[Sust-mar] Factory Atlantic Theatre Workshop

[IBS]

IBS wrote:
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
>
> June 14, 2009
>
> Factory Atlantic a theatre collective and institute for theatre
> exchange  announces a ten week intensive workshop in advanced scene
> study at the wHy Loft; Sunday evening from 5-9 pm beginning June 21. The
> cost of the workshop is $100 and enrollment is limited. 
> For more information please inquire: factoryatlantic at gmail.com.
> Mr. Scott will be interviewed by CBC’s Matt Rainnie’s on ‘Mainstreet,’ Monday, June 15.  Please tune in.
>
> Factory Atlantic seeks to develop a collective of theatre artists
> established on the principle of ensemble development. Traditional
> theatre formation is often restricted by an over emphasis on
> commercial results.  This focus not only affects the quality of
> performance it impinges the opportunity for exchange, education, and
> revaluation of short term economic goals.
>
> The Factory’s attention on education and exchange presupposes
> ascribing value to an affirmative predisposition toward our
> collaborators, neighbors and international partners - and most
> importantly to the process of theatre creation itself.
>
> Within this environment the following actions are envisioned:
>
> *    Ensemble performance is rehearsed
> *    Ensemble performance is presented
> *    Professional actors serve as the core
> *    Students and community members are associated
> *    Artists from other disciplines collaborate
> *    Artists from other disciplines exhibit
> *    The ensemble teaches
> *    Artists from other disciplines teach
> *    Teachers learn
> *    Lectures and symposia are held
> *    International artists perform, teach, and learn
>
> Grotowski, Stanislavsky, Meyerhold, Brecht  and others all understood
> the power of group association when developing work.  However, all of
> them were quite protective of their companies and the process utilized
> to create performance.  Factory Atlantic seeks to broaden the effect
> of ensemble theater construction beyond an insular notion of 'group'.
> 'Group' for Factory Atlantic includes community.
>
> Factory Atlantic is an educational forum. The ensemble develops large
> long term theatrical work.  The company is made up of established
> working actors and regional actors.  Interns also contribute as do
> members of the local community.  A natural byproduct of this endeavor
> is the effect on associates.
>
> At the same time, other members of the local and regional community
> will have the opportunity to take classes associated with all facets
> of theatre production.  These programs are not limited to ensemble
> creation; traditional theatre techniques and genres all are fervently
> explored and taught.  Other industrial, performing, and visual artists
> also exhibit, teach and learn.  The physical arts, like yoga and
> martial arts, have a home as well.  Not only are these activities
> valuable in and of themselves, they are perhaps important influences
> on the creation of major ensemble work.
>
> Dance, poetry, music, comedy, and associated theatrical work all have
> a platform for exchange at Factory Atlantic.  And again, their
> influence is multifaceted: examples are performed, taught, and
> incorporated into associated larger scale theatrical work.  Lectures
> and symposia also play a crucial role.  Speakers from all backgrounds
> share their experiences, reflections and suggestions for further study
> and action.
>
> The workshop will be conducted by Alex Scott. At age thirteen Mr.
> Scott  toured the Bronx with Marvin Felix Camillo’s ensemble of
> ex-prisoners from New York State Sing Sing prison - The Family.  At
> nineteen, he became one of the youngest stage managers on Broadway.  At
> twenty-eight, Scott programmed the largest performing arts festival to ever
> take place - The First New York International Festival of the Arts.
> Ireland’s Gate Theatre’s production “Juno and the Paycock,” part of
> the Festival, was acclaimed by New York Times reviewer Frank Rich as
> “one of the best productions to be seen on Broadway in twenty years.”
> At thirty, he wrote his first play, “The Hearth,” produced by Ensemble
> Studio Theatre the premiere space for new work in America.  As an
> actor, Alex has appeared on Broadway in Moliere’s the Misanthrope at Circle
> in the Square and in over fifty productions Off Broadway and
> regionally including many of Tony Award winner, Warren Leight’s plays.
> In 2002, Alex directed and appeared in “Final Thoughts,” presented in Charlottetown.
> The Guardian described the effort as “the best theatre of
> the summer.” Scott has also appeared on television in Law and Order
> and many independant films including the work of maverick filmakers
> Lodge Kerrigan and Amos Kollek.
>
> Mr. Scott’s “The Bastard,” was created by an ensemble of over twenty
> actors over a period of five years and presented in a refurbished
> zipper factory in Manhattan’s Garment District.  The space itself was
> also built by the company.
>
> The classes here in Charlottetown are seen as a springboard to the
> second installment of this original work.  Students participating in
> the workshop will have an opportunity to follow the initial stage of
> creation and perhaps participate.  This study will also take place at
> the whY over the summer.
>
> All are welcome to inquire and participate in this work factoryatlantic at gmail.com.
>
>  Phil Ferraro and Nancy Willis
> Institute for Bioregional Studies Ltd.
> 114 Upper Prince Street, Charlottetown 
> Prince Edward Island Canada  C1A 4S3
> "Restoring Community, Protecting the Land and Informing the Earth’s Stewards"
> www.ibspei.ca


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