IL CORPO DEL TEATRO
Workhops for theatrical research and creation – improvisation, voice, physical theatre and dance – for adults aged from 25 to infinity
– 18-19 october 2025
by Daniele Bianco, Veicolo Danza, Ligornetto
– 29-30 november 2025
by Lea Lechler, Veicolo Danza, Ligornetto
– 17-18 january 2026
by Valentina Bianda, Veicolo Danza, Ligornetto
– 7-8 march 2026
by Camilla Stanga, Spazio PLIM, Bidogno
Where?
Touring Ticino:
– Mendrisiotto - Veicolo Danza, Ligornetto
– Locarnese - Spazio ELLE & La Fabbrica, Losone
– Luganese - Spazio PLIM Bidogno
DETAILS
Workshops for adults cured by Grande Giro,
what are they about?
These are a series of physical theatre, dance and voice workshops, suitable for audiences with or without experience in the areas covered by the workshops.
For whom?
Suitable for both experienced and
inexperienced participants.
With whom?
Leading the labs:
with
Camilla Stanga
Daniele Bianco
Lea Lechler
Valentina Bianda
The individual working methods are different and influenced by training experiences at the Dimitri School (Verscio, CH -TI), La Manufacture (Lausanne, CH - VD) and ETI Berlin (Berlin, DE).
PRICES LIST
4 weekend 760.-
(early bird – 660.- for those who sign up before 1.08)
1 weekend 220.-
(early bird – 180.- for those who sign up before 1.08)
discount UNDER 30
4 weekend 500.-
1 weekend 150.-
WORKSHOPS
2025 | 2026
18/19 october 2025
IMPROVISATION
THE GAME
Theatrical improvisation is training in listening to oneself in the present in order to access the imagination:
the origin of creativity.
Everyone has a rich inner potential of characters, stories and universes to interpret and recount.Through individual and group exercises and games, the collective imagination is evoked to create personal improvisations.
A journey between poetry and technique that playfully finds in the body the vehicle for exploration: from movement to words, text and character.
The method developed by Daniele Bianco stems from the style of the Accademia Dimitri, enriched by twenty years of experience as an actor, director and teacher.
BIANCO DANIELE
Theatre actor, born in Tuscany in 1983, in 1999 he co-founded the Compagnia Arra, a street theatre and clown company. In 2007 he attended the Carampaa circus school in Madrid. In 2011 he received a Bachelor's degree from the Accademia Teatro Dimitri.
In 2017, he obtained a Master's degree in Directing from RICTS in Brussels.
He is co-founder of the Grande Giro theatre company, established in 2014.
He is an actor, playwright, director and teacher at European level in various fields: theatre, circus, dance, radio and video. He offers workshops in improvisation, buffoonery and clowning.
17–18 january 2026
VOICE
AN ADVENTURE BETWEEN TEXT AND SOUND
In this workshop, we will use exercises and improvisations inspired by theatre and singing techniques to get to know our voices, discover new nuances, play with words and find pleasure in speaking in front of an audience.
VALENTINA BIANDA
VALENTINA BIANDA approached theatre by attending evening classes at the Campo Teatrale acting school in Chiasso, Switzerland, and Milan, Italy. Discovering a passion for movement theatre, she took part in various dance theatre workshops held by choreographers such as Erica Giovannini, Cinzia de Lorenzi and Giorgio Rossi. Between 2005 and 2008, she worked as a student actress with Raul Iaiza of the Odin Teatret, Denmark, at the Teatro la Madrugada in Milan and, at the same time, obtained a three-year degree in Cultural Heritage Sciences at the University of Milan.
Since 2009, she has been attending the drama school of the European Theatre Institute in Berlin, where she obtained her diploma as an actress in 2012.
29-30 november 2025
PHYSICAL THEATRE
DISCOVERING THE MOVEMENT
What do our feet tell us,
having already explored new paths?
Together we will go on excursions, trips, walks and tours through our bodies and encounter the different qualities and strengths hidden within them.
The treasure hunt is sure to be a success, because there is so much to discover.
During this weekend we will playfully explore different qualities of movement and immerse ourselves in a somatic sensory field.
We will experiment and connect with our bodily landscapes in a creative space, both guided and free.
LEA LECHLER
She trained at the Accademia Dimitri in Verscio (2011 BA in Physical Theatre), ArteZ - University for Contemporary Dance in Arnhem, Netherlands, and Tanz-Gymnasium Essen-Werden, continuing her training at the Somatic Academy and UDK - University of the Arts in Berlin.
In 2014, she co-founded the Grande Giro company.
She works as an actress, choreographer, and teacher of physical theatre, somatic movement, and yoga in Switzerland and Germany.
www.theapolis.de/de/profil/lea-lechler
7–8 march 2026
DANCE THEATRE
THE BODY NARRATING
A workshop that combines dance and theatre to explore body language as a narrative tool. Through movement, improvisation and physical awareness, the body becomes a voice that tells a story.
Are you ready to listen?
CAMILLA STANGA
Born in Mendrisio in 1996, she is a dancer, actress and performer.
After training as a textile technologist at the Centro Scolastico per le Industrie Artistiche (CSIA) in Lugano, she moved to Lausanne where she graduated from the Manufacture (Haute école des arts de la scène) in 2018, under the artistic direction of Thomas Hauert.
In 2019, she founded the contemporary dance company Cie Patiperros with Simon Ramseier, based in Nyon. In the Ticino region, she has been collaborating for years with the theatre company Grande Giro (of which she has been an official member since 2022), Compagnia Giovani Tiziana Arnaboldi, MOPS_DanceSyndorme and Teatro Danzabile. He is a committee member of the Giullari di Gulliver association and a member of the artistic committee of the Arzo International Storytelling Festival. In 2020, he co-founded the collective This Age together with other young Swiss theatre makers.
In 2022, she completed her CAS at the Accademia Teatro Dimitri Diversity and Inclusive Practice in Performing Arts and co-founded the Mòlòn Festival, a theatre and music festival for young people and families.
She works on various educational and theatre projects with Cie Pipoka (Geneva), the Grande Giro theatre company, Liceo Lugano 1 and the ClassAttori collective.