WORKSHOP

Improv for Hal Yamanouci

The workshop aims to develop improvisation skills in both life and performance through the alignment of soul, mind, and body. Using practices such as Yoga, Taoist Qi-Gong, Seitai Therapy, and Haruchika Noguchi’s Regenerating Movement, participants will explore physical and vocal expression exercises to:

1. Deepen body awareness and its different dimensions.
2. Release micro-movements to dissolve tensions and increase body tone.
3. Develop an energetic connection with the Earth.
4. Enhance energy exchange with others through Contact Improvisation techniques.
5. Awaken the “Inner Child” to stimulate creativity and joy.
6. Explore Hiroyuki Aoki’s “5 universal energies” to expand the range of expressions and behaviors.

These practices foster the acceptance of the soul’s existential conditions and promote adaptability to the various “scripts” of life

PERFORMANCE

This workshop does not include a final performance.

BIO

Hal Yamanouchi, born Haruhiko Yamanouchi on April 20, 1946, in Tokyo, is a Japanese actor, voice actor, dancer, choreographer, stuntman, and writer who became a naturalized Italian citizen. After studying liberal arts at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, he moved to London in 1971 to further his studies in acting and dance, becoming a student of mime artist Lindsay Kemp. In 1975, he settled in Rome and acquired Italian citizenship in 1992. He began his career as a mime, performing and choreographing for numerous theatrical productions. Since 1976, he has acted in over 100 films and TV series, working with directors such as Sergio Martino, Ruggero Deodato, and Enzo G. Castellari. He is internationally recognized for his villainous roles in films like Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Wolverine, in which he portrayed Ichirō Yashida/Silver Samurai. Beyond cinema, Yamanouchi has translated and dubbed Japanese films into Italian and has authored essays on Italian and Japanese cultures for Italian literary magazines. He is the father of Taiyo Yamanouchi, an actor and hip-hop artist known as “Hyst.”