THRESHOLD. Mythopoetics, body and imagination

Creative Research Laboratory

For three full days, this workshop offers a space for exploration around the threshold as a symbolic and creative territory: a place of transition between the visible and the invisible, between what we leave behind and what is yet to come. A liminal space where myths, ancestors, and images of the profound can be present and become a source of artistic inspiration.

The proposal focuses on inhabiting the threshold as a territory of creation, addressing a multimodal approach:

• Mythopoetic practices, where myth and traditional story are experienced as a territory of creative exploration.

• Body in motion, to experience from a somatic and intuitive perspective the sensation of transition and transformation.

• The mask, as a ritual element that allows us to embody our imagination.

• Writing, painting, drawing and clay, as ways of projecting images through matter.

The program includes 6 intensive sessions spread over three days, combining individual and collective work with spaces for play, research, and shared creation. This laboratory doesn't seek definitive answers, but rather opens fertile ground for imagination, experimentation, and transformation.

In times of change and transition—personal and collective—this space offers a place to listen to what arises in the liminal space of the threshold and let it illuminate both our artistic practice and our outlook on life.

Who is it aimed at?

Open to creators from various artistic disciplines—theater, dance, visual arts, writing, music—and to those interested in exploring imagination through the body and myth. No prior experience in theater or bodywork is required.

Note on the approach

This laboratory is nourished by the tradition of mask and physical theatre developed around the pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq, who understands the body as a source of play, imagination and deep knowledge. It is also inspired by the contributions of the archetypal psychology, where myth and symbol are recognized as expressions of human experience beyond the individual. In dialogue with these currents, the work is integrated into the framework of the program. Integral Embodiment and Performance Practice (IEPP) from the Thomas Prattki Center, which proposes a path of creative exploration through the body, the mask, and poetic imagination.

Days and times

October 31, November 1 and 2
From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Laboratory cost

110 Euros* (**)

*If you take the workshop Fire (October 27-29 at the Párraga Center in Murcia), the cost of the Umbral workshop is 70 Euros.

**We believe in access to artistic work as a vital practice. If you feel like participating but are facing a challenging financial situation, please write to us: partial scholarships are available.

Note on the cycle

Threshold is the second module in a two-workshop cycle. The first, Fire, will be held at the Párraga Center. Each workshop can be done independently, but together they form a complete journey of transformation and creative exploration.

Place

The Block – The Old Grandchildren – Location

Registration form

[Click here to access]

Requirements

Comfortable clothing for movement, water, and paper and pen.

Transportation from Murcia and accommodation in Los Nietos

Los Nietos Viejos is accessible by public transportation.

We leave you here the link to the train schedules from Cartagena:
https://www.adif.es/-/05973-nietos-viejos

We will try to coordinate participants coming from Murcia to facilitate access for those who do not have their own means of transport. There are also possibilities of staying overnight in Los Nietos. Please contact us.