Archive for September, 2009
Information about upcoming workshops with Jef Johnson in NYC and LA: NYC workshop: [pdf] LA workshop: [pdf] “You have spent your whole life learning and it has only made you dumb.” - Jef Johnson You are a portal connecting everyone to everything. Reconnecting to the innate nature of mindlessness is the key to unlocking the portal. Sounds smart but it isn’t… ... [ READ MORE ]
Occurring daily, it begins in stillness and silence, the body seated on a smooth, steady ground. Only breathing, and that, fully, one with the blood that circulates within oneself, the doer’s mind at rest, intent only on the experience to breathe – The Breath, the first pillar of practice. Each breath in, each breath out, ... [ READ MORE ]
Practice I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what practice means- the act of revisiting/ deepening/ working inward. Implicitly that there is something to be honed/ kept in shape/ kept alive and fertile. The practice of a performer without a school or performance attached has always left me feeling ill-equipped. I have often wondered how ... [ READ MORE ]
This workshop is interesting for its bold use of the name Grotowski in the title. I suspect that one effect of “The Year of Grotowski” is that his name will come into greater circulation to describe workshops. So many people were part of events in some way named after “Grotowski” this year. From that it’s ... [ READ MORE ]
I receive a lot of CFPs (calls for papers) for academic publication. I don’t want to post too many of them in this forum because I want to be very clear that this is not a place just for scholars and academics. My first priority here is to create a community of practitioners – and ... [ READ MORE ]
For me, what holds it together is a certain kind of space. I call it “the studio.” I like studios with wooden floors and big windows. I also like studios with no windows, where the floors are made of earth. Industrial studios with floors of cement. Church basements with checkered linoleum floors and pillars. Outdoor studios ... [ READ MORE ]
From The Couch and the Stage: Integrating Words and Action in Psychotherapy, by Robert J. Landy: The most notable moment in the early discovery of psychodrama came out of Moreno’s work with the Stegreiftheater. As reported in detail, this discovery occurred as Moreno was working with one of his cast members, Barbara. Barbara most often was ... [ READ MORE ]
I have always been impressed by the workshop and training schedule that Studio 5 maintains. They regularly offer extended workshops, intensives, and even semester-long conservatory programs in a creative practice based on Balinese maskwork and Michael Chekhov techniques. All of this takes place in the Studi 5 space, which is an apartment next door to ... [ READ MORE ]
The Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at CUNY presents: PRELUDE 09: Ecologies, Economies, and Engagement! Presented by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, The Graduate Center, CUNY, the sixth-annual Prelude Festival celebrates the explorers and visionaries of NYC’s theatre and performance scene. More information: [link] ... [ READ MORE ]
From the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards: 1) I AM AMERICA: Preview of a performance in poetry I AM AMERICA is the result of the research of the Open Program of the Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards into the meaning and consequent actions that emerge from the poetic word. Directed by Mario Biagini and based ... [ READ MORE ]
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