Our Workshops
Our workshops are deeply rooted in physical theatre and a continuous exploration of presence, scenic truth, and the body in the theatrical space. Drawing on our international experience as creators and pedagogues, we offer training grounded in the pedagogies of Jacques Lecoq and Sanford Meisner, combining the physical and emotional into a vibrant and transformative practice.
As a pedagogical duo, Ana Mirtha Sariego and Sebastián Rad explore ways to integrate the core principles of Lecoq — poetic body, physical action, mask — with the listening, impulse, and present-moment truth at the heart of the Meisner Technique. This fusion creates a dynamic and organic theatrical experience, where the actor is fully available — open to space, to the other, and to the present.
Our workshops are adaptable to the group we are working with, both in focus and depth. Formats range from single-day intensives to immersive retreats of up to ten days, allowing for a flexible experience tailored to the needs of each context and its participants.
Individually, each of us brings a specific focus:
Ana Mirta Sariego works with the Neutral Mask, the poetic body in the scenic space, and the journey of the neutral mask, guiding a path of listening, silence, and discovery through the body and space. Her approach explores the body, space, rhythm, awareness, and playfulness, combining technical precision with creative freedom. She also leads devising (collective creation) processes, seeing the stage as a shared space for authentic, poetic, and transformative construction. Her holistic perspective and experience as a therapist enrich this work, creating deeply human spaces of research.
Sebastián Rad offers an in-depth experience with the Meisner Technique, a fundamental practice for developing stage presence and authentic connection. This aproach is based on responding truthfully to the behavior of the other person in real time, cultivating active listening, spontaneity, and emotional truth. Through a progression of exercises, participants learn to release judgment, trust their impulses, and sustain the scene from a place of real relationship. This training strengthens the actor's availability and capacity to be fully present in dramatic action.
The Actors Awakening
This intensive workshop offers a unique experience where theatre and film acting converge to enhance one another. Through a practical and experiential methodology, participants will explore essential tools to develop an authentic, natural, and organic performance.
Our approach combines the pedagogy of Jacques Lecoq with the Meisner Technique — two complementary methods that cultivate the actor’s connection to the body, imagination, and emotional truth.
The Neutral Journey
This course is a journey into the essence of the actor through the Neutral Mask, a key tool in Jacques Lecoq’s pedagogy. From a holistic perspective, we will explore the connection between body, presence, and energy, drawing inspiration from ancestral philosophies that view art as a bridge to self-knowledge.
The Neutral Mask allows the actor to shed habits and blockages, fostering a state of balance, openness, and readiness. Through deep physical training, the actor expands their stage presence, expressive range, and connection to the present moment.
Instinct In Action
This workshop is an invitation to explore the foundations of the Meisner Technique through a playful and embodied approach. Using the repetition exercise, we will train active listening, genuine connection, and spontaneous response on stage. All within a safe and supportive space designed for you to experiment without judgment and discover your truth in acting.
This training will help you release blockages, enhance your spontaneity, and find a more organic approach to performance.
Artistic Immersions
Sariego Theatre’s Artistic Immersions are intensive 10-day full-time training and creation labs for actors and performers of all backgrounds. These immersions offer deep exploration into stage presence, physical training, and the awakening of the actor’s creative voice, always rooted in the artistic authenticity of each individual.
The process is structured into three interconnected modules, focusing on body, impulse, and creation.
Immersions can take place either as residential retreats, with communal living in a natural setting, or in urban spaces, where participants return home after each full day of work.
In both formats, we offer a transformative, intensive, and expansive experience that places the actor at the center of their own creative journey.
At the end of the process, participants engage in a collective creation, culminating in a final sharing or public showing, where the work developed throughout the immersion comes to life.
Module I:
The Poetic Truth
An actor’s journey toward authentic presence.
The Poetic Truth is a physical theatre workshop that combines the pedagogies of Jacques Lecoq and Sanford Meisner to awaken the pre-expressive state of the performer. Through body work, rhythm, listening, and instinct, participants release physical and emotional blocks and reconnect with their authentic creative essence. A space of playfulness and joy, where presence becomes poetic truth.
Who is it for?
This immersion is open to artists from all backgrounds who are seeking to:
-Unlock or reconnect with their creative voice
-Overcome personal or artistic blocks
-Collaborate in a space of collective artistic exploration
It is especially suited for:
Professional actors
Beginner actors
Actors currently in training
Actors with previous professional training will be able to dive deeper and gain the most from the experience.
Module II:
The Creative Voice
Discover and Empower Your Artistic Authenticity
In this immersion, participants journey inward to discover their authenticity, creative voice, and individuality. The aim is to empower each artist to consciously choose the kind of art they want to create, grounded in their unique expression. This process fosters a deep connection with oneself to unlock the most genuine creative potential.
Module III:
The Artistic Power
Awakening co-creative synergy
In this immersion, participants learn and apply essential tools for collective creation through devising.
They integrate all the work from previous modules, developing group collaboration, enhancing their individual creative voice, and creating collective pieces that culminate in a final public presentation.
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