Theatre pedagogy
and acting
About me
Anne Buntemann has already been on stage once at 5 a.m. She plays Improvisational Theatre since 2004, is constantly gathering new inspirations and loves stories beyond the imagination. She is passionate about mime and physical theatre and brings the absurd and grotesque into her play.
Her first contacts with theatre were in school projects and at the children‘s and youth theatre “Die Schotte” in Erfurt. She then studied Theatre Studies and Educational Sciences at the University of Leipzig (Master of Arts) and took part in numerous acting workshops. In addition to directing theatre education projects, including at the children‘s and youth theatre Theatrium Leipzig-Grünau, she worked as a clown at “Clowns & Clowns e.V.“ in Leipzig and was an ensemble member in the Leipzig Improvisational Theatre groups “Sowiesoda“ and “Action & Drama“.
Drawn by the sea she moved 2019 to Lisbon and quickly formed new collaborations with the Improvisational Theatre groups “Lilimprov“ and “Codfish Water“. In Lisbon, Anne led theatre projects in schools, was active as an actress in Improvisational Theatre and led classes and workshops.
Following the call of theatre opportunities Anne moved back to her old home in Leipzig in September 2023 to work at LOFFT – DAS THEATER.
Artistic Training since 2004
Improv (i.a. Steven Sim & Lee White, Edson Duavy, Laura Doorneweerd-Perry, Luana Proença, Stephen Thornton, Ilka Luza, Valerie Habicht-Geels, Andreas Richter, Torsten Giese, Susanne Bolf)
Clowning, mime & physical theatre (i.a. Gardi Hutter, Anke Gerber, Bodecker & Neander, Sten Rudstrom, Laura Fernandez, Hélène Gustin, Philippe Gaulier, Marcel Briand, Gerry Flanagan, Hilde Cromheecke, Franki Anderson, Andreas Schantz, Pedro Fabião, Virgínia Imaz, Luciano Amarelo, Elisa Rossin, Hilary Chaplan)
New circus & choreography (i.a. Tim Behren, Günter Klingler, Janett Hucke, Frédéric Holzwarth, Daniel Werner)
Improv Theatre
A scene as a moment of playfulness, a composition of images or exciting storylines. Improvisational Theatre or Improv challenges spontaneity and discovers the infinity of possibilities. Turn by turn, the players enter the game with the utmost commitment and follow the rabbit down the hole. There are no limits to the imagination.
Projects
Improfestival Salento 2023
Improfestival Salento is an international Improv and Performing Arts festival, taking place from 27 August to 1 September 2023 in the wonderful town of Gallipoli (south of Italy). It’s organized by the patronage of Improteatro Professional National Association, and a network of International Improvisation Groups coming from all over Europe.
I am honoured to be invited and to co-teach with Cesar Gouvea. In our workshop we will explore techniques that allow participants to get into a flow, act spontaneously and discover playful responses from the depth of their uniqueness.
O Baile do Fauno
“O Baile do Fauno ou Onde Podemos Fugir Ainda” a theatre and dance performance by Conce Nunes
Performances on 24 and 25 June at Espaço Safra at 7 pm and on 18 July at Clube dos Ferroviários at 9 pm.
Cast: Anne Buntemann, Beatriz Pereira, Caterina Scarpello, David Oliveira, Eric Meireles, Lilli Schulz, Małgorzata Suś, Rogerio Santana, Rui Neto
Lilimprov
Lilimprov is a theatre group residing in Lisbon uniting women artists from Brazil, Portugal, and Germany. We are working within the realm of physical theatre, object theatre, improvisation, and dance. The next performance of our current project “HER WOR(L)DS” will be at the Irreverente Festival in Lisbon on 28 July 2023. Our research is dedicated to the representation of women in history, society and on stage.
Sowiesoda
Improvisational Theatre that has long since ceased to be student theatre, with a penchant for exaggeration and musical accompaniment.
Do you know this too? You are walking unsuspectingly and suddenly a bizarre creature grumbles towards you, transforming before your eyes into an enchanting fairy, only to jump down your throat a short time later as a button that has come to life …
No?
You really don‘t know?
Then you haven‘t heard of sowiesoda! The group was founded in Leipzig in 2004 and plays regularly in the bar froelich&herrlich in the theatre Westflügel.
Action & Drama
Why not bring the many great improv artists from the various Leipzig groups together on stage?
That‘s exactly what we did. From 2009 onwards, this developed into a permanent ensemble with its own playing philosophy: the Action&Drama Improvisational Theatre Leipzig. Our shows can be light, but also profound. There should be room for laughter and sighing: action and drama. That is why we have always told a long and detailed story in our shows.
Clown
Clown – a playful memory, an absurd moment. The clown arouses curiosity, excites the senses, touches the forbidden, seduces to adventure – because the clown is allowed to do everything: cross borders, expose prejudices, break taboos and above all fail with pleasure.
Projects
Clowns und Clowns e.V.
Founding member of the association “Clowns und Clowns e.V.“ (Clowns and clowns) and collaboration in the design and development of health clowning for people with dementia
Head of a clown class as a theatre therapeutic intervention in the psychosocial community centre Leipzig-Nordost (11/2009 – 09/2016)
“Clown – Spielfigur und Heiler. Clownspiel als medizin- psychologische Intervention – Eine Fallstudie“ Clown – fool character and healer. Clown play as a medical-psychological intervention – A case study, master thesis in the University of Leipzig 06/2010
Ulla und Trulla
Actress at the clown and comedy duo “Ulla und Trulla“ with regular public performances in cooperation with “Apocalyptic Revenge Theatre – Clowns vs. Mimes“ and “VariUTé“
Theatre Pedagogy
Theatre Pedagogy (German: Theaterpädagogik) is an independent discipline combining both theatre and pedagogy. As a field that arose during the 20th century, theatre pedagogy has developed separately from drama education, the distinction being that the drama teacher typically teaches method, theory and/or practice of performance alone, while theatre pedagogy integrates both art and education to develop language and strengthen social awareness.
Projects
Theatrium
Theatre director of youth theatre projects in the children‘ s and youth theatre Theatrium Leipzig-Grünau, Germany
Project lead “Highway to …“ – An inclusive short project with young people with and without disability 02/2018 – 06/2018
Project lead “Was glaubst du?“ (What do you believe in?) – An interreligious project in cooperation with Minor – Federal project for education and research – with young people with and without a refugee background 08/2016 – 06/2017
Project lead “Bon Courage“ – A theatre project with young people with and without a refugee background 02/2016 – 06/2016
Project lead “Zerrissen“ (Torn) – A pantomime theatre project with young people 08/2014 – 05/2015
Conferences
Project management and organisation of conferences and training courses as part of my work as an educational consultant for the Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (LKJ) Sachsen e.V. (Saxony Association for Cultural Education for Children and Youth)
Conference „Neue Herausforderungen in der theaterpädagogischen Arbeit” – New challenges in Theatre Pedagogy, on 22 September 2016 in Leipzig
An event organised by the Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (LKJ) Sachsen e.V. and the Theatrium Leipzig-Grünau in cooperation with KOST – Kooperation Schule und Theater in Sachsen, the Theatre Pedagogy Junge Wildnis of the Theater der Jungen Welt and the Landesverband Amateurtheater Sachsen (LATS ) e.V.
Conference „Perspektiven der Theaterpädagogik” – Perspectives of Theatre Pedagogy, on 29 October 2017 in Chemnitz
An event organised by the Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder und Jugendbildung (LKJ) Sachsen e.V. in cooperation with KOST-Kooperation Schule und Theater in Sachsen, the Theaterpädagogisches Zentrum (TPZ) Sachsen e.V. and the Landesbüro Darstellende Künste Sachsen (LDKS) e.V.
Conference „Werkstatt Theaterpädagogik” – Laboratory Theatre Pedagogy, on 1 September 2018
An event organised by the Landesvereinigung Kulturelle Kinder- und Jugendbildung (LKJ) Sachsen e.V. in cooperation with KOST – Kooperation Schule und Theater in Sachsen, the Theaterpädagogisches Zentrum (TPZ) Sachsen e.V., the Landesbüro Darstellende Künste Sachsen (LDKS) e.V. and BÜHNE – das Theater der TU Dresden and with the kind support of the Bundesverband
Classes and workshops
ImproYoga Workshop
Date: 3 June and 1 July 2023
Timing: Saturday from 10:00 to 13:00
Location: Semente Yoga Studio, Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca, nº101, 3esq, Lisboa (near Marquês de Pombal)
Early Bird: 25€ until 15 May
Get in tune with your inner self, to flow with others.
Do you want to dive into your sensations and relate to yourself and others on a deeper level? Yoga, besides bringing physical benefits to the body, is a moment of inner retreat and introspection. Combining this with various methods of improvisational theatre results in a workshop where we´ll have the opportunity to reconnect with ourselves, open up and listen attentively to our own intuitive impulses and to the input of others, thereby enabling us to be present in the current moment and to flow with others in creative ways.
This workshop is for everyone who wants to explore the body, inner motions and various sensations in relationship with themself and with others.
No Improv or Yoga experience is required.
So, do we have a date?
Instructors:
Alicja Kwiatkowska www.yogalab.pt
Anne Buntemann www.annebuntemann.com
Lisbon Improv Classes for Beginners
Start: 16 April 2023
Duration: 10-week course
Group: max.14 people
Timing: Sundays from 19:30 to 21:30
Location: Centro Cultural Maloca, Rua da Penha de França 67A, 1170-027 Lisboa (near Graça)
Do you want to unleash your creativity? Follow the unexpected through responding to your spontaneous impulses? Play with joy and connect with other people?
The upcoming Lisbon Improv Classes for Beginners will offer you an insight into the fascinating world of improvisational theatre. By using theatre exercises and techniques you will learn the basic skills of improv: playful spontaneity; group play and teamwork; expression of voice and emotion; body work; imagination; and storytelling.
A scene offers the audience a moment of playfulness – a composition of images or exciting storylines. Turn by turn, the players enter the narrative and follow the story. There are no limits to imagination. Improvisational Theatre encourages spontaneous play, while freeing the players and letting them discover the infinity of possibilities.
Here you will learn the techniques of improvisational theatre, which can also enrich your everyday or professional life. The focus of these classes is on having fun, creating unexpected scenes together, laughing at ourselves and being surprised by the boldness of our own ideas.
No theatre experience is required.
Would you like to take a taster class to see if the course meets your expectations? Then you can also book just the first class for 16 €.
Dates (Sundays):
April: 16, 23, 30
May: 7, 14, 21, 28
June: 4, 11, 18
Price: 145 €
Lisbon Improv Classes: Advancing Scene Work
Start: 17 April 2023
Duration: 10-week course
Group: max.14 people
Timing: Mondays from 19:00 to 21:00
Location: Little Big Apple (Metro Olaias), R. Prof. Mira Fernandes 10A, Lisboa
Are you an improviser who wants to improve your skills? Would you like to take your scene work to a higher level? Do you want to discover some new techniques related to keeping the flow going in a scene?
The upcoming Lisbon Improv Classes are an advanced course specifically designed for those who have already tried improvisational theatre and want to build their skills in creating and maintaining a strong scene.
Sharpen your skills in listening, supporting, leading and following. We will practice moving scenes forward together with a focus on timing, connecting themes and characters and their emotionality in relationship.
We will learn about possibilities in storytelling and explore new scene formats like mid form structures. This includes second beats, edits and three-person scenes. We will look deeply into the relationship between the characters, their wants and desires, and explore inner worlds via monologues and the power of silence.
To bring different dynamics into improvisation, we will explore theatrical elements such as movement and rhythm and take a look at genre work.
Basic improv experience is required and this course is open to all levels of language skills.
Open Class: Would you like to take a taster class to see if the course meets your expectations? Then you can also book just the first class for 16 €.
Dates (Mondays):
April: 17, 24
May: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June: 5, 12, 19
Price: 160 €
Mime and Physical Theatre
Mime – that means speaking without words and telling stories with your body. The workshop offers a fascinating insight into the basics of mime. Using various body and imagination techniques, we will embark on a journey of discovery into the realm of the imagination. In this way we create an invisible world in which everything seems possible.
Body Language in Nonverbal Communication
The whole world is a stage. Whether giving a lecture, moderating, or leading a seminar – an authentic and self-confident body language is an essential requirement for successful presentation or communication without misunderstandings. A confident and effective self-presentation enables a convincing appearance. The seminar examines different body language actions, revealing unconscious or automatic postures, gestures, and actions. In theatre-pedagogical exercises, the participants revive and expand their own possibilities of expression. They learn tricks and techniques to strengthen their personal presence and to use facial expressions, gestures, and posture with confidence.
Humour in Education
Humour is recognised as a key competence in educational work. Laughing together creates trust and enables spontaneous exchange, can reduce stress, and loosen up tense situations. Humour promotes social competence, reduces fears, and releases creativity. The seminar offers an insight into possibilities and techniques to discover humour as an inner attitude, to shape it and to make it useful for one‘s own work. The focus is on getting to know one‘s own humour resources in the form of a humour anamnesis and various creative exercises.
Participants receive practical tips and tricks to make educational settings fun and find strategies to playfully integrate humour into their everyday work. Laughter is allowed here.
Publications
„Was glaubst du?”- What do you believe in? Brochure about the interreligious youth theatre project 07/2017
„Neue Herausforderungen in der theaterpädagogischen Arbeit“ – Results of the annual saxon conference of theatre pegagogy with Beate Roch, director of the youth theatre Theatrium, CORAX 01/2017, professional magazine for youth work
„Abenteuer Kunst im Miteinander – Fragen der inklusiven Praxis“ – Adventure Art in collaboration – questions from the inclusive practice, CORAX 03/2015, professional magazine for youth work
„Lizenz zum Spaß machen – Humor in pädagogischen Handlungsfeldern“ – The license to
make fun – humour in pedagogical working fields, CORAX 01/2014, professional magazine for youth work
„Mit anderen Augen sehen – Clownspiel als Zugang zum Fremden im Selbst“ – Seeing trough different eyes – Clowning as access to the unknown in the self, Soziale Psychiatrie (Social Psychiatry) 01/2011
„Clown – Spielfigur und Heiler. Clownspiel als medizin-psychologische Intervention – Eine Fallstudie“ Clown – fool character and healer. Clown play as a medical psychological intervention – A case study, master thesis in the University of Leipzig 06/2010
Contact
Get in touch! I´d love to hear from you. anne_buntemann(at)yahoo.de
