Hey lovers of laughter,
The 11th annual Portland Clowns Without Borders Benefit Show is just around the corner! If you are in or near Portland, come on out for an evening of fantastic vaudevillian entertainment, and support this wonderful cause. And please help us pack the house by forwarding this on to your friends in the area.
When: Saturday, May 3, 7:30pm
Where: Da Vinci Middle School Auditorium (2508 NE Everett, Portland, OR)
Tickets: RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW, online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/33371 or buy them at the door. Pre-purchased ticket holders will have priority seating. Tickets on a sliding scale: $10-25 adults, $5-10 youth 12 and under.
If you are unable to attend but would like to support local CWB volunteers in spreading laughter and joy in areas of crisis around the world, you can make a tax-deductible donation online through the Clowns Without Borders-USA web site, www.clownswithoutborders.org. Put "Portland CWB" in the item line.
THE SHOW: The 11th annual Portland Clowns Without Borders Benefit show promises to be a wonder-full evening of laughter for all ages. Live music will accompany clowns, jugglers, comic ninjas, acrobats, and more.
Some of Portland's finest and funniest vaudevillian performers have come together in support of this great cause, including Henrik Bothe, Stevie G, Zephyr, the Shoehorn VonTap Quartet, Nanda, Fist of Dishonor, members and affiliates of Do Jump!, members of Kazum, Curt Carlyle, Barnaby King, the Nomadic Theatre Co, and Michael O'Neill of The Other Brothers.
ABOUT CLOWNS WITHOUT BORDERS (CWB): Clowns Without Borders is an international organization which offers laughter to relieve the suffering of all persons, especially children, who live in areas of crisis around the world, including refugee camps, conflict zones and territories in situations of emergency. We bring levity and contemporary clown/circus oriented performances and workshops into communities so that they can celebrate together and forget for a moment the tensions that darken their daily lives. In the past year alone, Clowns Without Borders-USA sent expeditions to areas of crisis across the globe including Indonesia, Guatemala, Southern Africa, Haiti, and Egypt. Portland is a hub of active CWB volunteers, and this annual benefit is their main source of funding. Read more about CWB, our mission, and past expeditions at www.clownswithoutborders.org.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
11th annual Portland Clowns Without Borders Benefit Show
LA in May: Primate Cinema Workshop: How to Act like an Animal
Hi LA DA,
This is going to be a fun project. I hope you can participate. This is part
performance art - part science experiment.
-Alyssa '92 www.alyssaravenwood.com
Primate Cinema Workshop: How to Act like an Animal
What:
A performance workshop exploring primate communication and social organization
leading to a videotaped nature documentary, part of the Primate Cinema series.
Participants will watch video clips of animal behavior in the wild and in
cinema, learn about primatology, and engage in physical theater techniques and
improvisation.
When:
Meeting 1: Sunday May 4, 2-5 PM,
Meeting 2: Monday, May 5, 6-9 PM,
Two-four other meetings in May to be determined on May 4 meeting.
Live performance/shoot: May 24
Screening of completed video: June 11-22 at TELIC
Participants need not attend all meetings, but commitment is important.
Who:
Rachel Mayeri, artist and media studies professor, is organizing the workshop as
part of her research and video production at TELIC. Deborah Forster is a
cognitive scientist who has worked with primates at the San Diego Zoo, and has
studied wild baboons in Kenya. Alyssa Ravenwood is a physical theater director,
performer, and mask-maker. Biographies of workshop leaders are below.
How:
With video clips of wildlife documentaries and Hollywood movies, we will explore
media representations of human and nonhuman primate "nature." Forster will
discuss how primates and other animals perform social organization and
communication, covering a range of perspectives from behavioral ecology and
sociology to cognitive science. Ravenwood will show how commedia dell' arte and
other theatrical traditions have found animals a source of inspiration for
personality and movement. Performers will explore animal behavior and society
through warm-ups, group exercises, and improvisational games.
Why:
Participants will expand acting and social skills by learning about animal
behavior. This is a rare chance to be involved in an interdisciplinary project
creating dialogue around art, science and politics. Exploring alternative social
organization could lead to world peace...or at least to comedy. Participants
will be festooned with food and a DVD of the completed project. And you get to
act like monkeys.
Where:
TELIC Arts Exchange (Field Station Hollywood for the month of May), 975 Chung
King Road, Los Angeles, CA 90012;
Map and directions
How to Participate:
Free, open to everyone, performance experience is a plus.
RSVP Rachel.Mayeri@gmail.com if you are interested in participating and come to
the first meeting.
Workshop will be videotaped and used as part of completed nature documentary.
Biographies:
Deborah Forster
Trained in behavioral ecology and cognitive science at UCSD, Forster spent many
years studying wild baboons in Kenya and worked with other primates at the San
Diego Zoo. She has done design-context research and organizational development
consulting at Nissan Design America. She is currently teaching cognitive science
to architects at Woodbury University in San Diego, and is contributing to a
studio course led by Teddy Cruz at Harvard Graduate School of Design, to build
housing in Nicaragua.
Alyssa Ravenwood
An award winning physical theatre director, performer and mask designer.
Artistic Director of the new Los Angeles mask troupe, Ravenwood Performance
Group. A graduate of the Dell'Arte School of Physical Theatre. She also studied
Clowning with Sue Morrison at the Canadian Clown Institute and Commedia with Ole
Brekke of The Denmark Commedia School.
Rachel Mayeri
Los Angeles-based artist working at the intersection of science and art, her
videos, installations, and writing projects explore scientific representation in
topics ranging from the history of special effects to the human animal. Shown at
Los Angeles Filmforum, ZKM in Karlsruhe, and P.S.1/MoMA in New York, Mayeri is a
guest curator of the Museum of Jurassic Technology and Associate Professor of
Media Studies at Harvey Mudd College.
Painful Adventures-- Minneapolis May 2-10
Hi dellartians in the Twin Cities!
Here's some info about a show I'm in that opens on Friday. Hope you
can make it!
Lina Wiksten '02
PAINFUL ADVENTURES
by Sally Oswald
directed by Jeremy Wilhelm
with Cory Hinkle and Lina Wiksten
Ms. Seabottom is halfway through directing her next show, and it's completely taking over her life. Or is her life taking over the show? Shakespeare's Pericles meets PowerPoint animations, physical theater, and the worst vacation you can possibly imagine.
Bryant Lake Bowl, all shows at 7pm.
Fri, May 2
Sat, May 3
Sun, May 4
Fri, May 9
Sat, May 10
More on the show at bryantlakebowl.com
Buy tickets at brownpapertickets.com
or through the BLB box office: 612-825-8949
Robot Show May 3 in the Bay Area "Maker's Faire"
Adam writes:
My good friend and collaborator Tom Sgouros has a fantastic show that he'll be performing in the Bay Area on Saturday May 3 at the Maker's Faire. A fun and engaging show that asks the question: What is it like to be a robot? It's not quite clowning, but Tom is a very good clown, and the show is all about obstacle (and philosophy)
Judy the Robot will return once more to sunny California this coming weekend, at the Make Magazine "Maker Faire" at the San Mateo Event
Center (I think it used to be called the Fairgrounds). This is a very strange, but altogether delightful event that calls together people from
all over the place who like to make stuff, ranging from robot giraffes to bicycle-driven generators to catapults and sweaters that blink. So
Judy will fit right in. Judy will provide the Saturday night entertainment for the festival, 6:30 in the Fiesta Hall, May 3. There's
more about the festival at http://makerfaire.com .
PRESS RELEASE AT http://sgouros.com/judy
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| Since the dawn of the computer age, oceans of ink have been spilt writing about the intelligence of computers. Some researchers say that computers will eventually attain super-human intelligence. Others call these claims... um, poppycock. Oddly, in the search for the truth of the matter, both camps have overlooked an obvious strategy: interviewing a computer and asking its opinion. Intrepid researcher Sgouros has leapt into this lacuna, and presents some preliminary findings in a new not-quite-solo show. (You could call it "My Dinner with Android.") | ||
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| Judy herself was built in Tom's basement, over the course of several months, from pieces of some old computers, a couple of bicycles, a copy machine, marine stove, and yes, someone's kitchen sink. After literally weeks of intensive tutoring in phonics, elocution, and the elements of logic, Judy made her public debut in January, 2000, at Providence's Perishable Theatre. | ||
| The seventh in a series of possibly comic monologues and solo dialogues, Judy is a story of a man and his, um, companion, discussing such topics as imagination, consciousness, stage magic, the uses of eyes, and what it's really like to wake up in the morning and confront your aluminum-and-steel face in the mirror each day. | ||
For:Give opens May 2!
For:Give
May 1 Preview
May 2 – May 17
Thursday - Saturday @ 8 pm
Saturday, May 17 @ 2 pm – FREE Student Matinee
Tickets
General $15 | Students $10 | Thursdays – pay what you will
503.493.8070 | www.insightouttheatre.org
Come see Insight Out Theatre Collective's new ensemble-created work, For:Give, inspired by William Shakespeare's classic, The Tempest. For:Give runs May 1 - May 17 at the historic Mississippi Ballroom, 833 N. Shaver Street. Performances are Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm; matinee on Saturday, May 17 at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available by calling 503.493.8070 or on the website www.insightouttheatre.org. Opening Night is Friday, May 2.
In the midst of a powerful storm, an enchanted tale unfolds as several women are drawn to the only available shelter—a seemingly abandoned warehouse—only to find themselves face to face with their personal demons. For:Give combines contemporary conflicts, the characters and magic of The Tempest, and the force of human emotion to meaningfully explore the breadth of forgiveness.
Using the text of Shakespeare's The Tempest as a point of departure, writer, Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, and director, Tony Fuemmeler, are working with a cast of seven women to shape this new theatre work. Heightened movement, vocalization, innovative use of projection and sound provide palpable texture to For:Give. This is a 10-week creation and rehearsal process. Fuemmeler has been researching the play for six months, including public surveys and educational outreach residencies at DaVinci Middle School and Franklin High School.
Insight Out was awarded a $5,000 "Access to Artistic Excellence" grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to develop and produce For:Give.
Insight Out Theatre Collective
creates plays that address challenging themes and encourage public dialogue.
Our Vision is to inspire social change.
www.iotcpdx.org
Friday, April 25, 2008
CUNY offers New Degree in Applied Theatre
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Building on the achievements of its partnership with the Creative Arts Team, (a group that has been working on Creative and Applied Theatrical Techniques since 1973) the School of Professional Studies at CUNY (City University of New York) is now offering the M.A. in Applied Theatre. The M.A. in Applied Theatre, the first of its kind in the United States, is a sequential, ensemble-based program for students interested in the use of theatre to address social and educational issues in a wide range of settings. The program stresses the unity of theory and practice and is linked to the professional applied theatre work of the renowned Creative Arts Team. Applied theatre is a specialized field that uses theatre as a medium for education and social development. It involves the use of theatre and drama in a wide variety of non-traditional contexts and venues - in teaching, the justice system, healthcare, the political arena, community development, museums, social-service agencies, and business and industry. Program Goal The goal of the program is to educate scholar-practitioners to become future leaders in the field of applied theatre. Students explore key theories in the fields of theatre, education, and community development, and acquire the skills and strategies necessary for creating and implementing the work. Curriculum The Master of Arts in Applied Theatre is a 36-credit program, which may be taken full-time or part-time. Students admitted to the program will be introduced to the history of the theatre movements and practices from which the field of applied theatre has developed. They will explore key theories in theatre, human development, learning theory, and community development, all of which help to define and support Applied Theatre practices. Students will be taught the skills and strategies necessary for creating and implementing the work, and they will be asked to think critically about the goals of the work in relation to different audiences, needs and community contexts. Apprenticeship opportunities are offered with CAT's professional outreach programs or appropriate programs elsewhere. All students culminate their studies with a Project Thesis in which they research, create, implement, and document an original applied theatre model. Faculty The faculty includes distinguished CUNY faculty members and visiting international leaders in the field of applied theatre, such as Dale Byam, Warwick Dobson, Tony Goode, Gwendolen Hardwick, Michael Rohd, Chris Vine, and Helen White. For more information, please contact the M.A. in Applied Theatre advisors at 212-652-2820 or email at appliedtheatre@sps.cuny.edu. | |||
Clown School in Norway June 24-July 20
International clown teacher Giovanni Fusetti will lead a class in Theatre Clowning in Kristiansand, Norway this summer from June 24-July 20. The class is limited to 14 students, and there are still a couple of places available. The class promises to be highly international-- thus far they have received applications from Austria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Norway, South Africa, UK, and USA.
The four week program will consist of the following:
First Week: THE CLOWN “STATE”-- Play, action/reaction and fun. From the Neutral Mask to the Red Nose.
Second Week: THE PLAY (le jeu)-- Playing with space, objects, hierarchy. Clown numbers and le bide (fiasco).
Third Week: THE SKILLS -- The actor’s skills in the service of the clown, The writing of a Clown Number.
Fourth Week: THE SHOW-- Devising a clown variety show, & public presentation of the show.
(a much more comprehensive listing is available on the website listed below)
Tuition is 950 euros, but reduction of tuition is offered to students traveling from
North America (-150 €), South America, Asia and Africa: (-200 €), and Oceania (-250€)
The tuition does not include accomodation. However, the organization will provide different options of affordable acccomodation. Rosegarden Theaterhouse also will provide the use of a communal kitchen space.
The official language of the workshop is English.
A basic understanding is required.
For practical and administrative information
please contact
AUDUN WEA
ROSEGARDEN THEATERHOUSE
post@rosegardenteaterhus.no
Telephone: +47 91648649
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 09:00 am- 4:00 pm
norwegian time (GMT+1)
For further pedagogic information and applications please contact:
Giovanni Fusetti
e-mail: giovanni.fusetti@tiscali.it
Telephone: (+39) 349 7130121
Or visit Giovanni's website and click on workshops
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
FW: Australia: The Deadly Serious Training Project
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Subject: Teachers Training/NICA/ The Deadly Serious Training Project
Greetings all,
We would like to get the word out to as many people as Greetings all,
We would like to get the word out to as many peoplepossible, so apologies if you have already received this email. If there is a group, community or person you think might be interested in our upcoming project, please forward this email on.
NICA is currently Seeking Expressions of Interest from potential participants for: The Deadly Serious Training Project: Advance - Enhance.
After many wonderful discussions (and feedback) with the indigenous youth participants at the recent ACAPTA conference (and a number of years being partners in projects in various places around Australia), NICA is responding with a 2008 training project, 'Deadly Serious'. This one week project will train young leaders within the indigenous youth circus community, (16 yrs +) and will take place over a week in the National Institute of Circus Arts training space (in Melbourne), towards the latter part of the year. Participants will need to fund their accommodation, airfares and meals.
Objectives:
To provide an opportunity for leaders within the indigenous youth circus community to advance their circus and teaching skills
To raise the profile of Indigenous Youth Circus companies and projects
To enable indigenous youth leaders to make connections with an educational institute and in particular with professional circus trainers and tertiary circus students
To provide participants with the opportunity to create networks, collaborations and lasting partnerships
Deadly Serious: Advance- Enhance, will offer young, aspiring, indigenous circus performers the opportunity to:
Follow their passion
Dive headlong into a week of 'deadly serious' training
Enhance and advance current skills
Confirm previous achievements and extend them through new challenges
Create productive networks
Work with the dedicated and experienced multinational community of trainers at NICA
Please contact Andrea Ousley (aousley@swin.edu.au) or Matt Wilson (mawilson@swin.edu.au) by 23/05/08 to express your interest in this project.
Regards
NICA Social Circus Team
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Friday, April 18, 2008
International Physical Theatre Laboratory - August 1-7, 2008
From: Physical Theatre <europe.conference@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 6:09 PM
Subject: International Physical Theatre Laboratory - August 1-7, 2008
August 1-7, 2008
Malpils, Latvia
The Lab is open for performers from different countries and backgrounds inspired by Physical Theater as a bold, vibrant and multidimensional approach to contemporary theater performance. The Lab is putting particular emphasis on practical exploration of methods and techniques of group theatre training as the foundation for coherent rehearsal process, open creative atmosphere and efficient performance making. Practical sessions develop in the form of various exercises and progress from simple to complicated. Gradually the group is proceeding to group improvisations and structures. Every day is setting advanced creative tasks, developing the preceding steps and deepening into the detailed consecutive process.
PARTICIPANTS
Actors of physical, dramatic, musical and dance theatres, dancers, choreographers, directors, stage designers, playwrights, script writers.
REGISTRATION
Candidates should send a CV and a brief letter of motivation to globtheatre@gmail.com stating the title, dates and location of the event.
Clown Conservatory News for April 2008
Posted by: "The Clown Conservatory" jeffraz@aol.com
Fri Apr 18, 2008 7:38 am (PDT)
This is an e-mail from 'The Clown Conservatory'Message:
Dear Friends,
Hello from the Clown Conservatory! Read on for details and visit www.clownconservatory.org for up-to-date details on all of our events.
::::CONTENTS::::
UPCOMING SHOWS
- The next show for the Class of 2008 – Thursday, May 1st 2008 at 2:30
- Class of 2008 final showcase with the Professional Aerial Program June 13 - 15
APPLICATION DEADLINES
- First Year Program
- Advanced Program
WORKSHOPS
- Clown Therapy Workshop taught by Paoli Lacy May 24, 25, and 26th.
- Anne Marie Bookwalter ('03) offers Finding Movement Through Speech beginning in June. Auditions in May.
CLOWNS IN COMMUNITY REPORTS
MUST SEE SHOWS
- "The Government Inspector" at A.C.T. featuring Joan Mankin and Geoff Hoyle
- Circus Finelli
- "Happy Days" featuring Patty Gallagher
- PI - The Physical Comedy Troupe and Friends
- Circus Center Showcase
ALUMNI NEWS
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::::UPCOMING SHOWS::::
The next show for the Class of 2008 – This show is the preparation for the Community Tour and promises to be wonderfully weird and surprisingly family friendly. Thursday, May 1st at 2:30 pm in the Circus Center Theater at 755 Frederick St., San Francisco, CA 94117.
"Pratfalls and Rising Stars" - A joint production of two professional programs!
The show will pair stunning aerial acts by the students of the Professional Aerial Program with the incredible comedy of the Clown Conservatory's graduating class. June 13 - June 15 in the Circus Center Gymnasium at 755 Frederick St., San Francisco, CA 94117.
:::::APPLICATION DEADLINES:::::
First Year Program:
The early application auditions have filled one third of the class of 2009!
The application deadline for the rest of the class of 2009 is May 15 with late admissions accepted after that if there is still space in the class.
Please check out http://www.theclownconservatory.org/ for application requirements and audition details.
Advanced Program:
The audition for the 2008/2009 "Alice" cast (see below) is Wednesday, April 23 from 10 – noon at the Circus Center; contact Jeni Johnson (rubyeverlast@yahoo.com) to secure an audition slot.
The Clown Conservatory is proud to present a wholly revamped Advanced Program. The Advanced Program provides two Circus Center Classes per term as well as ten hours of one-on-one coaching with Clown Conservatory faculty. In addition AP students can choose one of three tracks:
Clown Ensemble Performance
Social Circus
Independent Study
- Students in the Clown Ensemble Performance track will work with top professionals to create and tour a circus adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland" that uses Clowning, Acting, Circus, and Music. Audition and interview required (see above).
-The Social Circus track is for students who want to make social circus an important part of their careers. Students will receive instruction in three main areas of social circus: Teaching, Hospital Clowning, and Clown Therapy. Admission by interview only.
- The Independent Study track is for performers who desire additional training and one-on-one coaching to take their performing to a higher level. Candidates for this program must have professional performance experience and be highly focused and self-motivated.
Admission by interview only.
For more information and to schedule an audition or interview please contact Jeni Johnson (rubyeverlast@yahoo.com).
::::WORKSHOPS:::
Please contact Nancy Weiland to enroll in any of these workshops – 415.749.8123 or nancy@circuscenter.org
- Paoli Lacy, the godmother of Clown Therapy, is offering a two and a half day experiential, hands-on intensive that includes practical kinesthetic learning of Clown Therapy techniques and discussion of its use.
Memorial Day weekend, May 24th through 26th, 2008 at the Circus Center
Class fee: $175
- Finding Movement within Speech – CC grad Anne Marie Bookwalter will lead this two-week workshop using the work of Lewis Carroll to explore ensemble building and character development through the body and the text.
Auditions: From 12:00-4:00 on Saturday May 24 and Sunday May 25th 2007 at The Steve Silver Theater; 1101 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco
Workshop dates - June 25 – July 12
Class held at Circus Center
Tuition: $375 (scholarships available)
:::::CLOWNS IN COMMUNITY:::::
The class of 2008 recently finished their Clowns in the Community projects and have reported on their endeavors to bring Clowning and Circus arts to Social Organizations in the Bay Area. Students chose a not-for-profit to volunteer with for five hours, wrote papers and gave presentations based on their experiences. The students worked with a diverse group of organizations including the Araceli Theatre Project, Splash Circus, and the Medea project. An enterprising group of students pooled their time and organized a benefit for Clowns Without Borders that featured food, drink, and a show. The Clown Conservatory is dedicated to instilling a strong sense of social responsibility to its students.
::::MUST SEE SHOWS::::
- Joan Mankin and Geoff Hoyle play the bumbling Bobchinsky and Dobchinsky in A.C.T.'s production of "The Government Inspector" by Nikolai Golgol. Runs through April 20th at A.C.T. For tickets and more information visit http://www.act-sf.org.
- At the Climate, The Rogue Theatre's production of Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days" featuring Clown Conservatory grad and current faculty member Patty Gallagher will arrive some time in April. Check out the Climate website (www.climatetheater.com) for more information.
Critics rave about Patty "(she) is poetry in motion. The character never said a word, but we knew what she felt and what she was thinking with the shake of a leg or a shrug of the shoulder." "an amazing bundle of precision energy and high spirits."
- Come see Pi: The Physical Comedy Troupe with Sexy Friends Alec Jones, The Magiclowns, and The Flying Heseds in a brand new show, "SEXY! " A night of magic, laughter, and something a little sexy.
The Shows are at the Boxcar Theatre in San Francisco on April 24th, 25th, and 26th at 8:00PM
Tickets are $9 - $20 at the door.
- Circus Finelli presents a slapstick spectacle with daring comedy and dangerous cutlery. All to the tune of European accordion and vaudeville ukulele.
May 2,3,4 8pm at Stage Werx, 533 Sutter St.
Tickets are $15 ($12 Students and seniors)
brownpapertickets.com 1-800-838-3006
- Circus Center Annual Showcase
Don't miss the annual showcase of the Circus Center's finest talent, including aerialists, clowns, jugglers, acrobats and Circus Center's own San Francisco Youth Circus. June 19 - June 22
::::ALUMNI NOTES::::
- Joel Baker (2002) is happy to announce his new contract with Cirque du Soleil, performing in "LOVE" in Las Vegas. He will move to Vegas April 28 and starts the show in June. His new address and telephone number will be posted on his website as soon as they are known: www.acroclown.com
- Jonas Woolverton (2002) just finished touring a 10 city tour in France with Cirque Eloize's "RAIN." In May he will begin performing his Cyr Wheel number in Cirque du Soleil's "ZUMANITY" in Las Vegas.
- Sleam (2007) got back from Guatemala and will be spending the spring teaching and performing in New Mexico and Colorado. She has started a new group called the Madrid Short Circus where new work can be performed. She is looking forward to her upcoming artist residency in Hawaii.
This E-Newsletter is from your friends at the Clown Conservatory
www.ClownConservatory.org
"A Clown cannot pretend or be artificial. In the circus, laughter cannot be faked any more than a somersault."
-- Jerome Medrano of Cirque Medrano, Paris
Drummers who can sing and act
Posted by: "Ceci Velasco" ceci73077@yahoo.com.mx
Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:42 pm (PDT)
From: "tara@un-scripted. com" <tara@un-scripted. com>To: alumni@un-scripted. com
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 4:25:51 PM
Subject: [Alumni_U-S] Drummers Who Can Sing and Act?
Any singer-drummer- actors out there? We're looking for someone who can do
all three to audition for the SF Playhouse's summer production of Cabaret.
Interested? Email me!
Know someone who might be interested? Pass this along and ask him/her to
contact me ASAP.
Thanks!
tara
tara@un-scripted. com
Bali Dellarte 2009
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FEBRUARY 8 - MARCH 24, 2009
The program begins with three days of orientation to the language, customs, and ceremonies of Bali, as well as informal meetings with Balinese teachers to observe their work. Introductory work will include a symposium on masks with local carver I. B. Anom, visits to the studios of several mask carvers and puppet makers, and attendance at a shadow play (wayang kulit) and dance performances.
Sometimes our study will take place in a classroom setting, sometimes outdoors, and often in its traditional setting at village and temple ceremonies. The core of the program is designed so that each student spends a large percentage of their class time on one area of interest most important to them. Students will choose between:
All along there will be time for recreation such as mountain hiking, beaches, scuba, nightlife and shopping, including guidance on how to buy Balinese crafts. Massage and revitalizing body treatments are available at extremely low cost.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Nomadic Theatre Shows and Workshops in Portland
Hey all,
The Nomadic Theatre Co (Heather Pearl, Michael O'Neill
and Sarah Foster) will be offering theatrical clown and
physical comedy workshops during the run of our new
clown show "Running Into Walls" at Theatre! Theater!
in Portland, OR. Come on down, and send your friends!
Students of all levels welcome.
Cheers,
Sarah L. Foster
(class of '02)
THEATRICAL CLOWN
Tuesday April 15th and 22nd, 7-10pm
Find what is funny about you - how to create an
eccentric, humorous character by using and
exaggerating your own attributes. Through individual
physical analysis and group improvisational exercises,
we will explore the process of finding profound
funniness and learn how to create original material
through honest, dynamic play.
$25 for one class or $45 for both
PHYSICAL COMEDY WORKSHOP
Saturday, April 19th, 10am-2pm
This workshop will focus on character and individual
analysis through physicality and movement, with a
combination of group exercises and individual
exploration. Comedy is many things -- you will find
that it is more then just being silly.
$75/$50 students
All classes will be held at Theatre! Theater! (3430 SE
Belmont, Portland). For more information or to
register, call 971.219.5781, or visit
brownpapertickets.org.
And RUNNING INTO WALLS, a new, hilarious clown show is
running for 2 more weekends at Theatre! Theater! Fri
& Sat @ 8pm, Sat & Sun @ 3pm. Info/tickets at
brownpapertickets.com & www.nomadictheatre.org.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Medea Knows Best in San Francisco
Hi, famiglia! Just trying out Adam's excellent blog idea, and also letting the One List know (if you don't already) about Nebunele Theatre's show Medea Knows Best in DIVA fest in San Francisco this year! We're the mainstage act!
We perform Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 8pm through April 26th at EXIT Theatre, on Eddy between Taylor and Mason in San Francisco. Tix are $12-20 sliding scale, and you can get 'em in advance at http://www.sffringe.org.
We're having a blast! This is a show we've been writing, developing and workshopping for the past year, and this is the culmination of all that work. Any famiglia who stop by, say hello to me (I'll be on stage) and Claytie (who directed; she'll be gnawing on her bottom lip nervously in the audience); we're both '03 PTP grads.
Love from the road!
--
Alissa Mortenson
Co-Artistic Director
Nebunele Theatre
alissa@nebunele.com
www.nebunele.com
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Umbrella in NY April 15- May 4
From Larry Pontius:
My play *Umbrella* opens tonight at the *Kirk
Theatre* at *Theatre Row*, produced by Alchemy Theatre Company of Manhattan!
We had great previews this past weekend and I am very excited. Everyone has
done incredible work and I hope you can get an opportunity to see the show.
Two strangers on a rooftop, one a peeping Tom, the other a cutter, try to
find common ground but it all changes as taboos and secrets are revealed and
dreams fall apart. *Umbrella* is a mix of comedy and tragedy about the
loneliness and despair of living in a big city and the choices we make to
relieve the pressure. Directed by LAByrinth
<http://www.labtheater.org/>Theatre Company's Padraic Lillis,
featuring Christa Kimlicko Jones and
Judson Jones.
*Umbrella** *at the Kirk Theatre, Theatre Row, produced by Alchemy Theatre
Company of Manhattan
410 W.42nd Street (between 9th and 10th Ave.)
New York, NY 10036
April 15 to May 4th
To buy tickets: Ticket
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For more information: Alchemy Theatre <http://www.alchemytheatre.org>
Check out my website: http://www.LPontius.com
Hope to see you at the show!
Larry Pontius
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Playwright
http://www.LPontius.com
http://www.LPontius.blogspot.com
Sandglass- Puppet Arts Training Intensive 2008
Deadline for Applications Extended to May 1st
Sandglass Theater and The University of Connecticut's Puppet Arts Program are offering an intensive three-week Puppet Arts Training Program June 29-July 19, 2008. The workshop will be offered to puppeteers, teachers, actors, directors, designers and writers who want to expand and deepen their skill and understanding in the art of the puppet. For more information or to download an application go to www.sandglasstheater.org
The Method
Sandglass Theater believes that the puppet, as a theatrical medium, unlocks doors to our more secret sides and to integrating parts of ourselves. This includes the worlds of our dreams and memories, as well as all the metaphorical possibilities of theater.
The objective of the training program is to inspire theater artists to understand and to experience the puppet at a theatrical medium. Sandglass believes in integrating this understanding of the puppet within the larger picture of
expressive theater. Sandglass teaches a method of manipulation developed in over 19 years of workshops in Europe and America. Key to the training is the link between the approach to manipulation and the content of the performed work.
Classes during the intensive will be scheduled for five and a half days per week. Daily sessions will include body training and breath development with relation to puppet performance, training in manipulation technique an its relation to artistic statement, and training and discussion in theory and aesthetics. All sessions, including improvisation workshops, will provide the opportunity for participants to develop their own pieces. Participants will also receive open workshop time for puppet building. The program will include evening and weekend sessions with Sandglass company members and guests on a variety of subjects. Space and other resources will be available during other times for participants to rehearse and develop their pieces. The workshop will lead to informal public showings.
The Faculty
Eric Bass, Institute Director: Co-Founder of Sandglass Theater and recipient of 5 Citations of Excellence from the Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA).
Ines Zeller Bass, Instructor: Co-Founder of Sandglass Theater and director of Sandglass Theater©ˆs children©ˆs programs. UNIMA Citation winner.
Dave Regan, Technical Director: Sandglass company member since 1999. MFA in Puppet Arts from the University of Connecticut.
Bart. P. Roccoberton, Jr., the director of the Puppet Arts Program at the University of Connecticut is the host of the 2007 Sandglass Institute.
Show Opening (Portland, OR)
Tony Fuemmeler ('03) would like to announce:
Insight Out Theatre Collective
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For:Give
An ensemble created work inspired by The Tempest
Portland, Oregon – Alchemy, human trees and festering wounds conjure a storm upon the notion of forgiveness with Insight Out Theatre Collective's new ensemble created work, For:Give, inspired by William Shakespeare's classic, The Tempest. For:Give runs May 1 - May 17 at the historic Mississippi Ballroom, 833 N. Shaver Street. Performances are Thursday-Saturday at 8 pm; matinee on Saturday, May 17 at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available by calling 503.493.8070 or on the website www.insightouttheatre.org. Opening Night is Friday, May 2.
In the midst of a powerful storm, an enchanted tale unfolds as several women are drawn to the only available shelter—a seemingly abandoned warehouse—only to find themselves face to face with their personal demons. For:Give combines contemporary conflicts, the characters and magic of The Tempest, and the force of human emotion to meaningfully explore the breadth of forgiveness.
Using the text of Shakespeare's The Tempest as a point of departure, writer, Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, and director, Tony Fuemmeler, are working with a cast of seven women to shape this new theatre work. Heightened movement, vocalization, innovative use of projection and sound provide palpable texture to For:Give. This is a 10-week creation and rehearsal process. Fuemmeler has been researching the play for six months, including public surveys and educational outreach residencies at DaVinci Middle School and Franklin High School.
Insight Out was awarded a $5,000 "Access to Artistic Excellence" grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to develop and produce For:Give.
For:Give
May 1 – May 17
Thursday - Saturday @ 8 pm
Saturday, May 17 @ 2 pm – FREE Student Matinee
Tickets
General $15 | Students $10 | Thursdays – pay what you will
503.493.8070 | www.insightouttheatre.org
Insight Out Theatre Collective
creates plays that address challenging themes and encourage public dialogue.
Our Vision is to inspire social change.
www.iotcpdx.org
DIRECTOR
Tony Fuemmeler
ACTORS
Heather Beckett
Victoria Blake
Sarah Dyrhaug
ileana herrin
Chrissy Kelly
Diana Schultz
Allison Tigard
DESIGNERS
Scenic Design- Jason Miranda
Projection Design - Geoff Watland
Sound Design- Gordon Romei
Costume Design - Marychris Mass
Light Design - Kathryn Ogilvie
Writer - Cindy Williams Gutiérrez
Stage Manager - Ricky Ramirez
Educational Outreach - Kelly Campbell
SCHOOL COLLABORATORS
DaVinci Middle School
Franklin High School
For Rent- Apartment in Providence
Adam Gertsacov writes:
I've got an apartment in Providence RI for rent. It's a 1200 square foot loft, legal live/work, 13 foot ceilings, 2 parking spaces. It's walking distance from downtown, and I lived, worked, and created shows there for 15 years.
It's available for immediate occupancy.
If you'd like to rent it or want more information, visit the website: http://www.greatloft.blogspot.com
I'd be willing to cut a little bit of a deal for dell'arte grads
Thanks!
Adam
Osugi Musical Theatre News
Osugi Musical Theatre Starts 14th Year!
Here in the hills of western Japan we are beginning our 14th year of
bringing original musicals to the community; 234 performances so far,
and counting!
http://osugimusicaltheatre.com
New show fall 2008:
"The Teahouse of Dreams" - based on an old tale of Japan - a village
tea shop owner who dreams that he is to go to the big city to find his
fortune. His wife is not supportive... Lots of twists and turns in
this fun-filled fantasy.
Anyone anwhere in the world who wants to help, we can find a way!
Write to us at info@osugimusicaltheatre.com
Gart T. Westerhout, OMT director (PTP '91)
NY Clown Training Opportunities
Training
New York Downtown Clown Playground Conditioning for the Physical Performer with Keith Nelson of Bindlestiff Family Circus May 5th 9-10 pm. Come learn excercises that will keep you in top shape. More info: http://www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/workshops.htm
New York Downtown Clown Slapstick Dojo - Every Wed- Info http://www.newyorkdowntownclown.com/workshops.htm
Maestro Antonio Fava Commedia workshop- April 26th, 2008 Register now http://fava.stolenchair.org
Columbus Program for more info or to sign up email columbus_program@hotmail.com
Jef Johnson's Clown Lab For info visit: www.nyclown.com
Juggling Class with Flying Karamazov Brother Roderick Kimball every Tuesday night. For info, visit http://www.jugglingclasses.com
Le Petomane's A Midsummer Night's Dream
Greg Maupin (’01) announces:
"Six incredibly agile actors . . . the ensemble is terrific." - Courier-Journal
"Le Petomane goes for the laughs with theatrical tricks to spare, and deservedly gets them . . . they're a hoot . . . Grade: A "
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6 actors. 16 masks. 4 puppets. And everybody plays Puck.
Le Petomane proudly announces the return of our most requested show, the garage band Shakespeare that played to full houses last time. Our own adaptation, traditional masks and our usual wildly precise physical comedy combine for a tribute to Chaos!
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Thursday-Sunday, April 17-20 & 24-27
All shows at 7:30 pm
At the Rudyard Kipling (
Tickets: $8-$20 pay-what-you-like sliding scale
Contact Us@LePetomane.org or call (502) 636-1311 for reservation information.
Due to our unconventional staging and some out-of-town group sales,
seating is incredibly limited.
Reservations are recommended but not required.
Your Friends at
Le Petomane Theatre Ensemble
Monday, April 14, 2008
NYC Auditions
Parallel Exit is seeking creative, funny, and physical performers for a new untitled physical comedy production. Mark Lonergan, dir. Developmental rehearsals run May-July 2008, and October 2008, production runs November 2008 and February 2009, with the possibility of longer run beyond these dates. Seeking--highly physical performers with a background in one or more of the following: clown, dance, mime, improvisation. Auditions are by appt. only April 30, beginning at noon. To schedule an audition appt., send pix & résumés by April 25 to mark@parallelexit.net. Wear comfortable clothing; prepare for physical improv. Pay. Equity Members welcome. Bond Street Theatre is auditioning for 2 male actors for their new The "2008" South Street Seaport Performer Auditions will take place on Tuesday, April 22nd from 12noon-2:30pm and from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Registration will take place on-site the day of auditions starting at 11am for the morning session and 5pm for the evening session. Pier 17. Contact: seaport@generalgrowth.com or
production, The Mechanical, for workshop performances. Must be able to attend rehearsals in May in NYC and June 2 - 15 in Highland Lake (an intensive retreat). Some pay and all expenses paid. Email resume, pix to Michael McGuigan (production Director) at michael@bondst.org for details.
http://www.southstreetseaport.com/html/EventDetail.asp?ecd=145664
Summer Workshops 2008 in Denmark
Summer Workshops 2008
in Denmark
in Aasen, Denmark
Mask of Melodrama: August 10-15
The Craft of Comedy: August 17-22
The Tragic Gesture: August 24-29
For information on how to apply: info@dellarte.com or call 707-668-5663
DELL'ARTE ABROAD: DENMARK 2008
Residential training intensives at Aasen, Denmark
Presented by Dell'Arte, Movenact (Arhus) and Aasen
With Master Teachers Michael Fields & Joan Schirle
Mask of Melodrama: August 10-15
$750 includes tuition, housing and meals
"Melodrama is the naturalism of our dreams." (Eric Bentley)
A powerful, physical "popular theatre" form, Melodrama is one of the core territories of the Dell'Arte training. Explore the language of gesture, the heightened expression of emotion, and the interplay of the melodramatic archetypical characters of villains, victims and heroes that are at the center of the melodramatic form. Heightened, vivid and reflective of human behavior in ways that could be ripped from contemporary headlines, this workshop will be an exciting immersion into this powerful theatrical form.
The Craft of Comedy: August 17-22
$750 includes tuition, housing and meals
The comic spirit manifests through the craft of the performer. Explore rhythm, timing, focus, partnership, use of the space, the rule of three's, entrance/exit, dynamics, and much more.
The Tragic Gesture: August 24-29
$750 includes tuition, housing and meals
The tragic spirit communicates through the craft of the performer: rhythm, use of space, dynamics and gesture. This workshop examines the poetic dimension of the protagonist or tragic hero(ine). For actors, dancers, directors and teachers.
Classes meet 6 hours daily, Monday-Friday. Courses begin with Sunday night dinner. Fees include tuition, housing and meals. Enrollment limited.
Summer Workshops 2008 in Blue Lake
Summer Workshops 2008
in Blue Lake
in Blue lake , California
Grand Guignol: June 16 - 20
Maskmaking and Performance: June 17 - 28
The Physical Theatre Intensive: July 1 - 26
Rasaboxes Training Intensive: August 5 - 16
For information on how to apply: info@dellarte.com or call 707-668-5663
in Blue Lake, California:
Nestled among the majestic Redwoods and rugged beauty of California's North Coast, Blue Lake is a small town located approximately 280 miles north of San Francisco on Highway 101. Humboldt County is an outdoor enthusiast's ideal setting - home to wild rivers, untouched beaches and ancient forests unlike anywhere else in the world.Most Blue Lake Workshops run in conjunction with the Dell'Arte Mad River Festival featuring an explosive month of theatre and music from around the world and down the block. This year's festival runs June 21-July 26, 2008
Grand Guignol
June 16-20
with Michael Fields and Tyler Olsen
9:30 am-12:30 pm, 2- 4:30 pm daily | $400 | All Levels
Once the most popular entertainment in Europe, Grand Guignol is an exciting theatre form that begat current thriller and horror films. Rarely taught, this "theatre of laughter and terror" explores our fascination with the macabre, playing with the violation of society's taboos. Grand Guignol is wildly physical, intensely psychological, and filled with gruesome special effects. Explore both the physical performance styles and skills at the heart of the form, as well as the special effects (often closely held secrets) that so terrified the Grand Guignol audiences that a medical doctor was on hand for every performance to treat those who passed out from shock! The workshop will culminate in a late-night presentation of horror. Fee includes materials.
Mask Making and Mask Performance 
June 17 - 28
with Dell'Arte Instructor Bruce Marrs
9:30 am-12:30 pm, 2-5 pm | $700 | All levels
The Physical Theatre Intensive:
Effort, Risk, Momentum, Joy
with Ronlin Foreman, Joe Krienke, Laura Munoz, Joan Schirle, Stephanie Thompson
9:30am – 12:30pm, 2-4pm+ lab / $1500 /all levels
| "Action must always precede analysis. The first step predetermines the ones to follow. Having made the first eccentric motion at your birth, you can now look around. Birth is a matter of territory; identity comes later, through action. Self-awareness in space and time equals presence. (Self-consciousness leads to immobility and is the enemy of presence.) From presence, one can develop the ability to represent." |
Week 1 : The Instinct for Play
August 5 – 16
With Paula Murray Cole
9am – 1pm, 3 – 7pm / $550 / All levels
An Evening of Clown April 24-26
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