BY RESTRICTING PERFORMANCE SPACE, WE'RE CREATING LESS LIMITATIONS
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BOX HOUSE THEATRE COMPANY - THE WORLDS ONLY PROVIDER OF PLATFORM THEATRE
Overview
Platform Theatre is Box House's brand-new theatre style that restricts actors to the confined space of a gym mat. This particular style is incredibly unique as the actors do not have any assistance from props, set, costumes, and sound. By doing this, it means the actors only have their physical selves and voice to tell a story.
Platform theatre is the art of showcasing choreography, attention to detail, and interesting characters using minimalistic performance techniques. When successfully devised, your students will be able to transport the audience to far away lands within seconds.
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This style also allows your students to freely explore the use of multi-rolling, caricatures, mime, and choreographed movement with ease.
Overview
Curriculum
Platform Theatre is a fantastic style for your students to explore within their devising unit as it allows them to freely experiment with their stimuli and create fun and innovative theatre without spending a penny.
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This style also allows your students to quickly move past the tricky stage of deciding what props, costume, or staging they will need for their piece as minimalism is essential .
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Additionally, this style will also introduce your students to the use of choreographed movement and sound effects within theatre.
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We guarantee your students will be creating stand-out theatre if they decide to use our style!
PLATFORM THEATRE WORKSHOP
PLATFORM THEATRE PERFORMANCE
Who are we?
Box House Theatre Company is celebrated and known for its pioneering approach to Platform Theatre, leaving a lasting legacy in both educational and professional sectors.
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Specialising in unconventional, high-quality ensemble-based theatre, Box House aim to break down the traditional approach to theatre creation, in turn, making theatre an inclusive, engaging, and accessible experience for all.
Platform Theatre emphasises the raw power of storytelling through a stripped-down aesthetic which not only pushes the boundaries of traditional theatre, but also makes the theatre art form more accessible by stripping away the reliance on set, props, costumes, and technical effects.
We stand as proof that impressive theatre should not be restricted to budgets, resources and opportunity, and that “boundary pushing theatre” is born from imagination and creativity alone.
There is much to learn through our approach to theatre creation and through our variety of workshops and training programs, Box House introduce aspiring artists to the principles of Platform Theatre, encouraging them to explore creativity without the reliance on budget or resources.
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This focus on the essentials of theatre—acting, voice, and movement—has shaped the training methods in many schools across the UK, where students are encouraged to think about what they have, as opposed to what they need.
Our style is not for one, but for all.
