[NEohioPAL]Classical Pianist Sought for show at CPT

[Jyana Gregory]

Pianist sought for upcoming Cleveland Public Theatre production of DOJOJI.

Adapted from an 11th century Japanese legend, DOJOJI tells the story of a
spurned woman whose unrequited love transforms her into a fire-breathing
serpent. Director Jyana S. Gregory and her longtime collaborator, composer
Rika Iino, continue their practice of creating multi-cultural,
multi-disciplinary work combining the performance traditions of East Asia
and the West. In DOJOJI, they choose material that has inspired generations
of artists, from painters and calligraphers to Noh and kabuki performers to
explore the power of uncontrollable passion to provoke the supernatural.

Seeking a classically trained pianist who can improvise in response to text
and movement to perform live on stage with actors.  Written music will be
provided, but much of the score will be created in collaboration between
musician, composer, director, and actors during the rehearsal process.
Theater/multimedia collaborative experience a plus.

Rehearsals begin April 13 and will be evenings and weekends.  Musician will
only need to be present at select rehearsals.

Performances are May 21-June 5, Thurs-Sat. at 8pm and Sun. at 3pm.

Compensation provided.

Interested musicians should call Jyana S. Gregory, Associate Artistic
Director at Cleveland Public Theatre at 216-631-2727 x210 or email at
jgregory at cptonline.org

New York based performance company, ACTIVE EYE, will be in residence at
Cleveland Public Theatre to create DOJOJI. For more information on ACTIVE
EYE please visit www.activeeye.org

Rika Iino (composer)
Since co-founding ACTIVE EYE with director Jyana S. Gregory in 2000, Rika
Iino has written and performed the music for Izutsu, a modern rendition of a
Japanese Noh drama for the Lincoln Center Directors Lab at HERE, and SENJO,
an hour-long operatic work combining a live string quartet, original text,
Buddhist chants and dance at the Ontological Theater. She recently received
a Meet The Composer Fund for ACTIVE EYE's production of WOYZECK, which
premiered at The Culture Project in March 2003, and composed and performed
the music for Unveiled, a short film by Yuichi Hibi. Active as a pianist,
composer and events producer, Rika is currently developing and writing music
for DOJOJI, premiering at Cleveland Public Theater in May 2004, and
co-producing ROCKESTRA with violinist-composer Daniel Bernard Roumain,
premiering at the Gammage Auditorium in Arizona.  Originally from Tokyo,
Japan, Rika runs an artists and events production company, SOZO MEDIA.  She
graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia University and has studied music in
Japan, Austria and the U.S.  (Also visit www.rikaiino.com)