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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Fwd: See TARTUFFE in Boston Oct. 25
Monday, September 22, 2008
fw: NACL holding auditions for female actor, NYC
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
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Brad Krumholz
Artistic Director, NACL Theatre
845-557-0694
brad@nacl.org
http://www.nacl.org/
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Dell'arte Goes to Bali 2009 Feb 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 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.
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.
• 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.
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.
FOR MORE INFO: EMAIL OR CALL info@dellarte.com 707.668.5663
or visit http://www.dellarte.com
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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.*
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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 InternsTCG'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>
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
FW: NY- Bronx Arts Ensemble seeks Teaching Artists
Teaching Artist 2008 (NYC Schools)
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
Monday, July 14, 2008
SEEKING AFRICAN-AMERCAN AND HISPANIC MIMES FOR PAID COMMERCIAL
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
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Dell'arte News-- Upcoming Shows in July
Recent Dell'arte Newsletter
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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
OTHER PROJECTS
flea circus -->http://www.trainedfleas.com
clown shows --> http://www.acmeclown.com
more clowns-->http://www.clownlink.com
P.T. Barnum -->http://www.ptbarnum.org
Rhode Island A to Z -->http://www.riatoz.com
RI weblog ---->http://www.quahogs.blogspot.com
Yonkers Arts---> http://yonkersarts.blogspot.com
Yonked House Blog--->http://www.yonked.com
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Corey Fischer presents Theatre Making Intensive (SF)
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> .
Friday, July 4, 2008
Arne Zaslow Classes in Seattle
Seattle Clown Classes with Arne Zaslove
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.
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
Friday, June 27, 2008
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
Thursday, June 5, 2008
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.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
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
Call 707-668-5663 to inquire about student, educator and group discounts
For more information, go to: http://dellarte.com/
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Ko Fest & Workshops
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Artistic Associates,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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?
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,
Artistic Director
Ko Festival of Performance
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 performerThis 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
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Theatre admin job, Canada
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
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Toy Theater Festival opens Friday (in Dumbo NY)
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| 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.
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
