Acting and Presence with Patrice Bussy

Acting and Presence is a workshop designed to expand one’s stage presence and to practice acting through attentive listening to physical sensations, the study of scenic dynamics, and the exploration of emotions, with particular attention to the performer’s physical and mental state.

We approach acting first and foremost as a matter of vital energy and its transformation. How can this energy be awakened? How can it be used and shaped according to the needs of the scene? These are the themes we will explore throughout the week.

Patrice Bussy 

Patrice Bussy is a Franco-Swiss actor, writer and director who trained at the Conservatoire régional de Paris and the Accademia Teatro Dimitri. Based in Lausanne, he works mainly between Switzerland and Italy, occasionally in France and Germany. As well as performing with various companies and theatres in the above-mentioned countries, he writes for the theatre. In 2020, he wrote and performed the play "Au Commencement", which won the Prix FriScènes "de la relève romande" 2021, and in 2023, "Gloire et Cailloux", a monologue for the street. Patrice also works for the screen as an actor, producer and scriptwriter, notably with DratepPictures, with whom he has been producing short films since 2020. He has recently started training in fencing and stage combat. In 2024, he directed Circolino Pipistrello with Domenico Doronzo.