THEATRE OF THE HUMMINGBIRD

THEATRE OF THE HUMMINGBIRD
This is a pilot project for a community-based,
youth-driven, participatory theatre project for participants
aged 14 - 20 (slightly flexible) that will be led by local, national and
international theater artists Lisa Fay and Jeff Glassman. The project is
organized for creating live innovative theater originated and performed by
the participants, centered around
themes that are important to them.
ABOUT Lisa Fay and Jeff Glassman Duo:
www.lisafayandjeffglassmanduo.org
Meeting Friday and Saturday evenings for four weekends in a row (skipping
Feb. 20-21), we'll develop and
refine a theater performance -- this could include incorporating spoken
word, music, movement and dance
depending on the participants, with the primary emphasis on movement-based
theatre. Along the way we
will work out ways to convey participants' ideas effectively, and at the
end of the project we will perform
the work for family, friends and the general public.
Why Hummingbird? The Hummingbird embodies a compelling design principle for
this project in
particular, and community-based theater work more generally: While
nourishing itself with nectar from
flowers, the hummingbird also pollinates the flowers.
Workshop: Theatre of the Hummingbird
In partnership with Community Center for the Arts (C4A)
Instructors: Lisa Fay and Jeff Glassman
Meeting times:
4 weekends: February (6-7)(13-14)(27-28) March (6-7-8)
Fridays and Saturdays: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday (March 8) matinee and evening times TBA
No sessions on February 20-21
Location: Community Center for the Arts (C4A)
Studios, room 7, Downtown Urbana
103 N Race St.
Urbana, Illinois
Performance venues TBA.
Ages: 14 - 20 (slightly flexible)
Prerequisites: The project will culminate in performances, therefore we ask
that participants be able to
commit to the entire series of sessions.
Dress: Comfortable clothes that you can move in.
Cost: The project is offered FREE to interested area youth with a
suggested, BUT NOT REQUIRED,
donation of $75.00 per participant (to help raise funds to cover costs.)
Registration: Register online at
http://c-4a.org/offerings/register/ (and check the box "spring semester
performance arts")
or Search: www.c-4a.org
or Contact: [email protected] 217-384-5150
Supported in part by a City of Urbana Arts Grant
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