[NEohioPAL]NWPL APRIL WORKSHOP

Sun Feb 6 09:16:57 PST 2005

<P><FONT size=3D6>New World Performance Laboratory announces a Workshop in =
Performance Ecology in residence at the beautiful Camp Asbury in Northeaste=
rn Ohio, April 1-3, 2005</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D5>New World Performance Lab will conduct a three day worksh=
op in Performance Ecology in residence at Camp Asbury the weekend of April =
1-3, 2005.   Pre-registration is from February 7 through March 1.=
  Participation is limited.  Cost of the workshop is $200.  =
This includes two nights of lodging and six meals (dinner on Friday through=
 lunch on Sunday).  The workshop begins Friday after dinner and contin=
ues until Sunday afternoon.  To register and for more information cont=
act NWPL at 330-867-3299 or </FONT><A href=3D"mailto:nwpl at lycos.com"><FONT =
size=3D5>nwpl at lycos.com</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT size=3D4>Performance Ecology  is Jairo Cuesta=B4s term for a =
line of research he has conducted since working in Jerzy Grotowski=B4s =93T=
heater of Sources=94 He traces the word ecology to its greek root oikos (ho=
use) and relates Performance Ecology to humanity=B4s increasing alienation =
from the=94first house=94 -- the body  in the natural environment. </F=
ONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D4>Performance Ecology is designed around the rudimentary pe=
rformative elements concerning one=B4s humanness and relationship with the =
physical world.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D4>Performance Ecology seeks to liberate the dormant energy =
and creative impulses in the participant/performer -- in solitude, in compa=
ny, with the space or with the partner.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D4>Performance Ecology involves creative training in the bas=
ic elements of the actor=B4s craft: physical exercise, voice work, attentio=
n and perception, precision and flow, seeing, listening, meeting and the mo=
ntage of physical actions.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D4>Performance Ecology is more than a workshop; it is a perf=
ormance event that encourages the task of creating active culture.</FONT></=
P>
<P><FONT size=3D4>Jairo Cuesta and James Slowiak have constructed a structu=
ral tool that builds community and compassion while exploring the participa=
nt=B4s individuality, creativity, and cultural dignity.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3D4>For more information see our website:  <A href=3D"ht=
tp://www.nwplab.org">www.nwplab.org</A></FONT></P>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>The mission of NWPL is to create theatre events an=
d pedagogical programs, to research performance techniques from around the =
world, and to develop a contemporary performance methodology for culturally=
 diverse theatre artists.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4>The New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL), under the =
artistic direction of James Slowiak and Jairo Cuesta, is an evolving commun=
ity of theatre artists. The company's work has been featured in <EM>The Dra=
ma Review</EM>, <EM>Grotowski's Objective Drama Research </EM>by Lisa Wolfo=
rd, and <EM>The Grotowski Sourcebook</EM>, edited by Richard Schechner and =
Lisa Wolford. Since 1992, NWPL has toured its performances and conducted wo=
rkshops in Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Romania, Wale=
s, Brazil, Colombia, and various cities in the USA, including Chicago and N=
ew York. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><I>
<P align=3Dleft><STRONG>James Slowiak</STRONG> </I>is currently Professor o=
f Theatre at the University of Akron and Co-Artistic Director of New World =
Performance Laboratory. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Slowiak served as assistant =
to Jerzy Grotowsky in all facets of the Focused Research Program in Objecti=
ve Drama at the University of California=96Irvine and at the Workcenter of =
Jerzy Grotowski.in Pontedera, Italy. Mr. Slowiak=92s work in collaboration =
with Grotowski is discussed in several articles and books, including a new =
work for Routledge=92s Performance Practitioners series he is coauthoring w=
ith Jairo Cuesta.</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; ms=
o-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"></SPAN><FONT size=3D4><FONT face=3D"Times New Rom=
an"><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-si=
ze: 12.0pt"><EM>Jairo Cuesta</EM></SPAN></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt;=
 FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> (co-artistic director) is=
 a Colombian actor and director.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </=
SPAN>He collaborated with <B>Jerzy Grotowski</B> in the Theatre of Sources =
and the Objective Drama Program from 1976 to 1986, working in Poland, Franc=
e, Italy, Mexico, Haiti, and the USA.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&nbs=
p; </SPAN>He participated in preliminary workshops for <I>The Mahabarata</I=
> in Paris, under the direction of <B>Peter Brook</B>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-sp=
acerun: yes">  </SPAN>Mr. Cuesta has been a guest artist at The Univer=
sity of Paris; the University of California-Irvine; The Colorado College; E=
ckerd College; Case Western Reserve University; and The University of Akron=
 where he directed <B>Samuel Beckett's</B> <I>Endgame</I>.<SPAN style=3D"ms=
o-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Mr. Cuesta has conducted numerous workshops =
in Performance Ecology and actor training techniques around the world.<SPAN=
 style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>He has performed with Teatro Lib=
re in Bogota, Colombia, and co-directed (with James Slowiak) Moliere's <I>T=
he Misanthrope</I>.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>For NWPL=
, Mr. Cuesta has directed <I>The Dybbuk</I> and has performed in <I>Mothers=
 Work, The Recital of the Bird, Epiphany I, The Phantoms of King Lear, The =
Book of Saints and Martyrs, Woyzeck, Electra</I>, <EM>HamletMachine, Love i=
n the Time of Lunatics, </EM>and <EM>Deathwatch</EM>.</SPAN></FONT></FONT><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Arial Black"><FONT color=3D#008000>C a m=
 p   A S B U R Y</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3D"Arial Black"><BR></FO=
NT><B><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#808000>About the Camp</FONT></B></P></D=
IV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" size=3D3>Camp Asbury is a year-round facility owne=
d and operated by the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church.&=
nbsp; Camp Asbury is open to all persons regardless of race, gender, age, r=
eligion, or disability.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-TOP: -8px; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALI=
GN: left"><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#808000><B>Heritage</B></FONT><SPAN =
style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: 700"><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#808000>  </FO=
NT><BR></SPAN><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" size=3D3>Camp Asbury began a=
s a summer camping site, offering its first summer programming in 1957.&nbs=
p; Over the years, Camp Asbury has evolved into a year-round retreat and co=
nference center with he addition of all season facilities and year-round st=
aff.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B><FONT=
 face=3DVerdana color=3D#808000>Location</FONT></B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIG=
HT: 700">   <BR></SPAN><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" size=3D3>=
Camp Asbury is conveniently located two miles southwest of Hiram, Ohio, in =
northern portage County.  It is easily accessible from the Ohio turnpi=
ke (exit 13A), US Route 422 extension, and State Routes 82 and 88.  Th=
e camp is approximately a one-hour drive from the Akron, Canton, Cleveland =
and Youngstown areas.  Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Akr=
on/Canton Regional Airport are each about a one-hour drive from Camp Asbury=
.  Pittsburgh International Airport is located about 100 miles from th=
e camp.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><B><FONT=
 face=3DVerdana color=3D#808000>Administration</FONT> </B><SPAN style=3D"FO=
NT-WEIGHT: 700">  <BR></SPAN><FONT style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" siz=
e=3D3>The site is managed by the Camp director, Rev. William Graham, and th=
e site manager, Mr. Frank Duplay, who reside at the camp.  Year-round =
staff also includes an assistant director, food service manager and a caret=
aker.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT st=
yle=3D"FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt" size=3D3>Camp Asbury is a not-for-profit, religiou=
sly affiliated organization and meets all criteria as a 501(c)(3) tax-exemp=
t organization.</FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><SPAN st=
yle=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: 700"><FONT size=3D1><IMG height=3D83 src=3D"http://www.=
eocumc.com/camps/Camps/ACAlogo.jpg" width=3D59 align=3Dleft border=3D0></FO=
NT></SPAN><FONT color=3D#808000><B><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D1>Affiliatio=
ns</FONT></B></FONT><FONT size=3D1><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: 700"><FONT c=
olor=3D#808000> </FONT>  <BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT style=3D"FONT-SI=
ZE: 8.5pt">Camp Asbury is accredited by the American Camping Association (A=
CA) and is approved by the Portage County Health Department.</FONT></P>
<P> </P>
<P><BR><BR>New World Performance Laboratory <BR>James Slowiak <BR>Jairo Cue=
sta <BR>Co-Artistic Director <BR></P><BR>
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