in multidisciplinary practice, Anna has successfully integrated movement, dance, and creative writing into her work, pushing the boundaries of conventional theater. Her approach is rooted in non-formal education and critical pedagogy, emphasizing collaboration, experimentation, and inclusivity. As the main facilitator of the Gray Box Masterclass, Anna is dedicated to supporting participants in achieving their artistic objectives. She offers personalized mentorship, guiding each individual through the process of exploring their unique voice and embodying their texts. Anna’s expertise in fostering a supportive and stimulating environment will empower participants to confidently integrate movement with writing, paving the way for the creation of innovative and dynamic performances. Her commitment to nurturing creativity and fostering community will ensure that every participant leaves with valuable skills and newfound confidence in their artistic practice.
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