Interview with Dominique Serrand

A video interview with Dominique Serrand, one of the principals of Theater de la Jeune Leune, a Minneapolis theatre which recently closed. Jeune Leune was known for their physical theatre-- I believe that Serrand or one of his partners studied with Lecoq, and others studied with Carlo Mazzone-Clemente of Dell'arte. Also, Chris Bayes either taught or performed there (or maybe both)

The 34 minute interview is quite interesting, and well worth viewing.
(Thanks to Mike Daisey for the heads up.)

Not sure if it will be embedded below-- but if not, view it on Vimeo

http://www.vimeo.com/2880009

Interview with Dominique Serrand from Minnesota Playlist on Vimeo.

Here's their log of the interview.

0:00.00 – 1. Will you miss your building? Peter Brook, Ariane Mnouchkine, and using old spaces to say something new.

3:41.29 – 2. Why couldn’t Jeune Lune survive? Artist-driven work, financial management, and patterns of charitable support from Minnesota’s family dynasties.

7:45.05 – 3. What good and bad do you see in the arts right now? The legacy amendment, the migrant nature of artists, creating new ensembles, the Guthrie’s Kushner festival, health care, and more.

12:07.27 – 4. Is the state of the arts in Minnesota healthy? Healthy institutions versus healthy artists, the United States Artists Foundation, and theater companies in Soviet-bloc Hungary.

16:58.03 – 5. Why does theater matter? Religion and the value of questioning.

19:39.22 – 6. What should we do? Public education, how Dominique discovered theater as a child, and exporting Robert Wilson and Robert Lepage to rural areas.

24:10.06 – 7. What will you do in the near future? Getting used to life without Jeune Lune, risk-taking, and developing a new work with four playwrights.

28:33.23 – 8. What if you were asked to run a new theater? A three-step plan including engaging with public schools, putting artists on salary, and bringing out illuminating, new visions of old work.

Fwd: Dell'Arte Teen Ensemble presents Chateau La Roach April 2-5 in Blue Lake

The Dell'Arte Teen Ensemble presents an award winning comedy CHATEAU LA ROACH! Slapstick humor, mistaken identities, and hilarious dialogue await audiences of all ages in the Dell'Arte Youth Academy's uproarious spring farce. Come to the delightful Chateau la Roche for a weekend you're not likely to forget- a weekend of fine dining, professional staff, four-star service, and invading cockroaches. Hotel proprietors Francois and Mimi LaRoche desperately try to keep their roach infestation under control as they host and entertain a full house of guests- honeymooners, british cyclists, fortune tellers, nuns, famous travel writers- one of whom is the Health Inspector in disguise! This off-the-wall production will be a foot-stomping, laugh-out-loud good time, full of the trademark Dell'Arte Youth Academy physical comedy. Written by award winning Dell'Arte Alumni Lauren Wilson, and directed by Tyler Olsen, CHATEAU LA ROACH is guaranteed fun for the whole family! Performance Dates: Thurs. April 2 at 7:30pm (Pay What You Can! at the Box Office) Fri. April 3 at 7:30pm Sat. April 4 at 7:30pm Sun. April 5 at 2pm All performances at the Dell'Arte Carlo Theatre Cost: $5 Student/Seniors, $8 General Admission Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes, with a 15 minute intermission

Fwd: Don't miss Improviso! by Dell'Arte's first year students

Directed by Stephanie Thompson Thursday - Saturday, February 5-7 at 8 p.m Dell'Arte's Carlo Theatre in Blue Lake. $8 general and $5 for students/seniors (click here). The Thursday, Feb. 5 performance is Pay What You Can. For mature audiences. For reservations, call 707-668-5663 Ext. 5. Visit www.dellarte.com for more information. A physical celebration of rhythm, attitude and improvisational madness, Commedia dell'Arte pushes passions to the extreme. The characters, defined by the mask, require a level of play from the performer where the body is fully engaged, alive and always playful. True to Commedia, a simple storyline is the structure that allows the actors to create and play all'improvviso - a style that is constantly nourished by improvisation and virtuoso developments of comic themes (lazzi). Just Announced! Summer Workshop 2009 Schedule COMING UP AT DELL'ARTE MFA Adaptations Directed by Ronlin Foreman Presented by Second-year MFA students Thursday - Sunday, Feb. 19-22 8pm, Carlo Theatre Click here to buy tickets. Join the second-year students of the Dell'Arte International MFA program as they translate the written word into dynamic worlds rich with poetic imagery, music and storytelling. Although working independently, the groups have found tales that explore personal transformation, a search for peace and survival despite life's adversaries. Join these dynamic ensembles as they explore artwork, poetry, character study and improvisation to bring these lively and moving stories of humanity and redemption to life. For mature audiences only. ABOUT DELL'ARTE Dell'Arte is located at 131 H Street in Blue Lake California. Just five minutes from Arcata, east on Highway 299. Call 707-668-5663 ext. 5 for more information or to reserve tickets. The DELL'ARTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL THEATRE is the North American center for the training and performance of the actor-creator. This year we celebrate 32 years in Blue Lake, where students from around the world study amidst the majestic redwoods and rugged beauty of California's North Coast. We are the only institution in the U.S. offering a full-time professional actor training program in physical theatre, through a one-year certificate program, and an accredited three-year MFA in Ensemble-Based Physical Theatre. We also offer summer workshops, open training sessions, and Study Abroad programs in Bali and Denmark. Dell'Arte international is an extraordinary community of artists. The combination of our training programs, research, the original touring productions of the Dell'Arte Company, our summer festival, our youth education programs in public schools, and our work in economic/community development makes us a destination unlike any other on the American theatre map. http://www.dellarte.com/

Fwd: See TARTUFFE in Boston Oct. 25

"Staged by Perrone as a cornucopia of physical gags and played to hilarious perfection" - Rob Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle SATURDAY, OCT. 25 Cutler Majestic Theatre, Emerson College, Boston 8pm, Tickets $45 Boisterous characters, lavish comedy and the trademark physicality of the Dell'Arte ensemble combine with the finely crafted satire of Moliere for an evening of masks, music and laughter. In Tartuffe, a religious charlatan takes over a family's life until the tables are turned by virtue of his own excesses. One of Moliere's most acclaimed plays, this work has a clear contemporary resonance for our times in a visually spectacular production the whole family will enjoy. Visit the Cutler Majestic Theatre website for more information and to buy tickets. You can also call 1-800-233-3123 for tickets. The Culter Majestic Theatre is located at Emerson College in the Heart of Boston's Historic Theatre District, 219 Tremont Street. ** STAY AROUND FOR A POST-PERFORMANCE TALKBACK CAST & CREW Michael Fields  | Tartuffe Deborah Taylor Barrera  | Elmire Adrian Mejia | Orgon, Flipotte Andrew Phoenix  | Cleante Barbara Geary | Pernelle, Carina David Ferney | Valere Jackie Dandeneau | Mariane Keight Gleason | Dorine Giulio Cesare Perrone | Director  Kristen Schumaker  | Stage Manager Bruce Marrs | Mask Designer Tim Gray | Sound Designer ABOUT DELL'ARTE: Dell'Arte International is the North American center for theatre training, research, and performance of the actor-creator. We are a committed community of artists who model and share in a sustained ensemble artistic practice. International in scope, grounded in the natural living world, inspired by our non-urban setting, Dell'Arte International explores theatre making, theatre practice and theatre training for ourselves, the world and the future. For more information, visit www.dellarte.com

fw: NACL holding auditions for female actor, NYC

Saw this, and thought it might be right for somebody-- please respond to them, not to me!

Hello friend of NACL,

NACL is going to be holding auditions (on Saturday, September 27, 5-8pm, in
Brooklyn) to fill a role in our newest performance, ³The Uncanny Appearance
of Sherlock Holmes,² which will have a 3-week run at NYC¹s HERE Arts Center
this December 2-21. Please help us by taking a moment to forward this email
to any performers you think might be interested in helping to re-develop
this role, and perform it with us. I am spreading the information in this
way because you know NACL, and you know how specific and demanding our way
of work is, and so you will likely have a sense of whether or not someone
you know might be interested.

Ideally, the actor will have the following characteristics:

1. Female
2. Physically fit, able (or willing to become able) to perform basic
acrobatic maneuvres.
3. Some musical proficiency, both instrumental and vocal (the acting
ensemble in the show is a rock band, too!)
4. The willingness and availability to develop the role and perform during
our NYC run, and also other future gigs.
5. A nice, generous collaborator, and skilled actor.

The actor will be a member of the ensemble, which means she will play an
assortment of roles in the Holmes mystery (Mrs. Hudson, suspect Belle
Whittaker, Bishop Wilberforce, Agent Simpson of Scotland Yard, and others),
and she will be part of the rock band.
The show is a wild, highly physical, post-modern, rock and roll mystery
play. To learn more about the show, I think the easiest thing is to check
out the show¹s webpage: http://www.nacl.org/sherlock_show.htm

We will begin to integrate the actor into the ensemble for the two weeks
leading up to the show‹ Monday, Nov. 17 thru Sunday, December 30. During
this time, the ensemble will live and work at NACL¹s theatre center in the
Catskills, about 2.5 hours from NYC.

However, I will need to work for about three weeks with the new actor
between now and then, to develop the role. This work will ideally be done
upstate, too, but there is some flexibility of both location and timing of
this preliminary work.

Compensation: The actor will be paid a total of $2000, plus transportation
to/from the Catskillls, plus housing and food while in the Catskills. The
idea/hope is that each actor will then receive $500/week for any subsequent,
post-HERE gigs‹ right now, we are working on (for starters) bringing the
show to New Orleans in late Feb.-early Mar., 2009, and to the Network of
Ensemble Theaters Festival in Blue Lake, CA in June 2009.

The audition will be a combination of NACL physical training exercises,
group singing, and some cold reading from the script. Auditioners should
come prepared to move around, sweat, and have fun for a few hours. If a
person is super interested in auditioning, but can¹t make it on the 27th,
they should just contact me directly so we can speak about a potential
alternate audition time.

Interested actors should contact me via email at brad@nacl.org for more
details, etc.

Thank you for helping out.
I appreciate it.

Warm regards,

Brad

--------------------
Brad Krumholz
Artistic Director, NACL Theatre
845-557-0694
brad@nacl.org
http://www.nacl.org/

Dell'arte Goes to Bali 2009 Feb 9-March 12, 2009

FEBRUARY 9 - MARCH 12, 2009
Check out the Bali Blog 2007
by School Director Joan Schirle

Since 1996, Dell'Arte International has invited students, teachers, designers, directors, and artists to immerse themselves in the traditional arts of Bali and encounter the profound spirit of the Balinese people. In this unique and wonderfully successful program participants study traditional Balinese performing arts and crafts with village masters, as well as Dell'Arte mask and movement techniques led by Dell'Arte's Founding Artistic Director Joan Schirle and Dell'Arte faculty.

Bali is an extraordinary island where creativity is ordinary. In Bali, art serves the community, the religious practices, the economy and everyday living. This trip introduces students to Balinese performing arts in a way that allows them to experience how the Balinese live and create, and how family life and religious customs are woven into the creation of art. Unlike programs designed for art tourism, this program is designed for those who want to participate in the family life of outstanding Balinese master teachers as they teach.

Due to the sacred nature of most Balinese arts and the complete intertwining of daily life with ritual, this trip can be an opportunity to deepen our internal connection to our own artistic practice, as well as to take inspiration for creative projects.

THE PROGRAM
The program begins with a relaxing traditional Balinese buffet dinner, followed by three days of orientation to the language, customs, and ceremonies of Bali, as well as informal meetings with Balinese teachers to observe their work. Orientation will include a symposium on masks with famous carver I. B. Anom, visits to the studios of several mask carvers and puppet makers, and attendance at the famous kecak, or monkey-chant dance by firelight.
During the three and a half weeks of formal study, classes meet five days a week. Sometimes our study will take place in a classroom setting, sometimes outdoors, and most often in its traditional setting at village and temple ceremonies.

In addition to their core area of study, all students will study kecak, the rhythmic vocal chant, as well as participate in alternating yoga/Alexander Technique, ensemble voice/chant sessions, plus symposiums on the links between Balinese and western mask performance traditions.

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.

CORE AREAS OF STUDY

The core of the program is designed so that each student spends a large percentage of their class time on an area of interest most important to them, and we offer the following options:

            •           Mask Carving
            •           Mask Carving/ Balinese Dance (topeng)
            •           Shadow puppetry (wayang kulit) / Balinese dance

MASK CARVING
Learn from a Balinese master carver how to work with the wood, the traditional tools (axe, chisels, knives), and the paints to create traditional and contemporary masks. You may order and bring home their own complete set of tools for under $40. Students will spend 4 – 6 hours daily in the home of their teacher.
For a lively account of one man's encounter with mask carving, visit this link for interview with design Professor Ron Naverson (S. Illinois U, Carbondale), who was on our '03 trip.

MASK CARVING/BALINESE DANCE
Your morning will include one hour of Balinese dance. Topeng is the name of the masked dance form performed at most Balinese ceremonies. You will work in the studio of a Balinese master teacher, learning the basic walks, postures, arm and head movements in the mask. Topeng is based on stock characters like the king, minister, clown, and you will have the opportunity to see it performed at village ceremonies during your studies. Your carving program is the same as that described above, except that you will have a break after dance, and be carving in the afternoon, spending up to four hours daily with your teacher.

SHADOW PUPPETRY(wayang kulit) & BALINESE DANCE

Wayang kulit is the traditional art of storytelling through shadow puppets, performed by firelight. The puppet master is a combination of priest, storyteller, therapist, actor, and improviser, who manipulates and voices dozens of puppets in one play. 
Your morning will include one hour of Balinese dance (see above). Your afternoon will be spent at the home of a shadow puppet master, or dalang, who will instruct you in the art of leather puppet making: design, using the metal punches, painting and rigging techniques. You will observe how the traditional shadow screen is used and develop a short shadow play. Those who are interested in learning Balinese music may elect to spend some time learning the gamelan instrument, the gender, which accompanies shadow plays.

For students who wish to study more dance, we will arrange for other teachers depending on your interest, at a small additional cost.

 

ACCOMODATIONS

Cost is based on double occupancy in fan-cooled rooms with two beds, private bath, and breakfast included. (Single rooms available for supplemental cost). There is a swimming pool, beautiful gardens, and a covered, open-air studio where some of our classes will be held. Other meals are available in nearby restaurants at very reasonable costs. Vegetarian food is easily available.

 

You may apply for a shortened version of the program, but must be able to begin the course on the start date. Address inquiries to the Bali program director.

All interested participants will receive detailed advance information on what to bring, how to prepare, and much more.

FOR MORE INFO: EMAIL OR CALL   info@dellarte.com      707.668.5663  
or visit  http://www.dellarte.com

Voice workshops-- Patsy Rodenburg

Patsy Rodenburg Voice workshops, Los Angeles--Aug 15 - 25

Sent by: Joan Schirle
Wed Aug 6, 2008 1:27 pm (PDT)

All:
Patsy is a superb teacher who only comes to the US a couple of times a year. I worked with her last January in LA. In order to do any of her advanced workshops you have to do one of her introductory workshops first. Her first intro workshop is full, but she's doing another one of those focusing on Shakespeare, followed by two advanced workshops.

*Patsy Rodenburg's workshops offer an in depth exploration of voice and breath. Students will experience one of the greatest acting and script analysis classes available. All workshops are rooted in the works of William Shakespeare.


CLASS DESCRIPTIONS and DATES:

Friday 15th August (10am -6pm) & Saturday 16th August (10am - 6pm)--THIS ONE IS FULL*

*Three Circles of Energy (2 Day Workshop)** **- *In this workshop, Patsy will introduce her unique method of working with the 'three circles of energy' that provide the basic tools for everyone to develop their 'presence' on stage, in auditions and interviews and in all areas of their personal and professional lives. Topics of discussion will include her books and her history of working with some of the world's leading actors and directors. Students will learn Patsy's techniques to free their natural voice. They will focus on releasing their "energy of denial" - not being fully connected with the language and their audience.
* * Open to all students. Those who have studied with Patsy in the past and would like an intensive review are encouraged to take this class!*


Monday 18th August (10am - 6pm) & Tuesday 19th August (10am - 6pm)

Introduction to Performing Shakespeare in a STATE OF READINESS (2 Day Workshop)
This workshop is open to anyone who has not worked with Patsy previously or who wants a refresher on approaching Shakespeare. This is a foundation workshop for people who are interested in understanding and performing Shakespeare. Students will work with both group and individual exercises.
Open to all students. Those who have studied with Patsy in the past and would like an intensive review are encouraged to take this class!

Thursday 21st August (10am - 6pm), Friday 22nd August (10am - 6pm) & Saturday 23rd August (10am - 10pm)

*Circle Intensive- Performing Shakespeare in a STATE OF READINESS (3 Day Workshop)
This is an advanced workshop in focus and energy. Incorporating the tools learned in her past classes, participants will learn how to use Shakespeare's words while being fully alert, living, breathing, listening and reacting. Patsy will teach her groundbreaking techniques of forming an acting ensemble ready to perform a Shakespeare play. Each student will have the opportunity to work individually with Patsy. *Only students who have completed the Three Circles of Energy workshop or the Introduction to Performing Shakespeare workshop or have previously studied with Patsy can apply. You may apply to both workshops at the same time.

Monday 25th August (10am - 6pm), Tuesday 26th August (10am - 6pm) & Wednesday 27th August (10am - 10pm)*

Circle Intensive- Scene Study - Intensive Advanced Workshop on Shakespeare's As You Like It and Macbeth (3 Day Workshop)*

This is an advanced workshop which will include practical performance work focusing on two of Shakespeare's plays. Enrollment is limited and those participating should be familiar with both plays prior to beginning the workshop. Students should come with a scene from each play that they would like to work on. Students may also enroll in pairs or groups if they would like to work on a scene together. All those enrolled should be prepared to form an acting ensemble ready to perform a Shakespeare scene.

*Only students that have completed a previous workshop or have previously studied with Patsy can apply. You may apply to both workshops at the same time.*


WORKSHOP LOCATION:

All workshops will be held at Electric Lodge in Venice

*WORKSHOP FEES:
2-day workshops - $395;
3-day workshops = $525 *

**APPLICATION PROCESS ** *

TO APPLY TO THE PATSY RODENBURG WORKSHOPS, PLEASE SEND:

1. -- PHOTO/RESUME (Please send via email)
2. -- A BRIEF LETTER OF INTRODUCTION if you have not worked with Patsy before. (Please send via email)** *
3. -- CURRENT ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS and EMAIL address required from ALL APPLICANTS (Please send via email)*
4. - Workshop applied for along with dates (Please send via email) **Please include how you heard about the workshops or any referrals you have.*

*Please email all above information to: catieleorisa@sbcglobal.net and please cc to atlanover9@aol.com *

*An email reply acknowledging receipt of your request to participate in the workshop DOES NOT automatically constitute an acceptance and no spot will be reserved on that basis.

IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE WORKSHOPS - AN ACCEPTANCE EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO YOU. *

*Upon receipt of an ACCEPTANCE email you will need to CONFIRM your place by forwarding the TOTAL FEES for the workshops by check or credit card for the full amount.** *

CHECKS PAYABLE TO: Atlantic Overtures, 3549 North 47th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68104** *

CREDIT CARD DETAILS TO: atlanover9@aol.com or by phone (402) 453 3872 *

Please note if you withdraw from any workshop 2 weeks before the beginning of the workshop, any fee paid will be refunded EXCEPT for a $50 withdrawal fee per workshop. Within two weeks of the beginning of the workshop the entire fee is nonrefundable. PLEASE NOTE that no places are confirmed until receipt of the entire fee. Once a workshop is filled we will keep a waiting list and notify you if a place opens up. Please note all correspondence for these workshops will be conducted by email. If applying, it is your responsibility to check your email regularly.

PRIVATE COACHING SESSIONS WITH PATSY: Patsy will have a limited number of privates coaching sessions available during August. All sessions are arranged on an individual basis and fees are payable in advance of the session and nonrefundable. To schedule a private session please contact Catie at the address below.*

*
If you have questions or need more information: Please email: Icatieleorisa@sbcglobal.net, patsyworkshops@aol.com or atlanover9@aol.com or call (402) 453 3872.

TCG seeks interns, NYC

TCG seeks interns, NYC, ongoing

Posted by: "Joan Schirle" jschirle@gmail.com   schirlej

Wed Aug 6, 2008 2:06 pm (PDT)

TCG Seeks Interns

TCG's Internship Program is looking for highly motivated individuals with
good organizational, communication and computer skills. Learn about
contemporary American theatre through contact with the artists and
professionals who work in our over 450 member theatres, as well as constant
interaction with the TCG staff and its unique resources. Internships are
offered year-round in the following areas: Artistic Programs, Fundraising,
Communications, Management Programs, Advocacy/Education Programs, *American
Theatre* magazine/Publications, National Conference, Graphic Design,
Business Administration and Website. Summer and fall internships are
available.

Action: Visit the About TCG <http://www.tcg.org/about/jobs.cfm> section of
the website for more detailed information. To apply, email your résumé and a
cover letter indicating primary area of interest to Jen Cleary<jcleary@tcg.org>

FW: NY- Bronx Arts Ensemble seeks Teaching Artists

Teaching Artist 2008 (NYC Schools)

from craigslist | education/teaching jobs in new york city

Bronx Arts Ensemble is seeking applications for the position of Teaching Artist. This is a seasonal contract position with flexibility for the successful candidate to continue taking on other shorter term contract positions if desired. Part-time Dance, Visual Arts, Theater, Music - choral and Instrumental teachers will be assigned to local public school programs for our expanding Arts in Education program starting September 2008.

We are seeking someone with an active interest in teaching their artistic skills to school-age students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
•Applicants should have a passion for teaching and working with children.
•Previous teaching experience is required,
•Must be willing to work with participants of ages 5-18 years old at a general level.
•Fingerprints will be required.

Write on the subject line "Teaching Artist 2008" and your discipline
E-mail resume to : baeconcert@aol.com or fax: 718-549-4008

SEEKING AFRICAN-AMERCAN AND HISPANIC MIMES FOR PAID COMMERCIAL

Got this via email just now:  might be good for somebody out there reading this:

SEEKING AFRICAN-AMERCAN AND HISPANIC MIMES FOR PAID COMMERCIAL

DEPT OF HEALTH ABSTINENCE CAMPAIGN
PAY RATE: $1000 for fitting/rehearsal day
$2000 for shoot day including 2 year buyout
Casting Director: Strickman-Ripps
Audition: Wednesday, July 16
Shoot: July 31, 2008
Location: New York

Seeking Mimes. We are open to those who have professional movement and
professional dance experience, but will need to be familiar with miming and
will need to prepare short mime
performance.

[DAD] African American and Hispanic, ages 30¹s-mid 40¹s.
[GIRLS] African American and Hispanic, ages 10-­14.

If interested and available, please call Strickman-Ripps Casting ASAP:
212-966-3211

Dell'arte News-- Upcoming Shows in July

Recent Dell'arte Newsletter

GenNext On Stage is back! A week of performances, workshops & forums dedicated to highlighting our community's next generation of theatre makers. CURTAINS! Friday & Saturday, July 11-12 8pm. Carlo Theatre. $10 general/$8 students & seniors/$5 kids under 12 Click here to buy tickets VAUDEVILLE NOUVEAU Sunday, July 13 7:30pm. Carlo Theatre. $15 general/$12 students & seniors/$5 kids under 12 Click here to buy tickets As part of the 2008 GenNext On Stage, Dell'Arte's Mad River Festival is proud to present the Southern Humboldt Teen Ensemble Recycled Youth in "CURTAINS!"  What goes on behind the scenes? Not just in the theatre, but in our government, religions and corporations. Local teens take on these questions and so much more in an original show with music, clown, trapeze, comedy and an "haute trash" fashion show.   For more information ... To finish off the week, performers of all shapes, sizes, talents and ages will take the stage in "Vaudeville Nouveau," a comic cabaret for all ages featuring a variety of short, family-friendly performances by some of Humboldt County's most creative youth. Click here to buy tickets Support for GenNext On Stage comes from the SURDNA Foundation. GREAT FOR THE KIDS! Featuring Dell'Arte alumni Anna Svensson as part of the Nancy Jacobs Lafrenz Memorial Scholarship. THE FORGOTTEN KING Thursday & Friday, July 17-18 at 7:30pm Saturday, July 19 at 2pm & 7:30pm Carlo Theatre, $5 For ages 3 and up! Nobody remembered the King of Asine, not even himself. He lived thousands of years ago in a country far, far away. But, in Britt-Louise's museum of History we get to meet the King and follow him and a newly found friend on an amazing journey. Commedia dell´Arte meets Greek Mythology in this playful, visual show presented by Pantomimteatern, one of the leading producers of professional theatre for young people in Sweden. For more information ...   Enjoy all things Blue Lake on July 20! BLUE LAKE PAGEANT - 4pm, Blue Lake's Perigot Park After the all-day festivities of Annie & Mary Day, join us for an-only-at-Dell'Arte spectacle as hundreds of dancers, musicians, giant puppets and masked participants take to the streets of Blue Lake in a spirit of energy and creativity that must be experienced to be believed. Featuring Sun and Moon Ensemble of San Francisco. FREE BLUE LAKE BANDS OUT BACK - 5pm, Dell'Arte's Rooney Amphitheatre Stick around after the Pageant when Kulica, The Brendas, The Kiwis and Jeff DeMark take the stage of Dell'Arte's outdoor amphitheatre in a night that celebrates the bounty of Blue Lake's talent. $10 PRIZE OF HOPE A SUCCESS! On Saturday, June 21, Dell'Arte and the Danish Institute of Popular Theatre awarded the Prize of Hope to Academy-Award winning actor Tim Robbins and the Los Angeles-based theatre ensemble The Actors' Gang.  It was an evening full of great food, excellent company, poignant words and live music that will not soon be forgotten. Many thanks to all who attended, 3 Foods Cafe for the excellent food, GeoLink Wine for the libations, Ballet Arcata and the Mad River Grange for the use of their space and Tim Robbins and The Actors' Gang for joining us in this night of revelry. Also, many thanks to Streamguys for streaming the event live! Click here to check out their live coverage. Dell'Arte is located at 131 H St. in Blue Lake, just 5 minutes from Arcata on Highway 299. 707-668-5663   info@dellarte.com   www.dellarte.com   www.myspace.com/dellarte   This e-mail was sent from Dell'Arte Immediate removal with PatronMail® SecureUnsubscribe. To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link. To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link.

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Adam Gertsacov
Festival Director
Bright Night Providence
"Providence Artists Lighting Up New Year's Eve!"
http://www.brightnight.org
adam@brightnight.org
phone: 401-351-2596

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Corey Fischer presents Theatre Making Intensive (SF)

Friday, August 1: 7 - 9 PM,
 Saturday and Sunday, August 2 and 3: 12:30 -6:30 PM.

The theme will be: creating original theatre that bridges personal
(autobiographical) and collective (ancestral, social, political,historical) material.Corey Fischer, one of the founding members of A Travelling Jewish Theatre, will share some of the processes that he and his colleagues have developed over the past 30 years of making theatre that weaves these various realmstogether.

To find out more about the work of ATravelling Jewish Theatre http://www.atjt.com

In the workshop, participants will explore – in both solo and ensemble forms – ways of working with a variety of source materials: poetry, prose fiction and non-fiction, personal writing, personal and ancestral story, songs and improvisation. You'll create some rough beginnings to experience how these tools can work and how the personal and the collective persectives can provoke and enliven each other to form something larger. Much of the work will be active and embodied, but
there'll also be some time to discuss and reflect.

COST: $250 [$200 for NET members/members of NET theatres]
A Phone interview required. If interested, email  corey@coreyfischer.com or call (415) 596-3433.
He'll be posting more details in days to come on his own website <http://www.coreyfischer.com> .

Arne Zaslow Classes in Seattle

Seattle Clown Classes with Arne Zaslove

Arne Zaslove is teaching a class on clowning and physical theater in Seattle on 7 consecutive Mondays starting July 7. Classes will be held from 7 pm- 8:30 pm.

Classes will be held at [SANCA] The School for Acrobatics and New Circus Arts – 674 S. Orcas, Seattle. The class is a very reasonable $133.

Arne Zaslove is a director, teacher, mask specialist and physical theater consultant. As a Fulbright scholar, Arne was the first American to study at Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris. There he absorbed a deep understanding of masks and of physical theater. He later apprenticed with commedia dell' arte master Carlo Mazzone-Clementi (who went on to found the Dell' Arte School of Physical Theatre in Blue Lake).

Arne's method of training actors was synthesized through years as Artistic Director of the National Theatre School in Canada, co-founder of the University of Washington PATP program, and Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia. His approach focuses on freeing the individual's body and imagination through a carefully devised sequence of physical exercises, mask work and improvisation. His students have gone on to varied and successful careers, from the circus to Stratford and Hollywood.

Arne has directed and taught in many regional theaters and universities across the U.S. and Canada. During his 20-year tenure as Artistic Director of the Bathhouse Theatre in Seattle, his updated Shakespeare productions and 17 versions of The Big Broadcast (a tribute to the golden age of radio) were especially popular with audiences for their sensitive interpretations and inventive flair. Arne has also worked extensively with David Shiner, and directed the cabaret/theatre/dinner show Pomp, Duck, and Circumstance, which has been featured in Berlin, Seattle, and San Francisco.


To find out more about the class, contact Tara Jensen at SANCA 206-652-4433 or visit the website listed below:
http://www.sancaseattle.org

To find out more about Arne Zaslove, follow the link below:

http://www.zaslove.com

Dell'Arte Original Cast Returns to Korbel

The Dell'Arte Company is opening a new production tonight.

The Dell'Arte Company returns with original ensemble members Joan Schirle, Donald Forrest, and Michael Fields reprising their original roles as the Dugan Family

JUNE 26, 27, 28, 29 & JULY 3, 5, 6
(No performance on July 4)
8pm. Rooney Amphitheatre.
$15 general/$12 students & seniors/$5 kids under 12
Click here to buy tickets

A hilarious, farce-filled romp through all things Humboldt County, Dell'Arte's last Korbel production was nearly 10 years ago. But now the Dugans are back! Their little town of Korbel has fallen on economic hard times, and the only way to make a living is to grow medical marijuana. The only other employment option is at St. Mo's Hospital, a for-profit hospital built on the site of an old trailer park now owned by a casino. When a massive traffic accident caused by an out-of-control taco truck filled with machine guns (from the Blue Lake Police Department?) occurs in Korbel, the cast of characters end up at St. Mo's.
More trouble ensues from a massive power outage caused by the high-wattage demand of the marijuana grow houses. There's only enough juice left to keep one person alive on life support at St. Mo's. Who will survive?

"Korbel IV: The Accident" features live music and the hilarious physical performance style of the Dell'Arte ensemble. Back-up singers for Dell'Arte's house band directed by Tim Gray include Lila Nelson, Joyce Hough and Jaese Lecuyer. Also featuring Dell'Arte Company members David Ferney and Jacqueline Dandeneau. Come see Dell'Arte's "theatre of place" in action, as comic expertise satirizes and celebrates our local community. Dell'Arte creates theatre that is about this place and for this place - but speaks to the world.

July Class in DC-- Body-Motion-Gesture

center for movement theatre
actor preparation of the body
the imagination
and the art of collaboration
www.thisisthecenter.com 202 462-5810

BODY · MOTION · GESTURE
Taught by Dody DiSanto

JULY 1 – 29 Tuesday nights 7 - 10pm 5 Weeks Tuition - $250
Class location: The Center 4321 Wisconsin Ave, NW
METRO: redline Tenleytown

This class will work from the roots of classical pantomime and progress to a fast-paced style of gestural language that develops both micro and macro image building. We will also investigate spatial dynamics through the use of a reduced playing area. Strong ensemble training.

Dody DiSanto
TRAINING: Diploma, teaching certificate, Laboratoire Etude de Movement from Ecole Jacques Lecoq, where she received a private pedagogic apprenticeship; Etienne Decroux: corporal mime; Ecole Nationale du Cirque: wire, juggling, acrobatics, tap under the direction of Annie Fratellini; George Washington University: Fine Arts, Dance; Corcoran College of Art and Design. Nationally Certified for Massage Therapy and Bodywork.
TEACHING: Faculty at The Academy for Classical Acting for The Shakespeare Theatre at The George Washington University, The Yale School of Drama, The Catholic University of America and at The Center for Movement Theatre in Washington DC; Corcoran College of Art and Design: Dynamic Studies in Space, Gesture and Structure; Theatre of Creation Festival: assistant to Jacques Lecoq; Ringling Clown College and many years of residencies, workshops and coaching in various settings from academia to the curb of life.
PERFORMANCE: Off-Broadway at LaMaMa E.T.C., Lincoln Center Serious Fun Festival, Theatre for the New City, the Avignon Festival and for television and film. Founder and artistic director of Membrane Theatre Ensemble, and a member of several ensembles, including Chantier Theatre, Present Company, Phoenix Dance Theatre and Barking Rooster Theatre. Dody also created, owned and managed internationally acclaimed music venue, Nightclub 9:30 in Washington DC from 1980-87.

INFORMATION – REGISTRATION – WWW.ThisIsTheCenter.com

Commedia Workshops in L.A.

[via]Corpora & John Achorn Announce
Ongoing Worksessions in Commedia dell’Arte

Stage II – A six week intermediate/advanced class exploring character, selected lazzi, & scenarios ~ exploring how to apply commedia to the 21st Century
Monday evenings 7:00~10:00pm @ [via]Corpora Studio
Beginning Monday, June 16 ~ thru July 28

Stage I – A six week introduction to the essential elements of the commedia
style: mask, mime, improvisation, character, physical routines, ensemble.
Saturdays 10:00am – 1:00pm @ [via]Corpora Studio
Saturday, June 28 ~ thru August 2

Cost: $210 ~ Early Registration Discount (before June 9th): $180

Payment information at www.viacorpora.com
Contact: 310-396-3314 or jachorn@yahoo.com
[via]Corpora: 6575 Santa Monica Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90038

John Achorn is a master teacher in commedia dell’Arte, having studied with Carlo Mazzone-Clementi; he was an original member of the Dell-Arte Company and was instrumental in the founding of the renowned Dell’Arte School in Blue Lake CA. Mr. Achorn has taught workshops and classes for over 35 years at such institutions as UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, UC Riverside, University of Redlands, UC San Diego, USC, The Children’s Theatre Company of Minneapolis, ARTEL and the Antaeus Company here in Los Angeles. He is an actor, director and writer.

Dell'arte MFA show in SF--June 13-15

Between Two Winters
Created by the MFA Ensemble of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre

Catherine Tuttle, the accomplished and commanding mayor of Kalispell, MT, and her daughter, Naomi, travel to the deserts of Kuwait to honor a hero who was instrumental in extinguishing fires after the war in the Persian Gulf. During the course of the tribute, Catherine and this man recognize one another and now must reconcile a past they both have spent their lives running from. Between Two Winters is the culminating performance of the second year masters students in their study of the Tragic form.

Tragedy is a form that, at its root, pits the rational and ordered world against the world of terror and chaos. It deals with the human drive to step out of the chorus to stand for and proceed into the hero's journey, unwilling to be passive anymore in a world that defies logic and reason. This sets the tragic hero onto an irreversible collision course with the unrelenting forces of fate that result in a crash of cosmic proportions.

Fri, Jun. 13 - 8:00P
Sat, Jun. 14 - 2:30P
Sat, Jun. 14 - 8:00P
Sun, June 15 - 2:30P


At The Magic Theatre
For directions to The Magic Theatre, go to: http://www.magictheatre.org/pages/location.shtml

Call 707-668-5663 to inquire about student, educator and group discounts
For more information, go to: http://dellarte.com/

Ko Fest & Workshops

Dear Friends, Colleagues and Artistic Associates, 

This summer the 17th Annual KO  FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE will serve up a season on the theme of  "FOOD: appetites, attitudes and politics" July 7 - August 10, 2008 on the Amherst College campus in Amherst, MA. We will also offer a series of 6-day WORKSHOPS with expert teachers who are adept at gearing their classes for participants of all levels of experience, who have ranged in age 18 from to 80.

PERFORMANCES

• JULY 11 & 12 We will indulge our palates and awaken our senses with "SEASON" a DARK-DINING PROJECTS a multi-course banquet/performance installation where local foods will be served to BLINDFOLDED guests, set in an olfactory, tactile and sonic landscape.
  
  
• JULY 18 - 20 we will think about the politics and pleasures of eating as raised by LightBox's MILK-N-HONEY, a piece that is the result of three years of research and interviews with flavor scientists, farmers, dumpster-diving "freegans," diabetics and many others. All performances will be followed by the AFTER SHOW CAFÉ, a dynamic discussion forum with invited experts.
  
  
• JULY 25 - 27 with HEARTS AND TONGUES we will join Temple Crocker & Annie Kunjappy in contemplating humankind's relationship to the natural world and the role the senses play in this sublime, contentious and ever-evolving exchange.
  
  
• AUGUST 1 - 3 we will experience the power of song to give us a visceral experience of the control our desires and appetites have over us in SONGS OF HUNGER AND SATISFACTION, a new cabaret by Belle Linda Halpern that will be a funny, intriguing in a profound Jewish-American take on our constant hunger for food, sex, acceptance, and fame – and for true nourishment.

All of these performances are accompanied by lobby displays that contextualize the work and by facilitated, post-performance discussions that provide opportunities for inter-audience/artist exchange and civic dialogue.

 

In addition, we will host two special events:

• JULY 13 NANABOZHO, our annual all-ages event with the beloved Mettawee River Theatre Company, performed outdoors with live music and giant puppets

• AUGUST 8 - 10 2/3 - two short plays (Me and Bobby McGee and Lugnuts of the Soul) for three actors by Amherst College's Peter Lobdell.

 

WORKSHOPS

• July 7 - 12 THE ART OF COLLABORATION: devised theatre and ensemble practice
  with Temple Crocker and Barbara Lanciers
  

• July 14 – 19 FINDING THE THEATRICAL SOUNDSCORE: with voice and non-traditional instruments
  with Katie Down

• July 21 - 26 PHYSICAL & EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES TO CLASSICAL TEXTS
  with Ellen Beckerman
  

• July 28 - August 2 CREATING CABARET: styles, stories & songs
  with Deletta Gillespie
  

• August 4 - 9 FUNDAMENTALS OF PUPPET PERFORMANCE: performer, instrument & score
  with Robert Smythe?

Please help get the word out! Pass this information along to all appropriate friends, colleagues and students.

In spite of efforts to eliminate duplicates, some of you may have received more than one posting. Many of you are highly networked individuals who appear on more than one listserv, or have multiple e-mail addresses. Please, let me know by return email if you would like to be removed from this list, if you have email address updates, or if you would like to receive a festival brochure or weekly email reminders of our performances during the month-long festival. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THESE EVENTS PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT www.kofest.com

All best wishes,

 

--Sabrina 

 

Sabrina Hamilton
Artistic Director
Ko Festival of Performance

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Authentic Dynamics Workshop in July (NY)

Authentic Dynamics: momentum and change for actors and clowns

Join Under the Table's Matt Chapman on Saturday, July 5 in Brooklyn for a unique physical investigation of the dynamics of the performer

This world works on certain undeniable dynamics. To perform with authenticity, the actor must have the ability to identify and navigate them. In this workshop, a few fundamentals of the stage will be explored, including johakyu ( beginning/middle/end, or how things grow, break, and resolve), minimum-to-maximum, evolution, and the rhythms of comedy. W

This workshop is appropriate for actors, clowns, and directors of all levels. Learn to see human action and comedy onstage more clearly.

Dress to move and bring water.

When: Saturday, July 5, 2008. 1-6:30 pm
Where: Triskelion Arts: 118 N. 11th St, 3rd Floor. (L to Bedford,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Cost: $75 (Limited scholarships are available)
To register, reply by email. Payment holds your slot.
us@underthetabletheatre.org

Note: Class size is limited. If it gets filled up, they'll add a repeat section on Sunday the 6th, so if you're interested in that, let Matt know quickly.
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Matt Chapman is a performer, director, and teacher of physical theatre and clown. He is Artistic Director of Brooklyn's Under the Table, a physical theatre ensemble. He also tours as an actor with Dell'Arte International (California).

In the US, Matt has taught Clown and Improvisation as adjunct faculty at Marymount Manhattan College and Manhattanville College in New York, and has taught workshops at New York University, Vassar College, Sarah Lawrence College, Towson University, Luther College, the University of Iowa, the University of North Dakota, the New York Fringe Festival,
and the Carolinian Shakespeare Festival, as well as working in public schools and with the mentally ill in New York care facilities. He has served as an assistant to Ronlin Foreman, Clown master and Director of Pedagogy at Dell'Arte International.

Matt teaches abroad as well; his workshops in the last year have included South Africa, Denmark, the Netherlands, and England.

This past winter and spring, Matt directed "Circus Life," a contemporary circus work about HIV/AIDS in Durban, South Africa, toured the US teaching workshops for Dell'Arte International through the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, and taught Clown workshops in Denmark with the other members of Under the Table while
on tour there. He attended the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre
and received his bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas.

To find out more about Matt's work, please visit the websites listed below:
http://www.underthetabletheatre.org
http://www.clownnosefactory.com

Theatre admin job, Canada

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JOB - CENTRE ADMINISTRATOR - EDMONTON
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Canadian Centre for Theatre Creation
Department of Drama, University of Alberta

Salary Range:   $2059.64 - $2627.63/month + a comprehensive benefits
package

Hours: 17.5 per wk

This is an opportunity for an experienced, independent, imaginative arts
administrator to play a leading role in the establishment of an exciting
new venture for the Canadian Theatre. The CCTC will combine critical
research and creative activity in the creation of new theatre. It will
conduct, facilitate and promote creative activity and research in
original theatrical creation through Original Play and Performance
Creation, Collaborations with Community, Research and Publication,
Programs that Promote Diverse Voices, Interdisciplinary Research and
much more.

Reporting to the Director of CCTC, this position will be responsible for
creating an operating business plan, fundraising for short and long term
Centre activities, working with the Director in forging creative
partnerships and in raising the profile of the Centre, locally,
nationally and internationally, as well as developing and overseeing
administrative and financial structures which support the Centre's daily
operations and activities. A primary responsibility will be taking the
lead in fund development activities for the Centre.

Masters level degree or equivalent combination of formal education and
relevant professional experience will be considered.

Knowledge or experience with community organizations in the Arts sector
generally and theatre community specifically, both locally and
nationally, is essential.

Extensive experience in office management, an ability to work
independently, and a strong understanding of fund-raising principles and
strategies in the research, arts and community foundation environments
is required.

A detailed job description can be requested by contacting
knunn@ualberta.ca, resumes and cover letters can be sent to the same
address. Online applications through the U of A's careers website can be
made at
http://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Support/Competitions.aspx?key=1002

The deadline for applications is: June 6, 2008

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Fundraiser for Finelli movie

There will be a fundraising party for the work-in-progress film about the life of Judy Finelli (founder of SF Circus Center) on June 3 in San Francisco...details as well as info on how to contribute to the project:


http://www.denkerfilmworks.com/Denker_Filmworks/Fund-Raising_Party.html

Toy Theater Festival opens Friday (in Dumbo NY)

TOY THEATER MUSEUM SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAMS AND PERFORMANCES BENEFIT CONCERT TTF '08 CREDITS To order tickets for specific Programs, use the BUY TICKETS! links in the Program & Performances listings below. Individual programs $20; additional programs $15; kids' tickets half-price. To order a Festival Pass, click here! You will be taken to the St. Ann's Warehouse site. Festival Pass: $50! Includes admission to all shows, workshops & benefit concert not included. For assistance, or to order tickets by phone, call: 866-811-4111 or 718-254-8779. St. Ann's Warehouse 38 Water St., DUMBO, Brooklyn (Map) Getting here: A or C to High St.; F to York St.; 1, 2, or 3 to Clark St. 23FRI 5:00pm Toy Theater Museum Opening Reception 7:30pm Program 1 10:00pm Program 2 24SAT 1:00pm Public Workshop 5:00pm Symposium I 7:30pm Program 2 10:00pm Program 1 26MON 7:30pm Program 3 27TUE 7:30pm Program 4 28WED 7:30pm Program 4 9:30pm Toy Theater Festival Benefit Concert and Reception Parvathy Baul 29THU 7:30pm Program 5 10:00pm Film Screening: Dante's Inferno 30FRI 7:30pm Program 5 10:00pm Program 6 31SAT 1:00pm Public Workshop 5:00pm Symposium II 7:30pm Program 6 10:00pm Cabaret Mounted throughout the Warehouse, the finest examples of historical and contemporary toy theaters, representing 100 artists and collectors. Opening Reception: Friday May 23rd from 5:00 to 7:00pm; FREE! The exhibit will be open (and free) to the public and ticketholders one hour before showtimes and starting at 2:00pm on May 29 and 30. TEMPORARY TOY THEATER MUSEUM PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Jason Adams • Emily Anderson • Morgan FP Andrews • Germán List Arzubide • Danielle Ash • Daniel Baker • Jon Bankert • Alejandro Benítez • Michelle Beshaw • Eric Bernard • Ramón Alva de la Canal • David Hyde Costello • Jonathan Cross • Pablo Cueto • Marsian DeLellis • Trish Denton • Andrea Dezsö • Drama of Works • Morgan Eckert • Eric Edelman • Joel Egger • Beth Elkins • El Puente Academy Students & El Puente Leadership Center • Sally Fisher • Sean-Michael Fleming • Jane Freeman • Elvira Gascón • Janie Geiser • Alexandra Gray • Chris Green • Ayesha Hameed • Patrick Harrop • Sarah Hauser • Louise Harter • Serra Hirsch • Island Academy (Rikers Island) • Frances Jetter • Rebecca Kelly • Tine Kindermann • Kieran Kinsella  • Mayer Kirshenblatt • Kara Kovacev • Daniel Lang/Levitsky • Jamie Leo • Naima Lowe • P.J. McWhiskers • Johnnie Moore • Ann Neff • El Neto • Ken Nintzel • Judith O'Hare • Oiseaux Sisters (Carolyn Fellman & Susan Andrews) • Erin Orr • Lisa Pietersma • Fiona Pippa • Valeska Populoh & Cause Company • Julio Prieto • Helen Quinn • Kip Rathke • Maddy Rosenberg • Erik Ruin • AE Ryan • Harry Saffren • Toni Schlesinger • Beom Sik Shim • Annie Silverman • Lake Simons • Lydia Stein • Mark Sussman • KT Thomas • Edwin Torres • Amy Walsh • K Webster • Karen Werner • Paul Zaloom/Sean Meredith/Sandow Birk • Danijel Zezelj Above (l to r): From Alain Lecucq's A Robinson, Temporary ToyTheater Museum (2006), Great Small Works' Blue Skies FESTIVAL BENEFIT CONCERT: Parvathy Baul Join us for this special concert and reception with international artist Parvathy Baul, a gifted singer, painter and storyteller from West Bengal who has chosen the path of self-training in the Baul order. Parvathy is known for her electrifying voice and masterful solo performances in the ancient Baul style, dancing and singing while accompanying herself with use of traditional instruments (the duggie, ektara, and nupu). Wednesday, May 28 at 9:30pm Admission $30 BUY TICKETS! FILM SCREENING: Dante's Inferno A film which melds the seemingly disparate traditions of apocalyptic live-action graphic novel and charming Victoria-era toy theater, Dante's Inferno is a subversive, darkly satirical modern update of the original 14th-century literary classic. A collaboration between artist Sandow Birk, designer Elyse Pignolet, director/writer Sean Meredith, composer Mark McAdam, and writer/puppeteer Paul Zaloom. Thursday, May 29 at 10:00pm Admission: $10 BUY TICKETS! PUBLIC WORKSHOPS Learn about the history and construction of toy theater stages and puppets, then create your own story—in a box! All ages welcome. Saturdays May 24 & 31, 1:00 to 4:00pm Admission: $20 for adults, kids $10 Saturday May 24 BUY TICKETS! Saturdays May 31 BUY TICKETS! HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOPS Students from Brooklyn's El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice will present an original toy theater work inspired by the 1992 Cuban film, "The Last Rhumba of Papa Montero," and the students' own reflections on rites of passage. The production stems from Great Small Works' Toy Theater-making workshops in NYC public high schools (including Island Academy on Riker's Island), and is a collaboration between El Puente Academy, El Puente Williamsburg Leadership Center, and Great Small Works teaching artists Jenny Romaine, Sam Wilson and Phillip Shung. Friday, May 30 Brooklyn location & Time TBA F R E E ! TOY THEATER SYMPOSIA SYMPOSIUM I: New Dramaturgies: Puppetry, Video, and the Miniature Moderated by Mark Sussman With panelists: Toni Dove, Sha Xin Wei, Grant Guy, and Susan Simpson. Saturday May 24, 5:00 -7:00pm. FREE! SYMPOSIUM II: Seriously Fake: The Compressed Powerof the Miniature (A discussion of possibilities for Toy Theater in the 21st Century) Moderated by John Bell With: Eileen Blumenthal, Claudia Orenstein, Ravi Gopalan Nair,and Frank Maugeri. Saturday, May 31, 5:00 - 7:00pm. FREE! Alejandro Benîtez (see Program 1)
FAMILY PROGRAM Sunday 5/25 at 11:00am and 2:00pm LIZ JOYCE (Sag Harbor, New York) The Rooster's Gift Rooster is proud of his gift, crowing and making the sun rise until one morning, he oversleeps and the sun rises without him! A colorful, traditional Toy Theater puppet show for young children and chickens, written by Pam Conrad. JUDITH O'HARE, YOU & ME PUPPETS (Reading, MA) The Crocodile, The Boy, and The Good Deed A story from the plains of Africa which raises a universal question: "Does a good deed deserve a bad deed? PETER SCHAUERTE-LÜKE (Germany) Zeralda's Ogre Based on a well-known children's book by Tomi Ungerer. This ogre likes children very much - to eat. RON SOPYLA (NYC) Shadow Screens The ultimate in low tech shadow puppetry! Cardboard cut outs on a frame made of tinker toys lit by penlight flashlights. Still, they fill a wall with funny, exciting, and dreamlike images to accompany good, silly stories. Family Program Sunday 5/25 at 11am BUY TICKETS! Sunday 5/25 at 2pm BUY TICKETS!	PROGRAM ONE Friday 5/23 at 7:30pm Saturday 5/24 at 10:00pm HANNE TIERNEY, GAUTAM DASGUPTA and JANE WANG (NYC) Das Triadische Ballett This Bauhaus toy theater features the rise and fall, from 1912 to 1923, of Oscar Schlemmer's Triadic Ballet. The story chronicles the pitfalls of collaborations, and is performed by cut-outs of Schlemmer's costume designs. Jane Wang accompanies on the toy piano. SPICA WOBBE & PEI-YU SHIH (NYC & Taiwan) "So Close and Yet... So Far" A non-verbal poetic story created with shadows and light about a girl searching for a star which looks so close and yet… so far. Performed by Spica Wobbe and Morgan Eckert. Music by Yang Chen and Ming-chang Chen. LAURA HEIT (Los Angeles) The Matchbox Shows Miniature Raconteur and sequined pyromaniac performs teeny tiny puppet shows inside matchboxes. HUNTER KACZOROWSKI (NYC) Duncan, Part One -or- The Boy With a Bird in His Heart A dreamscape of the early life of Duncan Grant (1885-1978), one of the first Post-Impressionist painters in England and an enigmatic playboy of English bohemia. Performed with Dax Valdes, narrated by Charis Jones. Program One Friday 5/23 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS! Saturday 5/24 at 10:00pm BUY TICKETS!
PROGRAM TWO Friday 5/23 at 10:00pm Saturday 5/24 at 7:30pm CAITLIN LAINOFF (Los Angeles) Le Petite Macabre A puppet opera inspired by Gyorgy Ligeti, the story of an inept devil heralding the destruction of the world to make way for a cleaner, brighter century. Performed by Jesse Ayala, Danielle Ash, Beom-Sik Shim and Catherine Strecker, music by Daniel Corral--all current students or recent graduates of California Institute of the Arts. CLARE DOLAN, GABE LEVINE, and THE MUSEUM OF EVERYDAY LIFE (Vermont) The Road to Brody The story by Russian Jewish writer Isaac Babel succeeds to be more than just a lyrical anti-war tome. Turning his keen eye towards the everyday interactions of ordinary people, Babel deftly reveals greater truths about the generosity and avarice of human beings, and the sheer beauty of life, despite all of its brutality and disappointments. GREAT SMALL WORKS & CENTER FOR ADVANCED VISUAL STUDIES, MIT Definitely Maybe Based on a novel by Soviet science fiction writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, which questions the limits of scientific knowledge in the modern world from the perspective of a handful of 1970's Soviet scientists. A collaboration between John Bell, Larissa Harris and Jessica Rylan through MIT's Center for Advanced Visual Studies. RAVI GOPALAN NAIR & PARVATHY BAUL (Kerala, India) The Story of Radha and Krishna A singing story-telling performance with small hand-carved wotoden puppets, based on Indian concepts of Toy Theater. The story of Radha and Krishna has inspired men and women from all classes and religions for many centuries; its story of unconditional love brought revolution in human relationships with the freedom to remain unbounded. Program Two Friday 5/23 at 10:00pm BUY TICKETS! Saturday 5/24 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS!	PROGRAM THREE Sunday 5/25 at 7:30pm Monday 5/26 at 7:30pm VARIOUS ARTISTS Mini-Performances in The Museum Small, short, intimate performances take place simultaneously in the Temporary Toy Theater Museum. Peep shows, experiments with light and shadow, pop-ups, and pre-film technology. Janie Geiser (Los Angeles) The Reptile Under the Flowers Erin Orr with Sxip Shirey and Fabian Gonzalez (NYC) Armchair Naturalist Adhere & Deny (Winnipeg) The Prampolini Action Lake Simons (NYC) The Old Umbrella Man Daniel Lang-Levitsky (NYC) Excerpts from muqaddimah Chris Green (NYC) Sleepwalker's Waltz Great Small Works & Topological Media Lab (Montreal) Soil Desire People Dance Danielle Ash & Beom Sik Shim (Los Angeles) Light Cave and Light Surgery Alexandra Gray (NYC) From Ashes Ken Nintzel (NYC) Palindrome SUSAN SIMPSON (L.A.) Concrete Folk Variations A steely serial noir set in the cop-shops, lesbian bars and streetcars of McCarthy era Los Angeles, just before the rise of the modern gay rights movement. PETER SCHAUERTE-LÜKE (Germany) Jack the Giant Killer -and- The Giant's Tale Direct from the Burgtheater in a castle near Cologne, two stories about giants: the first a traditional English tale; the second based on a short story by Wolfgang Hildesheimer, whose stories mirror human behaviors with a fine black humor. ALEJANDRO BENiTEZ & ANA MARTiNEZ (Mexico City) Leyendas Based on two popular Mexican fables from colonial times, representing myths still alive in Mexico's memory: a beautiful sorcerer and a deserving ghost. Program Three Sunday 5/25 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS! Monday 5/26 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS!
PROGRAM FOUR Tuesday 5/27 at 7:30pm Wednesday 5/28 at 7:30pm PUPPETEERS COOPERATIVE (NYC & Boston) Civility and the Sea Three women of Marblehead encounter cross-dressing, capitalism, and murder, while remaining perfectly respectable at all times. Performed by Sara Peattie, Theresa Linnahan and Michelle Beshaw, known for large-scale puppet parades, pageants and ceremonies of celebration and complaint. LITTLE BLUE MOON THEATRE (California) Nathalie -and- The Widow Little Blue Moon Theatre is known for its gently erotic and often hilarious toy theatre productions. In Nathalie a French street puppeteer takes off all of her clothes inside her booth puppet stage on a hot day.In The Widow a lamenting widow offers anything for a night of complete satisfaction with a man. Created and performed by Michael and Valerie Nelson (aka Magical Moonshine Theater). ALAIN LECUCQ, COMPAGNIE PAPIERTHEATRE (France) A Robinson Robinson Crusoe, alone-or almost alone--on his desert island, is one of the most famous characters in literature. He was seen on stages all over England and many paper theatres of the 19th century were dedicated to him. Texts from both Daniel Defoe's novel and historic toy theater adaptations. TORRY BEND (Los Angeles) Loser Adaptation of Aimee Bender's story of a boy who, after losing his parents, develops a supernatural relationship to objects. Narrator: Julia Paskin; Puppeteers: Brenda Gausch, Catherine Strecker, Caitlin Lainoff, Jesse Ayala; Musicians: Emily Corwin, Daniel Corral; artwork by Cristina Paulos. Program Four Tuesday 5/27 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS! Wednesday 5/28 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS!	PROGRAM FIVE Thursday 5/29 at 7:30pm Friday 5/30 at 7:30pm COSMIC BICYCLE THEATRE (NYC) The Dong with the Luminous Nose A selection from the upcoming operetta, Mister Edward Lear's ABSURD-Ditties. Designed, directed and composed by J.E.Cross of The ClockWorks, Inc. SHODDY PUPPET COMPANY (Philadelphia) Soldiers and Chickens In this surreal story of loyalty and love, mythological images from the works of H.C. Anderson and Frank L. Baum unravel allegories of aviation, acrophobia, and antebellum race laws, all converging at a soiree in the belly of a fish. MEREDITH HOLCH (Vermont) Picture Perfect An animated video featuring cut-out pictures and kids' farm toys come to life. The result is an inventive and poignant look at development's effect on Vermont's landscape and its disappearing rural traditions. CHINESE THEATRE WORKS (NYC) Two Horses Combining Peking Opera techniques and Western paper theater to tell a story of cultural change and continuity: CTW founder Kuang-Yu Fong's journey towards becoming a Peking Opera artist in late-20th-century Taiwan. Created by Kuang-Yu Fong and Stephen Kaplin and performed by Ms. Fong, Mr. Kaplin, Yayun Teng and Jing Shan. ERICA HARRIS (NYC) The Big Ship An animated video. Program Five Thursday 5/29 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS! Friday 5/30 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS!
PROGRAM SIX Friday 5/30 at 10:00pm Saturday 5/31 at 7:30pm FRANK MAUGERI & SETH BOCKLEY (Chicago) Laika's Coffin A miniature opera with miniature Soviet-inspired sets, based on the biography of the doomed first animal in space. Created and directed by Frank Maugeri of Redmoon Theater and Seth Bockley, with music by Kevin O'Donnell, puppets by Kass Copeland, and art direction by Angela Tillges. PETER SCHUMANN (Vermont) University of Majd: The Story of a Palestinian Youth With the help of a violin, a pair of cardboard wings and a pile of paper dolls, Bread and Puppet Theater's director tells the real story of a Palestinian youth in an Israeli prison. PAUL ZALOOM & LYNN JEFFRIES (Los Angeles) Abecedarium N to Z Puppeteer and political satirist Zaloom and renowned designer and nightclub puppeteer Jeffries pack a wallop in a series of rapid-fire vignettes. GREAT SMALL WORKS (NYC & Boston) Blue Skies Scenes of flood, tornado, wind and rain question the politics of weather disaster. Created and performed by Isaac Bell, Trudi Cohen, Ron Kelley, Cate Kelley and Jonathan Kelley. Program Six Friday 5/30 at 10:00pm BUY TICKETS! Saturday 5/31 at 7:30pm BUY TICKETS!	TOY THEATER CABARET HOSTED BY GREAT SMALL WORKS Saturday 5/31 at 10:00pm- One Show Only BUY TICKETS! Be terrified! Be Amazed! Be Inspired! The Angel of History lords over a carnival of short toy theater wonders ranging from the low to high tech, from traditional to inventive, from political to personal to fantastic. BONNIE DUNCAN (Boston) Alva's Companion A tiny lamplit meditation on love and loss. Music by Valerie Opielski. HOWIE LEIFER (NYC) The Preacher and the Flood A cautionary tale based on a song by Rick Nestler. EMILY DeCOLA & JONATHAN FARMER ( NYC) Unearthed A photographer attempts to capture the soul of his beloved in the heart of his camera. KATE BREHM (NYC) Pig and Pepper Alice is followed down a toy theater video rabbit hole, using classical Alice in Wonderland illustrations as puppets, and a camera as an overhead projector. ISAAC BELL (Boston) & JONATHAN KELLEY (Vermont) Manifest Destiny A rotting lump of a post-apocolyptic world in the confines of a rather large wooden box. Inspiration from Dante's Inferno and Dawn of the Dead, with lyrics from Radiohead, a poem by Claire King and soundtrack by Ron Kelley, Jonathan Kelley, and Isaac Bell. JIM NAPOLITANO & TIM LAGASSE (CT) The Rag The latest in "Wayang Zerox," the form these two UConn Puppet Arts graduates invented in 1992, combining Victorian Toy theater, a video camera and the daily news. ALISSA HUNNICUTT (NYC) Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Based on a song by Samuel Barber with text from a James Agee prose poem depicting the sights and sounds of Knoxville, Tennessee. A story of childhood memories and love of family. Toy Theater Cabaret Saturday 5/31 at 10:00pm One Show Only BUY TICKETS!
Great Small Works is: John Bell, Trudi Cohen, Stephen Kaplin, Jenny Romaine, Roberto Rossi (on leave), and Mark Sussman Toy Theatre Festival: Co-Designer Rob Ebeltoft • Museum Associate Emmy Bean • Program Associates Lake Simons, Erin Orr • Production Manager Meghan Williams • Lighting Design Jeanette Yew • Stage Managers Andrea Rideout, Gregory Corbino • Graphic & Website Design Sean-Michael Fleming Great Small Works wishes to thank the following for their generous support of the Eighth International Toy Theater Festival: National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Jim Henson Foundation, Scherman Foundation, Kornfeld Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Sonya Staff Foundation, Asian Cultural Council