[NEohioPAL]International Symposium for Directors & Actors

Sat Feb 8 15:24:18 PST 2003

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Fourth Annual
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS
July 10 - July 30, 2003
LaMaMa Umbria International, Spoleto, Italy

The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by LaMaMa Umbria is a 
3-week training program for professional directors, choreographers and 
actors. Internationally renowned theatre artists will conduct workshops and 
lecture/demonstrations. During the Symposium, the students will travel to 
Perugia, Assisi and other towns to get a taste of Umbrian art and culture. 
Performances at the internationally renowned Spoleto Festival are also 
included. In addition, participating directors may conduct their own 
workshops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues. For more 
information: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.html 

Teaching Artists 
Maria Irene Fornes - SPONTANEOUS WRITING AND THE DIRECTOR/PLAYWRIGHT 
COLLABORATION Winner of six Obie Awards including one for Sustained 
Achievement, internationally renowned Cuban-born playwright and director 
Maria Irene Fornes explores the creative process of both director and 
playwright. 

Anton Juan - YU-GEN and ESSENCE: SHAPING LANGUAGE IN SPACE Award-winning 
Filipino director/playwright Anton Juan does his workshop based on the 
physicalization of meaning and memory. Winner of the Onassis International 
Prize for Theatre, Anton Juan is Director-General of the Dulaang UP Theatre 
Company and artistic director of Liknon Arts Center in Athens.

Tina Landau - VISUAL LITERACY (BUILDING ON VIEWPOINTS AND COMPOSITION) 
Writer/director Tina Landau will develop original works expressing a strong 
point of view through visual imagery. Her works include FLOYD COLLINS, SPACE, 
DREAM TRUE and STONEWALL and the Broadway musical revival, BELLS ARE RINGING. 

Jean-Guy Lecat - THEATRICAL SPACE AND THE WORK OF PETER BROOK Jean-Guy Lecat 
has transformed spaces for Peter Brook all over the world as well as 
consulting on theatres such as the BAM Harvey, the Vivian Beaumont and many 
others. His workshop will take you on a tour of theatre spaces in Umbria as 
he discusses the ideal relationship between the director's work and the 
space. His work with Brook will also be presented. 

Jean-Claude van Italie - MOVEMENT, BREATH AND THE SPOKEN WORD: GENERATING 
THEATRE Principal writer for The Open Theatre, early LaMaMa playwright and 
central force in the American theatre of the Sixties, Jean-Claude van Italie 
will use story and dreams to create group theatre pieces with original forms. 
Van Italie, author of more than 30 plays and musicals, has received the New 
England Theatre Conference Award for Outstanding Achievement in the American 
Theatre.

Wlodzimierz Staniewski - TEXT INTERPRETATION: WORDS, GESTURES AND THE VOCAL 
LINE Basing his workshop on ELECTRA, Staniewski, head of the world-renowned 
Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, will demonstrate his unique process of text 
interpretation leading to a presentation of a composition of selected parts 
of the play. Gardzienice is "one of the world's premiere experimental theatre 
companies," "a unique world treasure," and "they have had a profound effect 
on theatre throughout the world." 
For registration form and further information: 
http://www.lamama.org/umbria.html 
or call (212) 620-0703.

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INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR DIRECTORS 
July 10 - July 30, 2003 
LaMaMa Umbria International, Spoleto, Italy 
 
The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by LaMa=
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Teaching A=
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Maria Irene Fornes - SPONTANEOUS WRITING AND THE DIRECTOR/PL=
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Anton Juan - YU-GEN and ESSENCE: SHAPING LANGUAGE IN SPACE Award-winning Fil=
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ization of meaning and memory. Winner of the Onassis International Prize for=
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Tina Landau - VISUAL LITERACY (BUILDING ON VIEWPOINTS AND COMPOSITION) Write=
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 of view through visual imagery. Her works include FLOYD COLLINS, SPACE, DRE=
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Jean-Guy Lecat - THEATRICAL SPACE AND THE WORK OF PETER BROOK Jean-Guy Lecat=
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ting on theatres such as the BAM Harvey, the Vivian Beaumont and many others=
. His workshop will take you on a tour of theatre spaces in Umbria as he dis=
cusses the ideal relationship between the director's work and the space. His=
 work with Brook will also be presented. 
 
Jean-Claude van Italie - MOVEMENT, BREATH AND THE SPOKEN WORD: GENERATING TH=
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tral force in the American theatre of the Sixties, Jean-Claude van Italie wi=
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Wlodzimierz Staniewski - TEXT INTERPRETATION: WORDS, GESTURES AND THE VOCAL=20=
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Gardzienice Theatre in Poland, will demonstrate his unique process of text i=
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f the play. Gardzienice is "one of the world's premiere experimental theatre=
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For registration form and further information: http://www.lamama.org/umbria.=
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or call (212) 620-0703. 
 
 
 
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