The acting studio O Canto do Bode regularly offers the workshop Acting in the Unknown. The next edition will take place on May 23, 2026, and participants will have the opportunity to learn about and explore the exercises that the studio has been developing over its seven years of continuous research. What these exercises have in common is a focus on situations and phenomena that escape the actor’s understanding and control. By privileging the unknown, actors can expand their notion of what they believe themselves to be, what they believe the character, the scene, the world, and life to be. This expansion largely stems from the establishment of psychophysical dynamics that intensify action on stage.

What is the challenge to be faced? The unknown also creates discomfort, generating fear and hesitation. Even when aware that, in the face of the unknown, one must take risks, actors—often involuntarily—defend themselves. These resistances can only be minimized through systematic work aimed at revising perceptual habits and automated ways of acting (both on stage and in the world).

Date: May 23, 2026
Venue: Companhia Olga Roriz, Travessa do Recolhimento Lázaro Leitão, nº. 1, 1149-044, Lisbon
Room: Estúdio Jardim
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