In & Out 进退出入 - Workshop by Li Xie

心经。人体机动学。演员素养。人物创造

这四者的关系，怎么互用结合，帮助表演者协调自身和创作。

通过《心经》 260字，表演者将学习理解人心和尘境，创造人物的内在层次，结合梅耶荷德的人体机动学，将内在具体化，转为外在行动，同时也观照自身，守护表演者的心智与能量。

The Heart Sutra. Biomechanics. Actor’s Discipline. Character Creation

How do these four domains intersect, and how might their integration support the performer in harmonising the self with the act of creation?

Through the 260 characters of the Heart Sutra, the performer engages with the depths of the human mind and the illusions of the material world, cultivating a nuanced inner life for the character. When fused with Meyerhold’s biomechanics, this internal landscape finds expression through precise, embodied action—turning intention into gesture, emotion into movement. In this interplay, the performer not only gives form to the character but also remains inwardly attuned, protecting their own mental clarity and energetic integrity throughout the creative process.

Conducted in Mandarin (with brief English translations)

Date: 3–7 Dec 2025, Wed–Sun
Time: 1 PM – 6 PM
Venue: ITI Studio 3, Intercultural Theatre Institute, 11 Upper Wilkie Road, Singapore 228120

Fee:
$400 - Standard
$370 - ITI alumni
(Payment plan available upon enquiry)

Registration:
Email: schoolofbiomx@gmail.com

About the instructor:

Li Xie performs, writes, directs and teaches. She is the founder of the School of Biomechanics Singapore (SOBX).

Trained under Gennadi Bogdanov, Li Xie is the only teacher in Singapore who has been actively teaching “Biomechanics – The Actor Training System” developed by Vsevolod Meyerhold (Russia) for the past 20 years. She has since integrated the Heart Sutra into the training to develop a new system, designed not only for actors but also for practitioners. She has been invited to conduct masterclasses in Taiwan and Macau, and is currently a faculty member of the Intercultural Theatre Institute (ITI).

She is also actively involved in community theatre as a seasoned facilitator and educator, working with youth, the elderly, and inmates. She received the Young Artist Award conferred by the National Arts Council of Singapore in 2006.

Her most acclaimed participatory creation, The Lesson (Singapore International Festival of Arts 2016), was nominated for Best Director and Production of the Year at The Straits Times LIFE! Theatre Awards. Since 2016, The Lesson has been invited to be staged in Thailand, Taiwan, Macau, and Rotterdam.