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Ensemble
Theater Festival
Blue Lake, California
June 21-26, 2005
For
a full schedule of events click here
To see info about each play click on the name below
Performing companies
will include:
Lab
Presentations
Seven
ensemble companies will explore the essential questions,
process and experiments that are at the heart of their work
and will include performance, demonstration and conversation.
Featuring:
- Coatlicue
Theatre
Saturday, June 25, 1 pm
Studio Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata
- Cultural
Odyssey
Thursday, June 23, 11 am
Studio Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata
- NaCl
Theatre
Friday, June 24, 3:30 pm
Studio Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata
- Sojourn
Theatre
Friday, June 24, 11 am
Studio Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata
- Playback
Theatre (NYC)
Sunday,
June 26, 3:30 pm
Carlo Mazzone-Clementi Theatre, Dell'Arte, Blue Lake
- Theatre
Grottesco & Sideshow Physical Theatre
Thursday,
June 23, 3:30 pm
Van Duzer Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata
- Traveling
Jewish Theatre
Wednesday, June 22, 3:30 pm
Studio Theatre, Humboldt State University, Arcata
PANELS
& WORKSHOPS
Training
Ensemble Performers
Panelists:
Robert Leonard, moderator; Ellen Lauren, Joan Schirle, Stephen
Buescher and Juanita Rockwell.
Question: What are the essential values and craft that are
necessary to training to work in an ensemble practice?
Art,
Activism and Ensemble
Panelists:
Meena Natarajan, moderator; R.G. Davis; Rhodessa Jones;
Jim Nieson and Steve Ginsberg
Question: How does the stated social activism at the center
of many ensembles work to inform the creation of the art
and the life of the ensemble in the context of their community?
Passing
the Torch: The Future of Ensemble Theatre
Panelists:
Theresa Holden, moderator; John O' Neal, Carleton Turner,
Steven Sapp and Aaron Davidman
Question: How is the practice of ensemble work passed on
to a new generation? Is the act of passing the torch within
a given ensemble even possible?
Books
on Ensemble: 3 Recent and Those Yet To Be
Panelists:
Dudley Cocke, moderator; Linda Burnham, Jan Cohen-Cruz and
Ferdinand Lewis
Three recent publications by the panelists are the occasion
for a dialogue about imagining the role of scholarship and
publishing in developing the field of ensembles.
Strategic
Planning Workshop
Lisa
Mount, workshop leader
What is different about strategic planning for ensembles
than strategic planning for any other theatre?
How do we apply this planning strategy to planning the future
of the NET?
A
Conversation with Funders
An
opportunity to meet national funders of theatre, hear about
their programs and ask questions in a casual environment.
Participants include:
- Emilya
Cachapero, Director of Artistic Programs, Theatre Communications
Group
- Sandra
Gibson, President & CEO, Association of Performing Arts
Presenters
- Cheryl
Ikemiya, Program Officer for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable
Foundation
- Angie
Kim, Director of Programs, Arts and Conservation, Flintridge
Foundation
- Diane
Ragsdale, Program Associate, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Roberta
Uno, Program Officer, Media, Arts and Culture, Ford Foundation?
Sunday,
June 26 is Open Workshop Day!
Don't
miss the opportunity to work with members of different NET
ensembles in a workshop format.
OTHER
EVENTS
Opening
Night Reception - This official kick-off party will
be held immediately after Dell'Arte's performance of "The
Golden State."
Opening Introductions - Welcomes, introductions and keynotes
by Joan Channick, deputy director of Theater Communications
Group; Terry Greiss, artistic director, Irondale Ensemble,
and NET board president; and Roberta Uno, program officer
at Ford Foundation.
The
NET Festival Cabaret - An explosion of late-night madness
featuring festival performers, live music and special guests
in a crazy cavalcade of mayhem and breathtaking skills.
Closing
Dinner - When the final performances have ended, and
the panels and labs have come to an end, what better way
to wrap things up than with a party? Hosted by Dell'Arte
in our gorgeous outdoor amphitheatre, this is the last hurrah.
Parting words, live local music, great food and general
merriment for all!
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To join our mailing list please
send an email to netfest@gmail.com.
Web site information updated
almost daily; check back often!
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