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CLARA SOLANA

Director

Clara is a movement director who creates work at the intersection of academic research, social studies and poetic expression. As a movement director, she has worked with BA and MA productions at Goldsmiths University and East 15 Acting School.

Credits

MOVEMENT EXPERIENCE
2017 Researcher - An international research group of contemporary theatre training techniques and documenting processes - Cross-Pollination Project - Odin Teatret Holstebro (Marije Nie and Adriana La Selva)

2017 Participant/ Researcher - Two-week Intensive on contemporary dance choreography and devising techniques - Deltebre Dansa Festival (Roberto Olivan)

2016 Participant/ Researcher - International School of Theatre Anthropology - Odin Teatret in collaboration with an international panel - Convento della Ripa, Albino, Italy (Eugenio Barba)

AS A DIRECTOR
2016 Artistic Director - Rat Park - Nube Nueve Physical Theatre - Buddhist Arts Centre, London

AS A MOVEMENT DIRECTOR
2019 Movement Direction assistant - Dreaming Life - MA Acting - East 15 Acting School (Simon Pittman)

AS A MOVEMENT TEACHER
2019 Movement teacher - Creative Wellbeing Program - Emergency Exit Arts - Woolwich Polytechnic School for Girls (Daniel Bernstein).

2019 Movement teacher - BA Drama & Theatre Arts, BA Drama: Performance, Politics and Society, BA Drama: Comedy and Satire, BA Drama: Musical Theatre - Goldsmiths University of London (Pamela Karantonis)

2018 Movement teacher - Mentored placement with Natalia Fedorova - MA Acting - Classical and MA Acting - Contemporary - Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

2017 Movement teacher - Weekly movement technique class open to professional and amateur performers drawn from biomechanics and composition - Studio K5

2015 Movement teacher - One-week Intensive with professional performers introducing biomechanics and mime repertoire - Zaragoza Actor's Union.

Training

2017 - 2019 Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, MA Movement Directing and Teaching
2011 - 2014 Theatre de l'Ange Fou, Mime Performance Diploma
2005 - 2006 Carampa Circus School, Circus Techniques Diploma
2000 - 2005 Universidad Complutense de Madrid, BA Media and Communications

Location

London

Experience

2-5 years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Circus
  • Comedy
  • Dance
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Choreography
  • Devising
  • Movement Direction
  • Physical Theatre / Mime
  • Site Responsive/Immersive
  • Street Theatre
  • Teaching / Coaching
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with learning disabled adults / children
  • Working with young people

Additional Languages

Spanish, French, Italian