To restore the joy that was always there.
Joy in the craft is not something lost.
It is simply covered.
To know the instrument you already have.
A Day in the Space asks what is actually serving you — and what is simply in the way.
To make methodology personal.
Great acting traditions — not subjects to study. Tools to be felt until they speak.
To put the actor back in charge of their own craft.
Every tradition here is in service of you. Leave with the ownership of it.
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Naked Monologue #2
A Via Negativa workshop exploring what you no longer need.
What happens if you stop trying to make the right choice? The Naked Monologue is a place to practise, question your habits and look closely at your work. Bring a monologue you know well and examine how you approach it. This is not about learning a new technique or finding a better way to perform. It is an opportunity to investigate what you do, what you rely on and what happens when you begin to let go.
In the rehearsal room, I am interested in what happens before we judge, correct or control ourselves. The moment an impulse appears: we can follow it rather than dismiss it too quickly. Through practical exploration, we will work with choice, uncertainty and discovery. We will stay with an idea, trust the unexpected and treat mistakes not as failures, but as information that might lead us somewhere new with care.
Drawing on the philosophy of Grotowski’s Via Negativa, we remove, rather than add. We look at habits and behaviours that block response, connection and presence. What happens when we stop trying to produce a result and attend to what is already there? The task is not to manufacture an impulse or demonstrate an emotion, but to recognise what gets in the way and discover what becomes possible when it is removed.
Date: 23rd October - 11am to 5pm
A commitment to the Via Negativa.
Grotowski suggested that what gets in the way of an actor's presence is rarely what's missing, but what has built up: technique, habits and professional caution.
Via Negativa asks us to look honestly at what serves the work and what no longer does.
A Day in the Space is a playground for that process.
The fee - the first thing we subtract.
Professional developments for actors are expensive and often prioritises product over craft. A Day in the Space asks only that you bring yourself.
Via Negativa removes what gets in the way. Charging a fee would contradict that principle.
Voluntary contributions toward venue costs are welcome.
The work is the point. The door is open.
Not for everyone... Deliberately.
A Day in the Space is for practitioners with an established relationship to the craft. The three-year minimum in training or practice is practical, not a gatekeeping measure.
This is not about learning, it's about excavation. Via Negativa works with what is already there, uncovering what lies beneath.
This is not a space for beginners. It is built for the actor who has done the work and is ready to find out what is underneath it.
What's in it for me?
After forty years in the room, I’m still growing. The methodologies I’ve trained under — Grotowski, Stanislavski, Chekhov, Meisner, Adler, Linklater, Berry, Viewpoints and Laban, to name a few — continue to shape my practice. I use what serves the work, question what doesn’t, and discover new possibilities through experiencing how others work.
A Day in the Space gives me a room in which to keep doing that. Grotowski’s Via Negativa reflects something I’ve come to believe deeply: the work is often less about adding more than removing what gets in the way.
Working alongside actors keeps me questioning my own practice. I’m not there to preach a method. I’m there to work.
The work goes both ways.
How to be involved
A Day in the Space runs periodically in Mumbai. Places are strictly limited and allocated first in, first served.
Register your interest and we will add you to our list. You will receive information about upcoming sessions and registration links as they are announced. Registered artists hear two days before we go public.
If you are based outside Mumbai and would like to see A Day in the Space come to your city, contact Glenn directly. We would like to hear from you.
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