To provide accessible physical theatre training 

To investigate the relationship between performing and martial arts

To encourage cross cultural dialogue and development within physical theatre

To enable participants to draw upon their own performance experience

To enable participants to gain physical performance skills to use in their own performance or teaching

• Participants will be taught physical and emotional exercises from mime and martial arts systems. Kata and improvisation will be used to develop meaning and to communicate effectively. Characterisation and context will become an increasing part of the programme as participants progress. Energy, and the performers control over it, will be key to all concepts investigated.