Song of the Goat Theatre
Company
photo Mateusz Bral
Song of the Goat Theatre, established in 1996 in Wrocław by Grzegorz Bral and Anna Zubrzycki, has developed an international reputation as one of Europe’s most innovative theatre companies, committed to researching what makes theatre distinctive to other art forms. Song of the Goat Theatre’s ever-evolving training, rehearsal and performance process takes place in laboratory setting, enabling the Company to research the craft of the actor and director and to evolve new techniques, performance languages and work. Commitment to connection informs the development of each new training approach, which always seeks to integrate movement, voice, song and text, creating performance that has an inherent musicality and connects with the audience on a sensory level.
The quality and distinctiveness of Song of the Goat Theatre’s educational work is an integrated part of the company’s approach. The theatre was approached in 2004 by Manchester Metropolitan University to establish an MA Acting Programme (until 2012). The programme is currently run in cooperation with the Bral School of Acting, which Grzegorz Bral set up in 2013 in London. The main subject of the course is coordination technique, the fundamental training method of Song of the Goat Theatre. This course consists of the organic linking together and integration of voice, text, energy and imagination. Classes are enhanced by lectures entitled Anthropology of Acting. This studies programme has been designed for actors, directors, performers, and dancers. Song of the Goat Theatre also delivers a thriving Summer Workshop Village programme to international actors and practitioners, which provide a practical insight into the Company’s training-based theatre approach.
