2001 WORKSHOPS

JUNE 25-30
GIANT PUPPETS & OTHER PARADE CREATURES
Alison Heimsted
The making and performing of large puppets can empower communities to come together and create their own images for celebration or protest. This workshop we will look at variety of large puppet forms including backpack puppets, three-pole puppets and dragons. Led by Alison Heimstead, (Bread & Puppet and Heart of the Beast Puppet & Mask Theatre’s Mayday Parade in Minneapolis), students will design puppets, build them, and choreograph a sequence for the Midsummer Parade.
 
 

JULY 2-7
VIDEOTAPING LIVE PERFORMANCE:
For directors, choreographers & performers
Michael Billingsley
Tired of poor quality video documentation of live performances? This workshop with Michael Billingsley, video artist, audio engineer and Executive Director of ACT will cover single and multi-camera shoots, camera techniques, technical and aesthetic considerations in working with theatrical sound and lighting, postproduction and presentation. Participants will gain practical experience working in TV studio situations and in the theater capturing live performance on video. No previous experience necessary.
 

JULY 23-28
INTERACTIVE THEATER & SOCIAL DIALOGUE
Michael Rohd

Explore performance process and issue-based dialogue with groups; work on facilitation, improvisation, movement, ensemble, and generating performance material. Make art while learning tools to take back to your group. Michael Rohd, author of Theatre for Community, Conflict, and Dialogue, will share his work as founder of Hope Is Vital, an international theatre and community dialogue resource. These tools can be used in a variety of professional and community contexts, including public health, educational, and theatre settings. Limited enrollment, so register soon!