{"id":643,"date":"2013-06-13T17:23:43","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T15:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lamamaumbria.org\/?page_id=643"},"modified":"2015-06-20T17:36:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-20T15:36:49","slug":"corsi-estate-2013","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.lamamaumbria.org\/?page_id=643","title":{"rendered":"SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

14TH ANNUAL LA MAMA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS
\nJULY 13 \u2013 27, 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
TEACHING ARTISTS:<\/span>
\n \u2028ESTELLE PARSONS, V\u00cdT HO\u0158EJ\u0160, DAN SAFER, PING CHONG<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

The International Symposium for Directors at La MaMa Umbria is a training program for directors, choreographers, actors, and theatre-makers. Internationally renowned theatre artists conduct workshops and lecture\/demonstrations. Visits to neighboring hill towns and cities for local arts festivals and community fairs are also included.<\/p>\n

WEEK 1: July 13 – 19<\/span><\/strong>
\n ESTELLE PARSONS and DAN SAFER<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

ESTELLE PARSONS<\/strong> – THE ACTOR\/DIRECTOR COLLABORATION
\n<\/span>\"\"Estelle Parsons has been pursuing the art of acting for 77 years, and was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in 2004. She has premiered plays on Broadway by Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams and David Lindsay-Abaire, among others. She has performed off-Broadway, on Broadway, across the country, Canada, London, Australia and Istanbul. She has won an Obie for two distinguished performances and an Academy Award for Arthur Penn\u2019s Bonnie And Clyde. She has received four Tony Award nominations, and was honored with La MaMa\u2019s Silver Bell Award in 2013.<\/p>\n

THE ACTOR\/DIRECTOR COLLABORATION<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The workshop will explore the relationship between actor and director using traditional and experimental rehearsal techniques which are influenced by the style of the piece. Participants will come prepared with a variety of texts to explore.<\/p>\n

DAN SAFER – <\/strong>SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE\/THEATER<\/span>
\n\"\"Dan Safer originally hails from the wild suburbs of New Jersey and is the Artistic Director of Witness Relocation. As a director or choreographer, his work has been seen at La MaMa, BAM, Dance Theater Workshop, Ash Lawn Opera; he has choreographed operas, rock videos and fashion shows, and is the winner of two NY Innovative Theater Awards. Dan is the Head of Movement Training at the Playwrights Horizons Theater School\/ NYU.<\/p>\n

\u00a0SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE\/THEATER<\/strong>
\nCreating dynamic, genre-defying dance and theater. Techniques that focus on what is happening in the room, building material from what is on hand and spiraling out from there into surprising and endlessly inventive territory. Task based, problem solving methods that eliminate the pressure to \u201cbe creative\u201d and simply allow you to work and make constant discoveries. Making sure what we are doing is continuously fun and exciting, as well as a little scary at times. Bringing to the performance of what we generate a \u2018rock band\u2019 feeling – no fourth wall, we\u2019re in the room with the audience making a feedback loop of energy to create a singular shared experience.<\/p>\n

Week 2: July 20 – 27<\/span><\/strong>
\n V\u00cdT HO\u0158EJ\u0160 and PING CHONG<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n

V\u00cdT HO\u0158EJ\u0160 <\/strong>– PLAYING WITH PUPPETS
\n<\/strong><\/span>\"\"V\u00edt Ho\u0155ej\u0161 studied traditional puppetry as a child and theater as an adult in Prague. He ultimately founded the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre (CAMT) in 1990 with other \u00e9migr\u00e9s from Prague. V\u00edt has translated, written, adapted and directed a dozen plays for CAMT. Most recently, he wrote and directed King Executioner at Theater for the New City, which earned him an Innovative Theatre Award nomination for Best Director. V\u00edt has performed for film, theater and TV productions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

PLAYING WITH PUPPETS
\n<\/strong>Master puppeteer and director, V\u00edt Ho\u0155ej\u0161 leads a workshop focusing on use of string puppets in combination with live actors in theatre. Participants will learn the basics of traditional marionette manipulation and discover new and unorthodox ways in which marionettes can be used. Scenes will be created based on Plato\u2019s Republic.<\/p>\n

PING CHONG<\/strong> – ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE: CREATING, DEVISING, DIRECTING<\/span>
\n\"\"Ping Chong is an internationally acclaimed theatre director, playwright, and pioneer in the use of media in the theater.\u00a0 A recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, USA Artist Fellowship, two BESSIE awards and two OBIE awards, Mr. Chong\u2019s work has been presented at major festivals and theatres around the world throughout his 40 year career. Ping Chong & Company has created over 40 Undesirable Elements productions, including Cry for Peace: Voices from the Congo (Syracuse Stage), Secret Survivors, and Inside\/Out: Voices from the Disability Community at La MaMa as part of their 20th anniversary Undesirable Elements Festival in 2012. www.pingchong.org<\/a><\/p>\n

ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE: CREATING, DEVISING, DIRECTING<\/strong>
\nInterdisciplinary artist Ping Chong will lead a workshop focusing on the generative process. This is a studio workshop in which actor\/creators, director\/creators, performance\/creators with a conceptual bent and open mind will explore and create non-traditional interdisciplinary work. Participants will explore space, image, movement,\u00a0 sound, media, and performance, both separately and in combination, and must be willing and open to collaborating with others from different disciplines. Participants are encouraged to bring texts of all kinds, recorded music and sound effects, and portable media with which to create.<\/p>\n

MASTER ACTING WORKSHOPS<\/span><\/strong>
\n JULY 30 \u2013 AUGUST 9, 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
TEACHING ARTISTS:<\/span>
\n KRISTIN LINKLATER, PAUL BINNERTS & NANCY GABOR<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

Actors enhance their skills and learn new approaches to their craft in a ten-day intensive workshop with world-renowned teaching artists.<\/p>\n

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KRISTIN LINKLATER<\/strong><\/span> is a founding member and the Artistic Director of The Linklater Center for Voice and Language. Ms. Linklater is Professor of Theater Arts and currently serves as Head of Acting of the Graduate Theatre Division of Columbia University in New York City. Teachers trained by her are employed in almost all of the professional actor-training programs in the United States.\u00a0www.kristinlinklater.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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PAUL BINNERTS<\/strong><\/span>, the author of Acting In Real Time<\/em>, is a director and acting teacher who has developed his approach to acting and theater for more than 40 years. An acting\/directing\/ playwriting teacher and director at several theater schools in Holland, Germany and the US, he currently teaches at the Amsterdam Theaterschool and the Tisch Drama Department of NYU.\u00a0www.paulbinnerts.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"NANCY GABOR<\/strong><\/span> has directed over 70 plays using both improvisation and her own method: The Core Technique. Nancy currently teaches at the Amsterdam Theaterschool. Her classes are physical, vocal, emotional and full of fun! Her workshop focuses actors on developing presence and being present. www.GaborWorks.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

PLAYWRIGHT RETREAT<\/span><\/strong>
\n AUGUST 12 \u2013 22, 2013<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
TEACHING ARTIST: ERIK EHN<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

A master playwright meets with the writers to lead discussions, workshops and writing exercises. During the 10-day symposium, playwrights will have ample time to work on new or existing material.<\/p>\n

\"\"ERIK EHN<\/strong><\/span>\u2019s work includes The Saint Plays<\/em>, Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling<\/em>, Maria Kizito, No Time Like the Present<\/em>, Wolf at the Door<\/em>, Tailings<\/em>, Beginner<\/em>, Ideas of Good and Evil<\/em>, and an adaptation of Faulkner\u2019s The Sound and the Fury<\/em>. He is an artistic associate at San Francisco\u2019s Theatre of Yugen. His plays have been produced in San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, New York, San Diego, Chicago, and elsewhere. He is a graduate of New Dramatists and the former dean of California Institute of the Arts School of Theater. He is currently head of Playwriting at Brown University.<\/p>\n

PROCESS OF STILLNESS<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>\u201cA presentation of the process of stillness\u201d – Evagrius of Pontus. Writing as a process of contemplation-in-action, the balance of reflection and construction. Come with nothing and leave with a play; participants are asked to arrive with a clean slate, and over the course of the workshop, writers will develop new, complete scripts.<\/p>\n

EXTRA WORKSHOPS<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to workshops with our internationally renowned guest teaching artists, symposium participants may conduct their own workshops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues in late night sessions.<\/p>\n

\u00a0EXCURSIONS<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the workshops at La MaMa Umbria, at least one day is set aside for excursions to nearby cities. We attend at least one performance event at a local arts festival, which may include Umbria Jazz in Perugia, Spoleto Estate, Todiarte Festival in Todi, etc. There may also be opportunities to see additional performances on an ad hoc basis. The group will visit nearby towns such as Perugia, Umbria\u2019s capital, Deruta, where world-famous ceramics are still painted by hand or Assisi, where the famous Cathedral of St. Francis has reopened after extensive renovation and reconstruction. In addition, we will share an old fashioned Italian tradition, a sagra, or community celebration dedicated to celebrating the specialties produced by small Umbrian villages (such as truffles, olive oil and wine.)<\/p>\n

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO APPLY AND FEES<\/span>
\nVisit: lamama.org\/programs\/umbria\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Or contact:<\/p>\n

MIA YOO<\/span>
\n+1 (212) 254-6468 | mia@lamama.org
\n<\/a>La MaMa | 74A East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003<\/p>\n

DAVID DIAMOND<\/span>
\n+1 (212) 620-0703 | ddjdstar@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

LA MAMA UMBRIA<\/span>
\n+39 0743 521590 | lamamaumbria@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Past teachers have included:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patrick Acogny, Min Soo Ahn<\/span>, JoAnne Akalaitis, Ayla Algan<\/span>, Daniel Banks, Seth Barrish<\/span>, Nilo Berrocal, Bianca Bagaturian<\/span>, Anne Bogart, Malick Bowens<\/span>, Ivica Buljan, Marco Calvani<\/span>, Romeo Castellucci, Ping Chong<\/span>, Richard Conners, Karin Coonrod<\/span>, Andre DeShields, Liz Diamond<\/span>, Erik Ehn, Hjalmar-Jorge Joffre Eichorn<\/span>, Leigh Fondakowski,\u00a0Kama Ginkas<\/span>, Fran\u00e7oise Gr\u00fcnd, Baba Israel<\/span>, Dr. Fadil Jaf, John Jesurun<\/span>, Meng Jinghui, Kwesi Johnson<\/span>, Rhodessa Jones, Marc Bamuthi Joseph<\/span>, Melanie Joseph, Anton Juan<\/span>,\u00a0Jonas Jurasas, Takeshi Kawamura<\/span>, John King, Maxine Klein<\/span>, Jan Klug, Stephan Koplowitz<\/span>,\u00a0Arben Kumbaro, Neil LaBute<\/span>, Tina Landau, Jean Guy Lecat<\/span>,\u00a0Yuri Lyubimov, Ola Mafalaani<\/span>,\u00a0Ruth Maleczech, Michael Marmarinos<\/span>, Marco Martinelli,\u00a0Dijana Milo\u0161evic<\/span>, Meredith Monk,\u00a0John Moran<\/span>, Gian Carlo Nanni, Alida Neslo<\/span>, Yoshi Oida, Mary Overlie<\/span>, Andrea Paciotto, Kavalam Narayana Panikkar<\/span>, Annie-B Parson, Enrique Pardo<\/span>, Bernardo Rey, Federico Restrepo<\/span>, Luca Ronconi, Dorcy Rugamba<\/span>, Yoji Sakate, Richard Schechner<\/span>, Ong Keng Sen, Andrei Serban<\/span>, Peggy Shaw, Theodora Skipitares<\/span>, Vladia Smocek, Wlodzimierz Staniewski<\/span>, Ellen Stewart, Denise Stoklos<\/span>, Elizabeth Swados, Jun Tanaka<\/span>, Vito Taufer, Petar Todorov<\/span>, Liangtee Tue, Jean-Claude van Itallie<\/span>, Lois Weaver, Mac Wellman<\/span>,\u00a0Andrzej Welminski,\u00a0Teresa Welminski<\/span>, Putu Wijaya, Rina Yerushalmi<\/span> and Joel Zwick.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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14TH ANNUAL LA MAMA INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS JULY 13 \u2013 27, 2013 TEACHING ARTISTS: \u2028ESTELLE PARSONS, V\u00cdT HO\u0158EJ\u0160, DAN SAFER, PING CHONG The International Symposium for Directors at La MaMa Umbria is a training program for directors, choreographers, actors, and theatre-makers. Internationally renowned theatre artists conduct workshops and lecture\/demonstrations.\u2026<\/p>\n

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