Franck Buzz


Cofounder and artistic director of SUBITO, one of the oldest international impro festival in France, professional performer, director and teacher for 12 years, Franck BuzZ enjoys playing free and organic improvisation.

Trained by famous clowns (Mump & Smoot, Ludor Citrik) and international improv masters (Randy Dixon, Patti Stiles, Joe Bill, Susan Messing, Shawn Kinley, Steve Jarand…), Franck likes to use his extensive background in physical theatre, clowning, mime and masks to mix the guidelines of Del close and Keith Johnstone with a European theatrical approach.

Over the years, he has featured in many impro festivals to teach and perform in 15 countries in 5 continents. In 2017, he went to Italy, Germany, Portugal, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Dubai, Australia and he will be invited for the first time in China in 2018.

As a former lighting designer, Franck BuzZ created the innovative format « Impro LightboX » where lighting atmospheres are the starting point of each new scene. “Impro LightboX” won a Jury’s Trophy at the Impronale Festival (Germany) in 2015 and has also played all around the world (Europe, Dubai, Australia, China …) 

When Franck is not improvising, he likes to travel, do scuba diving, whale watching, discover other cultures and take impro lessons every day with his 3-year-old daughter.

All Sessions by Franck Buzz

  • Saturday

    January 26, 2019

  • 10:00  - 17:00
    What if we could play like a school of fish? They’re so connected, so seamlessly entwined that when they change direction it’s impossible to know who moved first. How does a group play effortlessly towards a common creation? With this organic groupwork, you will forget about your ego and enjoy the process of group creativity. Adding more physicality and trusting bodies before words, you can create massive and impressive living images on stage and make these images grow and evolve without anticipating. With the help of Viewpoints from Ann Bogart, stage work principles from LightboX, and the Del Close guideline “One mind, many bodies,” you will act like a school of fish and organically discover the next step of your scene, exploring variations of energy, rhythm, and space. Let's enjoy new possibilities of stage work with the multi-dimensionality of the group. This workshop is intended for people who'd like to: • Stop feeding their ego • Become a more supportive partner on stage • Transform mistakes into unexpected opportunities • Look for some teaching you can bring home and share with your regular partners. • Be a fish!
    Cost: € 80
    workshop
    full day
    intermediate (1-3 years)
    advanced (3-8 years)
    Where
    CREA

  • Thursday

    January 31, 2019

  • 10:00  - 13:00
    LightboX is a very unique and innovative format created by Franck Buzz where lighting and video atmospheres are the starting point of each new scene. LightboX has been played in more than 10 different countries with internationally famous improvisers: Patti Stiles, Joe Bill, Inbal Lori, Felipe Ortiz, Susan Messing, and more. The related workshop “Play with Lights and Video” helps you understand how lights can become your partner on stage and opens new possibilities for stage work (with or without lights). Create powerful images, give and take the focus, be connected without eye contact, play the simple and obvious, trust relationships and emotions before words. Inspired by the LightboX format, you will play in several lighting and video atmospheres to enter in a new universe of fantasy and poetry. This workshop is intended for people who'd like to : - Trust themselves, their partners, and the audience - Make bold choices - Play the obvious - Explore new stage work
    Cost: € 40
    workshop
    morning
    advanced (3-8 years)
    Where
    Compagnietheater



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