Making the Body All Eyes:
Psychophysical process through Asian martial/mediation arts
with Phillip Zarrilli

5-day beginner's intensive workshop at Tyn-y-Parc, July 4-7, 2008.

One three-week residential intermediate/advanced intensive will be held at Tyn-y-parc during summer, July 12-August 2, 2008:



Overview: beginner's intensive
This beginner’s intensive will introduce practitioners to key principles and metaphors informing Zarrilli’s use of yoga, the yoga-based Indian martial art, kalarippayattu, and taiquiquan (Wu style) to train performers. Covered during the workshop will be: (1) basic breathing patterns and principles from kalarippayattu; (2) selected hatha-yoga postures (asana) and their breathing patterns; (3) the beginning of Wu style taiquiquan, focusing especially on coordination of breath with movement; and (4) basic introduction to kalarippayattu including selected poses, steps, and beginning combinations through one preliminary sequence combining breath with each moment.

The beginner’s intensive will introduce practitioners to structured improvisations through which the principles of the training are applied toward performance.

Details of beginner's intensive: July 4-7, 2008
Location: Tyn-y-parc CVN Kalari/Studio
                 Llanarth, Wales

July 4, Friday: arrive by 2:30p.m.
    15:00-18:00: Studio Session #1: Introduction to training and principles
    19:00-21:00:  Meal and discussion

July 5, Saturday:
    10:00-13:00: Studio Session #2: preliminary training
    15:00-18:00: Studio Session #3: preliminary training

July 6, Sunday:
     10:00-13:00: Studio Session #4: preliminary training
     15:00-18:00: Studio Session #5: preliminary training

July 7, Monday:
     10:00-12:00: Studio Session #6: preliminary training
     12:00-14:00: Structured Improvisation Session #1
     16:00-18:00:  Walk by the Irish Sea (weather permitting)
     19:30-21:30: Meal and discussion with videotape

July 8, Tuesday:
     10:00-12:00: Studio Session #7: preliminary training
     12:00-14:00: Structured Improvisation Session #2
     14:30: Departure

Cost:   300 pounds sterling     (275 concessionary rate)
The cost covers tuition, lodging (shared rooms for the most part), and basic meals (vegetarian).  5 participants will be housed on site, and others will be housed in accommodation 2 miles from Tyn-y-parc. It takes approximately 20-30 minutes to walk.

Registration is limited to a maximum of 10. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

How to pre-register:
To apply for admission and registration for BEGINNER'S INTENSIVE (July 4-7), fill out the form from the web-site (download here), and send all relevant information to:

1. By email to: P.Zarrilli@exeter.ac.uk
Indicate the precise number of weeks for which you wish to register.
Send a check for 100 pounds sterling x the # of weeks to:
Phillip Zarrilli
Tyn-y-parc
Llanarth SA47 0PB
[Note: please see for details about payment depending on the course above.]

2. By mail to:
Phillip Zarrilli
Tyn-y-parc
Llanarth SA 47 0PB
[Note: please see for details about payment depending on the course above.]





Overview: intermediate/advanced intensive
An intensive, ongoing, preperformative psychophysical process of performer training through Asian martial/meditation arts including t’aiquiauan, Indian yoga and the closely related martial art, kalarippayattu. Intensive workshops explore body-mind connections through psychophysical disciplines, a sense of activation through breath in movement, focus/concentration, circulation of energy through the body and relationship to the performance environment. Over long-term practice, this work enables participants’ bodies to ‘become all eyes’, i.e. to develop an intuitive awareness necessary for performance. The beginning work focuses on techniques and forms, and cultivation of the bodymind awareness through repetition of exercises and introduction of key principles. Principles are eventually applied to performance through structured improvisations. [For further background information, see making the body all eyes].


Details of intermediate/advanced intensive: July 12- August, 2008
The three week intermediate/advanced begins with arrival on Saturday, July 12 and concludes with departure on Saturday August 2 in the morning. In addition to the ongoing training, massage will be offered in weeks 2/3.

Intermediate/advanced intensives:
Intermediate/advanced body-exercise sequences: increasingly complex and difficult psychophysical forms
Repetition of full Wu-style short form
Repetition of yoga warm-up
Kalarippayattu weapons training: beginning with long-staff, then progressing to/thorugh short stick, otta, dagger, sword and shield, spear, spear versus sword and shield.
Massage (optional)
Fuller/deeper application of principles to structured improvisations and performance problems.


Costs include tuition, housing and food

		waged	unwaged/student
Costs (all incl.)	3 weeks	1000	900
	2 weeks	725	675
	1 weeks	375	350
Massage:		150	135

Only FIVE RESIDENTIAL PLACES will be offered each week:
    Week 1: July 12-19
    Week 2: July 19-26
    Week 3: July 26-August 2

Preference will be given to those books 3 or 2 weeks.
PAYMENT MUST BE MADE FOR THE FULL COST WITHIN ONE WEEK OF BOOKING THE RESERVATION.

When the five residential places have been filled, non-residential places will be offered. Individuals will need to locate and pay for their own non-residential housing costs. IF available non-residential tuition will cost 600 for 3 weeks; 400 for 2 weeks; 200 for 1 week.


Further description
Since the intermediate/advanced intensive is only for those of you who have trained sufficient for me not to have to repeat very basic work, we will attempt to build on your own skill level with basic exercises, and with intermediate and advanced level work, including weapons (for those of you who have started). As in Kerala kalaris there will still be considerable differences in levels of skill and experience between and amongst you. So you will each need to work at your own level/pace, but alongside each other.


Organization of each day/week
We will work Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (morning only). Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday will be a half-day only. We will organize the half-day around the weather, taking a half-day off mid-west on the ‘best’ weather day.

After our common Saturday meal, we will talk about the organization of the training and scheduling for each week/day. The overall plan is as follows:
• Two yoga warm-up/kalarippayattu sessions daily lasting approximately two to two and one-half hours each. We can take a shorter lunch break this year between the sessions, and accommodation has been made for those staying off-site to stay on-site for their lunch (see below).
• One t’aiquiquan session daily - to be held whenever possible outdoors at the beach at low tide, i.e., we will organize the day around low time and weather, travel by car (assuming we have enough transport) to the beach, and spend approximately 45-60 minutes at the beach
• Additional time for performance application during weeks 2 (see below).
• Additional activities to be schedule on weekly basis: occasional walks tied to t’aiquiauan and breathing exercise sessions (at least once weekly); possible interaction/attendance at events of the Centre for Performance Research Summer School.

One schedule might be as follows:
10:00-12:00 Yoga/kalari Session 1
12:00-13:15 t’ai chi session at beach
13:15-15:00 lunch
15:00-18:00 Yoga/kalari Session 2

Note: During weeks 2 and 3, when I am doing massage, we will necessarily have to have a somewhat longer lunch break to allow those receiving massage to fully digest their food, and/or massage may sometimes be given in the mornings with a somewhat later start.

Week 1
Focus on training only and weapons work as appropriate.

Week 2/3
Focus on training, massage, weapons. Planning of time for performance applications based on what is best for participants-structured improvisations.


Registration
Who may register:
Only intermediate/advanced students who have already studied with Phillip Zarrilli and therefore been introduced to his teaching methods are able to register for this programme of intensive training. If you are unsure whether you qualify, please email Phillip: P.Zarrilli@exeter.ac.uk.

How to pre-register:
To apply for admission and registration for INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED INTENSIVE (July 12-August 2), fill out the form from the web-site (download here), and send all relevant information to:

1. By email to: P.Zarrilli@exeter.ac.uk
Indicate the precise number of weeks for which you wish to register.
[Note: please see for details about payment depending on the course above.]

2. By mail to:
Phillip Zarrilli
Tyn-y-parc
Llanarth SA 47 0PB
[Note: please see for details about payment depending on the course above.]

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