This introductory theater workshop is a space for learning stage techniques, theater creation, and acting.
Location: Carlos III University of Madrid. Room 16.S.02 (Getafe Campus)
Date: Every Thursday from September 30 to December 2, 2026, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (20 hours)
College credits: 1 ECTS Elective (Requirements – elective credit)
Audience: UC3M students or external participants. No prior experience in the performing arts is required. (20 spots)
Price:
- 30€ – University community.
- 30€ – Holders of the Carné Joven (Leganés Youth Card).
- 50€ – External participants.
There will be an open house on Thursday, October 1. Anyone interested is welcome to come to the designated location at the designated time to try out a class. Please confirm your attendance at this session by emailing laura.gonzalez@uc3m.es.
Content
The course will cover topics such as body awareness, stage presence, movement, voice, and speech, providing the ideal setting to discover and develop an actor’s skills from an interdisciplinary perspective. Activities will range from improvisation to the interpretation and staging of dramatic texts. Through practice, participants will explore the approaches of some of the most influential practitioners of the performing arts in the 20th century.
Intended audience
This course is intended for anyone interested in beginning or further developing their training in the various disciplines that make up a performer’s comprehensive education. It is open to UC3M students as well as external participants. No prior experience in the performing arts is required.
Teacher
Laura González Cortón is an actress, teacher, and cultural manager. She holds a degree in Performing Arts from Rose Bruford College in London and a degree in Sociology from the University of the Basque Country (UPV). Since 2006, she has been based in Madrid, where she has worked as an actress in a variety of stage productions while also pursuing further studies in live performance management and production at the Center for Theater Technology (Centro de Tecnología del Espectáculo). Since 2011, she has collaborated with the UC3M Arts Program (Aula de las Artes UC3M) as a workshop instructor, acting coach for the university theater group, and manager of artistic projects. In 2012, together with three partners, she co-founded the theater company and production company La Belloch Teatro.
