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TELL ME SOMETHING: A Soundpainted Experience
Be Our Muse! Share a story and we’ll weave a world. When you offer a snippet, Strike Anywhere’s jazz musicians, dancers and actors will spring off of it, composing a unique performance on the spot.
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Young Ethel's |
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506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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(929) 367-6469 |
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GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| $10 |
| June 4, 2024 7-8:45 PM |
| Known internationally for their use of Soundpainting, Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre in the U.S. practicing Soundpainting, a universal sign-language for live composition with improvisers. |
SAY IT FORWARD
A racial equity and community building initiative is underway with Fort Greene Preparatory Academy (FGPA) in Brooklyn, featuring an 8-session pilot residency series integrated into 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade social studies. Students engage in workshops exploring race, gender, identity, power dynamics, and equity through creative writing and storytelling. Culminating performances take place in FGPA's auditorium. This project is supported by a grant from the NYC DOE Office of Arts and Special Projects and prioritizes English Language Learners and Students with Disabilities.
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IMMIGRANT YOUTH - TEEN MENTAL HEALTH 1 ACTS
9th-grade students have been paired with a Strike Anywhere playwright for a playwriting residency exploring teen mental health. Students at the International HS for Health Sciences are all recent immigrants, having immigrated to the U.S. within the past 4 years. SA has worked on language acquisition and communication skills through applied theater with various grade levels and has provided professional development to educators at the school since 2017.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| May 29, 2024 11:30 AM |
IT'S NUCLEAR!
SA artists are partnering with 9th-grade science teachers and students to create a curriculum-aligned performance project exploring nuclear energy and the climate crisis.
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Gotham Professional Arts Academy |
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561 Grand Avenue , Brooklyn, New York |
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(718) 230-7270 |
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https://www.gothamacademy.org |
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| May 16, 2023 |
SOUNDPAINTING DROP-IN CLASS
Check out our Soundpainting Drop-in Classes! This weekly series offers hands-on instruction in basic Soundpainting within a fun, safe, and challenging classroom environment. Co-taught by Certified Instructors Leese Walker and Nolan Kennedy with over 30 years of combined Soundpainting expertise and instruction.
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| $20 |
| May 13, 2024 Mondays, 7-8:30 PM |
| Soundpainting is a universal sign language that uses gestures to conduct improvised performances live in front of an audience. Soundpainting is a powerful tool every actor, musician, or dancer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
TELL ME SOMETHING: A Soundpainted Experience
Be Our Muse! Share a story and we’ll weave a world. When you offer a snippet, Strike Anywhere’s jazz musicians, dancers and actors will spring off of it, composing a unique performance on the spot.
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| VENUE: | |
Young Ethel's |
| ADDRESS: | |
506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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(929) 367-6469 |
| TICKETS: | |
GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| $10 |
| May 7, 2024 7-8:45 PM |
| Known internationally for their use of Soundpainting, Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre in the U.S. practicing Soundpainting, a universal sign-language for live composition with improvisers. |
SOUNDPAINTING DROP-IN CLASS
Check out our Soundpainting Drop-in Classes! This weekly series offers hands-on instruction in basic Soundpainting within a fun, safe, and challenging classroom environment. Co-taught by Certified Instructors Leese Walker and Nolan Kennedy with over 30 years of combined Soundpainting expertise and instruction.
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| $20 |
| May 6, 2024 Mondays, 7-8:30 PM |
| Soundpainting is a universal sign language that uses gestures to conduct improvised compositions live in front of an audience. Soundpainting is a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
POP UP: AN ARTISTIC ADVENTURE in BETHLEHEM, PA
SA’s touring production, POP UP: An Artistic Adventure, in partnership with Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University and area community partners, will delight Bethlehem, PA with performances April 27-28, 2024.
Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), POP UP is an artistic treasure hunt. The public is guided to a series of site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 2 days, performances will pop-up all over campus. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to inspire wonder, joy and whimsy. The performances, performed by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will be sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) is the preeminent Soundpainting ensemble in the United States. Community members will be invited to attend free Soundpainting workshops while the company is in residence and will be invited to perform as part of the finale of the piece.
The unique, custom-designed treasure hunt will feature 6 different pop up performances. Each adventure lasts approximately one hour and 50 minutes. Audience members can expect to walk a mile and a half.
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| 0-$10 Sliding Scale |
| April 27-28, 2024 2PM |
SOUNDPAINTING DROP-IN CLASS
Check out our Soundpainting Drop-in Classes! This weekly series offers hands-on instruction in basic Soundpainting within a fun, safe, and challenging classroom environment. Co-taught by Certified Instructors Leese Walker and Nolan Kennedy with over 30 years of combined Soundpainting expertise and instruction.
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| $20 |
| April 15, 2024 Mondays, 7-8:30 PM |
| Soundpainting is a universal sign language that uses physical gestures to conduct improvised compositions in front of an audience. Soundpainting is a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
SOUNDPAINTING DROP-IN CLASS
Check out our Soundpainting Drop-in Classes! This weekly series offers hands-on instruction in basic Soundpainting within a fun, safe, and challenging classroom environment. Co-taught by Certified Instructors Leese Walker and Nolan Kennedy with over 30 years of combined Soundpainting expertise and instruction.
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| $20 |
| April 8, 2024 Mondays, 7-8:30 PM |
| Soundpainting is a language comprised of physical gestures communicated to performers. The gestures are used to sculpt spontaneous compositions in front of an audience. Soundpainting is not only a language but a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
TELL ME SOMETHING: A Soundpainted Experience
Be Our Muse! Share a story and we’ll weave a world. When you offer a snippet, Strike Anywhere’s jazz musicians, dancers and actors will spring off of it, composing a unique performance on the spot.
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| VENUE: | |
Young Ethel's |
| ADDRESS: | |
506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(929) 367-6469 |
| TICKETS: | |
GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| $10 |
| April 2, 2024 7-8:45 PM |
| Known internationally for their use of Soundpainting, Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre in the U.S. practicing Soundpainting, a universal sign-language for live composition with improvisers. |
SOUNDPAINTING DROP-IN CLASS
Check out our Soundpainting Drop-in Classes! This weekly series offers hands-on instruction in basic Soundpainting within a fun, safe, and challenging classroom environment. Co-taught by Certified Instructors Leese Walker and Nolan Kennedy with over 30 years of combined Soundpainting expertise and instruction.
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| $20 |
| April 1, 2024 Mondays, 7-8:30 PM |
| Soundpainting is a language comprised of physical gestures communicated to performers. The gestures are used to sculpt spontaneous compositions in front of an audience. Soundpainting is not only a language but a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
IMMIGRANT YOUTH - TEEN MENTAL HEALTH
Teaching-Artist Amy E. Witting will lead a 6-week residency with recently arrived 9th-10th grade immigrant students at the International High School for Health Sciences. Students will create original short plays about teen mental health, culminating in a staged reading performance with a cast of professional actors. SA has worked on language acquisition and communication skills through applied theater with various grade levels and has provided professional development to educators at the school since 2017.
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| VENUE: | |
International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| March - May 2024 |
SOUNDPAINTING DROP-IN CLASS
Check out our Soundpainting Drop-in Classes! This weekly series offers hands-on instruction in basic Soundpainting within a fun, safe, and challenging classroom environment. Co-taught by Certified Instructors Leese Walker and Nolan Kennedy with over 30 years of combined Soundpainting expertise and instruction.
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| $20 |
| March 25, 2024 Mondays, 7-8:30 PM |
| Soundpainting is a language comprised of physical gestures communicated to performers. The gestures are used to sculpt spontaneous compositions in front of an audience. Soundpainting is not only a language but a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
TELL ME SOMETHING: A Soundpainted Experience
Be Our Muse! Share a story and we’ll weave a world. When you offer a snippet, Strike Anywhere’s jazz musicians, dancers and actors will spring off of it, composing a unique performance on the spot.
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| VENUE: | |
Young Ethel's |
| ADDRESS: | |
506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(929) 367-6469 |
| TICKETS: | |
GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| FREE! |
| March 5, 2024 7-8:45 PM |
| Known internationally for their use of Soundpainting, Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre in the U.S. practicing Soundpainting, a universal sign-language for live composition with improvisers. |
TELL ME SOMETHING: A Soundpainted Experience
Be Our Muse! Share a story and we’ll weave a world. When you offer a snippet, Strike Anywhere’s jazz musicians, dancers and actors will spring off of it, composing a unique performance on the spot.
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| VENUE: | |
Young Ethel's |
| ADDRESS: | |
506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(929) 367-6469 |
| TICKETS: | |
GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| FREE! |
| February 6, 2024 7-8:45 PM |
| Known internationally for their use of Soundpainting, Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre in the U.S. practicing Soundpainting, a universal sign-language for live composition with improvisers. |
JAN 22 SOUNDPAINTING CLASS: Drop-In Taster
Interested in taking our upcoming 8-week course: SOUNDPAINTING LEVEL ONE--but not sure if it's right for you? Stop by our free drop-in class for a preview of this exciting new Soundpainting Training Course, cofacilitated by Leese Walker (Artistic Director of Strike Anywhere) and Nolan Kennedy (cofounder of Letter of Marque Theater Company).
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| FREE! |
| January 22, 2024 7-8 PM |
| Soundpainting is a language comprised of physical gestures communicated to performers. The gestures are used to sculpt spontaneous compositions in front of an audience. Soundpainting is not only a language but a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
JAN 15 SOUNDPAINTING CLASS: Drop-In Taster
Interested in taking our upcoming 8-week course: SOUNDPAINTING LEVEL ONE--but not sure if it's right for you? Stop by our free drop-in class for a preview of this exciting new Soundpainting Training Course, cofacilitated by Leese Walker (Artistic Director of Strike Anywhere) and Nolan Kennedy (cofounder of Letter of Marque Theater Company).
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| FREE! |
| January 15, 2024 7-8 PM |
| Soundpainting is a language comprised of physical gestures communicated to performers. The gestures are used to sculpt spontaneous compositions in front of an audience. Soundpainting is not only a language but a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
SAY IT FORWARD - Student Storytellers
Since 2016, Strike Anywhere has been a trusted arts partner of Fort Greene Prep. This year, Strike Anywhere actors are performing "Say It Forward" a customized 8-session residency with the entire 6th and 7th grade students through the lens of power dynamics, race, gender, and identity. Students will craft their own narratives which they will perform for their peers. A final show pairs students with SA's professional musicians who will accompany them with an original live score.
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| Jan - March 2024 |
| "Students need classrooms that are fun, loving, create a sense of belonging, inspire curiosity and success. Strike Anywhere's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS fulfills all of these needs." - Paula Lettiere - Principal - Fort Greene Preparatory Academy |
STORY SLAM: STUDENT STORYTELLERS
Seniors from the International HS for Health Sciences (IHSHS) join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives framed by live music. IHSHS students are all recent immigrants and the stories range from heart-wrenching to hilarious. The performance is the result of a 12-session residency with professional playwright Amy E. Witting who worked with seniors in 3 of Rachel Gowtham's English Language Arts classes. Juniors attend an encore performance and look forward to the event the following year. Prepare to be inspired by the strength, resiliency and sheer courage of these amazing young people.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| FREE! |
| December 15, 2023 11:25 AM, 12:15 PM |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. The residency is available for youth grades 6-12, college students and adults. |
TELL ME SOMETHING: A Soundpainted Experience
Be Our Muse! Share a story and we’ll weave a world. When you offer a snippet, Strike Anywhere’s jazz musicians, dancers and actors will spring off of it, composing a unique performance on the spot.
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| VENUE: | |
Young Ethel's |
| ADDRESS: | |
506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(929) 367-6469 |
| TICKETS: | |
GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| FREE! |
| December 5, 2023 7-8:45 PM |
| Known internationally for their use of Soundpainting, Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre in the U.S. practicing Soundpainting, a universal sign-language for live composition with improvisers. |
TELL ME SOMETHING: A Soundpainted Experience
Be Our Muse! Share a story and we’ll weave a world.
When you offer a snippet, Strike Anywhere’s jazz musicians, dancers and actors will compose a unique performance on the spot. Join us at Young Ethel's every first Tuesday of the month.
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| VENUE: | |
Young Ethel's |
| ADDRESS: | |
506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(929) 367-6469 |
| TICKETS: | |
GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| FREE! |
| November 7, 2023 7-8:45 PM |
| Known internationally for their use of Soundpainting, Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre in the U.S. practicing Soundpainting, a universal sign-language for live composition with improvisers. |
COMMUNITY INTERVIEWS IN BETHLEHEM, PA
Strike Anywhere is setting up its POP UP interview lounge at several spots around Bethlehem, PA this week! Locals, come on by and share a story! Strike Anywhere is collecting dreams, memories, secrets, rumors, and anecdotes. The company is building a treasure hunt of short performances set to POP UP April 27-28, 2024 throughout the southside of Bethlehem, PA. Stop by for a flash interview. Your story just might inspire a song, scene or dance!
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| Sept 26 - October 1, 2023 |
| INTERVIEW PLACES AND TIMES
Thursday 9/28
Farmer’s Market 1 Farrington Square 10:00am-2:00pm
Touchstone Theatre 321 E. 4th St. 5:00pm-5:30pm
Charter Arts High School 321 E. 3rd St. 6:30-7:00pm
Friday 9/29
Ice House 56 River Street 2:30-3:00pm
Venture X “The World in Faces” 306 S. New Street 4:00-5:00pm
Near Touchstone Theatre & Greenway 321 E. 4th St. 7:00-8:30pm
Saturday 9/30
Rathbone Dining Hall 63 University Drive 11:30-1:30pm
Ice House 56 River Street 2:00-4:00 pm
For up to the minute information, check Strike Anywhere’s Instagram @StrikeAnywhere.NYC |
SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for monthly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.
Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.
Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
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zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! |
| Sept 19, 2023 7-10 PM |
Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble brings An Evening of Soundpainting to Highland Lake.
NACL and Strike Anywhere share a long history dating back to the joint production 10 Brecht Poems in the aughts, to their production Same River, which included source material from residents of the Upper Delaware Valley, to their participation in The Weather Project, and many other collaborations between members over the years. This year NACL is pleased to host its sister company for a week-long residency which will culminate with a public presentation of Soundpaintings, Friday, September 1st at 7:30pm.
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| $25 (suggested donation) |
| Friday September 1, 2023 7:30PM |
| What is Soundpainting? It is the universal sign language for live composition. Comprised of over 1500 signs, the language allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers, and visual artists. The technique was created by NY composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970s for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide. The art of Soundpainting is a delicate interplay between the Soundpainter and the performers — a dialogue in which an improvised composition is constructed before your very eyes.
Strike Anywhere is the preeminent theatre company in the United States practicing Soundpainting. The SA Ensemble features some of the most experienced soundpainting musicians and performers in the world and has performed and taught in over 200 venues in 16 states and 8 countries. |
SUMMER RETREAT
The SA Ensemble will be taking its annual retreat in the Catskills to record new Soundpainting compositions at North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL).
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| August 28-Sept 4 |
LEESE WALKER TO REPRESENT STRIKE ANYWHERE AT SOUNDPAINTING THINKTANK IN MADRID, SPAIN
The Soundpainting Thinktank is back! Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will convene with other renowned Soundpainters from around the world for a weeklong residency with Soundpainting's inventor, Walter Thompson. This year's Soundpainting Thinktank will take place in Madrid, Spain.
The group will explore new applications of the universal sign language for live composition, will share work in various artistic disciplines, and will codify new language!
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Escuela Municipal de Musica y Danza de Alcobendas |
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Calle Ruperto Chapí 28100 Alcobendas , Madrid, Spain |
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| July 9-15, 2023 |
Soundpainting at ART/NY’s 50th Anniversary Gala
Strike Anywhere will be celebrating A.R.T./New York's 50th year of innovative service and helping to raise crucial funds to continue their work.
Strike Anywhere will join dozens of New York theatre companies, including Dominican Artists Collective, General Mischief Dance Theatre, The New York Neo-Futurists, The 24 Hour Plays, and WOW Cafe Theater.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
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zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| June 21, 2023 |
PERFORMANCE - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Join us for a student production of various scenes from Shakespeare's "Midsummer". Students have worked with SA Teaching-Artist, Carrie Ellman-Larsen, to bring the Bard's beloved comedy to life. The production also features sets and costumes designed and built by the students.
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P.S. 18 |
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221 Broadway , Staten Island, NY |
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| June 15 |
SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for bi-weekly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.
Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.
This is a theater studio so no backline available. Ask at front desk for studio space. Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!
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| June 13, 2023 6-9 PM |
SOUNDPAINTING BRIGADE
Join Strike Anywhere Sunday 6/11, 4-6 pm EST for a series of impromptu, flashmob-style performances by the SOUNDPAINTING BRIGADE! Will we be striking in a neighborhood near you? Secret Location To Be Announced...
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| FREE! |
| June 11, 2023 4-6 PM |
PERFORMANCE - NEWSIES JR.
Join us for a student production of "Newsies, Jr". Students have worked with SA Teaching-Artists Strike Anywhere teaching artists Jen Varbalow (Set Designer), Maureen Freedman (Production Designer) & Leah Reddy (Stage Management & Curriculum Design) and the school’s theater and art teachers Jenna Weinberg and Rick Wardle to bring this rousing musical to life. The production also features sets and costumes designed and built by the students.
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SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for bi-weekly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.
Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.
This is a theater studio so no backline available. Ask at front desk for studio space. Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!
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| May 30, 2023 6-9 PM |
SOUNDPAINTING BRIGADE
Join Strike Anywhere Saturday 5/27, 4-6 pm EST for a series of impromptu, flashmob-style performances by the SOUNDPAINTING BRIGADE! Will we be striking in a neighborhood near you?
Secret Location To Be Announced...
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| FREE! |
| May 27, 2023 4-6 PM |
SCI-FI STUDENT WRITTEN PLAYS
Teaching-Artist Amy E. Witting will lead a 5-week residency with recently arrived 9th-10th grade immigrant students at the International High School for Health Sciences. Students will read "The Veldt" by Ray Bradbury and create original short plays based on their Sci-Fi/Dystopia unit, culminating in a staged reading performance with a cast of professional actors.
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| VENUE: | |
International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
| WEBSITE: | |
https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| April 25 - May 24, 2023 |
PERFORMANCE - SCI-FI PLAYS
Join us for a performance of "Sci-Fi," student-written plays in 9th/10th grade English classes. Students worked with SA teaching artist Amy Witting to devise plays performed by SA Actors and guest artists.
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| VENUE: | |
International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(718) 595-8600 |
| WEBSITE: | |
https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| May 24, 2023 10:30 AM EST |
SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for bi-weekly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.
Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.
This is a theater studio so no backline available. Ask at front desk for studio space. Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!
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| May 16, 2023 6-9 PM |
INTRODUCING STUDENTS TO TECHNICAL THEATER
This 8th grade after-school program provides students in-depth instruction in technical theatre, as well as access to materials and space to construct. Weekly sessions will be co-led by Strike Anywhere teaching artists Jen Varbalow (Set Designer), Maureen Freedman (Production Designer) & Leah Reddy (Stage Management & Curriculum Design) and the school’s theater and art teachers Jenna Weinberg and Rick Wardle, leading up to the spring musical "Newsies, Jr." in June 2023. Students will also gain valuable skills as production stage managers (PSMs) by assisting with scheduling, logistics, publicity, and fundraising.
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SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for bi-weekly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.
Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.
This is a theater studio so no backline available. Ask at front desk for studio space. Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!
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Soundpainting Brigade
Join Strike Anywhere
Sunday 4/30, 2 pm EST
for the launch of our new performance series
SOUNDPAINTING BRIGADE
with Special Guest Soundpainter
Angélique Cormier!
Secret Location To Be Announced...
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| FREE! |
| April 30, 2023 2 PM EST |
SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASS
Artistic Director Leese Walker will be co-facilitating with collaborator and coproducer Angélique Cormier. They will be working with an advanced group of Soundpainters, diving into advanced composition, and talking about their work together over the last decade.
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NYU Tisch School of the Arts |
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721 Broadway , New York, NY |
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| April 27, 2023 2-4:45 PM EST |
Midsummer Night's Dream with Staten Island Students!
Working with 4th & 5th grade students from P.S. 18, Strike Anywhere Teaching Artist, Carrie Ellman-Larsen, will bring Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to life. Over the course of several weeks, students will take a deep dive into the original text using active, experiential exercises to connect to the language. Students will work towards a performance designing costumes, creating props, and performing select scenes from the play.
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P.S. 18 |
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221 Broadway , Staten Island, NY |
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| April 19-June 15 |
| "I saw the project deepen students understanding and enjoyment of the plays of Shakespeare and provide students with a valuable theater education experience. The residency often helped the girls overcome shyness, feel confident about speaking in front of a group, and it sparked an interest in Shakespeare that was a joy to behold." - Liselle Sakrani Former Teacher and Vice Principal St. Aloysius School |
SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for bi-weekly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.
Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.
This is a theater studio so no backline available. Ask at front desk for studio space. Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!
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| April 18, 2023 6-9 PM |
SOUNDPAINTING LEVEL ONE: 8 WEEK COURSE
Interested in professional soundpainting training? Join us for an exciting for Soundpainting Level One: An 8-session beginner course. Each class will “tune” the group using innovative improv and devising methods, teach students 25 Soundpainting gestures, and culminate in a short in-class composition all within a fun, safe, and challenging classroom environment. Co-taught by certified instructors Leese Walker and Nolan Kennedy with over 30 years of combined Soundpainting expertise and instruction.
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| February 5th-April 1st, 2024 (**No Class on 2/19**) Mondays, 7-9 PM |
| Soundpainting is a language comprised of physical gestures communicated to performers. The gestures are used to sculpt spontaneous compositions in front of an audience. Soundpainting is not only a language but a powerful tool every performer should have in their toolbox, allowing them to reach new limits of their instrument. |
SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Calling all Soundpainters, Improvisers, and Soundpainting Performers: Coming to town or live in NYC? Join Strike Anywhere Tuesday evenings for bi-weekly Soundpainting Jam Sessions.
Whether you are new to Soundpainting or an old hand, you are welcome. We will spend the first 45 minutes either reviewing signs, catching up or performing a crash course for any newcomers to the language. Then we will launch into a series of Soundpaintings as a full group. This is open to improvising musicians, dancers and actors. Strong improv background important. Bring your instrument (if you play one) and wear clothes to move in.
This is a theater studio so no backline available. Ask at front desk for studio space. Come join us for some Soundpainting - its a jubilant scene, wacky and free! Come to one, come to all. Love to have you!
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| March 21, 2023 6-9PM |
STORYSLAM AT FORT GREENE PREP
8th-Grade Student storytellers join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives underscored by live music.
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| March 17, 2023 11:30am & 1:00pm |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. The residency is available for youth grades 6-12, college students and adults.
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LEARNING TO SPEAK THROUGH THE HEART
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians.
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| March 3-17, 2023 |
| "Students need classrooms that are fun, loving, create a sense of belonging, inspire curiosity and success. Strike Anywhere's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS fulfills all of these needs."
- Paula Lettiere - Principal - Fort Greene Preparatory Academy |
SOUNDPAINTING FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
Members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will perform a Soundpainting residency at Lehigh University to work with both students and community groups. The residency is designed to introduce Strike Anywhere to a specific set of community partners through Soundpainting workshops in order to set the stage for "POP UP: An Artistic Adventure", a larger community-based Soundpainting project in 2023-24.
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| January 30-February 3, 2023 Various times |
| "This is a very special Ensemble and project. It's so adaptable and the pop-up style interviews on the street are an accessible, low-barrier means of interviewing, involving people, and getting a feel for a place. And with the inclusion of Soundpainting workshops and community performers in the show, it's a wraparound engagement process. As a presenting venue, we don't always get to dig into to the relationship between artists and the geographical/social realities of that place that they're coming to."
-Ally Tufenkjian Education and Engagement Manager Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth 2021 |
STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE
Join us for a full-bodied 360 arts experience with a completely student devised and run WINDOWS AND MIRRORS storytelling show. From interactive lobby displays to the stage lighting, short films, set and live stories that you will witness on stage, everything was created by the JKO students themselves. Storytellers share true stories accompanied by live music provided by Strike Anywhere's musicians.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School |
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120 West 46 Street , NY , NY |
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(212) 391-1293 |
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https://jkohighschool.org/ |
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| December 15, 2022 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. |
Performance Party of the Century!
Members of Strike Anywhere have headed North to celebrate 25 years of NACL and 100 years since the laying of the cornerstone of their fabulous performance hall. It will be a night to remember — a festival of light shared with old friends and new! Performers are coming in from NYC, Ottawa, New Orleans, Austin, and Los Angeles — including members of Strike Anywhere, Mondo Bizarro, Artspot and BREAD Arts Collective, among others — for this illuminated evening of artistic surprises, music, good company, and good cheer.
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| December 10, 2022 5-10pm |
| The tickets are tiered so you can "attend" at whatever level you can afford.
As a thank you for the higher levels you'll also get some sweet NACL anniversary swag.
Whatever level you choose, you'll receive a link to join us — from wherever in the world you may be — for a portion of the evening in the "zoom room" where you can celebrate with us vicariously.
Festivities begin at sundown (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time. If you’re joining in person, dress warmly for this mostly outdoor event. Refreshments will be available for purchase to support the continuing of our mission. |
STUDENT STORYTELLERS WITH LIVE SCORE BY ROB HENKE & ROLF STURM
Seniors from the International HS for Health Sciences (IHSHS) join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives framed by live music. IHSHS students are all recent immigrants and the stories range from heart-wrenching to hilarious. The performance is the result of a 12-session residency with professional playwright Amy E. Witting who worked with seniors in 3 of Alex Porter's English Language Arts classes. Prepare to be inspired by the strength, resiliency and sheer courage of these young people. They are nothing short of amazing.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| December 9 &12, 2022 |
STUDENT STORYTELLERS WITH LIVE SCORE BY ROLF STURM
6th-Grade Student storytellers join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives underscored by live music.
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| December 2, 2022 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. The residency is available for youth grades 6 -12, college students and adults. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
Since 2017, Award winning playwright and Strike Anywhere Teaching-Artist Amy E. Witting has performed a playwriting residency in Alex Porter's English Language Arts class for seniors. Students craft a personal narrative over the course of the 12-week residency in preparation for writing their college essays. The residency culminates in each student performing their story for their peers and with a select group of storytellers performing their stories alongside Strike Anywhere musicians for the 11th grade.
"WINDOWS AND MIRRORS has become a rite of passage for our students" says Assistant Principal Heather Cristol
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| October-December 2022 |
| Since 1999, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists have worked within the International Network for Public Schools serving new immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs) who have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored below the 21st percentile on the Language Assessment Battery Revised exam (LAB-R). Students hail from over 50 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages and dialects. Our culturally responsive, custom-designed residencies allow students to learn the teacher's curriculum through the arts using a student-centered, ensemble-based approach. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
This Windows and Mirrors storytelling residency will amplify student voices. Strike Anywhere's approach pairs professional playwrights and actors with students to engage them in crafting and performing a personal story about a pivotal life moment. Students from Elisa DeGregorio's visual arts classes will craft digital stories, to be projected in the theater, will design and build the set, design and run the lights while students from several English classes will write, edit and perform stories live. JKO High School and Strike Anywhere have partnered on many customized residencies with final performances centering around compelling themes such as the water crisis in Flint, MI with Worth of Water, or Farce of Nature, which explored issues of climate change, and Same River which explored fracking and community relationships.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School |
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120 West 46 Street , NY , NY |
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(212) 391-1293 |
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https://jkohighschool.org/ |
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| October-December 2022 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
Since 2016, Strike Anywhere has been a trusted arts partner of Fort Greene Prep. This year, Strike Anywhere actor, Nolan Kennedy, is performing an 8-session residency with the entire 6th grade. Students are crafting their own narratives which they will perform for their peers. A final show pairs them with SA's professional musicians who will accompany them with an original live score.
"Students need classrooms that are fun, loving, create a sense of belonging, inspire curiosity and success. Strike Anywhere's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS fulfills all of these needs." - Paula Lettiere - Principal - Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
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| October-December 2022 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. |
WORKSHOP FACILITATION Improvising With Your Students
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead recent graduates of Circle in the Square's Theatre School in a master class on Classroom Management for Teaching-Artists. Participants will walk away from the workshop with a tool kit of engaging exercises which they can apply immediately in the classroom.
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Circle in the Square Theatre School |
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1633 Broadway , New York, New York |
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(212) 307-0388 |
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http://www.circlesquare.org/ |
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| November 15, 2022 10:00am-12:00pm |
CREATING INTERDISCIPLINARY SITE-SPECIFIC WORK
"Strike Anywhere teaches the community that theatre can take many forms, and it makes us engage with our own community at large." -Dartmouth student 2021
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| September 26-October 2 |
| As the performing arts departments prepare for a two-year period without access to theaters or rehearsal rooms as the Hopkins Center undergoes a major renovation, Strike Anywhere will return to Dartmouth College to perform a weeklong Soundpainting residency designed to introduce students to new ways of devising and presenting original work. Professor Laurie Churba and the students of Contemporary Theater Practice will explore site-specific Soundpainting with Strike Anywhere. The residency is designed to rethink how performance can be made and presented. Theater students will work across disciplines collaborating with students from the Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, dance and film departments. All participants will learn 40-60 Soundpainting gestures over the course of the week and will present a set of site-specific Soundpaintings to explore the community's current relationship to the Hopkins Center building and its hopes for the future complex. |
THE POWER OF PLAY - PART II
Liftoffs is an array of fun, interesting, and challenging summer opportunities for youth ages 14-24. It is designed to support the Mayor and the Kings County's District Attorney's violence reduction initiatives, offering alternatives to the mindsets and patterns of behavior that often lead to violence and other counter-productive outcomes. Strike Anywhere is proud to offer a class on Improvisation as part of the array of summer programs for youth.
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Brooklyn Navy Yards |
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Building 3, 7th Avenue , Brooklyn, NY |
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| August 1-18, 2022 9:30-12:30 |
| In Collaboration with One Community, youth ages 14-24 from Fort Greene/Clinton Hill, Brooklyn will explore the world of theatrical improvisation in order to gain valuable life and work skills. Students will learn how to listen deeply, negotiate, advocate for themselves, and solve conflicts through theater games, improvised scenes, and devising exercises. The program is one of many "Lift Offs" or classes offered this summer. |
THE POWER OF PLAY
Liftoffs is an array of fun, interesting, and challenging summer opportunities for youth ages 14-24. It is designed to support the Mayor and the Kings County's District Attorney's violence reduction initiatives, offering alternatives to the mindsets and patterns of behavior that often lead to violence and other counter-productive outcomes. Strike Anywhere is proud to offer a class on Improvisation as part of the array of summer programs for youth.
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| July 11-28, 2022 9:30-12:30 |
| In Collaboration with One Community, youth ages 14-24 from Fort Greene/Clinton Hill, Brooklyn will explore the world of theatrical improvisation in order to gain valuable life and work skills. Students will learn how to listen deeply, negotiate, advocate for themselves, and solve conflicts through theater games, improvised scenes, and devising exercises. The program is one of many "Lift Offs" or classes offered this summer. |
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Soundpainting
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SITE SPECIFIC SOUNDPAINTING IN SPAIN
Wander the streets of Aielo de Malferit following a whimsical New Orleans style jazz combo Soundpainted by SA's own Leese Walker. Come upon a series of scenes that highlight the history, soundscape and architecture of this beautiful mountain town in Valencia.
The piece was directed by Leese Walker, who had all of the Thinktank participants observe specific sites in the town, listen to the soundscape and devise an original 5 minute performance to animate their findings. The result is a charming set of surprises as you meander the cobblestone streets and bop along to the band as you go.
Meet at the Auditori Municipal at noon.
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Auditori Municipal |
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Passeig de l'Eixample, s/n, , Aielo de Malferit, Valencia, Spain |
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| July 16, 2022 12:00PM |
| "I loved the uniqueness, beauty, and variety of scenes."
- Audience Member |
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July 15, 2022:
Soundpainting
- Aielo de Malferit, Valencia, Spain
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LEESE WALKER TO CONDUCT OPENING PIECE AT INTERNATIONAL THINKTANK CONCERT
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will Soundpaint the opening piece in the final concert of the International Soundpainting Thinktank in Aielo de Malferit, Spain. Featuring: Sam Harmet (Mandolin), Christian Pincock (Trombone), Xacobe Martinez Antelo (Drums), Hada (Moog Synthesizer), Oscar Vidal (Toys), Ricardo Gassent (Oboe), Arnau (flute) Tillman (Flute), Pau (clarinet), Miray (clarinet), Claude (Voice), Audrey Vallarino (Dancer) and Actors: Anne Pernas, Nicole Poole, Pedro Larraya.
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Auditori Municipal |
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Passeig de l'Eixample, s/n, , Aielo de Malferit, Valencia, Spain |
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| July 15, 2022 8:00 PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. |
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July 10-17, 2022:
Soundpainting
- Aielo de Malferit, Valencia, Spain
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LEESE WALKER TO REPRESENT STRIKE ANYWHERE AT SOUNDPAINTING THINKTANK IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
After a 3 year hiatus, the Soundpainting Thinktank is back!
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was invited to attend the weeklong conference and direct the final site-specific performance. This year's Soundpainting Thinktank will take place in Valencia, Spain.
Leese will convene with other renowned Soundpainters from around the world for a weeklong residency with Soundpainting's inventor, Walter Thompson.
The group will explore new applications of the universal sign language for live composition, will share work in various artistic disciplines, and will codify new language!
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Auditori Municipal |
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Passeig de l'Eixample, s/n, , Aielo de Malferit, Valencia, Spain |
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STRIKE ANYWHERE FEATURED AT THE 2022 LIVE COMPOSITION FESTIVAL
Letter of Marque Theater Co, Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, and the Walter Thompson Orchestra will all be featured at this year's Live Composition Festival. Through the live remixing of theater, dance, music, and projection art, the festival brings together performers from around the globe to share innovative and nuanced improvised performance to savvy Brooklynites.
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| June 17, 2022 7:30PM |
| A three-day event that puts the Soundpainting and Conduction live composing sign languages into the spotlight to create music, theater, and movement, the festival brings together multi-disciplinary artists hailing from all over the world to explore the language of real-time composition.
From the subversive Jazz quartet Sexmob to the Brooklyn based Letter of Marque Theater Company, the politically charged and provocative Strike Anywhere Ensemble Project to Medeski Martin & Wood drummer and composer Billy Martin and more, audiences will experience three days of original, unrepeatable live composed work for audiences of all ages. |
Midsummer Night's Dream with Staten Island Students!
Working with 4th & 5th grade students from P.S. 18, Strike Anywhere Teaching Artist, Carrie Ellman-Larsen, will bring Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to life. Over the course of several weeks, students will take a deep dive into the original text using active, experiential exercises to connect to the language. Students will work towards a performance designing costumes, creating props, and performing select scenes from the play.
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P.S. 18 |
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221 Broadway , Staten Island, NY |
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| June 2, 2022 |
| "I saw the project deepen students understanding and enjoyment of the plays of Shakespeare and provide students with a valuable theater education experience. The residency often helped the girls overcome shyness, feel confident about speaking in front of a group, and it sparked an interest in Shakespeare that was a joy to behold." - Liselle Sakrani Former Teacher and Vice Principal St. Aloysius School |
SA Soundpaints at FGPA Block Party
Join us as Strike Anywhere and guests soundpaint at Fort Greene Prep's annual Block Party! The day will feature games, crafts, yummy treats and lots of great music.
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| May 21, 2022 12-1 |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world. |
Sharing Strike Anywhere's Educational Programs at ACES!
Strike Anywhere is showcasing a newly remixed 5-minute educational video at this year's NYC DOE Arts Vendor Fair. Theatre Day is Wednesday May 18th. Amanda will be on a Zoom session to share our video and remain for an Q+A afterwards.
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| May 16, 2022 - May 20, 2022 |
| ACES is for NYC public school leaders, arts education liaisons, parent coordinators, and cultural organizations who are committed to providing quality arts education to NYC public school students. Explore new arts partnerships that will bring the rich educational offerings of NYCs arts and cultural community into your classrooms. |
COLLABORATION WITH MICHEL RISSE
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will have an artistic exchange with French composer, electro-acoustician and Artistic Director of Décor Sonore, Michel Risse. This will be in support of an artistic project he is creating with support from Villa Albertine.
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New York City Areas |
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Areas in and around the city , New York, New York |
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| May 9, 2022 - May 22, 2022 TBD |
| The collaboration was set up by Villa Albertine. Created by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and supported by the French Ministry of Culture, Villa Albertine offers a novel artistsresidency model in which residents choose the location best suited to their work within the host country. Michel chose NYC and the French Embassy connected him with Strike Anywhere, knowing SA's work with Soundpainting. |
POP UP - Bringing Joy to Hillsborough North Carolina
Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), POP UP is an artistic adventure. The public is guided to a series of site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 2 days, performances will pop-up all over town. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to inspire wonder, joy and whimsy. The performances, performed by the students of Orange and Cedar Ridge High School and Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (NYC) will be sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) is the preeminent Soundpainting ensemble in the United States. The students took part in a hybrid residency with the professional ensemble and devised the show over the course of 3 months.
The unique, custom-designed clue adventure will feature 6 different pop up performances. Each adventure lasts approximately one hour and 50 minutes. Audience members can expect to walk a mile and a half.
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Downtown Hillsborough |
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Various Venues , Hillsborough, NC |
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GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| May 6-7, 2022 6PM (Friday) 1PM and 6PM (Saturday) |
SOUNDPAINTING STORIES: Creative Placemaking for Common Ground at The Face to Face Arts in Education Conference
How can we use public art, creative placemaking and Soundpainting to heal divisions, build community and boost harmony amidst the discord? Join members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble as they highlight some of their creative placemaking work, share devising and community-building techniques and offer an intro to Soundpainting, the sign language used to sculpt improvisations. Musicians bring an instrument. Actors/dancers please wear clothes to move in. Workshop is open to all performance disciplines.
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| April 21, 2022 Thursday 3:15-4:45 pm |
| The Face to Face Arts in Education Conference remains the largest, most comprehensive arts education convening in New York State. In 2022, their 29th annual flagship conference will be reimagined as a 3-week series including a virtual keynote, 7 interactive online workshops, and two community-based one-day symposia connecting our community in-person for the first time since 2020 expected to serve more than 600 arts educators and administrators. |
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THROUGH THEATER
Strike Anywhere will customize lessons for The Manhattan International High School's immigrant student base that utilize theatrical teaching methods to actively explore academic concepts and hone student skills. Workshops are designed to enhance studentsEnglish language literacy and linguistic skills through the arts. The two organizations have worked together on various residencies that employ theater, improv, and playwriting to animate the teachers curriculum.
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Manhattan International High School |
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317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
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(212) 517-6728 |
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http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
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| March 3, 2022 - June 3, 2022 |
| Since 1999, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists have worked within the International Network for Public Schools serving new immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs) who have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored below the 21st percentile on the Language Assessment Battery Revised exam (LAB-R). Students hail from over 50 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages and dialects. Our culturally responsive, custom-designed residencies allow students to learn the teacher's curriculum through the arts using a student-centered, ensemble-based approach. |
STUDENT STORYTELLING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
Strike Anywhere will pair a professional playwright with 9th/10th grade students to devise original scenes and stories destigmatizing mental health. Students will conduct research, respond to writing prompts, practice interviewing, generate questions and interview mental health professionals in preparation for an in-class play reading and performance with professional artists.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| March 7, 2022 - May 27, 2022 |
| Since 1999, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists have worked within the International Network for Public Schools serving new immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs) who have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored below the 21st percentile on the Language Assessment Battery Revised exam (LAB-R). Students hail from over 50 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages and dialects. Our culturally responsive, custom-designed residencies allow students to learn the teacher's curriculum through the arts using a student-centered, ensemble-based approach. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
This Windows and Mirrors storytelling residency will amplify student voices. Strike Anywhere's approach pairs professional playwrights and actors with students to engage them in crafting and performing a personal story about a pivotal life moment. JKO High School and Strike Anywhere have partnered on many customized residencies with final performances centering around compelling themes such as the water crisis in Flint, MI with Worth of Water, or Farce of Nature, which explored issues of climate change, and Same River which explored fracking and community relationships.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School |
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120 West 46 Street , NY , NY |
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https://jkohighschool.org/ |
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| March 4, 2022 - May 27, 2022 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. |
STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN POP UP
This is an exciting new iteration of our POP UP: An Artistic Adventure project. Strike Anywhere's (SA) Guitarist/Composer Rolf Sturm is teaching Soundpainting to the Wind Ensemble while SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker is coaching theater students on how to conduct interviews, devise scenes and Soundpaint.
The couple travelled to NC to launch the hybrid residency in person with the majority of artist sessions being conducted remotely via Zoom. The students will take part in this hybrid residency with the professional ensemble and devise the show over the course of 3 months.
The professional ensemble will join the student cast in person May 1-8 to assemble and perform the show alongside the student performers.
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| February 14, 2022 - May 7, 2022 |
| Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), POP UP is an artistic adventure. The public is guided to a series of site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 2 days, performances will pop-up all over town. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to inspire wonder, joy and whimsy. The performances, performed by the students of Orange and Cedar Ridge High School and Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (NYC) will be sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) is the preeminent Soundpainting ensemble in the United States. The unique, custom-designed clue adventure will feature 6 different pop up performances. Each adventure lasts approximately one hour and 50 minutes. Audience members can expect to walk a mile and a half. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
Since 2016, Strike Anywhere has been a trusted arts partner of Fort Greene Prep. This winter, Strike Anywhere actor, Nolan Kennedy, is performing a 10-session residency with the entire 7th grade. Students are crafting their own narratives which they will perform for their peers. A final show pairs them with SA's professional musicians who will accompany them with an original live score.
"Students need classrooms that are fun, loving, create a sense of belonging, inspire curiosity and success. Strike Anywhere's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS fulfills all of these needs." - Paula Lettiere - Principal - Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
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| January 11-February 15, 2022 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
Since 2016, Strike Anywhere has been a trusted arts partner of Fort Greene Prep. This year, Strike Anywhere actor, Nolan Kennedy, is performing a 12-session residency with the entire 6th grade. Students are crafting their own narratives which they will perform for their peers. A final show pairs them with SA's professional musicians who will accompany them with an original live score.
"Students need classrooms that are fun, loving, create a sense of belonging, inspire curiosity and success. Strike Anywhere's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS fulfills all of these needs." - Paula Lettiere - Principal - Fort Greene Preparatory Academy
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| November 18-December 17, 2021 |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. |
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THROUGH THEATER
Producing Artistic Director Leese Walker and Playwright Anel Carmona are co-facilitating a 10-week residency in Alioune Sanko's English Language Arts class for first year students. MIHS serves recently arrived immigrant youth and the duo is applying theatrical teaching techniques to focus on language acquisition. Students gain critical communication skills through improv, theater games, text analysis and playwriting.
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Manhattan International High School |
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317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
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(212) 517-6728 |
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http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
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| October 28, 2021 -January 20, 2022 |
| Since 1999, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists have worked within the International Network for Public Schools serving new immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs) who have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored below the 21st percentile on the Language Assessment Battery Revised exam (LAB-R). Students hail from over 50 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages and dialects. Our culturally responsive, custom-designed residencies allow students to learn the teacher's curriculum through the arts using a student-centered, ensemble-based approach. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
Since 2017, Award winning playwright and Strike Anywhere Teaching-Artist Amy E. Witting has performed a playwriting residency in Alex Porter's English Language Arts class for seniors. Students craft a personal narrative over the course of the 12-week residency in preparation for writing their college essays. The residency culminates in each student performing their story for their peers and with a select group of storytellers performing their stories alongside Strike Anywhere musicians for the 11th grade.
"WINDOWS AND MIRRORS has become a rite of passage for our students" says Assistant Principal Heather Cristol
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| October 19-December 15, 2021 |
| Since 1999, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists have worked within the International Network for Public Schools serving new immigrant English Language Learners (ELLs) who have been in the United States for less than four years and have scored below the 21st percentile on the Language Assessment Battery Revised exam (LAB-R). Students hail from over 50 different countries and speak more than 40 different languages and dialects. Our culturally responsive, custom-designed residencies allow students to learn the teacher's curriculum through the arts using a student-centered, ensemble-based approach. |
STUDENT STORYTELLERS WITH LIVE SCORE BY ROB HENKE & ROLF STURM
6th-Grade Student storytellers join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives underscored by live music.
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| December 17, 2021 11:30am |
| WINDOWS AND MIRRORS is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. A professional storytelling show kick-starts the residency and features Strike Anywhere performers sharing true stories about pivotal moments in their lives accompanied by live music from SA musicians. Residencies pair a professional playwright and/or actor with a school or community group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. A final show highlights a select group of storytellers accompanied by Strike Anywhere musicians. The residency is available for youth grades 6 -12, college students and adults.
Proof of vaccination and picture ID required for attendance. Please RSVP to office (at) strikeanywhere.info |
STUDENT STORYTELLERS WITH LIVE SCORE BY STEVEN BERNSTEIN & ROLF STURM
Student storytellers from the International HS for Health Sciences (IHSHS) join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives accompanied by live music. IHSHS students are all recent immigrants and the stories range from heart-wrenching to hilarious. The performance is the result of a 12-session residency with professional playwright Amy E. Witting who worked with seniors in 3 of Alex Porter's English Language Arts classes. Prepare to be inspired by the strength, resiliency and sheer courage of these young people. They are nothing short of amazing.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| December 15, 2021 10:30AM & 11:20AM |
| Performance will happen in the Bell Tower. Proof of vaccination and picture ID required for attendance. Please RSVP to office (at) strikeanywhere.info |
ADVANCED THEATER STUDENTS INTEGRATED INTO POP UP
In the second of two master classes on Soundpainting and the creative process used to create POP UP: AN Artistic Adventure, advanced theater students will continue to delve into Soundpainting and be integrated into specific scenes in the show.
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| September 30, 2021 10:10-12:00pm |
POP UP Bringing Joy to Dartmouth College
Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), POP UP is an artistic treasure hunt. The public is guided to a series of site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 2 days, performances will pop-up all over campus. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to inspire wonder, joy and whimsy. The performances, performed by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will be sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) is the preeminent Soundpainting ensemble in the United States. Community members will be invited to attend free Soundpainting workshops while the company is in residence and will be invited to perform as part of the finale of the piece.
The unique, custom-designed treasure hunt will feature 6 different pop up performances. Each adventure lasts approximately one hour and 50 minutes. Audience members can expect to walk a mile and a half.
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| October 2-3, 2021 1:00pm & 5:00pm |
| Are you an actor, dancer, singer or musician? Strike Anywhere invites you to be a performer in POP UP: An Artistic Adventure's "ephemeral choir." You'll workshop with the company to learn Soundpainting, a form of live composition and improvisation, and perform in the POP UP finale. Follow the tickets link for more information. |
JOIN POP UP: HANOVER! JOIN SA FOR 2 SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOPS!
Are you an actor, dancer, singer or musician? Strike Anywhere invites you to be a performer in POP UP: An Artistic Adventure's "ephemeral choir." You'll workshop with the company to learn Soundpainting, a form of live composition and improvisation, and perform in the POP UP finale.
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| September 29, 2021 6:00-8:00pm |
| Soundpainting is a universal sign language comprising over 1500 signs that allows a group of artists to improvise together in real-time. The technique was created by New York composer Walter Thompson during the late 1970s for jazz musicians. It has since evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide. Actors, dancers, singers, and musicians of all experience levels ages 12 and up are welcome. Participate using the artform of your choice: If you're an actor or dancer, wear comfortable clothing you can move in. If you're a musician, bring your instrument. And singers, be prepared to sing! |
MASTER CLASS FOR ADVANCED THEATER STUDENTS
Leese Walker (Artistic Director) and the entire performance ensemble will facilitate a live master class allowing advanced theater students to dive into Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble's work and the process behind POP UP.
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| September 28, 2021 10:10-12:00pm |
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SOUNDPAINTING THINKTANK IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
After a 3 year hiatus, the Soundpainting Thinktank is back!
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was invited to attend the annual Soundpainting Thinktank which will take place this year in Valencia, Spain.
Leese will convene with other renowned Soundpainters from around the world for a weeklong residency with Soundpainting's inventor, Walter Thompson of the WalterThompsonOrchestra.
The group will explore new applications of the universal sign language for live composition, will share work in various artistic disciplines, and will codify new language!
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Auditori Municipal |
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Passeig de l'Eixample, s/n, , Aielo de Malferit, Valencia, Spain |
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| July 10-17, 2022 |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world. |
INTRO TO STRIKE ANYWHERE
Leese Walker (Artistic Director) and the entire performance ensemble will facilitate a live master class introducing theater students to Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble's work and the process behind POP UP.
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| September 27, 2021 2:10-3:15pm |
JOIN POP UP: HANOVER! JOIN SA FOR 2 SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOPS!
Are you an actor, dancer, singer or musician? Strike Anywhere invites you to be a performer in POP UP: An Artistic Adventure's "ephemeral choir." You'll workshop with the company to learn Soundpainting, a form of live composition and improvisation, and perform in the POP UP finale.
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| September 27, 2021 6:00-8:00pm |
| Soundpainting is a universal sign language comprising over 1500 signs that allows a group of artists to improvise together in real-time. The technique was created by New York composer Walter Thompson during the late 1970s for jazz musicians. It has since evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide.
Actors, dancers, singers, and musicians of all experience levels ages 12 and up are welcome. Participate using the artform of your choice: If you're an actor or dancer, wear comfortable clothing you can move in. If you're a musician, bring your instrument. And singers, be prepared to sing! |
STRIKE ANYWHERE AT THE 2021 CAPITAL ARTS FEST!
Strike Anywhere will be the featured act at this year's Capital Arts Fest. The ensemble will perform a set of site-specific soundpaintings honoring the town and improvising freely in the moment. The 2021 Capital Arts Fest will be anchored by a Fine Art and Craft Fair presented by the League of NH Craftsmen. Learn more about the artists and events planned throughout the fest!
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| September 26, 2021 2:00pm |
SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP FOR CONCORD NH RESIDENTS
Leese Walker (Artistic Director) will facilitate an online master class introducing Concord NH residents to Soundpainting, the universal sign language for live-composition. To participate in the workshop, email: sowens@ccanh(dot)com and put "Soundpainting" in the subject line.
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Capitol Center for the Arts |
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44 S Main Street , Concord, NH |
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(603) 224-2508 |
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https://ccanh.com/ |
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| September 21, 2021 6:30-8:30pm |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world. |
TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF TEACHING-ARTISTS
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will facilitate a series of workshops for a cohort of 16 new teaching-artists at the Roundabout Theatre Company. She will introduce them to theatrical teaching techniques and culturally responsive pedagogy. Workshops on Ensemble Building and Inciting Incident are highlights of the week.
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| September 13-17, 2021 10:30-5:30pm |
INTERVIEWS FOR POP UP
Over the course of 4 days, the core Strike Anywhere team will pop up with their mobile interview stand in Hanover, NH to collect dreams, rumors, anecdotes and desires from a wide-cross section of residents. The team will also conduct Soundpainting Master Classes inviting local performers and students into the creation process. The team returns in September to perform the show in collaboration with the local community. The pop up performances that make up the treasure hunt will be inspired by the interviews.
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| July 8-11, 2021 TBD |
| POP UP is a creative-placemaking project. Performances are tailor-made for each neighborhood. By projecting the dreams, impressions and experiences of local residents onto everyday spaces, POP UP engages a community in the creation of public art, highlights local diversity, and illuminates our shared humanity. |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Working with 4th grade students from P.S. 18, Strike Anywhere Ensemble Member, Damen Scranton will bring Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" to life. Over the course of 8 weeks, students will take a deep dive into the original text using active, experiential exercises to connect to the language. Students will work towards an online performance designing costumes, creating zoom backgrounds and performing select scenes from the play.
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P.S. 18 |
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221 Broadway , Staten Island, NY |
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| April 27-June 22, 2021 3:00-4:15PM |
| "I saw the project deepen students understanding and enjoyment of the plays of Shakespeare and provide students with a valuable theater education experience. The residency often helped the girls overcome shyness, feel confident about speaking in front of a group and it sparked an interest in Shakespeare that was a joy to behold." - Liselle Sakrani Former Teacher and Vice Principal St. Aloysius School
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PERFORMING AND TEACHING IN THE BIG APPLE
Leese Walker (Artistic Director) and Amanda Hinkle Wallace (Director of Education and Partnerships) will co-facilitate an online master class on the day to day of running a theater company in New York City.
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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University of London Eton Avenue, London, |
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http://www.cssd.ac.uk |
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| May 27, 2021 9:00-11:00am (ET) |
Free Educator Workshop
Cheers to you! We want to show our appreciation for the incredible work that you do as Educators. Please join Strike Anywhere for a free workshop on Building Empathy Through Storytelling. We will share some of the techniques we use in our WINDOWS AND MIRRORS Storytelling Residencies and highlight applications with various populations and in different settings. Come play! Take a breather! And let us end with a toast to you! Cheers!
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Virtually |
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GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| May 26, 2021 5:00-6:00PM |
| "WINDOWS AND MIRRORS has become a rite of passage for our students."
- Heather Cristol - Assistant Principal - International H.S. for Health Sciences
"The program, run by creative collective Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, provides middle and high school students with the opportunity to build empathy and self-confidence through art by working with a teaching artist to craft stories from their personal lives and perform them to classmates." - YANNISE JEAN, BK Reader Feb. 18, 2021 |
DOCUMENTING ARTS EDUCATION
Amanda Hinkle Wallace (Director of Education and Partnerships) will facilitate an online master class exploring the mechanics, ethics and importance of documenting arts education programs.
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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University of London Eton Avenue, London, |
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http://www.cssd.ac.uk |
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| May 25, 2021 9:00-11:00am (ET) |
THE CONQUEST OF LANGUAGE
Teaching-Artist Amy E. Witting will perform a 6-week residency with recently arrived 9th-10th grade immigrant students at the International High School for Health Sciences. Students will explore how colonialism shaped indigenous languages in each student's home country. Students will explore the topic through the lens of playwriting by creating short scripts in a variety of languages for their culminating performance.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| April 13- May 21, 2021 |
SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASS
Leese Walker (Artistic Director) will facilitate an online master class introducing students to Soundpainting, the universal sign language for live-composition.
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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University of London Eton Avenue, London, |
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| May 20, 2021 |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world. |
INTRO TO STRIKE ANYWHERE
Leese Walker (Artistic Director) and Amanda Hinkle Wallace (Director of Education and Partnerships) will co-facilitate an online master class introducing students to Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble's work.
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
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University of London Eton Avenue, London, |
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http://www.cssd.ac.uk |
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| May 11, 2021 9:00-11:00am (ET) |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS YEAR
The entire 7th grade is working with teaching-artists Nolan Kennedy and Erin McCready to explore the power of story.
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| March 9-May 6, 2021 |
| Windows and Mirrors is a storytelling residency book-ended by two performances. The professional show kick-starts the residency by modelling what participants will perform at the culmination of the residency.
Residencies place a professional playwright and/or actor in residence with the group. The residency focuses on the elements of an engaging story, on solo performance and culminates with every participant performing their own story. The residency can be tailored to address the specific curricular needs of a classroom. Participants hone writing, editing, listening and performance skills. |
THEATRICAL TEACHING - ENGAGING ONLINE LEARNERS
SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will co-facilitate a special version of Theatrical Teaching Institute (TTI) for Columbia University MFA Students. Explore the Theatrical Teaching Framework, a pedagogical lens developed by Roundabout Theatre Company that centers learners as artists, leverages a teaching-artist's skills as a theatre maker, and celebrates the process of artistic creation. In these challenging and uncertain times, this institute will convene teaching artists virtually to exchange strategies for engaging learners through the arts, with an emphasis on adapting for remote instruction. The pedagogical strategies explored in the institute will be applicable in both virtual and in-person classrooms.
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WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: A STORYTELLING RESIDENCY
This year's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS residency will be performed virtually with Strike Anywhere teaching-artists providing remote workshops and the show that kicks off the residency delivered as a film. The entire 6th grade will work with SA Ensemble Member Nolan Kennedy & SA Teaching-Artist Erin McCready to analyze story structure, explore engagement techniques and craft their own stories. This is the 5th year of the program at the school but the first time it will be delivered virtually.
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| "I learned to be specific and talk with the heart." -W&M Student
"We are so grateful for the confidence, comradery, and peer-support we've seen from our 6th graders as a result of this program. - Paula Lettiere - FGPA Principal |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS to be featured at the 2021 FILLET OF SOLO FESTIVAL
We are incredibly honored to be included in the FILLET OF SOLO Storytelling Festival. Our students from International H.S. for Health Sciences will be featured as the only youth group performing. The festival runs from February 8-28 and our WINDOWS AND MIRRORS film will be one of 16 storytelling collectives featured during the three-week, online gallery of powerful personal stories!
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| February 8-28, 2021 Check Website |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: DIGITAL REDUX
This year's WINDOWS AND MIRRORS residency will be performed virtually with Strike Anywhere teaching-artists providing remote workshops and the show that kicks off the residency being delivered as a film. The entire 7th grade will work with professional artists to engage in a storytelling residency where they will analyze story structure and engagement techniques and they will craft their own stories which they will share in a beautifully produced film which will feature an original score by SA's Music Director, Rolf Sturm. This is the 5th year of the program at the school.
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| "We are so grateful for the confidence, comradery, and peer-support we've seen from our 6th graders as a result of this program. Our staff has repeatedly asked to be partnered with the teaching artists from Strike Anywhere. Our teachers feel supported and enriched by the collaboration and look forward to applying these engagement tools in all of their classes." -PRINCIPAL PAULA LETTIERE |
DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY - WE DID IT!
DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY is part of a nationwide movement of dancing mailboxes who will appear in cities across the United States on Inauguration Day in a nonpartisan celebration of voting and our democratic process. It is part of the Unstoppable Voters Project an action of the Center for Artistic Activism. Performed by members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (New York City), this non-partisan performance features a chorus of mailboxes dancing to jubilant tunes.
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| January 20,2021 4:00-4:30PM |
| This action grew out of DELIVERING DEMOCRACY, a playful piece of street theater that performed all over Pennsylvania during the run up to the 2020 election. The dancing and singing mailboxes distributed accurate voting information to counter voter suppression. Now the Delivering Democracy crew will be joined by additional dancing mailbox groups nationwide.
This is a joyful approach to affirming the success of our electoral process and to celebrate the USAs transition of power and legitimacy of our election.
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DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY - A JOB WELL DONE!
DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY is part of a nationwide movement of dancing mailboxes who will appear in cities across the United States on Inauguration Day in a nonpartisan celebration of voting and our democratic process. It is part of the Unstoppable Voters Project an action of the Center for Artistic Activism. Performed by members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (New York City), this non-partisan performance features a chorus of mailboxes dancing to jubilant tunes.
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Barclay's Center |
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620 Atlantic Ave, , Brooklyn, NY |
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| January 20,2021 3:00-3:30PM |
| This action grew out of DELIVERING DEMOCRACY, a playful piece of street theater that performed all over Pennsylvania during the run up to the 2020 election. The dancing and singing mailboxes distributed accurate voting information to counter voter suppression. DELIVERING DEMOCRACY was created by Artistic Director/Producer Larry Bogad (UC Davis/Center for Tactical Performance) and Theatrical Director Leese Walker of NYC's Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble. DELIVERING DEMOCRACY delighted crowds and earned media coverage from the New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Telemundo, ABC News, CBS Morning News, and many other outlets, including television coverage across the United States and from Chile to Australia to France, the UK and the Netherlands. The mailboxes were featured in the Taylor Swift/Eric Swalwell Only The Young video and became a Twitter sensation. Now the Delivering Democracy crew will be joined by additional dancing mailbox groups nationwide.
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DANCING FOR DEMOCRACY - SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED!
On Inauguration Day, the Delivering Democracy crew is planning a big national dance party to celebrate the USA's peaceful transition of power and the legitimacy of our election. We will be donning our mailbox and ballot box costumes again and invite citizens across the nation to join us.
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| January 20, 2021 1:20-2:15 |
| Our Delivering Democracy mailboxes delivered in November, and now we are #DancingforDemocracy to celebrate. Want to join the national dance party? Contact us at office@strikeanywhere(dot)info to find out how. We will send you the DIY Mailbox Costume Kit and instructions. Let's Dance for Democracy! |
THE WINDOWS AND MIRRRORS STORYTELLING SHOW NOW AS A FILM
Student storytellers from the International HS for Health Sciences (IHSHS) will share true stories from their lives accompanied by an original score by SA's Rolf Sturm. IHSHS students are all recent immigrants and the stories range from heart-wrenching to hilarious. The performance is the result of a 10-session residency (delivered virtually) with professional playwright Amy E. Witting who worked with seniors in 3 of Alex Porter's English Language Arts classes. Prepare to be inspired by the strength, resiliency and sheer courage of these young people. They are nothing short of amazing.
This year's performance was recorded by students at home in quarantine and at school. It was made into a beautiful, professionally-produced film with an original score by SA's Musical Director, Rolf Sturm. The film will be broadcast via Zoom.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| FREE! |
| December 22, 2020 2-3PM |
| "This project is especially meaningful for our English Language Learners as they become seniors. It helps them to see the power in their own stories, and builds the confidence to use their own voices to share those stories. Public speaking is challenging for most people, and to do so in your second language is even more courageous. When they are 11th graders they see the show for the first time, and after four years we are starting to hear that this project is a rite of passage that they look forward to." -Heather Cristol, Assistant Principal - International H.S. for Health Sciences |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS: NOW OFFERED VIRTUALLY!
This NYC public high school serves recently arrived immigrant youth. SA has been a trusted partner at the school since 2017, applying theatrical techniques in the classroom to help teachers teach their curriculum in an active, hands-on way.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| October 14-December 21, 2020 |
| The entire senior class at the International High School for Health Sciences in Queens will work with professional playwright Amy E. Witting as part of Strike Anywhere's signature story-telling program, Windows & Mirrors. Over the course of their fall residency with Amy, students will learn how to craft and perform personal narratives. All of the students are recent immigrants. The program is designed to help students acquire communication skills and to help prepare them to write their college essays. Strike Anywhere has been working with English Language Learners since 1999 and has worked within the NYC International schools network since the early 2000's. |
COUNT ALL THE VOTES! EVERY VOTE COUNTS!
The Dancing Mailboxes of #Delivering Democracy have become an Insta-sensation, being seen on the recent Taylor Swift "Only The Young" get-out-the-vote ad, on news channels from Brazil, to the UK, to Argentina, Netherlands, France, Canada and beyond. Our Delivering Democracy Ballot and Dropboxes are returning to Philly to dance, dance, dance outside the Convention Center to spread joy and ensure that Democracy is Delivered.
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Pennsylvania Convention Center |
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1101 Arch St , Philadelphia, PA |
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| November 6, 2020 3:30-6:30 PM |
ART AND ACTIVISM IN PHILLY, PA
The Dancing Dropboxes last stop on the PA train is at the Philly Art Museum. Expect a series of hijinks and improvised antics on voting rights from the friendly, non-partisan players!
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| FREE! |
| November 2, 2020 3:00PM |
| Strike Anywhere's street theater collaboration with the Farm Arts Collective and Larry Bogad (UC Davis/Center for Tactical Performance) features a chorus of dancing dropboxes singing alternative lyrics to the song "Please Mr. Postman" followed by a distribution of pamphlets to share state voting rights information. DELIVERING DEMOCRACY is a playful, uplifting, nonpartisan voter information campaign designed to help voters across Pennsylvania know how and where to vote safely and expand participation in our democracy. Artistic Direction: Larry Bogad, Theatrical Direction: Leese Walker, Lyrics: Rolf Sturm, Choreography: Andrea Ariel, Costume Design: Jen Varbalow, Vocals: Mary Workman and Ed Smit.
Delivering Democracy has received national support from the Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Project. |
THE DANCING BALLOT BOXES TO DELIGHT VOTERS AT CITY HALL
On the last day of early voting before the general election, we have retooled our song and turned our dancing mailbox costumes into Ballot Dropboxes and will entertain voters at City Hall as they stand in line to vote in person. For up to date voting info call: 1-866-Our-Vote or visit: 866ourvote.org
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Philadelphia City Hall |
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1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, , Philadelphia, PA |
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| FREE! |
| November 2, 2020 1:00 |
| Strike Anywhere's street theater collaboration with the Farm Arts Collective and Larry Bogad (UC Davis/Center for Tactical Performance) features a chorus of dancing dropboxes singing alternative lyrics to the song "Please Mr. Postman" followed by a distribution of pamphlets to share state voting rights information. DELIVERING DEMOCRACY is a playful, uplifting, nonpartisan voter information campaign designed to help voters across Pennsylvania know how and where to vote safely and expand participation in our democracy. Artistic Direction: Larry Bogad, Theatrical Direction: Leese Walker, Lyrics: Rolf Sturm, Choreography: Andrea Ariel, Costume Design: Jen Varbalow, Vocals: Mary Workman and Ed Smit.
Delivering Democracy has received national support from the Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Project.
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NO F.O.M.O. PHILLY!
DELIVERING DEMOCRACY is a playful, uplifting, nonpartisan voter information campaign designed to help voters across Pennsylvania know how and where to vote safely and expand participation in our democracy. For the last day of early voting before the general election, we have retooled our song and turned our dancing mailbox costumes into Ballot Dropboxes in order to encourage folx to drop off their ballots or vote in person. For up to date voting info call: 1-866-Our-Vote or visit: 866ourvote.org
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Independence Hall |
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520 Chestnut Street , Philadelphia, PA |
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| FREE! |
| November 2, 2020 12:00-12:30 Liberty Bell / Independence Hall |
| Strike Anywhere's street theater collaboration with the Farm Arts Collective and Larry Bogad (UC Davis/Center for Tactical Performance) features a chorus of dancing dropboxes singing alternative lyrics to the song "Please Mr. Postman" followed by a distribution of pamphlets to share state voting rights information. Artistic Direction: Larry Bogad, Theatrical Direction: Leese Walker, Lyrics: Rolf Sturm, Choreography: Andrea Ariel, Costume Design: Jen Varbalow, Vocals: Mary Workman and Ed Smit.
Delivering Democracy has received national support from the Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Project.
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THIS HALLOWEEN WE'RE DRESSING UP TO DELIVER DEMOCRACY!
This halloween, instead of trick-or-treating, we are dressing up to Deliver Democracy in Scranton, PA. Our dancing mailbox costumes have been retooled as Ballot Dropboxes in order to encourage folx to drop off their ballots or vote in person. For up to date voting info call: 1-866-Our-Vote or visit: 866ourvote.org
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Lackawanna County Courthouse |
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200 N. Washington Ave. , Scranton, PA. |
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| FREE! |
| October 31, 2020 2:30 Courthouse on Washington Ave; 2:45 Courthouse Square |
| Strike Anywhere's street theater collaboration with the Farm Arts Collective and Larry Bogad (UC Davis/Center for Tactical Performance) features a chorus of dancing dropboxes singing alternative lyrics to the song "Please Mr. Postman" followed by a distribution of pamphlets to share state voting rights information. Artistic Direction: Larry Bogad, Theatrical Direction: Leese Walker, Lyrics: Rolf Sturm, Choreography: Andrea Ariel, Costume Design: Jen Varbalow, Vocals: Mary Workman and Ed Smit.
Delivering Democracy has received national support from the Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Project. |
THIS HALLOWEEN WE'RE DRESSING UP TO DELIVER DEMOCRACY!
This halloween, instead of trick-or-treating, we are dressing up to Deliver Democracy in Scranton, PA. Our dancing mailbox costumes have been retooled as Ballot Dropboxes in order to encourage folx to drop off their ballots or vote in person. For up to date voting info call: 1-866-Our-Vote or visit: 866ourvote.org
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The Marketplace at Steamtown |
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300 Lackawanna Ave , Scranton, PA. |
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| FREE! |
| October 31, 2020 2:00 in front of mall & 2:15 at Lackawanna County Govt Center (Wyoming Ave. across street from mall) |
| Strike Anywhere's street theater collaboration with the Farm Arts Collective and Larry Bogad (UC Davis/Center for Tactical Performance) features a chorus of dancing dropboxes singing alternative lyrics to the song "Please Mr. Postman" followed by a distribution of pamphlets to share state voting rights information. Artistic Direction: Larry Bogad, Theatrical Direction: Leese Walker, Lyrics: Rolf Sturm, Choreography: Andrea Ariel, Costume Design: Jen Varbalow, Vocals: Mary Workman and Ed Smit.
Delivering Democracy has received national support from the Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Project.
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DANCING MAILBOXES DELIVER PA!
Delivering Democracy is a playful, uplifting piece of street theater. It is designed to help voters across Pennsylvania know how and where to vote safely, and expand participation in our democracy.
In light of confusion and misinformation, a troupe of dancing mailboxes will give out flyers with accurate voting information. The Dancing Mailboxes will entertain while also making sure that local voters know that they can always call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to get up to date and accurate information on all of their voting options.
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| FREE! |
| October 24, 2020 1:30-2PM Silk Mill / 2:00 in Bingham Park 133-179 Main Avenue, Hawley PA 18428 |
| Helmed by Larry Bogad, Tannis Kowalchuk and Leese Walker, the performance features members of Strike Anywhere, the Farm Arts Collective Ensemble and local community members. Lyrics: Rolf Sturm, Choreography: Andrea Ariel, Costume Design: Jen Varbalow, Vocals: Mary Workman and Ed Smit.
Delivering Democracy has received national support from the Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Project. |
DANCING MAILBOXES DELIVER DEMOCRACY!
Delivering Democracy is a playful, uplifting piece of street theater. It is designed to help voters across Pennsylvania know how and where to vote
safely, and expand participation in our democracy.
In light of confusion and misinformation, a troupe of dancing mailboxes will give out flyers with accurate voting information. The Dancing Mailboxes will entertain while also making sure that local voters know that they can always call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to get up to date and accurate information on all of their voting options.
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| FREE! |
| October 24, 2020 10am Honesdale Farmer's Market; 10:15-11:45 Various stops on Main Street, Honesdale including The Cooperage, The 7th Street Pav |
| Helmed by Larry Bogad, Tannis Kowalchuk and Leese Walker, the performance features members of Strike Anywhere, the Farm Arts Collective Ensemble and local community members. Lyrics: Rolf Sturm, Choreography: Andrea Ariel, Costume Design: Jen Varbalow, Vocals: Mary Workman and Ed Smit.
Delivering Democracy has received national support from the Center for Artistic Activism's Unstoppable Voters Project. |
SOUNDPAINTINGS: AN ELEGY FOR THE PLANET
Harvest Benefit! A Social-Distance FUNDRAISER for Farm Arts Collective. Spend an afternoon at Farm Arts Collective on Willow Wisp Organic Farm. The day includes FarmWalks, Live Music with Beat the Devil, Soup from the Farm Kitchen, Games, Flowers, Exhibits, Raffles, Refreshments, Performances by Farm Arts Collective and members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble. This event is a fundraiser so that Farm Arts Collective can keep offering workshops, performances, and AGRI-CULTURAL community engagement.
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| $20-$50 (pay what you can) |
| October 11, 2020 2:00-5:00PM |
| Strike Anywhere members will offer a mini Soundpainting workshop and then paint members of the audience into 4 short improvised works. Soundpainting is a universal sign language for live composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs that indicate how musicians, dancers, actors or visual artists should shape their improvisation. SA is the preeminent U.S. ensemble theater practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Soundpainting inventor Walter Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians are some of the most experienced Soundpainters in the world, having worked directly with Thompson since the late 1980's. |
Engaging Online Learners
Strike Anywhere will host a series of 3 online workshops for teaching-artists to explore how to use theater to engage learners online. Participants will explore ensemble-building strategies, theater and playwriting techniques that work well in a digital space and how to adapt creative activities for remote instruction.
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ONLINE |
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Via Zoom , , |
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| September 8th, 10th and 15th, 2020 12:00-2:00PM |
SA's ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LEESE WALKER TO TEACH FOR 11TH YEAR AT T.T.I.
Theatrical Teaching Institute (TTI) is a 45-hour course for educators and teaching artists. Explore the Theatrical Teaching Framework, a pedagogical lens developed by Roundabout that centers learners as artists, leverages your skills as a theatre maker, and celebrates the process of artistic creation.
In these challenging and uncertain times, this institute will convene educators and teaching artists virtually to exchange strategies for engaging learners through the arts, with an emphasis on adapting for remote instruction. The pedagogical strategies explored in the institute will be applicable in both virtual and in-person classrooms.
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| $250 |
| August 3-21, 2020 2:30-4:30PM |
| The workshop is co-facilitated and co-designed by Leese Walker, Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director. The hands-on seminar provides teachers and teaching-artists with experiential techniques to enliven their classrooms. Participants will delve into devising an original performance with Walker, experiencing the same creative process she uses with the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble. TA's and teachers can expect to walk away from the institute reinvigorated and newly inspired to bring their classroom curriculum to life by applying the theatrical teaching methods they learn in the course. |
POP UP Featured at Dartmouth College's 2020 SHIFT FESTIVAL
Dartmouth College presents "POP UP: An Artistic Treasure Hunt" as part of the 2020 SHIFT FESTIVAL.
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| June 28-29, 2020 Sunday at 1PM & 5:30PM; Monday at 5:30PM |
| Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), «PoP Up» is an artistic treasure hunt. The public is guided to a series of site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 2 days, performances pop-up on the street, in windows, parks and plazas throughout Hanover and around campus. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to inspire wonder, joy and whimsy. The performances, performed by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will be sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) is the preeminent Soundpainting ensemble in the United States. Community members will be invited to attend free Soundpainting workshops while the company is in residence and will be invited to perform as part of the finale of the piece.
The unique, custom-designed treasure hunt will feature 5 different pop up performances. Each adventure lasts approximately one hour and 45 minutes. |
MAKE FRIENDS! MAKE ART! SOUNDPAINTING SUNDAYS IN THE SLOPE!
Slip into a Strike Anywhere Soundpainting. Every first Sunday of the month, Strike Anywhere will appear at Young Ethel's in Park Slope Brooklyn. We invite all dancers, actors, musicians (professional or otherwise) to come and play together. During this informal evening, we will share our love for Soundpainting, the sign-language that allows us to live-compose with multi-disciplinary improvisers. We're developing a team of performers who could become part of a site-specific Soundpainting Brigade.
Grab a drink, learn a handful of Soundpainting signs, check out a short demo by Strike Anywhere and then create spontaneous art with the ensemble.
6:30-7 MEET AND GREET (For those attending the primer)
7-7:30 SOUNDPAINTING PRIMER (SA will share a handful of Soundpainting gestures that will be used in the improvisation)
7:30-8:00 STRIKE ANYWHERE SET (The ensemble will perform a short set)
8:00-8:30 SOUNDPAINTING JAM (Fold into a series of improvisations with the ensemble)
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Young Ethel's |
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506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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(929) 367-6469 |
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| FREE! |
| June 7, 2020 6:30-8:30PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world.
Bring your instrument, wear comfortable clothes, come play!
The primer starts promptly at 7!
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MAKE FRIENDS! MAKE ART! SOUNDPAINTING SUNDAYS IN THE SLOPE!
Slip into a Strike Anywhere Soundpainting. Every first Sunday of the month, Strike Anywhere will appear at Young Ethel's in Park Slope Brooklyn. We invite all dancers, actors, musicians (professional or otherwise) to come and play together. During this informal evening, we will share our love for Soundpainting, the sign-language that allows us to live-compose with multi-disciplinary improvisers. We're developing a team of performers who could become part of a site-specific Soundpainting Brigade.
Grab a drink, learn a handful of Soundpainting signs, check out a short demo by Strike Anywhere and then create spontaneous art with the ensemble.
6:30-7 MEET AND GREET (For those attending the primer)
7-7:30 SOUNDPAINTING PRIMER (SA will share a handful of Soundpainting gestures that will be used in the improvisation)
7:30-8:00 STRIKE ANYWHERE SET (The ensemble will perform a short set)
8:00-8:30 SOUNDPAINTING JAM (Fold into a series of improvisations with the ensemble)
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Young Ethel's |
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506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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(929) 367-6469 |
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| FREE! |
| May 3, 2020 6:30-8:30PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world.
Bring your instrument, wear comfortable clothes, come play!
The primer starts promptly at 7! |
SOUNDPAINTING SUNDAYS IN THE SLOPE
Slip into a Strike Anywhere Soundpainting. Every first Sunday of the month, Strike Anywhere will appear at Young Ethel's in Park Slope Brooklyn. We invite all dancers, actors, musicians (professional or otherwise) to come and play together. During this informal evening, we will share our love for Soundpainting, the sign-language that allows us to live-compose with multi-disciplinary improvisers. We're developing a team of performers who could become part of a site-specific Soundpainting Brigade.
Grab a drink, learn a handful of Soundpainting signs, check out a short demo by Strike Anywhere and then create spontaneous art with the ensemble.
6:30-7 MEET AND GREET (For those attending the primer)
7-7:30 SOUNDPAINTING PRIMER (SA will share a handful of Soundpainting gestures that will be used in the improvisation)
7:30-8:00 STRIKE ANYWHERE SET (The ensemble will perform a short set)
8:00-8:30 SOUNDPAINTING JAM (Fold into a series of improvisations with the ensemble)
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Young Ethel's |
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506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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(929) 367-6469 |
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| FREE! |
| April 5, 2020 6:30-8:30PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world.
Bring your instrument, wear comfortable clothes, come play!
The primer starts promptly at 7! |
MAKE FRIENDS! MAKE ART! SOUNDPAINTING SUNDAYS IN THE SLOPE!
Slip into a Strike Anywhere Soundpainting. Every first Sunday of the month, Strike Anywhere will appear at Young Ethel's in Park Slope Brooklyn. We invite all dancers, actors, musicians (professional or otherwise) to come and play together. During this informal evening, we will share our love for Soundpainting, the sign-language that allows us to live-compose with multi-disciplinary improvisers. We're developing a team of performers who could become part of a site-specific Soundpainting Brigade.
Grab a drink, learn a handful of Soundpainting signs, check out a short demo by Strike Anywhere and then create spontaneous art with the ensemble.
6:30-7 MEET AND GREET (For those attending the primer)
7-7:30 SOUNDPAINTING PRIMER (SA will share a handful of Soundpainting gestures that will be used in the improvisation)
7:30-8:00 STRIKE ANYWHERE SET (The ensemble will perform a short set)
8:00-8:30 SOUNDPAINTING JAM (Fold into a series of improvisations with the ensemble)
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Young Ethel's |
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506 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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(929) 367-6469 |
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| FREE! |
| March 1, 2020 6:30-8:30PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced in 35 countries across the world. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent performance group in the United States practicing Soundpainting. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. SA's musicians have worked with Thompson since the 1980's and are some of the most experienced Soundpainting performers in the world.
Bring your instrument, wear comfortable clothes, come play!
The primer starts promptly at 7!
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INTRO TO SOUNDPAINTING
Founding Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead a Soundpainting Master Class with students at County Prep. Students in the workshop will be introduced to the Soundpainting language with a hands-on master class. Walker will also share a few videos to demonstrate how Strike Anywhere has used the live-composition technique to remix David Bowie tunes, deconstruct Shakespeare's "Macbeth", and to craft site-specific and interview-based performance.
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| February 25, 2020 9:00-10:30am |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide. Leese Walker was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. |
SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASS
Founding Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead a Soundpainting Master Class with students from Whitworth University. Students in the workshop will be introduced to the Soundpainting language with a hands-on master class. Walker will also share a few videos to demonstrate how Strike Anywhere has used the live-composition technique to remix David Bowie tunes and to craft site-specific and interview-based performance.
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| January 14, 2020 3:00-5:00PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide. Leese Walker was the first actress to be soundpainted and helped Thompson to adapt the language for theater. |
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS
Upon completion of their fall residency with Strike Anywhere teaching-artists Nolan Kennedy and Erin McCready, 6th grade students from Fort Greene Preparatory Academy perform original scenes based on the novel "Wonder" by R.J. Palacio. Strike Anywhere musicians Rolf Sturm (guitar) and Rob Henke (trumpet) provide a live, improvised score for the production.
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| December 19, 2019 9:00am-12:00pm |
TEACHERS TAKE THE STAGE
Teachers from Fort Greene Preparatory Academy (FGPA) join professional performers from Strike Anywhere on stage for a performance with live music. The show is intended to serve as a model of excellence for students as they craft their own performance later in the month. The performances are part of a school-wide residency project at FGPA. Students work with SA Teaching-Artists Nolan Kennedy and Erin McCready, as part of a 12-week residency in their English Language Arts classroom. The program is supported by funding from the DOE's Arts and Special Projects, The Herb and Rita Gold Charitable Trust and the Wallentas Foundation.
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| December 4, 2019 10:00am-12:00pm |
STUDENTS TAKE THE STAGE
Student storytellers from the International HS for Health Sciences (IHSHS) join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives framed by live music. IHSHS students are all recent immigrants and the stories range from heart-wrenching to hilarious. The performance is the result of a 12-session residency with professional playwright Amy E. Witting who worked with seniors in 3 of Alex Porter's English Language Arts classes. Prepare to be inspired by the strength, resiliency and sheer courage of these young people. They are nothing short of amazing.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| November 15, 2019 10:30-11:30am |
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT FOR TEACHING-ARTISTS
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead recent graduates of Circle in the Square's Theatre School in a master class on Classroom Management for Teaching-Artists. Participants will walk away from the workshop with a tool kit of engaging exercises which they can apply immediately in the classroom.
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Circle in the Square Theatre School |
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1633 Broadway , New York, New York |
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(212) 307-0388 |
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http://www.circlesquare.org/ |
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| October 29, 2019 10:00am-12:00pm |
TEACHERS TAKE THE STAGE
Teachers and professional performers will model a story-slam for students. Stories range from hilarious to heart-wrenching and are underscored by live music by Strike Anywhere musician, Rolf Sturm. The show is directed by SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, and is intended to serve as a model of excellence for students as they craft their own stories for solo performance later next month. The performances are part of a residency project at the International High School for Health Sciences. Students work with SA Teaching-Artist and professional playwright/performer, Amy E. Witting, as part of a 12-week residency in their English Language Arts classroom. The program is supported by funding from the DOE's Arts and Special Projects and the Herb and Rita Gold Charitable Foundation.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| October 25, 2019 10:30-11:30am |
<< POP UP: AN ARTISTIC TREASURE HUNT >> U.S. PREMIERE IN FORT GREENE, BKLYN
After a 4-year development period and a triumphant premiere in September 2018 in Tours, France, the Franco-American project POP UP finally hits the streets of New York City. Over the course of 3 days, engage in a series of different treasure hunts. Each course is unique and leads to a different set of performances which pop-up throughout Fort Greene Brooklyn. Because each performance is improvised and soundpainted no performance repeats!
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| October 4-6, 2019 |
| Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), «PoP Up» is an artistic treasure hunt. The public is guided to a series of site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 3 days, performances pop-up on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses throughout Fort Greene. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents about the neighborhood. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to inspire wonder, joy and whimsy. The performances are sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (TSO) are two of the top Soundpainting ensembles in the world. There will be three separate treasure hunts each with different performances. Each track lasts approximately one hour and a half. |
FREE COMMUNITY SOUNDPAINTING CLASS
Welcoming all Fort Greene community members to come play as an actor, musician, or dancer and join the POP UP show as part of the Ephemeral Choir! Through the magic of Soundpainting (a gestural language of hand signals to guide improvisers) Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and French Soundpainter Angelique Cormier (Tours Soundpainting Orchestra) will wrap community members into the finale of the POP UP show. During the workshop, the duo will teach a dozen or so of the Soundpainting signs in a fast-n-fun environment. Bring instruments and clothes to move in as this is an on-your-feet experience. Perfect for anyone looking for an inclusive, creative and joyful community. All experience levels welcome.
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| September 30, 2019 7:00-9:00pm |
| Come play with the performers from the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and Strike Anywhere (NYC). All workshop participants will be invited to take part in the Ephemeral Choir in the finale of the POP UP show on October 6th! |
FREE COMMUNITY SOUNDPAINTING CLASS
Welcoming all Fort Greene community members to come play as an actor, musician, or dancer and join the POP UP show as part of the Ephemeral Choir! Through the magic of Soundpainting (a gestural language of hand signals to guide improvisers) Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will wrap community members into the finale of the POP UP show. During the workshop, she will teach a dozen or so of the Soundpainting signs in a fast-n-fun environment. Bring instruments and clothes to move in as this is an on-your-feet experience. Perfect for anyone looking for an inclusive, creative and joyful community. All experience levels welcome.
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| September 23, 2019 7:00-9:00pm |
Soundpainting Inventor Walter Thompson Leads 2-Day Soundpainting Intensive
Over the course of a weekend (10 hours of instruction), students will review the first and second level signs, included in the Soundpainting Workbooks 1, 2 and 3, with in-depth explorations and detailed instruction of each gesture, both as performers and as the Soundpainter (composer).
Taught by legendary composer and inventor of Soundpainting, Walter Thompson, this once in a lifetime class is an absolute must for the serious student. This is the first master class Thompson has led in the United States in nearly 10 years. This 2-day intensive is for the intermediate to experienced Soundpainter looking to hone and expand their techniques. Working knowledge of Soundpainting Workbook 1 is suggested. Ages 18 and up.
Lunch included each day!
For more info about Soundpainting, visit www.soundpainting.com
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| $350 |
| June 1-2, 2019 10:00am-4:00pm |
CATCH STRIKE ANYWHERE AT THE 2019 LIVE COMPOSITION FESTIVAL IN BROOKLYN
Letter of Marque Theater Co, Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, and the Walter Thompson Orchestra will all be featured at this year's Live Composition Festival. Through the live remixing of theater, dance, music, and projection art, the festival brings together performers from around the globe to share innovative and nuanced improvised performance to savvy Brooklynites.
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| $10 Online, $15 at the Door |
| May 29-30, 2019 7:00 Doors Open, 7:30-10:30 Performances, 10:30-12 Jam Session |
| 2 Days! 6 Unique Enesmbles! |
INTERVIEWS WITH FORT GREENE LOCALS
Over the course of 4 days, the «PoP Up» team will conduct local interviews, gathering material for the performances and the map. Locals are invited to share memories, dreams, rumors, anecdotes, stories and impressions. Participants can share stories orally, respond in writing to a whimsical questionnaire or they can place stickers on the map in response to playful prompts.
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| April 28-May 1, 2019 TBD |
| «PoP Up» will have its U.S. premiere on October 4-6, 2019. Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), «PoP Up» is an artistic treasure hunt. The public is guided to a series of 15-20 site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of 2-3 days, performances pop-up on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses throughout one neighborhood. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents and business owners about that neighborhood. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to shift how people perceive those places and to connect community members through art. The performances are sculpted through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (TSO) are two of the top Soundpainting ensembles in the world. |
Spring: REMIX
Soundpainters Angelique Cormier of the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra and Leese Walker of Strike Anywhere will create a series of live-compositions with students from the Lycée Français and members of their own professional ensembles. The performance is the culmination of Leese and Angelique's week of being artists-in-residence at the school.
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Lycée Français |
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505 East 75th Street , New York, New York |
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(212) 369-1400 |
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HTTP://www.lfny.org |
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| April 26. 2019 4:00PM |
Leese Walker & Angelique Cormier as Guest-Artists at the Lycée Français De New York
Founding Artistic Directors Leese Walker (Strike Anywhere) and Angelique Cormier (Tours Soundpainting Orchestra) will perform a week-long intensive Soundpainting residency at the Lycée Français De New York. The residency will culminate in a performance with students being soundpainted alongside professional performers from Strike Anywhere's ensemble.
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Lycée Français |
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505 East 75th Street , New York, New York |
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(212) 369-1400 |
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HTTP://www.lfny.org |
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| April 22-26, 2019 TBD |
SOUNDPAINTING & LIVE-COMPOSITION
Founding Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead a Soundpainting Master Class with students at Drexel University. Walker is being welcomed as a guest artist within a larger Writing Festival. Students in the workshop will be introduced to the Soundpainting language with a hands-on master class with videos to share how Strike Anywhere has used the live-composition technique in educational settings, site-specific and interview-based performance and beyond.
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Drexel University |
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3141 Chestnut Street , Philadelphia, PA |
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https://drexel.edu/ |
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| Free |
| April 16, 2019 3:00-4:20PM |
Soirée for Strike Anywhere
Save the date! Party with a purpose. All proceeds from the event will support Strike Anywhere's school programs and the upcoming premiere of POP UP in New York City.
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| April 9, 2019 7PM |
LEARN TO SOUNDPAINT - INTRO TO SOUNDPAINTING
Expand your skills as an actor, musician, dancer, or any other performance discipline! The Learn to Soundpaint series will lay out the fundamentals in a fast-n-fun environment. Bring instruments and clothes to move in as this is an on-your-feet experience. Perfect for professionals or anyone looking for an inclusive creative community. All experience levels welcome. Students will also recieve a copy of "Soundpainting Workbook 1" by Walter Thompson! Ages 18 and up.
Sign up before March 10th for a $50 Early Bird discount! Use code "getstheworm" at checkout.
Co-taught by Leese Walker (Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble)
and Nolan Kennedy (Letter of Marque Theater Co.)
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| $225 or $175 early bird special! |
| March 24-April 14, 2019 7-9:30PM |
FREE DROP-IN SOUNDPAINTING CLASS
A new and exciting technique for expanding your skills as an actor, musician, dancer, or any other performative discipline! This 90-minute class will lay out the fundamentals in a fast and fun environment. Bring instruments and clothes to move in, as this is an on-your-feet experience. Perfect for professional and amature performers, alike.
No experience necessary! Just an open mind! Ages 18 and up.
Co-teachers:
Leese Walker (Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble) &
Nolan Kennedy (Letter of Marque Theater Co.)
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| Free w/ advanced RSVP or $10 at the door |
| March 16, 2019 1-2:30PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide.
For a more in-depth understanding of Soundpainting, please go to www.soundpainting.com |
FREE DROP-IN SOUNDPAINTING CLASS
A new and exciting technique for expanding your skills as an actor, musician, dancer, or any other performative discipline! This 90-minute class will lay out the fundamentals in a fast and fun environment. Bring instruments and clothes to move in, as this is an on-your-feet experience. Perfect for professional and amature performers, alike.
No experience necessary! Just an open mind! Ages 18 and up.
Co-teachers:
Leese Walker (Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble) &
Nolan Kennedy (Letter of Marque Theater Co.)
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| Free w/ advanced RSVP or $10 at the door |
| March 9, 2019 1-2:30PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide.
For a more in-depth understanding of Soundpainting, please go to www.soundpainting.com |
Students take the Stage
7th and 8th-Grade Student storytellers join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage at as they share true stories from their lives framed by live music. The performance is the result of a 12-session residency with SA core ensemble member Nolan Kennedy, professional playwright/performer Vickie Tanner and Irondale actor Sam Metzger. Stories range from hilarious to heart-breaking and provide windows into other experiences and mirrors of ourselves on stage.
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| February 27-28, 2019 10:00am |
FREE DROP-IN SOUNDPAINTING CLASS
A new and exciting technique for expanding your skills as an actor, musician, dancer, or any other performative discipline! This 90-minute class will lay out the fundamentals in a fast and fun environment. Bring instruments and clothes to move in, as this is an on-your-feet experience. Perfect for professional and amature performers, alike.
No experience necessary! Just an open mind! Ages 18 and up.
Co-teachers:
Leese Walker (Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble) &
Nolan Kennedy (Letter of Marque Theater Co.)
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| Feb. 24, 2019 4:00-5:30PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign-language for live-composition. The language is comprised of over 1500 signs and allows a conductor/composer to sculpt a performance in real-time with improvising actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. The technique was created by N.Y. composer Walter Thompson beginning in the late 1970's for use with jazz musicians. It has evolved into a multidisciplinary language that is practiced worldwide.
For a more in-depth understanding of Soundpainting, please go to www.soundpainting.com |
From Ensemble-Building to Soundpainting- a Focus on Experiential Learning
Participants will be led through a series of ensemble-building games and exercises designed to hone the skills of heightened listening, awareness, non-verbal communication and team work. Participants will also be introduced to the Soundpainting sign language and will devise original material with which to Soundpaint. The workshop will culminate in a Soundpainted performance and a reflection on how the workshop was structured and the tools that the facilitator used to guide the experience. The workshop will end with a discussion on the art and experience of being a teaching-artist in NYC.
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| Feb. 8, 2019 1:30-4:50PM |
| The workshop will be led by Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director Leese Walker. Leese has worked as a teaching-artist in the NYC public schools since 1992 having worked for: MCC Theater, ENACT, BAM, Theater for a New Audience, TDF, and Roundabout Theatre Company, among others. She has trained teaching-artists at Lincoln Center, National Shakespeare Company, Circle in the Square Theatre and Roundabout and led professional development for the Education staff of Het Nationale Theater (Netherlands), Roundabout's Education staff, the teaching-artists of BAM and offered countless trainings for Educators both nationally and within NYC. |
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| January 30, 2019 9:00am |
| Teachers from Fort Greene Prep Academy join Strike Anywhere performers on stage in a curated storytelling show with live music. |
Students take the Stage at Irondale
6th-Grade Student storytellers join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage at Irondale as they share true stories from their lives framed by live music.
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| December 18, 2018 10:00am |
Students take the Stage
Student storytellers from the International HS for Health Sciences (IHSHS) join Strike Anywhere's musicians on stage as they share true stories from their lives framed by live music. IHSHS students are all recent immigrants and the stories range from heart-wrenching to hilarious. The performance is the result of a 12-session residency with professional playwright Amy E. Witting who worked with seniors in 3 of Alex Porter's English Language Arts classes. Prepare to be inspired by the strength, resiliency and sheer courage of these young people. They are nothing short of amazing.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| Free |
| November 21, 2018 10:30AM |
| Performance will happen in the Bell Tower |
Windows and Mirrors
Teachers from Fort Greene Prep Academy join Strike Anywhere performers on stage in a curated storytelling show with live music.
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| November 20, 2018 10:00am |
Classroom Management for Teaching-Artists
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead recent graduates of Circle in the Square's Theatre School in a master class on Classroom Management for Teaching-Artists. Participants will walk away from the workshop with a tool kit of engaging exercises which they can apply immediately in the classroom.
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Circle in the Square Theatre School |
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1633 Broadway , New York, New York |
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(212) 307-0388 |
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http://www.circlesquare.org/ |
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| October 25, 2018 10-12 |
Sortie du Residence- a little taste of POP UP
The PoP Up team will perform a mini version of PoP Up in the St. Henri neighborhood of Marseilles.
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Quartier de St. Henri |
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, Marseilles , France |
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| October 23, 2018 18h-19h30 |
| This residency in Marseille will allow the "PoP Up" team to critically analyze their performance in Tours and to make any final changes to the piece before publishing and touring the work. The focus of the residency will be on sound.
«PoP Up» is an artistic treasure hunt designed to spark communication and connection between community members. Short, site-specific pieces of music, theater, dance and visual art appear on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses of a specific neighborhood. The performances are inspired by real stories collected through interviews with local residents and business owners. Artists meet one-on-one with locals to gather stories about the neighborhood. French cartographer, Julien Rodriguez, then transmutes the stories into a pictorial, hand-drawn map which provides clues about the location of the performances. Neighborhood stories are refracted through the lens of music, dance, visual art or theater appearing in the very place where the story was collected or took place. The material is further transformed by a composer/conductor who sculpts the artists' performances through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Pieces are poetic, transitory, alternately abstract, hilarious or poignant but always surprising. The project is designed to connect people by highlighting the extraordinary within the ordinary; to shift the way we see a familiar space by peeping into the desires and concerns of the inhabitants through poetic, momentary dreamscapes. |
Strike Anywhere and the TSO Play Marseille
Play Petanque, sip Pastis and enjoy a Soundpainting at this charming spot in the 16th arrondissement of Marseille. La Machine Pneumatique opens its arms to the TSO and Strike Anywhere during their week-long residency at Lieux Pubic to perform an open Soundpainting in the hood where they are building the next mini POP UP. Fly away with us!
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| October 19, 2018 7:00-8:00 PM |
Final Development Residency for PoP Up
This residency in Marseille will allow the "PoP Up" team to critically analyze their performance in Tours and to make any final changes to the piece before publishing and touring the work. The focus of the residency will be on sound.
«PoP Up» is an artistic treasure hunt designed to spark communication and connection between community members. Short, site-specific pieces of music, theater, dance and visual art appear on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses of a specific neighborhood. The performances are inspired by real stories collected through interviews with local residents and business owners. Artists meet one-on-one with locals to gather stories about the neighborhood. French cartographer, Julien Rodriguez, then transmutes the stories into a pictorial, hand-drawn map which provides clues about the location of the performances. Neighborhood stories are refracted through the lens of music, dance, visual art or theater appearing in the very place where the story was collected or took place. The material is further transformed by a composer/conductor who sculpts the artists' performances through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Pieces are poetic, transitory, alternately abstract, hilarious or poignant but always surprising. The project is designed to connect people by highlighting the extraordinary within the ordinary; to shift the way we see a familiar space by peeping into the desires and concerns of the inhabitants through poetic, momentary dreamscapes.
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Quartier de St. Henri |
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, Marseilles , France |
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| October 19-23, 2018 TBD |
| The project is a collaboration between the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (NY, NY) and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (Tours, France). In March 2018, the creative team mapped and conducted interviews in the St. Henri neighborhood of Marseille.The collected interview material will inspire the treasure hunt map as well as "performance palettes" or short compositions of music, theater, and/or visual art. The compositions are then remixed through the soundpainting language in performance. |
PoP Up Premieres in Tours, France
Developed by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (France) and the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (USA), «PoP Up» is an artistic treasure hunt. The public is guided to a series of 15 site-specific performances via clues on a hand-painted map. Over the course of two days, performances pop-up on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses throughout one neighborhood. These short apparitions of music, dance, theater and/or visual art are inspired by interviews with local residents and business owners about that neighborhood. By injecting a series of alternately playful, poetic or poignant performances in everyday spaces, the project is designed to shift how people perceive those places and to connect community members through art. The performances are manipulated through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Strike Anywhere (SA) and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (TSO) are two of the top Soundpainting ensembles in the world.
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| September 21-22, 2018 TBD |
| «PoP Up» connects people through place. The creative team gathers local anecdotes, dreams and impressions of a neighborhood which they transform into site-specific performances. As one audience member exclaimed, "Usually it is a hurricane that brings people together on the street, talking to one another. How wonderful, that in this case, it is art."
In 2016-17, co-directors Angélique Cormier (TSO) and Leese Walker (SA) were awarded the prestigious "Écrire Pour La Rue" grant from the SACD, La Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques, allowing the duo to expand the creative team by adding a cartographer and a project coordinator. The team solidified the form and process of the show over the course of a year performing three residencies at Pôle des Arts Urbains. In 2018, the team will perform another series of development residencies at Lieux Public in Marseille, France. |
Strike Anywhere and the TSO open the season at La Pléiade
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| September 19, 2018 7:30PM |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra will open the season at La Pléiade with an evening of Soundpainting. The evening will feature French and American musicians, dancers, actors, singers, a clown, acrobat and visual artist. Sure to be a wild ride! |
SA's ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LEESE WALKER TO TEACH FOR 9TH YEAR AT T.T.I.
THEATRICAL TEACHING INSTITUTE (T.T.I.) is a six-day opportunity for educators and teaching artists to add to their toolkit of teaching strategies and to stimulate their own intellect and creativity by exploring Roundabout's Theatrical Teaching Framework, which posits that every great lesson has the elements of a great play.
The workshop is co-facilitated and co-designed by Leese Walker, Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director. The hands-on seminar provides teachers and teaching-artists with experiential techniques to enliven their classrooms. Participants will delve into devising original artwork with Walker each afternoon and will be treated to a ticket to Roundabout Theatre Company's production of "Skintight" which will be referenced during the course. TA's and teachers can expect to walk away from the week reinvigorated and newly inspired to bring their classroom curriculum to life by applying the theatrical teaching methods they learn over the course of the week.
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| August 12-17, 2018 9:30-5:00pm |
Soundpainting Masterclasses at Summerstage 2018
SA's Artistic Director Leese Walker will lead a pair of 2-hour Soundpainting Master Classes for young actors as part of Arc Stages Summerstage 2018 Training Program. Workshops will be followed by a series of short performances by each group.
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ARC Stages |
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147 Wheeler Ave , Pleasantville, NY |
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(914) 747-6206 |
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http://arcstages.org/ |
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| August 2, 2018 9:30-3:30pm |
Soundpainting Master Class for Dutch Drama Teachers
Artistic Director Leese Walker will lead educators in a 6-hour master class on Soundpainting. Educators will explore how the language can be applied in elementary and middle school settings.
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Het Nationale Theater |
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Korte Voorhout 3 2511 CW , Den Haag, Netherlands |
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https://www.hnt.nl |
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| June 24, 2018 9:30-4:30pm |
Interviews in the neighborhood of Deux Lions, Tours, France
The PoP Up production team will perform 4 days of interviews in the Deux Lions neighborhood of Tours. Co-artistic Directors Angelique Cormier and Leese Walker along with Community Liaison, Beatrice Moreno will invite neighborhood residents to take part in a whimsical survey about the neighborhood. The gathered material will inspire 15 site-specific performances to happen later in September as part of the PoP Up project - an artistic treasure hunt.
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FIRST LIVE-COMPOSITION FESTIVAL IN BROOKLYN
Strike Anywhere has teamed up with Letter of Marque Ensemble to co-produce the LIVE-COMPOSITION FESTIVAL.
Thursday, May 31 -
Leese Walker Soundpaints Bluebird Red Leaves (Dance),
Casual FreyDay with Sam Day Harmet & Julia Frey and headlining that night is Letter of Marque Theater Co.
Friday, June 1 -
House of Worms (BIT Improv Group).
Brooklyn Soundpainting Orchestra with Tomi Tusnoda, and headlining that night is the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble.
Open Jam from 10pm each night!
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| May 31-June 1, 2018 8PM Opening Set; 9PM Headliner; 10PM After-Hours Jam Session |
| The Festival will highlight some of the finest live-composers including some of the best Soundpainters from here and abroad. SOUNDPAINTING is the live-composing sign language for improvising musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists. The language is comprised of over 1500 gestures. Soundpainting allows a composer/conductor to sculpt group improvisations in real-time. |
ANIMATING AMERICAN HISTORY
For the first time in our 12 year partnership with MIHS, Strike Anywhere teaching-artists will partner with global studies teachers at this school for recent immigrants. Students will explore U.S. history experientially through improv, playwriting, character studies and scene work.
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Manhattan International High School |
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317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
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(212) 517-6728 |
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http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
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| November 2-June 8, 2018 |
Midsummer Night's Dream
This is an after-school Shakespeare Residency for 4th and 5th grade students. Approximately 4 Initial workshops will introduce the entire group to the play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" so that once the students break off into three separate groups (actors, set designers and costume designers) all students have an understanding of the play, know the plot and are familiar with the characters so that they can produce a coherent design for the play. Once the group has divided by artistic discipline, Cynthia Babak, the SA teaching-artist will work solely with the actors to block and rehearse scenes from the play in preparation for the culminating performance on June 5.
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Mapping the Neighborhood for PoPuP
The creative team of "Pop-Up" will travel to Marseille in advance of the performers to pick the performance sites, map the neighborhood and conduct interviews with local merchants and residents. This site visit is part of a development residency provided by the Lieux Public allowing the companies to further develop the show. The performers arrive in October to rehearse and perform the set of site-specific soundpaintings.
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Activating Shakespeare - Something Wicked This Way Comes!
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| VENUE: | |
International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| Feb. 14-March 14, 2018 |
| Strike Anywhere Teaching Artist, Amy E. Witting will visit three 12th grade ELA classes to support their unit on Shakespeare's "Macbeth". The students will be exploring the text using the Folger's Shakespeare Set Free series and the teaching-artist will provide complimentary experiential lessons that allow students to perform a close reading of the text on their feet through theater games, exercises and by staging scenes from the play. |
Remue Méninges - BRAINSTORMING!
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director and Angelique Cormier the Artistic Director of the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra have been invited to the annual Remue Méninges in Corsica to brainstorm on their new collaboration "Pop-Up" with 5 other artists who are also creating work for public space. The 5-day retreat is hosted by Pierre Sauvageot (Lieux Public, Marseille) and Corsican artist, Toni Casalonga. It is intended to provide a space to support planning, questioning and dialogue between artists as each team wrestles with a new creation.
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| January 31-February 4, 2018 |
SOUNDPAINTING PERFORMANCE
The Concert Band, Choir and Drama students from Timber Creek High School will join forces in an epic performance event soundpainted by SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker. More details to come...
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SOUNDPAINTING INTENSIVE for Choir, Concert Band and Actors
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead a series of Soundpainting Master Classes for student musicians, actors and singers at Timber Creek. The intensive will culminate in a performance for peers and parents.
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DEVISING FROM WONDER
Launching into their 3rd year as a cultural partner of Fort Greene Prep Academy(FGPA), Strike Anywhere teaching-artists will work with the entire 6th grade by tying into the novel, "Wonder" by RJ Palacio. The book explores what it means to be a person with disabilities. The teaching-artists will work with partner teachers to design theatrical teaching-strategies to animate literary concepts, explore content and help students write their own original piece based on the novel. The residency will culminate in a performance by the students in December.
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| October 2-December 21, 2017 TBD |
Advanced Ensemble-Building / Soundpainting
SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will facilitate an advanced ensemble-building workshop and soundpainting master class for the administrative staff of Trusty Sidekick, a multi-disciplinary ensemble that creates high quality theater for young audiences.
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| December 2, 2017 3-6PM |
| This will be part of Trusty Sidekick's company retreat. |
WONDER - True Stories Told Live!
Live storytelling with members of the Irondale Ensemble, Strike Anywhere and teachers from Fort Greene Prep Academy. This event is part of the residency project that Irondale and SA are partnering on at Fort Greene Prep. This set of stories will be accompanied by live music by SA's Rolf Sturm on guitar.
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| November 28, 2017 10:30am |
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead recent graduates of Circle in the Square's Theatre School in a master class on Classroom Management for Teaching-Artists. Participants will walk away from the workshop with a tool kit of engaging exercises which they can apply immediately in the classroom.
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Circle in the Square Theatre School |
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1633 Broadway , New York, New York |
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(212) 307-0388 |
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http://www.circlesquare.org/ |
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| October 17, 2017 10:00am-12:00pm |
SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASS
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director will lead dance and theater students through the basics of Soundpainting. Students will learn a handful of gestures and will create a series of live-compositions within the master class. Short video excerpts of fully-realized productions will compliment the hands-on experience.
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Drew University |
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36 Madison Ave , Madison, NJ |
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(973) 408-3000 |
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http://www.drew.edu/1/ |
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| September 29, 2017 11:50am-1:05pm |
Theatrical-Teaching Toolkit Workshop
Strike Anywhere will facilitate a team-building workshop for the entire staff of The International High School for Health Sciences. This workshop is designed to impart as many practical activities to teachers as possible. Participants will move through a series of theater games, improv and writing exercises that can be applied to a wide variety of content areas. Time will be given for teachers to meet by subject-area to discuss specific applications for their curricular-content. Theatrical-teaching is "learning by doing". Participants employ collaborative problem-solving skills to test ideas on their feet. Participants will leave with a handout of all the activities that they experienced with detailed rules, side-coaching ideas and a list of skills-addressed. Connections to Common Core, Children First and Professional Teaching Standards will be made.
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| VENUE: | |
International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| September 5, 2017 10:45-12:45 |
Team-Building Through Theatre
Strike Anywhere will facilitate a team-building workshop for the entire staff of The International High School for Health Sciences. The workshop will employ a series of theater games and story-telling activities designed to foster a sense of camaraderie, collaboration and connection. Listening games, activities that foster kinesthetic awareness and employ multiple modes of expression will allow for the group to bond quickly and in an enjoyable way.
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International High School for Health Sciences |
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48-01 90th St , Queens, NY |
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(718) 595-8600 |
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https://ihshealthsciences.org/ |
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| August 28, 2017 10-12 |
SA's ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LEESE WALKER TO TEACH FOR 8TH YEAR AT T.T.I.
THEATRICAL TEACHING INSTITUTE (T.T.I.) is a six-day opportunity for educators and teaching artists to add to their toolkit of teaching strategies and to stimulate their own intellect and creativity by exploring Roundabout's Theatrical Teaching Framework, which posits that every great lesson has the elements of a great play.
The workshop is co-led and was co-designed over the past 7 years by Leese Walker, Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director. The hands-on seminar provides teachers and teaching-artists with experiential techniques to enliven their classrooms. Participants will delve into devising original artwork with Walker each afternoon and will be treated to a ticket to "The Humans" on Broadway which will be referenced during the course. TA's and teachers can expect to walk away from the week reinvigorated and newly inspired to bring their classroom curriculum to life by applying the theatrical teaching methods they learn over the course of the week.
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| August 13-18, 2017 9:30am-5:00pm |
| This workshop is useful and applicable to all classroom teachers. The activities were rich, fruitful, and thoughtful. It is a great opportunity to be a more effective teacher."
-Jane Tran, P141K Special Education Teacher
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SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASSES
For a third year, Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director returns to Arc Stages to offer students a master class in Soundpainting. The set of master classes culminates in a sharing for peers, parents and theater staff.
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| VENUE: | |
ARC Stages |
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147 Wheeler Ave , Pleasantville, NY |
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(914) 747-6206 |
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http://arcstages.org/ |
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| August 11, 2017 9:30-11:30am; 12:30-2:30pm |
Pop-Up
"Pop-Up" is a series of pop-up performances designed to inject wonder and delight into everyday spaces. Short, site-specific pieces of music, theater, dance and visual art appear on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses of a specific neighborhood. The performances are inspired by real stories collected through interviews with local residents and business owners. Artists meet one-on-one with locals to gather stories about the neighborhood. Those stories are then reflected through the lens of music, dance, visual art or theater appearing in the very place where the story was collected or took place. The material is then transformed in the moment by a composer/conductor who sculpts the artists performances through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Pieces are poetic, transitory, alternately abstract, hilarious or poignant but always surprising. The project is designed to connect people by highlighting the extraordinary within the ordinary; to shift the way we see a familiar space by peeping into the lives of the inhabitants through poetic, momentary dreamscapes. Cartographer Julien Rodriguez creates charming, hand-painted maps to guide participants on an artistic scavenger-hunt to locate the soundpainted performances.
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Mairie - Saint-Pierre-des-Corps |
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34 Avenue de la République Rue Colbert, Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France |
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| Gratuit! |
| July 1, 2017 11:30 a.m. |
| Supported by a grant from the SACD, La Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques, Strike Anywhere's ongoing Franco-American collaboration with the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra wraps up the third and final residency of this season with a sharing of their new piece, "Pop-Up." |
"POP-UP" Residency at pOlau
"Pop Up" is a series of pop-up performances designed to inject wonder and delight into everyday spaces. Short, site-specific pieces of music, theater, dance and visual art appear on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses of a specific neighborhood. The performances are inspired by real stories collected through interviews with local residents and business owners. Artists meet one-on-one with locals to gather stories about the neighborhood. Those stories are then reflected through the lens of music, dance, visual art or theater appearing in the very place where the story was collected or took place. The material is then transformed in the moment by a composer/conductor who sculpts the artists performances through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Pieces are poetic, transitory, alternately abstract, hilarious or poignant but always surprising. The project is designed to connect people by highlighting the extraordinary within the ordinary; to shift the way we see a familiar space by peeping into the lives of the inhabitants through poetic, momentary dreamscapes. Cartographer Julien Rodriguez creates charming, hand-painted maps to guide participants on an artistic scavenger-hunt to locate the soundpainted performances.
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| June 19-30, 2017 |
| This year, Strike Anywhere and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra were awarded a prestigious development grant by the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques to develop their collaborative project "Pop-Up" into a touring show. The April residency marks the third of three development residencies in 2016-17. |
SA CELEBRATES 11 YEARS OF WORKING WITH IMMIGRANT YOUTH AT MIHS
This year marks SA's 11th year at Manhattan International High School (MIHS). This NYC public high school serves recently arrived immigrant youth. SA has been a trusted partner at the school, applying theatrical techniques in the classroom to help teachers teach their curriculum in an active, hands-on way. This year, we will work with Bonnie MacSaveny's senior classes building communication skills through theater. As their final project, students will write and perform an original play about their experience as young immigrants in this country. They will work with award-winning playwright Amy Witting to craft the script. SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will direct. Students will perform the play at their school, working alongside the professional performers of Strike Anywhere. In addition, students will attend a professional reading of the play at Abingdon Theatre Company.
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Manhattan International High School |
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317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
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(212) 517-6728 |
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http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
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| October 2016-June 2017 |
| On Strike Anywhere's Program: "Students are more apt to participate in class after they go through the program. They feel more confident about what they're able to do. Their writing starts to improve. They start to ask a lot of questions and also seek a lot of help and I really think it has a lot to do with the theater program."
- Former M.I.H.S. Principal Alan Krull |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Join us for a student production of various scenes from Shakespeare's "Midsummer". Students worked with SA Teaching-Artist, Elizabeth Simmons, to bring the Bard's beloved comedy to life. The production also features sets and costumes designed and built by the students.
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SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASS
SA's Artistic Director will lead a special master class in Soundpainting for the teaching-artists of BAM. The class is custom-designed for the Education Department and will focus on how Soundpainting can be used in an educational context with attention given to specific adaptations for both ELL and Special Education populations.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music |
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Hillman Attic Studio 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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718-636-4130 x4 |
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http://www.bam.org |
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| June 14, 2017 1-4PM |
| This class is not open to the public. To schedule a master class for your staff or students, please contact: office@strikeanywhere.info |
FAMILY MATTERS
"Family Matters" is an original work that was collaboratively written by the theater class at Arts and Letters Middle School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The piece was devised by the students under the tutelage of Strike Anywhere teaching-artist Erin McCready during a 2-month residency at the school. The play features 4 stories about the struggles teenagers and parents face in today's world. The families want to connect with each other, but sometimes the obstacles are too much. The work features group movement pieces choreographed by the students as well.
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DYNAMIC READING OF NEW PLAY
Please join us as we host an all-student matinee of a professional reading of "Catch Me in America" a new play by young immigrants from Manhattan International HS. The play was written during a 10 week residency by award-winning playwright Amy E. Witting. Witting is currently an artist-in-residence at Abingdon Theatre and we are very pleased to showcase this outstanding and timely piece of writing.
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| June 6, 2017 11:30 a.m. |
| Poingant and poetic, "Catch Me In America" is a clarion call to American citizens that attention must be paid. It highlights the real life stories of the kids who are caught in the crosshairs as this country grapples with immigration policy. And how life in Trump's America feels for a teen still propelled by the American Dream. |
FRENCH TOAST II
IT'S NOT DEJA VU BUT PART DEUX!
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| VENUE: | |
The Charles-Pierre Residence |
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847 Putnam Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| $35-$75 (Sliding Scale) |
| June 4, 2017 1:00-4:00 p.m. |
| Celebrate Strike Anywhere's international collaborations with a French Toast!
Students from Manhattan International High School will will perform an excerpt from "Catch Me in America" the poetic and poignant play that they have written about their experience as young immigrants in America. |
STUDENT PERFORMANCE
Join us at Manhattan International as students perform in a play that they wrote under the tutelage of award-winning playwright, Amy E. Witting. Directed by SA's Artistic Director, in collaboration with Witting and teacher Bonnie MacSaveny, the play highlight the struggles of young immigrants who are new to this country. The play is a searing portrait of a young girl's struggle to come to terms with her hopes, dreams and heartaches as she navigates her new path in Trump's America.
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Manhattan International High School |
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317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
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(212) 517-6728 |
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http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
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| FREE |
| June 2, 2017 11 a.m. |
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OF "SHREK JR."
Join us for a student production of "Shrek Jr." - the condensed musical adaptation of the beloved film. Strike Anywhere Costume Mentor, Lisa Renee Jordan and Set Mentor, Nolan Kennedy, worked with the drama teacher, Jenna Weinberg and her students to design and build the production.
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| $5 Cash only (at door) |
| May 12-13 May 12 at 6:30, May 13 at 2pm |
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April 10-18, 2017:
Soundpainting
- Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France
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SECOND DEVELOPMENT RESIDENCY FOR "POP-UP"
"Pop Up" is a series of pop-up performances designed to inject wonder and delight into everyday spaces. Short, site-specific pieces of music, theater, dance and visual art appear on the street, in windows, parks, plazas and businesses of a specific neighborhood. The performances are inspired by real stories collected through interviews with local residents and business owners. Artists meet one-on-one with locals to gather stories about the neighborhood. Those stories are then reflected through the lens of music, dance, visual art or theater appearing in the very place where the story was collected or took place. The material is then transformed in the moment by a composer/conductor who sculpts the artists performances through a live-composing sign language called Soundpainting. Pieces are poetic, transitory, alternately abstract, hilarious or poignant but always surprising. The project is designed to connect people by highlighting the extraordinary within the ordinary; to shift the way we see a familiar space by peeping into the lives of the inhabitants through poetic, momentary dreamscapes.
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| April 10-18, 2017 |
| This year, Strike Anywhere and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra were awarded a prestigious development grant by the Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques to develop their collaborative project "Pop-Up" into a touring show. The April residency marks the second of three development residencies in 2016-17. |
THE BOWIE PROJECT 3
Exploring the music and shapeshifting identity of David Bowie, members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will return to Austin, TX to collaborate once again with Ariel Dance Theatre and Bowie tribute band, The Super Creeps, to create a Soundpainting extravaganza about the mercurial musician and the era and gender politics that he moved within.
"The Bowie Project" premiered in January 2014, was revived in 2015 and was nominated for half a dozen Austin Critics Table Awards over the course of both years including: Best Dance Concert, Best Sound Design and winning Best Dancer for Alyson Dolan.
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| January 26-29, 2017 8PM |
| "Local choreographer Ariel and New York theatre artist Walker of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble have assembled a company of artists whose work flows together with little sense of where one art form ends and another begins, of which contribution belongs to whom." -Austin Chronicle
"This production was almost impeccable in every way one could imagine. Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre has taken the best of improv in dance, music, and theatre and thrown them all together in The Bowie Project: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting. And while improvisation in all those forms is not universally admired by people who enjoy the performing arts, this show will make believers, if not lovers, of almost everyone who gets a chance to see it." -Examiner.com
" The Bowie Project suffered only from a disappointingly short run at Stateside at the Paramount. Avid fans may insist on a revival of the show soon, although reassembling such a talented ensemble may prove difficult. Bowie fans everywhere can watch and advocate for its return and wide touring." David Robinson, Austin Theater Examiner
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WHAT YOU WILL...
" What You Will..." is a project in which 7th grade ELL, Special Education and General Education students will explore issues of gender and identity through theater. Students will examine prescribed roles in Shakespeares play "As You Like It" and will make connections to cultural, social and political roles today. They will see a professional production of "As You Like It " by the Irondale Ensemble and a teaching-artist from Strike Anywhere and Irondale will team-teach a 12-session residency. The primary artistic discipline will be acting/playwriting. The culminating event will take place at Irondale, on the same stage where the students saw " As You Like It."
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| December 2, 2016-February 2, 2017 |
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November 3-14, 2016:
Soundpainting
- Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France
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| November 3-14, 2016 |
| SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present, the language comprises over 1500 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in real time. The language was created by composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra (W.T.O.). S.A.'s Artistic Director, Leese Walker, has worked with the W.T.O. since 1997. She was the first actor to be soundpainted and she helped Thompson to adapt the language for use in theater. Strike Anywhere's musicians have worked with the W.T.O. since the late eighties. The language is practiced world-wide with the most exciting new developments happening in France. The Tours Soundpainting Orchestra is on the vanguard of the soundpainting movement and is well respected for their experience and innovations with the form. |
THE JOY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPROV - AN INTRO TO SOUNDPAINTING
This six-week workshop is a dynamic and playful introduction to inter-disciplinary improvisation through Soundpainting. Soundpainting is a sign language. The conductor/composer signs to the performers indicating the type of improvisation desired. Performers shape their improvisation according to the signs. Soundpainting can be used to remix scored music, deepen an actor's understanding of a character, review material for a test, build a team, improve communication skills, or to simply devise something new! Each Soundpainting is a spontaneously created, original composition. The class will be taught by Strike Anywhere's founder and Artistic Director, Leese Walker. The class is open to everyone: musicians, teachers, dancers, business people, amateur and professional performers alike. All that is required is an open-mind and a desire to play!
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| $225 ($200 if you register before 9/20) |
| TUESDAYS September 27-November 1, 2016 8:00-10:00 PM |
| The Soundpainting language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974. It has evolved from a sign language for conducting musicians to a truly interdisciplinary compositional language. It is currently practiced in 33 countries with international festivals and symposia devoted to the form.
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actor to be Soundpainted and was critical in helping Thompson adapt the language for theater. She is one of only 5 practitioners in the United States who is certified as a Multi-disciplinary Level 1 & 2 Soundpainter. She has performed and taught Soundpainting at festivals and conferences nationwide as well as in multiple cities in France, Italy, England, Spain and Indonesia. Leese has co-directed several large scale Soundpaintings with the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble including "Macbeth Variations" (Paris 2008, Brooklyn 2009), "The Bowie Project" (Austin, TX 2014, 2015) and "Des Rues Colbert" (Tours, France 2015, 2017). She has also used Soundpainting to: boost the confidence of English Language Learners (ELL Students), devise scripts with writers, explore teaching practice with educators and inspire the developmentally disabled to express themselves with joy and ease. |
Classroom Management for Teaching-Artists
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead recent graduates of Circle in the Square's Theatre School in a master class on Classroom Management for Teaching-Artists. Participants will walk away from the workshop with a tool kit of engaging exercises which they can apply immediately in the classroom.
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| VENUE: | |
Circle in the Square Theatre School |
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1633 Broadway , New York, New York |
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(212) 307-0388 |
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http://www.circlesquare.org/ |
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| October 26, 2016 10:00AM-12:00PM |
SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASS FOR VETERAN TEACHING-ARTISTS
Leese Walker will teach a special Soundpainting master class to the teaching-artists in Lincoln Center's Learning English and Drama Program (LEAD program). The LEAD Project promotes English language acquisition and learning through theater. Walker will customize the class to allow teaching-artists to experience Soundpainting as a review technique in the classroom, a way to deepen character in rehearsal and as a way for students to explore literature through structured improvisation.
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| September 26, 2016 TBD |
| This class is not open to the public.
A Soundpainting series open to everyone will be held in NYC this fall and the info is listed below!
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SA's ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LEESE WALKER TO TEACH FOR 7TH YEAR AT T.T.I.
THEATRICAL TEACHING INSTITUTE (T.T.I.) is a six-day opportunity for educators and teaching artists to add to their toolkit of teaching strategies and to stimulate their own intellect and creativity by exploring Roundabout's Theatrical Teaching Framework, which posits that every great lesson has the elements of a great play.
The workshop is co-led and was co-designed over the past 7 years by Leese Walker, Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director. The hands-on seminar provides teachers and teaching-artists with experiential techniques to enliven their classrooms. Participants will delve into devising original artwork with Walker each afternoon and will be treated to a ticket to "The Humans" on Broadway which will be referenced during the course. TA's and teachers can expect to walk away from the week reinvigorated and newly inspired to bring their classroom curriculum to life by applying the theatrical teaching methods they learn over the course of the week.
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| $450 |
| August 14-19, 2016 9:30-5:00PM |
| This workshop is useful and applicable to all classroom teachers. The activities were rich, fruitful, and thoughtful. It is a great opportunity to be a more effective teacher."
Jane Tran, P141K Special Education Teacher |
SA CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WORKING WITH IMMIGRANT YOUTH AT MIHS
This year marks SA's 10th year at Manhattan International High School (MIHS). This NYC public high school serves recently arrived immigrant youth. SA has been a trusted partner at the school, applying theatrical techniques in the classroom to help teachers teach their curriculum in an active, hands-on way. This year, we will work with Bonnie MacSaveny's senior classes building interpersonal communication skills through theater. As their final project, students will perform original scenes within a soundpainting, working alongside the professional performers of Strike Anywhere.
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Manhattan International High School |
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317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
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(212) 517-6728 |
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http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
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| October 26-June 9, 2016 |
| On Strike Anywhere's Program: "Students are more apt to participate in class after they go through the program. They feel more confident about what they're able to do. Their writing starts to improve. They start to ask a lot of questions and also seek a lot of help and I really think it has a lot to do with the theater program." - Former M.I.H.S. Principal Alan Krull |
FRENCH TOAST! A BED-STUY BRUNCH to benefit the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble
Celebrate Strike Anywheres triumphant return from France
with a French Toast!
Student-stars from J.K.O. High School will Soundpaint
an excerpt from their latest show.
Mimosas, Music & Merriment!
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The Charles-Pierre Residence |
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847 Putnam Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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| $35-$75 |
| May 22, 2016 1:00-4:00 PM |
STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMS AT NYC SOUNDPAINTING FESTIVAL
For three days and nights, Williamsburg's Firehouse will host NYC's 3rd Annual Soundpainting Festival. The festival will feature performances by the country's leading Soundpainting ensembles and an intensive workshop with Soundpainting inventor, Walter Thompson. Soundpainting is the live-composing sign language for performers working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Walter Thompson headlines the festival, leading his NY-based Walter Thompson Orchestra all three nights. The festival will feature six different ensembles, led by six different Soundpainters. Each ensemble will showcase its unique application of the Soundpainting language as they sculpt the improvisations of actors, dancers and musicians. Walter Thompson will offer a Soundpainting intensive on Saturday. This is a rare stateside visit by Thompson and an opportunity to study with the inventor of the language himself.
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| $12 Door $10 Advance/Student |
| May 6, 2016 9:00 PM |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble is an inter-disciplinary ensemble theater that has been generating original performance pieces since 1997. The permanent ensemble is comprised of some of N.Y.C.s finest jazz musicians and top improvisers from the downtown theater and dance scene. SA performances always feature live music, physical theater and modern dance. The company applies structures and concepts from American jazz to their inter-disciplinary improvisations to create performances that are startlingly alive. Strike Anywhere has toured nationally and internationally. The company has appeared at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the American Airlines Theatre, The Irondale Center, The Zipper Factory, P.S. 122, and HERE Arts Center. Additionally Strike Anywhere has been featured on Radio France, NPR, WBAI and German Public Radio. |
THE WORTH OF WATER
THE WORTH OF WATER is a Soundpainted collage about water. Soundpainting is the live-composing, sign-language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists. Presently, the language comprises more than 1200 gestures that are signed by the Soundpainter (composer) to indicate the type of material desired of the improvising performers. The Soundpainting language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974. It has evolved into an interdisciplinary compositional language now practiced in 33 countries.
Students from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School will perform alongside of Strike Anywhere's professional ensemble of jazz musicians, dancers and actors. The project is a collaboration between Roundabout Theatre Company's Education Department, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School. The show is the culmination of a two-month, school-wide residency by Strike Anywhere in the school.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School |
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120 West 46 Street , NY , NY |
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(212) 391-1293 |
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https://jkohighschool.org/ |
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| $5 (Purchase at Door) |
| April 22, 2016 2 PM & 7:00PM |
| " Strike Anywhere merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience, a happening, in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us. " - Asbury Park Press |
Artistic Director Leese Walker to Lead Master Class in Devising
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| March 30, 2016 11:00am-1:00pm |
SOUNDPAINTING INTENSIVE
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will lead a series of Soundpainting Master Classes for student musicians, actors and dancers at Timber Creek. The intensive will culminate in a performance for peers and parents.
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Master Class on Classroom Management
How does a teaching-artist address the needs of a group and keep a classroom running smoothly? SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will lead recent graduates of Circle in the Square's Conservatory program in a master class on managing a classroom. Leese has been working as a teaching-artist in NYC public schools since 1992. She will share techniques for reading the room and adjusting to meet the needs of the group. This is an experiential workshop.
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Circle in the Square Theatre School |
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1633 Broadway , New York, New York |
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(212) 307-0388 |
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http://www.circlesquare.org/ |
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| October 8, 2015 10:00 am-12:00 pm |
SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Strike Anywhere is proud to co-host an OPEN SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP AND JAM at the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn. This series happens every third Sunday of the month. We cover new Soundpainting signs and concepts and exchange ideas through play. Beginners will be treated to a short overview of gestures prior to diving in with the full group. The series is hosted each month by two Soundpainters who lead their own ensembles. Sessions will cover a variety of live-composition topics and each month the group will concentrate on a different discipline.
Come watch or participate. All disciplines welcome. Wear clothes to move in and bring your instrument if you are a musician.
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| September 20, 2015 6-9PM |
The Ephemeral Choir
Capping off the week-long celebration, Strike Anywhere will join the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (TSO) and a throng of community members for "The Ephemeral Choir." Comprised of community members and artists who have studied soundpainting over the years with the TSO, the choir will pop up in various places throughout the Rue Colbert neighborhood performing soundpaintings to delight and surprise passers by.
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| September 5, 2015 TBD |
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September 1, 2015:
SAME RIVER
- Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France
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SAME RIVER- Engaging Communities Through Participatory Art
This is a case-study of the evolution of Strike Anywhere's (SA) show, SAME RIVER. The presentation will move fluidly between lecture, performance, video excerpts and audience participation to demonstrate how Strike Anywhere employs a variety of techniques to engage communities in social issues and to inspire social change. The presentation will be conducted in a mixture of French and English. (All videos are in English).
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| September 1, 2015 7:00 PM |
| SAME RIVER is an improvised, interdisciplinary performance based on interviews with local residents about "fracking" . Hydraulic-fracturing or "fracking" is a controversial gas-drilling technique that has left a wake of environmental devastation and has divided communities across the United States. The show is customized to reflect each community that SA tours to. The ensemble performs a residency in each locale during which time it conducts interviews with a diverse array of community members. Strike Anywhere (SA) incorporates the community stories into a structured improvisational format. SA has toured Same River throughout the New York and Pennsylvania region, each time adapting the play to the circumstances of the audience. At the end of the performance, SA engages the audience in an intimate reflection process and facilitates a town-hall style meeting. Partnerships with multiple community organizations at each tour site allow SA to engage a large cross-section of the community. The goal of the project is to provide a forum for meaningful dialogue, empathy, awareness and local action. |
Des Rues Colbert...
"Des Rues Colbert..." is an international collaboration between the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (NY,NY) and the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (Tours, France). The ensembles will soundpaint stories from the Rue Colbert section of Tours. The piece is site-specific and will take place throughout the Rue Colbert neighborhood.
"Des Rues Colbert..." is a project designed to shift perspective; to inject wonder, delight and poetry into everyday life. The piece is a collage of original scenes, soundscapes and images designed to disrupt the way we see the quotidian. The performance is a self-directed experience of discovery. Scenes will take place in the supermarket, on balconies, in the laundromat, in windows and alleys in the rue Colbert pedestrian section of Tours. Audience members will be issued maps to locate the scenes, and they will be invited to contribute to the final soundpainting.
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| September 2-5, 2015 TBA |
| SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present, the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in real time. The language was created by composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra (W.T.O.). S.A.'s Artistic Director, Leese Walker, has worked with the W.T.O. since 1997. She was the first actor to be soundpainted and she helped Thompson to adapt the language for use in theater. Strike Anywhere's musicians have worked with the W.T.O. since the late eighties. The language is practiced world-wide with the most exciting new developments happening in France. The Tours Soundpainting Orchestra is on the vanguard of the soundpainting movement and is well respected for their experience and innovations with the form. |
10th Anniversary of the TSO!
The Tours Soundpainting Orchestra is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with panache! It has invited the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble to kick off their next decade with a night of Soundpainting performances. The two groups will be joined by former TSO orchestra members and collaborators who worked with the TSO over its 10 year herstory. La Guinguette is one of the most charming places to hear live music. Nestled at the base of the Wilson Bridge on the bank of the Loire River, the stage is set under two enormous willow trees strung with lights. The stage is flanked by a charming cafe and the backdrop of it all is the slow, steady movement of the river with a blanket of stars up above.
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| August 28, 2015 7:00 PM |
STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMS AT NYC SOUNDPAINTING FESTIVAL
For three days and nights, Williamsburg's Firehouse will host NYC's 2nd Annual Soundpainting Festival. The festival will feature performances by the country's leading Soundpainting ensembles and an intensive workshop with Soundpainting inventor, Walter Thompson. Soundpainting is the live-composing sign language for performers working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Walter Thompson headlines the festival, leading his NY-based Walter Thompson Orchestra all three nights. The festival will feature six different ensembles, led by six different Soundpainters. Each ensemble will showcase its unique application of the Soundpainting language as they sculpt the improvisations of actors, dancers and musicians. Walter Thompson will offer a Soundpainting intensive on Saturday. This is a rare stateside visit by Thompson and an opportunity to study with the inventor of the language himself.
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| June 12, 2015 9:00 p.m. |
HELPING IMMIGRANTS FIND THEIR VOICE
Now in its eighth year, Strike Anywhere will provide students at Manhattan International High School (MIHS) with a year-long residency. MIHS is a NYC Public School devoted to helping English-language learners who are new to the country develop the linguistic, cognitive and cultural resources needed for a successful academic career. Artistic Director, Leese Walker works closely with each classroom teacher to custom-design a 20-week residency designed to bolster students communication skills. Leese creates experiential lessons using theatrical techniques honed through the rehearsal process with Strike Anywhere to allow students to delve into the teacher's curriculum in a visceral way. Leese works closely with the classroom teacher to create active, memorable lessons.
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Manhattan International High School |
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317,E 67th St , New York, New York |
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http://mihs.nycdoe.org/ |
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| October, 2014-June, 2015 Various Times |
| "For our students, English language acquisition is critical to a successful academic career. I think this program brings a lot of kids out of their shell. It relaxes them in front of a group. They become more confident in their speaking ability. Strike Anywhere has partnered with MIHS since 2006 and has become an important part of our school curriculum by hooking our first-year students into the collaborative, performance-based philosophy of the school." - Alan Krull Principal
Manhattan International High School
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GUEST SOUNDPAINTER ETIENNE ROLIN AT STRIKE ANYWHERE'S HELM
Join Strike Anywhere for a whimsical evening of Soundpainting. In from France, guest Soundpainter Etienne Rolin, will lead the ensemble as they spontaneously sculpt new work.
Etienne Rolin is a French-Amercian composer,
conductor, instrumentalist, and teacher working in Bordeaux, France. After studies with Nadia Boulanger O.Messiaen and I.Xenakis as well as his practice of jazz and free improvisation, his style has evolved into a very complex genre of musical
composition. His scores range from soloist to chamber music and opera. He conducted Soundpainting performances in France, Austria, and in the United States and has presented recitals of Hindustani music on the Bansuri flute in traditional and contemporary settings.
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| May 29, 2016 TBD |
| "Its art-music, dance, drama, visual art-in combination verges on the unique, that fleeting quality most artists never attain."
-David Robinson, Austin Examiner |
OPEN SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP AND JAM POSTPONED
In light of the L Train being down this coming weekend, WE HAVE DECIDED TO POSTPONE THE SOUNDPAINTING JAM THIS MONTH. We will be back at the Firehouse Space next month when the Soundpainting Festival is in full swing. Please join us then!
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A FARCE OF NATURE
FARCE OF NATURE is a Soundpainted fairy tale about climate change. Students from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School will perform alongside of Strike Anywheres professional ensemble of jazz musicians, dancers and actors and will feature professional dancers from DANCE June Lewis and Company. The cast will improvise on an original fairy tale written by the students. The project is a collaboration between Roundabout Theatre Companys Education Department, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School. The show is the culmination of a three-month, school-wide residency by the 2 theatres in the school. FARCE OF NATURE was inspired by Stephen Sondheims Into the Woods. Students examined fairy tale structure, researched climate change, learned Soundpainting and attended Roundabouts production of Into the Woods. An art installation in the lobby will highlight the students reactions to their research. A town-hall style discussion with environmental experts will follow the performance.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School |
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120 West 46 Street , NY , NY |
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https://jkohighschool.org/ |
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| May 1, 2015 1:45 & 7:00 PM |
| Soundpainting is the multidisciplinary, live-composing, sign-language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists. Presently, the language comprises more than 1200 gestures that are signed by the Soundpainter (composer) to indicate the type of material desired of the performers. The Soundpainting language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974. It has evolved from a sign language for musicians to a truly interdisciplinary compositional language. Strike Anywheres Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actor to be Soundpainted and was critical in helping Thompson adapt the language for theater. Soundpainting is now practiced in 33 countries with international festivals and symposia devoted to the form. |
OPEN SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP AND JAM
Strike Anywhere is proud to co-host an OPEN SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP AND JAM at the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn. This series happens every third Sunday of the month. We cover new Soundpainting signs and concepts and exchange ideas through play. Beginners will be treated to a short overview of gestures prior to diving in with the full group. The series is hosted each month by two Soundpainters who lead their own ensembles. Sessions will cover a variety of live-composition topics and each month the group will concentrate on a different discipline.
Come watch or participate. All disciplines welcome. Wear clothes to move in and bring your instrument if you are a musician.
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| April 19, 2015 6:00-9:00 pm |
| "The ensembles world-class musicians, physical theatre actors and modern dancers weave a magical, multi-media experience using the revolutionary composition language called soundpainting. -The River Reporter |
OPEN SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP AND JAM
Strike Anywhere will co-host an OPEN SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP AND JAM at the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn. This series happens every third Sunday of the month. We cover new Soundpainting signs and concepts and exchange ideas through play. Beginners will be treated to a short overview of gestures prior to diving in with the full group. The series is hosted each month by two Soundpainters who lead their own ensembles. Sessions will cover a variety of live-composition topics and each month the group will concentrate on a different discipline.
Come watch or participate. All disciplines welcome. Wear clothes to move in and bring your instrument if you are a musician.
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| March 15, 2015 6:00-9:00pm |
| "Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, led by founder and director Leese Walker, the group merges music, theater, improvisation and structured composition into a total multi-media experience-- a happening in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us." -Asbury Park Press |
NEW TEEN SOUNDPAINTING CLASS
The Strike Anywhere Performances Ensemble will launch a new teen after-school program at the Repertory Company High School for the Theater Arts. The program will introduce students to the Soundpainting language. The program is open to all NYC teens. The youth ensemble will perform a soundpainted piece at Repertory High School's Winter Arts Festival on February 11 and may be invited to perform with SAs professional ensemble at upcoming events.
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| December 8, 2014-February 11, 2015 3:00-5:00 PM |
| Soundpainting is the multidisciplinary, live-composing, sign-language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists. Presently, the language comprises more than 1200 gestures that are signed by the Soundpainter (composer) to indicate the type of material desired of the performers. The Soundpainting language was created by Walter Thompson in Woodstock, New York in 1974. It has evolved from a sign language for musicians to a truly interdisciplinary compositional language. Strike Anywheres Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was the first actor to be Soundpainted and was critical in helping Thompson adapt the language for theater. Soundpainting is now practiced in 33 countries with international festivals and symposia devoted to the form. |
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Soundpainting
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THE BOWIE PROJECT: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting
Exploring the music and shapeshifting identity of David Bowie, members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will return to Austin, TX to collaborate once again with Ariel Dance Theatre and Bowie tribute band, The Super Creeps, to create a Soundpainting extravaganza about the mercurial musician and the era and gender politics that he moved within.
"The Bowie Project" premiered in January 2014 and was nominated for 3 Austin Critics Table Awards including: Best Dance Concert, Best Sound Design and winning Best Dancer for Alyson Dolan.
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| January 29, 30, 31 & February 1, 2015 Thurs-Sat @ 8:00 pm; Sunday @ 5:00pm |
| "This production was almost impeccable in every way one could imagine. Andrea Ariel Dance Theatre has taken the best of improv in dance, music, and theatre and thrown them all together in The Bowie Project: A Rock & Roll Soundpainting. And while improvisation in all those forms is not universally admired by people who enjoy the performing arts, this show will make believers, if not lovers, of almost everyone who gets a chance to see it." -Examiner.com
" The Bowie Project suffered only from a disappointingly short run at Stateside at the Paramount. Avid fans may insist on a revival of the show soon, although reassembling such a talented ensemble may prove difficult. Bowie fans everywhere can watch and advocate for its return and wide touring."
David Robinson, Austin Theater Examiner
"Local choreographer Ariel and New York theatre artist Walker of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble have assembled a company of artists whose work flows together with little sense of where one art form ends and another begins, of which contribution belongs to whom." -Austin Chronicle |
SITE-SPECIFIC SOUNDPAINTING: WORKSHOP AND JAM
Join the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensembleÿ as we fold members of the community into a Shel Silversteinÿ soundpainting! Those who attend the workshop should memorize a favorite line or poem by Shel. The roving soundpainting will weave through the Firehouse space with soundpaintings popping up in different rooms. Amateur performers, professional musicians, dancers and actors, kids of all ages - COME PLAY WITH US! All are welcome! Simultaneous workshops will allow beginners to learn a basic cadre of Soundpainting signs, the refresher course will help participants dust off the signs and advanced soundpainters will develop several palettes.
COME PLAY WITH SA!
6PM sharp! Workshops Begin (Please don't be late!)
8PM SHOW!
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| November 16, 2014 6:00 pm workshops 8:00pm SHOW |
| SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for performers working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in real time. The language was created by New York composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra (W.T.O.). In 1997, Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, was invited into the W.T.O. to help Thompson adapt the Soundpainting language for theater. She was the first actress to be soundpainted. She is currently one of only five Certified Multidisciplinary Soundpainters in the United States licensed to teach Soundpainting. Strike Anywheres musicians have worked with the W.T.O. since 1987. |
THE WEATHER PROJECT
Mark Twain purportedly said, Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. NACL, in partnership with Strike Anywhere, the Town of Highland and a host of local and regional organizations, is taking up this challenge.
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| August 9, 2014 2:00-5:00 PM |
| The Weather Project is a massive community arts and science project designed to bring residents, artists, and scientists together around the subject of the weather and climate science. The project will take place over the coming year, to conclude in August 2014 with a weather and climate science exhibition and a spectacular outdoor theatrical performance in Highland, NY. The project components include:
The creation and presentation of a large scale outdoor theatre performance with professional artists and residents directed by NACL Theatres, Tannis Kowalchuk.
A visual art show of processional banners painted by esteemed local artists, a school poster contest, and umbrellas painted by children in the community.
A series of scientific lectures, demonstrations, and events by specialists and scientists in the fields of weather and climate science.
Community engagement through the sharing of weather stories and data collection in meteorology (weather) and phenology (signs of seasonal change.) |
CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT: INNOVATIVE WAYS OF ENGAGING COMMUNITIES IN SOCIAL CHANGE
JOIN Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, at the 2014 Left Forum Annual Conference for a panel discussion exploring HOW THE ARTS CAN SPARK ACTION. Leese will highlight various community engagement strategies used during the 3 year tour of SAME RIVER.
ABOUT THE PANEL: Radical change requires an active and educated citizenry. On this panel we will explore a range of effective strategies. From unconventional cross-sector partnerships, to experiential engagement techniques, the artivists on our panel employ radical strategies to educate, ignite and mobilize audiences and inspire meaningful change.
Featured Panelists include: Cecile Lawrence -- SCNCC, Leese Walker -- The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, Lee Camp, Tannis Kowalchuk - N.A.C.L. Theatre, Ricardo Levins Morales -- RLM Art Studio - Art for Social Justice
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY |
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524 West 59th St , New York, NY |
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www.leftforum.org |
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| $15 Students/ $25-$35 One Day Conference or $70 Full 3 Day Registration |
| May 31, 2014 12:00-1:50 pm |
| Panel will take place in Room 1.9 |
SOUNDPAINTING FESTIVAL
Strike Anywhere takes the stage alongside the grandpoppy master of it all Walter Thompson and his chamber version of the Walter Thompson Orchestra (Featuring 3 of SA's champs). Strike Anywhere will perform a set as will other notable NYC soundpainting groups. Should be a joyous night of arm waving all around!
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| May 10, 2014 9:00 p.m. |
| SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for musicians, actors, dancers, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in real time. The language was created by composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra (W.T.O.). SAs Artistic Director, Leese Walker, has worked with the W.T.O. since 1997. She was the first actor to be soundpainted and helped to adapt the language for use in theater. SAs musicians Rob Henke (trumpet) and Rolf Sturm (guitar) have worked with Walter Thompson since the late eighties. Leese, Rolf & Rob will be on hand to paint and be painted along with the rest of the SA gang! |
OPEN SOUNDPAINTING JAM
Strike Anywhere is proud to host an OPEN SOUNDPAINTING JAM at the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn. This series happens every last Sunday of the month. We cover new Soundpainting signs and concepts and exchange ideas through play. Beginners will be treated to a short overview of gestures prior to diving in with the full group. The series is hosted each month by two Soundpainters who lead their own ensembles. Sessions will cover a variety of live-composition topics and each month the group will concentrate on a different discipline. Strike Anywhere's session will focus on interdisciplinary theater. Come watch or participate. All disciplines welcome. Wear clothes to move in and bring your instrument if you are a musician.
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| March 30, 2014 7-10PM |
| SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for performers working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in real time. The language was created by New York composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra (W.T.O.). Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, has worked with the W.T.O. since 1997 and was the first actress to be soundpainted. Walker was invited into the W.T.O. to help Thompson adapt the Soundpainting language for theater. SA ensemble members Rob Henke and Rolf Sturm have worked with the W.T.O. since 1987. |
THE BOWIE PROJECT
Exploring the music and shapeshifting identity of David Bowie, members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will collaborate with Ariel Dance Theatre to create a Soundpainting extravaganza about the mercurial musician and the era and gender politics that he moved within.
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| January 30, 31, Feb. 1 & 2 Thurs-Sat @ 8:00 pm; Sunday @ 5:00pm |
SOUNDPAINTING SALON
Due to illness, tonight's Soundpainting Salon has had to be cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused and hope to see you at a future show. Thanks for your support. Happy Holidays!
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| December 6, 2013 8:00 p.m. |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation and structured composition into a total multi-media experience-- a happening in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us.
- Asbury Park Press |
SOUNDPAINTING JAM
An informal soundpainting gathering for any NYC-based Soundpainters. Please RSVP to office@strikeanywhere.info for location and further details.
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| November 24, 2013 7-10PM |
DAY OF THE DEAD SOUNDPAINTING SALON
SOUNDPAINTING SALON is Strike Anywheres monthly improvised performance series in residence at the Brecht Forum. The November show opens SAs 2013-2014 season. The evening features SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, and actors spontaneously spinning performance pieces using the Soundpainting sign language. Part performance, part fiesta, the ensemble steps into the unknown, creating art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to guide what they play. The ensemble is known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the sign language for conducted improvisation which allows a conductor/composer to sculpt an improvisation while it is in motion. The November show will feature the full ensemble in a series of SOUNDPAINTINGS and there will be featured guests, cash bar, tapas and giveaways. Costumes and masks encouraged.
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| November 1, 2013 8:00 p.m. |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble is an inter-disciplinary ensemble theater that has been generating original performance pieces since 1997. The permanent ensemble is comprised of some of N.Y.C.s finest jazz musicians and top improvisers from the downtown theater and dance scene. SA performances always feature live music, physical theater and modern dance. The company applies structures and concepts from American jazz to their inter-disciplinary improvisations to create performances that are startlingly alive. The company is in residence at the Brecht Forum. Strike Anywhere has toured nationally and internationally. The company has appeared at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the American Airlines Theatre, The Irondale Center, The Zipper Factory, P.S. 122, and HERE Arts Center. Additionally Strike Anywhere has been featured on Radio France, NPR, WBAI and German Public Radio. |
Strike Anywhere in Paris For First Annual Soundpainting Festival
SA Members Leese Walker, Rolf Sturm and Rob Henke head to Paris for the first annual Soundpainting Festival. The trio will join Soundpainting inventor Walter Thompson as part of his Soundpainting octet.
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STRIKE ANYWHERE SOUNDPAINTS IN FRANCE
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and Ensemble Member Rolf Sturm will join their international sister company, the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra for an evening of merriment and performance. The "Cabaret Snack" will feature pop-up performances, soundpaintings, songs and superheroes. Locally sourced and lovingly prepared foods will also be on hand. Party down to the boule aux facettes! All proceeds to benefit the TSO and their upcoming collaboration with Strike Anywhere.
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| September 28, 2013 7:00-10:30 pm |
SAME RIVER RETURNS TO THE SOURCE
Melding live music, modern dance, physical theater, video and visual art, the NYC-based collective Strike Anywhere teams up with NACL Theatre and its local community to present SAME RIVER. Using first person accounts as source material, SAME RIVER is a multi-media improvisation on how the natural gas extraction process known as fracking affects peoples lives. Over the course of three years, SA has conducted dozens of interviews with Pennsylvania residents whose lives have been directly impacted by fracking and New Yorkers whose fate remains in limbo. Strike Anywhere weaves the collected stories into the existing show to create a high-quality, improvised performance with social and political significance. The piece seeks to draw connections, to give voice to multiple viewpoints and to acknowledge that we are all downstream, that the earths water supply is all the same river. A town-hall style discussion will follow each performance.
The SAME RIVER project was initially launched by a 10 day residency and performance at NACL Theatre in 2010. Strike Anywhere returns 3 years later to perform a new round of interviews and to reflect the current state of the community in the improvised show. Community members will be invited to create a large-scale art installation and be part of a soundpainted community chorus as part of the new version of the show.
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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| September 8, 2013 4:00 pm |
| "Call it 'Hydro-fracking - The Play'" - NY Times- February 2012
"Same River brings the human stories of those who are in the pathway of this industry to the fore."
Rodale.com - February 2012
"Strike Anywhere's skill at communicating the complexity and pathos of the issue of our water, our way of life, of our relationship to the gas and oil industry infiltrating our neighborhoods was striking. "
-Sabrina Artel - WJFF Radio - August 2010
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FREE SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will teach a workshop in Soundpainting. SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for performers working in the medium of structured improvisation. The language was created by New York composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra (WTO). Walker has worked with the WTO since 1997. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in real time.
Leese is a full-time artist and educator and brings a joyful, ensemble-approach to her teaching style. Participants will learn a couple dozen soundpainting gestures and will employ these gestures in a series of compositions by the end of the workshop. Wear clothes to move in and bring an instrument if you play. The workshop is open to anyone who is interested. You do not need to be an artist or performer to take the workshop. Participants may be asked to join a soundpainted community chorus that will perform as part of SAs performance of SAME RIVER on 9/8/13.
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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| August 26, 2013 6:00-8:00 p.m. |
FREE SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and SA Ensemble Member, Rolf Sturm (Guitar) will teach a workshop in Soundpainting. SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for performers working in the medium of structured improvisation. The language was created by New York composer, Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra (WTO). Walker has worked with the WTO since 1997 and Sturm since 1987. At present the language comprises over 1200 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in real time.
Leese and Rolf are full-time artists and educators and bring a joyful, ensemble-approach to their teaching style. Participants will learn a couple dozen soundpainting gestures and will employ these gestures in a series of compositions by the end of the workshop. Wear clothes to move in and bring an instrument if you play. The workshop is open to anyone who is interested. You do not need to be an artist or performer to take the workshop. Participants may be asked to join a soundpainted community chorus that will perform as part of SAs performance of SAME RIVER on 9/8/13.
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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| August 19, 2013 6:00-8:00 p.m. |
Performance/Presentation on SAME RIVER at NET Microfest
Guitarist Rolf Sturm and Artistic Director Leese Walker will share excerpts (live and video) from their interview-based multi-media show SAME RIVER at this year's NETfest. The couple will invite participants into the creative process of the show, sharing how the piece is custom designed to reflect each host community. The performance/presentation will highlight a show that has evolved dramatically over the life of its 3 year tour. Each incarnation of the show has been drastically different sometimes involving community members in the show itself, sometimes building a large visual art installation as part of the show, and always incorporating the words and stories of the local people into the improvised show.
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| "Call it, 'Hydrofracking The Play.' Same River, features dance and improvisation based on interviews of residents in rural communities that have been turned upside down by the controversial gas-extraction method. "
-Brenna Walton, The New York Times
"Strike Anywheres skill at communicating the complexity and pathos of the issue of our water, our way of life, of our relationship to the gas and oil industry infiltrating our neighborhoods was striking. "
-Sabrina Artel, WJFF Radio
" As NY considers drilling as many as 100,000 wells in the watershed for over 16 million people, Same River brings the human stories of those who are in the pathway of this industry to the fore. "
-David LHeureux, Senior Editor, Rodale.com
"Something really cool about this performance was that it intentionally merged theatrical performance and visual art. Before one entered the performance, there was an art installation created by participants in Strike Anywhere's residency at Brooklyn High School for the Arts, as well as art developed in a community art-making day. SAME RIVER is a great example of how interviews can be the basis for a piece that still incorporates many levels of more abstract artistry."
-EllaRose Chary The Civilans Blog
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A Benefit for the Irondale Center
Strike Anywhere will improvise a special birthday performance to celebrate Irondale's 30th anniversary. Please join us for a BBQ on the roof and a bevy of fab performances that night.
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| June 8,2013 4-7pm Rooftop Jazz & BBQ, 7-10pm Performances (Including SA) |
| Rolf Sturm Trio from 4-7PM on the roof! |
Soundpainting Workshop and Jam
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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| June 7, 2013 8:00 PM |
Barefoot Soundpainting!
Please come to a barefoot soundpainting jam! Irondale has generously opened their doors to us and we will be playing on the set of Urban Dance Collectives beautiful marlee floor - thus we will be barefoot. YAY! (btw this is a show you should catch at Irondale if you havent already).
Format: Informal - joyful! Bring ideas you would like to try out for a short piece, just come play or bring a palette if you want. If any newcomers show, I can pull them into another room for short primer on basic signs.
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| $5-$10 Suggested Donation for the space/Bar Open (support Irondale by buying a drink!) |
| May 15, 2013 7-10 pm |
BIG BIRTHDAY BASH @ THE BRECHT
Sandy knocked out our 15th Anniversary Day of the Dead Fiesta but we are springing back with a soiree of note!
The Tours Soundpainting Orchestra triumphantly returns
to help us celebrate our 15th with panache!
8pm Cocktails, Live Music, Silent Auction & Pop-up Performances
9pm Performances by the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra & Strike Anywhere
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| $35 General Admission / $75 Gen. Admission + Open Bar / Limited $20 Artist Tix |
| April 12, 2013 8:00 PM |
| Proceeds from the evening will benefit Strike Anywhere's theatrical and educational programs.
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SAME RIVER @ Bucknell University
Melding live music, modern dance, physical theater, video and visual art, Strike Anywhere teams up with Bucknell's Department of Theatre and Dance, the Residential Colleges, and the Environmental Center to present Same River. Using first person accounts as source material, Same River is a multi-media improvisation on Pennsylvania's rush to extract natural gas through the process known as fracking. Over the course of the fall semester, Bucknell students will conduct dozens of interviews with residents whose lives have been directly impacted by fracking. Strike Anywhere will weave the collected stories into the existing show when the professional ensemble and student group unite to revise and perform Same River together. A town-hall style discussion will follow each performance.
Sponsored by The Nature & Human Communities Initiative of the Environmental Center, the Residential Colleges, and the Department of Theatre and Dance.
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Bucknell University - Harvey M. Powers Theatre |
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Coleman Hall on the Academic Quad , Lewisburg, PA |
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570-577-1000 |
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HTTP://www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice |
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| FREE! No Tickets Required |
| February 2-3, 2013 Saturday at 8:00 PM & Sunday at 2:00 PM |
| "Call it 'Hydro-fracking - The Play'" - NY Times- February 2012
"Same River brings the human stories of those who are in the pathway of this industry to the fore." - Rodale News February 2012
"Strike Anywheres skill at communicating the complexity and pathos of the issue of our water, our way of life, of our relationship to the gas and oil industry infiltrating our neighborhoods was striking." -Sabrina Artel - WJFF Radio - August 2010
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December !!FreEpLaY!!
Strike Anywhere's monthly series provides the ensemble with a forum for experimentation. New structures for improvisation, new material can all find their way into a monthly !!FreEpLaY!! Special guests often sit in during the second set. Take a peek into what SA is up to. Come to this month's !!FreEpLaY!!
In December, we will be doing an evening of short soundpaintings at a new venue...JACK! Hope you can make it.
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JACK |
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505 1/2 Waverly Ave , Brooklyn, NY |
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www.jackny.org |
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| $10 |
| December 9, 2012 7 PM |
| "Untidy gray areas exist in the way we experience art - between artist and composition, between audience and performance, between painting and music and poetry and dance, between structure and chaos. ...Smack in the middle of this in-between-ness lives the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble." - Carlton Wilkinson, Asbury Park Press |
SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will teach a workshop in Soundpainting. SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. The language was created by New York composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra. Walker has worked with the WTO since 1997 and was the first actor invited into the W.T.O. to adapt the language for actors. At present the language comprises over 1000 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in ways that were never previously possible. The language is great to introduce young students to the art of improvisation in a fun, safe way. It is equally useful with a group of professional skilled performers. Open to actors, dancers, poets, musicians, educators and others who are curious. Bring an instrument if you play and clothes to move in. Workshop will happen 7-9PM. Jam at 9PM for anyone familiar with the language.
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $15 suggested To reserve: office@strikeanywhere.info or 212 875-7476 |
| December 7, 2012 7PM WORKSHOP 9 PM JAM |
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November 12, 2012 :
Workshops
- Lewisburg, PA
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Inter-disciplinary Performance: A workshop for dancers, actors and musicians
In this workshop, Strike Anywhere will share an array of exercises which foster clear communication and trust across artistic disciplines. Participants will craft short performance pieces based on interview material gathered for Strike Anywhere's current show, SAME RIVER, an interview-based show about fracking and its effects on communities. Musicians should bring their instrument and everyone should wear comfortable clothing to move in.
PLEASE NOTE: Strike Anywhere will be casting for its February production of SAME RIVER from the master class. The show is a professional touring production that incorporates new interview material from each local community that it visits. For the Bucknell production, a small student ensemble will be assembled to join SA's professional cast. Students may take the master class who do not wish to participate in the production. Those who wish to be considered for the production will be asked to meet one-on-one for an interview on Tuesday 11/13/12 and to meet with the full student team on Wednesday night 11/14/12.
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Bucknell University - Harvey M. Powers Theatre |
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Coleman Hall on the Academic Quad , Lewisburg, PA |
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570-577-1000 |
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HTTP://www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice |
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| FREE! |
| November 12, 2012 7-10 PM |
| ABOUT THE PRODUCTION OF SAME RIVER: Melding live music, modern dance, physical theater, video and visual art, the NYC-based collective Strike Anywhere teams up with Bucknell's Department of Theatre and Dance, and Environmental Center to present SAME RIVER. Using first person accounts as source material, SAME RIVER is a multi-media improvisation on Pennsylvania's rush to extract natural gas through the process known as fracking . Over the course of the fall semester, Bucknell science students will conduct dozens of interviews with Pennsylvania residents whose lives have been directly impacted by fracking. Strike Anywhere will weave the collected stories into the existing show when the professional ensemble and student group unite for an intensive residency in January to revise and perform SAME RIVER together. SAME RIVER will be performed February 2 & 3 in the Harvey Powers Theater at Bucknell. |
DAY OF THE DEAD FIESTA CANCELLED
Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, we have had to cancel Strike Anywhere's 15th anniversary celebration. We look forward to celebrating SA's accomplishments once the city recovers and we can all strap on dancing shoes. Until then, we wish you well!
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| November 2, 2012 7:00-10:00 PM |
Franco-American HALLOWEEN SOUNDPAINTING!
Strike Anywhere's teams up with the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra (T.S.O.) for a one-time only HALLOWEEN SOUNDPAINTING. The T.S.O. based in Tours, France is in town for a set of workshops and performances including this one with Strike Anywhere. The two companies are both permanent ensembles comprised of jazz musicians, dancers, designers and actors. Both companies are known for their use of the SOUNDPAINTING sign language for live composition. The concert will feature the Artistic Directors of both groups Leese Walker (SA) and Angelique Cormier (TSO)conducting the combined ensembles for a student audience. Expect the unexpected! An explosive, interactive live event!
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Lycée Français |
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505 East 75th Street , New York, New York |
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(212) 369-1400 |
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HTTP://www.lfny.org |
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| FREE! |
| October 31, 2012 5-6 PM |
| Soundpainting is the live composing sign language created by New York composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. Soundpainting allows a conductor to shape an improvisation while it is in motion. At present the language comprises over 750 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Strike Anywhere is one of only three theatre companies in the U.S. licensed to use the Soundpainting language. |
BI-LINGUAL SOUNDPAINTING MASTER CLASSES
SOUNDPAINTING Master Classes will be offered by Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker & Tours Soundpainting Orchestra's Artistic Director Angelique Cormier. The workshops are slated for LFNY students. Classes will be conducted in French and English.
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Lycée Français |
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505 East 75th Street , New York, New York |
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(212) 369-1400 |
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HTTP://www.lfny.org |
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| October 31, 2012 3:15-4:45 PM |
COME PAINT, GLUE, SPARKLE! (drink & giggle too!)
Calling artsy friends and fun-loving community members... Come help build DAY OF THE DEAD decorations for our upcoming 15th Anniversary Bash at the Brecht Forum. Strike Anywhere will provide food, drinks, art supplies and project ideas. Come paint, glue & sparkle to receive a discounted ticket to the most awesome DAY OF THE DEAD party around!
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| FREE! PLEASE RSVP! Office@strikeanywhere.info |
| October 25, 2012 6:30-11PM |
SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and company member Nolan Kennedy will teach a workshop in Soundpainting. SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. The language was created by New York composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra. Walker has worked with the WTO since 1997 and was the first actor invited into the W.T.O. to adapt the language for actors. At present the language comprises over 1000 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in ways that were never previously possible. The language is great to introduce young students to the art of improvisation in a fun, safe way. It is equally useful with a group of professional skilled performers. Open to actors, dancers, poets, musicians, educators, thrill-seekers and the intellectually-curious.
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $30 for 1 class $50 for 2 (next class Dec. 7) To reserve: office@strikeanywhere.info or 212 875-7476 |
| October 12, 2012 7:00-10:00 PM |
| Although Soundpainting is wildly popular in Europe, Strike Anywhere is one of only three theatre companies in the U.S. using this new approach to improvisation. Leese and Nolan are full-time artists and educators and bring a joyful, ensemble-approach to their teaching style. Participants will learn a couple dozen soundpainting gestures and will employ these gestures in a series of compositions by the end of the workshop. Wear clothes to move in and bring an instrument if you play.
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FRACKASAUR to come out at LGBT Center
Strike Anywhere will share an excerpt from SAME RIVER at the Party to Save the Village (from pipelines, radon, fracking and other total insanity!)
An extravaganza to benefit the Sane Energy Project Legal Fund and Occupy the Pipeline.
IT'S GOING TO BE A BLAST (the kind we like)!
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LGBT Center |
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208 West 13th Street (Seventh Ave/Greenwich Ave, across from Integral Yoga), New York, New York |
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www.SaneEnergyProject.org |
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| $15 advance sales or $20 at the door |
| October 3, 2012 6:30-9:30 PM (SA goes on after 8PM) |
| Join us for great food, booze, live music, burlesque, and plenty of sexy magic, plus an art show and auction. Have a great time while supporting those fighting to keep the dangerous Spectra pipeline, and the fracked gas it carries, out of New York City.
Featuring: Marti Cummings, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping, Strike Anywhere, Rude Mechanical Orchestra, magician Eric Walton--plus iconic images from the forthcoming "Out of the Closet and onto the Streets: Gay Pride and the 21st Century," by photographer Suzanne Poli--and even more musicians, performers and artists! Have a great time while doing good!
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September 22, 2012:
Workshops
- Lewisburg, PA
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Master Classes in Interdisciplinary Ensemble Work & Devising Performance from Interview Material
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Bucknell University - Harvey M. Powers Theatre |
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Coleman Hall on the Academic Quad , Lewisburg, PA |
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570-577-1000 |
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HTTP://www.bucknell.edu/boxoffice |
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| September 22, 2012 1:00-4:00 PM |
Fall !!FreEpLaY!! (*NOTE: change of date!!)
SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class jazz musicians, modern dancers, and actors will spontaneously spin out performance pieces in a style dubbed 3D-Jazz. Known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the live composing sign language, the ensemble creates art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| October 12, 2012 8 PM |
| "I've seen this performance several times now and every show is unique." - Kate Cordaro, Education Coordinator, Two River Theatre Company |
!!FreEpLaY!! POP-top-IMPROV
!!FreEpLaY!! is Strike Anywheres monthly improvised performance series at the Brecht Forum. The June show is the final show in SAs 2011-2012 season. The evening features SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, and actors spontaneously spinning performance pieces. Part performance, part creativity lab, the ensemble steps into the unknown, creating art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to guide what they play. The ensemble is known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the sign language for conducted improvisation which allows a conductor/composer to sculpt an improvisation while it is in motion. The June show will feature the full ensemble in a series of improvisations, including a few SOUNDPAINTINGS and there will be games and giveaways.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| June 6, 2012 8:00 PM |
| "The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience a happening in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us. " -Asbury Park Press |
| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| May 4, 2012 8:00 PM |
| "Untidy gray areas exist in the way we experience art - between artist and composition, between audience and performance, between painting and music and poetry and dance, between structure and chaos. ...Smack in the middle of this in-between-ness lives the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble." - Carlton Wilkinson, Asbury Park Press |
Creating Justice: Celebrating the Connections between Art and Activism
Strike Anywhere will be the featured keynote speakers at the 2012 Creating Justice Symposium. The company will share an excerpt from SAME RIVER and will share some of the history, philosophy, and methodology of Strike Anywhere. After the keynote there will be discussions/demonstrations from other artists who combine performance and activism. The underlying goal of the symposium is for artists/activists to share ideas about the methods, processes, and impact of their work.
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Oakton Community College |
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1600 East Golf Road , Des Plaines, IL |
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http://www.oakton.edu |
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| April 21, 2012 10AM-10PM |
| The one-day symposium seeks to celebrate the connection between art and activism while also critically exploring what it means to create politically engaged art today. The symposium will provide a forum for artists and activists to present accounts of their experience of the ways in which activism and protest shape their art, and of how art is used to transform communities. We would like to explore the many ways that artists, using diverse artistic methods and materials, work for social transformation within our communities, and the ways that activists draw on the arts in their struggles for social justice. |
THE DAISEY CHAIN - Ensemble Theater Post-Daisey
How will monologist Mike Daisey's missteps affect ensembles going forward? Are the bridges that he built, burnt for good or is the publicity forcing Apple to clean up its labor practices? For ensembles who strive to enact social change, what is the contract that we build with our audiences? Should artists be bound to the same journalistic standards as reporters? What is "truth" in the context of theater? Join us at this month's Ensemble Roundtable as we delve into dilemmas raised by the Daisey firestorm.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
| April 16, 2012 6-8:30 PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two and a half hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations. |
!!FreEpLaY!!
!!FreEpLaY!! features SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, designers and actors spontaneously spinning performance pieces. Part performance, part creativity lab, the ensemble will step into the unknown, creating art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to guide what they play.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| May 3, 2013 8:00 PM |
| "A totally unpredictable and sometimes telepathically linked mixture of gesture, dance and movement, set to music also improvised on the spot." -Rick Palley, Brooklyn Skyline |
SPRINGING BACK!
Poking its purple head out from under the snow !! FreEpLaY !! Strike Anywhere's monthly performance series is back. Happening EVERY FIRST FRIDAY AT THE BRECHT FORUM at 8:00PM, the evening will feature SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, designers and actors spontaneously spinning performance pieces. Part performance, part creativity lab, the ensemble will step into the unknown, creating art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to guide what they play. From special guests to Soundpainting, the evening will one of perpetual surprise.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| April 6, 2012 8 PM |
| "A totally unpredictable and sometimes telepathically linked mixture of gesture, dance and movement, set to music also improvised on the spot." -Rick Palley, Brooklyn Skyline |
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
| June 4, 2012 6-8:30 PM |
FRACKASAUR FLIES AGAIN AT THE U.N.!!!
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| March 24, 2012 5:30 PM |
| If you can't beat 'em, join 'em! We have decided to join the 1% and to "Occupy the U.N." along with Exxon-Mobile,Trans-Canada and the other fossil fuel big boys. We will perform our "Frackasaur" kids show so we can share the virtues of natural gas with all the youth and to set the record straight with the dirty hippie freaks who have soiled our good public spaces with their silly "Occupy" protests. |
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February 23 - March 3, 2012:
SAME RIVER
- Brooklyn, NY
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SAME RIVER @ Irondale in Brooklyn
SAME RIVER is a multi-media, interview-based, improvised production. As hydro-fracking is poised to affect NYCs water supply, Same River brings the upstate war over this controversial method of drilling downstream.
Including live music, modern dance, physical theater, and video, this improvised show will be different every night. Following each show, there will be a tightly facilitated town hall discussion on the issues the piece presents. Experts from United For Action will be on hand to propel the conversation.
Audience members will experience a visual art installation upon entry to the theater. The artwork is the result of a seven-week residency at nearby Brooklyn High School for the Arts with the science, theater and technical theater classes. Art work will also be developed during a community art-making day for families on February 11 at 2:00 PM at Irondale Center (ages 6 and up).
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| $20-$40 WEEKENDS ($15 TIX WED/THURS) |
| February 23 - March 3, 2012 Wednesday-Saturday at 8PM, Friday March 2 student matinee at 1PM |
| Featuring: Donna Bouthiller (dance), Rob Henke (trumpet), Nolan Kennedy, Damen Scranton, Rolf Sturm (guitar) & Leese Walker.
Artistic Direction: Leese Walker, Production & Lighting Design: Joe Doran, Costume Design: Erin Schultz, Video Design: Johnathan Carr, Stage Manager: Amanda Hinkle, Art Installation: Jeanne Wilkinson, Haifa Bint-Kadi & students from Brooklyn HS for the Arts. |
FAMILY FUN - ART - THEATER GAMES!
Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will offer a hands-on visual art and theater-making workshop for families (kids ages 6-106 welcome!)
By asking participants to share their stories and memories of water, Strike Anywhere will lead the group in the creation of visual art based on those stories. We will begin with some theater games and then move into arts and crafts. We then offer you the opportunity to exhibit your work as part of a community art installation which will be displayed during the run of SAME RIVER Strike Anywhere's show at Irondale which runs 2/23-3/3. All participants will receive discount passes to SAME RIVER. Ways to take further action to protect Brooklyn's water will be on hand.
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| $10 Adults, $5 Kids |
| February 11, 2012 2:00 PM |
LIVING THEATRE & THEATER OF THE OPPRESSED
Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this bi-annual series allows two ensemble theaters to swap devising or training techniques in a workshop setting. A limited number of ensemble theater practitioners will be invited to participate in the workshop exchange. The final half hour will be devoted to a discussion in which participants compare and contrast the set of techniques. Wear comfortable clothing. Expect vigorous activity.
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
| December 5, 2011 6-8:30 pm |
| This month we will explore techniques to challenge entrenched power.
The Living Theatre is dedicated to transforming the organization of power within society from a competitive, hierarchical structure to cooperative and communal expression. The troupe attempts to do so by counteracting complacency in the audience through direct spectacle. The Living Theatre will draw on ideas from its primary workshop, "A Day in the Life of the City" which they have been doing for over 65 years around the world, as the oldest experimental theatre ensemble still working under its founder Judith Malina.
Theater of the Oppressed is a tool for building groups and communities, challenging power and practicing self- and social transformation. Marie-Claire Picher will lead the workshop. Picher is a co-founder (1990) of the Theater of the Oppressed Laboratory (TOPLAB) and has worked and collaborated closely with Augusto Boal until his death in 2009. One of the most experienced Theater of the Oppressed (TO) practitioners in North America, she has presented thousands of hours of TO facilitation training in New York and throughout the United States, as well as in Chiapas, Tabasco, Mexico City, Guatemala and Cuba.
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SOUNDPAINTING PARADE AND PERFORMANCE at BORDEAUX EVENTO 2011 FESTIVAL
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| October 15, 2011 Parade @ 7PM, Performance @ 8PM |
LIVE MUSIC/SILENT FILM at BORDEAUX EVENTO 2011 FESTIVAL
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| October 13, 2011 9 PM |
| Strike Anywhere guitarist, Rolf Sturm and bass-clarinetist Bohdan Hilash have created an original score for the 1926 classic film entitled "The Adventures of Prince Achmed". It is the oldest surviving animated feature film and it features a silhouette animation technique similar to Wayang shadow puppets. Sturm and Hilash will premiere the new score performing as part of an international chamber orchestra of musicians gathered for the Bordeaux Evento 2011 Festival. Musicians from the Bang On A Can All-Stars and renowned quartet Yaar Chaar from New Delhi, India will play the live score. |
Concert with David Hykes at BORDEAUX EVENTO 2011 FESTIVAL
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| October 12, 2011 7 PM |
| Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and guitarist, Rolf Sturm join bass-clarinetist Bohdan Hilash and singer-composer David Hykes for an evening of soundpainting and improvisation. |
Strike Anywhere in France!
SA Trumpeter Rob Henke, guitarist Rolf Sturm and Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker will join up with several other core members of the Walter Thompson Orchestra for a series of concerts in Tours, France. Many of the SA members originally met in the WTO, back in 1997 or earlier. Leese, Rolf, and Rob will take up their posts as core WTO members playing with Walter Thompson, the inventor of Soundpainting, demonstrating how this sign-lanugage for live composition has evolved over the 25 years that is has been around.
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| VENUE: | |
La Salle Thélème |
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3 rue des Tanneurs , Tours, France |
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| October 3, 2011 8:30 pm |
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Espace Ligéria |
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rue Croix Blanche , Montlouis-sur-Loire, France |
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+33 (0)2 47 45 85 10 |
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jazzentourraine@wanadoo.fr |
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| October 1, 2011 TBA |
Une Performance en France!
Several members of Strike Anywhere are headed to France for a series of Soundpaintings in Tours and the surrounding Loire region. Rob Henke (trumpet), Rolf Sturm (guitar), Leese Walker (actor/artistic director) will join up with several other core members of the Walter Thompson Orchestra for these concerts. The week-long residency in Tours includes a technique exchange with the Tours Soundpainting Orchestra.
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| VENUE: | |
Petit Faucheux |
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12 Rue Léonard de Vinci , Tours, France |
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02 47 38 67 62 |
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www.petitfaucheux.fr |
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| September 29, 2011 TBA |
Creative Partnerships w/ special guest Morgan Jenness
From alliances with unions, restaurants, schools, and other performance groups, ensemble theaters are masters at forging creative partnerships. Ensembles have created partnerships for a variety of reasons. At this month's Roundtable, we will share success stories, potential traps and tips to help us get the most from our creative partnerships.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
| September 19, 2011 6-8:30 PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two and a half hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations. |
Elevated Soundscapes
Take in the rich kaleidoscope of sounds, smells and shapes on the gorgeous High Line Park, and turn your experience into art! Performance artist Leese Walker will direct you and the group using the technique of Soundpainting, to respond to what you encounter along the walk. Leese will sculpt your words and gestures into a site-specific, orchestral collage of text and movement. What will the rushing taxis, native flowers and lazy sunbathers trigger in you, and what will come out of your collective response?
The High Line. 1h30. 1 mile walk. $25 per person. Up to 15 people. Wear comfortable clothes.
When:
Friday, August 5, 7pm
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| August 5, 2011 |
| For more information and to buy tickets, visit: http://www.createculture.org/page/walks-faq |
ENSEMBLE TECHNIQUE SWAP: TRANSCENDING BOUNDARIES
This month we will explore techniques used to transcend boundaries. Bond Street Theatre will conduct a series of exercises based on their recent work with young actors and actresses in Herat, Afghanistan. Their session will illuminate the challenge of teaching techniques across language barriers, and surmounting gender issues across cultural barriers. Strike Anywhere will lead a workshop on Soundpainting. This sign language for structured improvisation is a wonderful way to bridge both disciplinary boundaries (actors, dancers, visual artists, poets & musicians) as well as forge a coherent composition between amateur and professional performers or audiences and a performance ensemble. Soundpainting is the live composing sign language created by New York composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present the language comprises over 750 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Direction of the composition is gained through the parameters of each set of signed gestures.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
| July 18, 2011 6-8:30PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this bi-annual series allows two ensemble theaters to swap devising or training techniques in a workshop setting. A limited number of ensemble theater practitioners will be invited to participate in the workshop exchange. The final half hour will be devoted to a discussion in which participants compare and contrast the set of techniques. Wear comfortable clothing. Expect vigorous activity. |
Greek Squad!
The Manhattan International students are back! For the 3rd consecutive year, students from SA's partnership school will perform alongside the professional ensemble in a night of Ancient Greek inspired improvisation! A perennial favorite, SA audiences always love this show.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| June 3, 2011 8 P.M. |
| Strike Anywhere's partner school, Manhattan International High School (M.I.H.S.), serves newly arrived immigrant students. Each year, SA collaborates with English teacher Celeste Micelotta to serve three 9th grade classes through a full-year residency that integrates theater into the English classroom. M.I.H.S. believes SA's hands-on, ensemble approach is an effective way of bolstering language skills for first-year students and orients them to the collaborative, performance-based philosophy of the school. Artistic Director/Teaching Artist Leese Walker has taught at M.I.H.S. as a visiting teaching artist since 2000 working with five teachers over the years. In 2006, Strike Anywhere officially created a partnership with the school to provide incoming freshman with experiential learning techniques during a full year residency in their English classroom. |
Artivism and Guerilla Marketing
What is successful political theater and how do we cut through the noise and get the word out? Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two and a half hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations.
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A.R.T./NY South Oxford Space |
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138 South Oxford Street , Brooklyn , NY |
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718.398.3078 |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
| May 18, 2011 6-8:30PM |
LEESE WALKER to do a presentation on SAME RIVER
Artistic Director, Leese Walker has been invited by the Women's City Club of New York to do a special presentation on SA's interview-based show SAME RIVER. The innovative project involves interviewing people about fracking and water in the environs of the performance venue to generate material for the improvised show. Leese will share documentation of the project and there will be a Q&A session following.
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Women's City Club of New York |
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307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1403 , New York, NY |
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212.353.8070 |
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info@wccny.org |
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http://wccny.org/ |
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| May 9, 2011 1:00 PM |
Regional Congress of Anti-Fracking Groups
The Brecht Forum will be hosting a conversation with many different anti-fracking groups in order to share where everyone is at, identify and further advance common goals and strategies, consolidate the already extant networks under a more comprehensive umbrella, and plan a Press Kit that everyone will be able to use in their respective (and, hopefully, more closely coordinated) campaigns. This will be a great opportunity to plug any upcoming actions and events your group has planned, and to recruit help for organizing and outreach. This is all about creating a nexus of communication, a vehicle for resource sharing, organizing joint actions and generating collective responses to challenges we all face.
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| FREE! |
| May 7, 2011 1:00 PM |
| This meeting is to discuss the formation of a structured network of anti-fracking organizations in the region. A network can provide a means of "aggregating member power and achieving the scale and scope needed" to stop the further spread of this dangerous and destructive extraction method without disrupting the initiative and autonomy of individual member organizations. |
Step into SAME RIVER at this month's FIRST FRIDAY
This month the group will improvise off of interviews collected for the new evening-length touring work, SAME RIVER. The interview-based piece is based on stories about water, water issues and the natural gas extraction process known as "fracking" which is tearing communities apart upstate and threatening NYC's drinking water. The performance is part of a weekend of related events at the Brecht Forum. The SA Ensemble will be joined by students from Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School where SA completed a 6 week residency on fracking, water and created a version of SAME RIVER with over 130 students.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| May 6, 2011 8 P.M. |
| " The issues of leasing, of security, of conflict, of confusion, of activism, of passion and anger were beautifully constructed by the company using improvisation, movement, text and song. [Strike Anywhere's] skill at communicating the complexity and pathos of the issue of our water, our way of life, of our relationship to the gas and oil industry infiltrating our neighborhoods was striking. " -Sabrina Artel, WJFF Radio, February 2011 |
LEESE WALKER to Receive PASSING IT ON AWARD
These awards, now in their tenth year, have been designed to honor individuals in the arts who have revealed and transformed our creative world. By instigating and enduring change the have deepened the definition of their field and paved the way for others. The Brooklyn Arts Exchange (BAX) arts and artists in progress awards have gone to some of the most talented, generous, creative and inventive individuals in NYC dance, theater or performance.
The PASSING IT ON AWARD goes to someone of the awardees choosing and creates a complete cycle where a panel of peers chooses the awardees and the awardees choose someone who demonstrate some of the same qualities that they, themselves, were chosen for.
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| $25, $50 & $100 |
| May 5, 2011 7:30 p.m. |
| The 2011 BAX ARTS EDUCATOR award will be given to TERRY GREISS Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Irondale Ensemble. Terry has chosen to honor SA's Artistic Director, Leese Walker with his "Passing It On Award". |
SNIP-IT OF SAME RIVER AT GREENPIECE
The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble will perform a short excerpt from SAME RIVER, their interview-based piece about water issues and the controversial natural gas extraction process known as fracking . The performance is part of a larger ECO-ART event entitled GREENPIECE: ECO-ACTIVISM IN POETRY, MUSIC AND PROSE. All proceeds go to Rock n' Renew.
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One and One |
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76 East First St. (Corner of 1st Ave.), New York, NY |
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(212) 598-9126 |
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http://www.oneandoneny.com |
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| April 21, 2011 7PM |
april fools !!FreEpLaY!!
Topsy Turvy. Inside Out. Things are not what they seem...Come to the Brecht Forum for a night of site specific improvised fun! Games, surprises...the SA Ensemble takes it OUT - creating art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play.
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| April 1, 2011 8 P.M. |
| "A totally unpredictable and sometimes telepathically linked mixture of
gesture, dance and theater, set to music also improvised on the spot." -Brooklyn Skyline
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SAME RIVER at JKO High School
SAME RIVER is an-interview based show which examines the controversial natural gas extraction process known as hydraulic-fracturing (commonly known as " fracking ") and its effects on the community and the environment. Students from the school will perform alongside of Strike Anywhere's professional ensemble of jazz musicians, dancers and actors as they improvise a show based on interviews with the public. The project is a collaboration between Roundabout Theater Company, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble and J.K.O. High School. The show is the culmination of an eight-week school-wide residency by the theaters' teaching-artists in the school. An visual installation in the lobby will highlight what science and art students learned about fracking and the water cycle over the course of the residency.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis High School |
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120 West 46 Street , NY , NY |
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(212) 391-1293 |
| WEBSITE: | |
https://jkohighschool.org/ |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) $2.50 for JKO students and parents |
| March 25, 2011 7:00 PM |
| "The issues of leasing, of security, of conflict, of confusion, of activism, of passion and anger were beautifully constructed by the company using improvisation, movement, text and song. Their skill at communicating the complexity and pathos of the issue of our water, our way of life, of our relationship to the gas and oil industry infiltrating our neighborhoods was striking."
Sabrina Artel, Trailer Talk, WJFF Radio |
PANEL DISCUSSION: Fighting Fracking Through Art
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker, will present findings from SA's newest project SAME RIVER at this year's Left Forum. The panel discussion features artivists of note who have turned their attention to the controversial natural gas extraction process known as Hydraulic-fracturing or "Fracking" - a process that is devastating to the environment and human health.
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| $20 (Sat conference only) - $60 (3 days of conference) |
| March 19, 2011 12:00-1:50 p.m. |
HAIKU FLIGHTS
Haiku Flights is a performance by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble. The company will share a series of haikus, each of which will launch an improvisation. SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of jazz musicians, modern dancers, and actors will spontaneously spin out performance pieces in a style dubbed 3D-Jazz. Known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the live composing sign language, the ensemble creates art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play.
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| $10 cover (1 drink minimum) |
| March 11, 2011 6 PM |
| HAIKU FLIGHTS features: Donna Bouthillier (dance), Rob Henke (trumpet), Damen Scranton (actor), Rolf Sturm (guitar) and Leese Walker (actor/artistic director). |
!! FreEpLaY !! every FIRST FRIDAY of the month!
This month's !!FreEpLaY!! will take its title from an audience suggestion. Strike Anywhere's monthly series provides the ensemble with a forum for experimentation. New structures for improvisation, new material can all find their way into a monthly !!FreEpLaY!! SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of jazz musicians, modern dancers, and actors will spontaneously spin out performance pieces in a style dubbed 3D-Jazz. Known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the live composing sign language, the ensemble creates art in the moment, allowing intuition and the sounds of the room to shape what they play.
Featured this month: Donna Bouthillier (dance), Damen Scranton (actor), Rolf Sturm (guitar) & Leese Walker (actor/artistic director) with special guest: Chris Washburn (trombone/tuba)
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| March 4, 2011 8 P.M. |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience 'a happening' in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us. -Asbury Park Press |
SITI CO. & IRONDALE TECHNIQUE SWAP
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
| ADDRESS: | |
520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to Memberservices@art-newyork.org |
| February 28, 2011 6-8:30PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this bi-annual series allows two ensemble theaters to swap devising or training techniques in a workshop setting. A limited number of ensemble theater practitioners will be invited to participate in the workshop exchange. The final half hour will be devoted to a discussion in which participants compare and contrast the set of techniques. This month Siti Company will lead an intro to the Suzuki and Viewpoints techniques and the Irondale Ensemble will share theater/ensemble-building games (Spolin lineage) that they have adapted for their own devising and training purposes. |
SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP at the BAMkids Film Festival
Jump into a Soundpainting ! Kids & parents of all ages will create a live painting of sound, movement, and spoken word. Participants can choose whether they want to be an actor, a dancer, or a musician (bring an instrument if you have one, percussion instruments will be available). Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and SA Ensemble Member, Rolf Sturm will teach the conducting language of Soundpainting . After learning a few Soundpainting gestures, everyone will be a member of the Soundpainting Ensemble that will turn the room into a carnival of sound and spectacle. Wear clothes to move in.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music |
| ADDRESS: | |
Hillman Attic Studio 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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718-636-4130 x4 |
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http://www.bam.org |
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| FREE! |
| February 6, 2011 1:30-2:15 PM and 3:30-4:15 PM |
MACHINAL Mash-up
Strike Anywhere's monthly series provides the ensemble with a forum for experimentation. This month the ensemble is joined by Blessed Unrest, another NYC-based ensemble theater who is currently in the rehearsals for a production of "Machinal". Written in 1928, "Machinal" is a powerful expressionist drama about women's financial dependence on men, and one woman's attempt to break free. Strike Anywhere's improvisers will collide with Blessed Unrest's actors to blast open the scenes they have rehearsed - what happens when you put improvisers in the room with actors who are blocking a play? How can the audience, cast and SA ensemble use Soundpainting to deconstruct the play? SA will improvise off of the themes, lines, rhythms and blocking that Blessed Unrest brings to the performance. It is a mash-up! Come see what happens.
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| February 4, 2011 8 P.M. |
| Strike Anywhere will offer a FREE PRE-SHOW SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP from 7:15-8PM. Come early and learn how to soundpaint. The sign language is used to conduct improvisations and will be used in the performance that night. Learn how it works so you can decode what is going on and join in if you want to! |
SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOP at the NET Micro-Fest
Strike Anywhere's Artistic Director, Leese Walker and SA Ensemble Member, Rolf Sturm (Guitar) will teach a workshop in Soundpainting. SOUNDPAINTING is the live composing sign language for musicians, dancers, actors, poets, and visual artists working in the medium of structured improvisation. The language was created by New York composer Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra. Walker has worked with the WTO since 1997 and Sturm since 1987. At present the language comprises over 800 gestures that are signed by the composer/conductor indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. Soundpainting is a sculpting tool. It allows a conductor to shape group improvisations in ways that were never previously possible. Imagine a group of musicians improvising a swing jazz tune together while a group of dancers and actors move in unison together. The conductor signs and the entire group sneezes together and then the musicians join the actors and dancers in the unison movement. The conductor signs again and the whole group breaks out hysterically laughing and then slowly morphs back into the original jazz tune.
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Network of Ensemble Theaters MICRO-FEST Philly |
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Drexel University Campus 3401 Filbert, Philadelphia, PA |
| WEBSITE: | |
www.ensembletheaters.net |
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| $15 drop-in, FREE with festival pass |
| January 29, 2011 2:30-4:15 PM |
| Although Soundpainting is wildly popular in Europe, Strike Anywhere is one of only three theatre companies in the U.S. using this new approach to improvisation. Leese and Rolf are full-time artists and educators and bring a joyful, ensemble-approach to their teaching style. Participants will learn a couple dozen soundpainting gestures and will employ these gestures in a series of compositions by the end of the workshop. Wear clothes to move in and bring an instrument if you play. |
Three Soundpaintings
For this month's !!FreEpLaY!! Strike Anywhere will be joined by Soundpainter Evan Mazunik and the Cold Reading Trio. The group will perform three Soundpaintings each conducted by a different Soundpainter. Soundpainting is the system of conducting/composing developed by Walter Thompson and the Walter Thompson Orchestra for performers working in the medium of structured improvisation. At present, this system includes more than 750 gestures signed by the conductor/composer indicating the type of improvisation desired of the performers. A conductor signs to improvisers and the performers respond to the gestures in real time creating a compositional dialogue between conductor and improvisers.
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) Free with your APAP Badge! Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| January 7, 2011 8 P.M. |
| Featuring SA Ensemble Members: Rob Henke (trumpet), Damen Scranton (Actor), Rolf Sturm (guitar) and Leese Walker(Actor). SA Associate Member: Ian Axness will conduct and play piano. Amanda Hinkle on Box.
Special Guests: COLD READING TRIO - Evan Mazunik (accordion/piano), Christian Pincock (valve trombone) and John O'Brien (percussion).
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Step into SAME RIVER at this month's FIRST FRIDAY
In July 2010, Strike Anywhere began work on SAME RIVER. The interview-based project explores the theme of water through the eyes of local residents. The company performed its first 10 day residency in Sullivan County, NY at NACLs Catskill Festival of New Theater. Aware of the conflict that was raging in the region, the company dropped into a firestorm. They found rural towns torn apart by a battle over natural gas drilling and its effects on water. The Delaware River Basin, which provides 16 million people with drinking water (including NYC), was under siege. The picture was complex. Passions were high. The ensemble met one-on-one with activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians. The interviews form the basis for the improvised performance. Experience what SA found out. Join into the conversation. Audience responses will be wrapped into the performance. A tightly structured discussion will follow the show.
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| December 3, 2010 8 P.M. |
| I dont know how you did it, but you managed to really capture the voices of the community Colette Ballew, local teacher
I think we were all surprised that you took us to heart. John, local carpenter. |
Step into SAME RIVER at this month's FIRST FRIDAY
In July 2010, Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble began work on SAME RIVER. The interview-based project explores the theme of water through the eyes of local residents. The company performed its first 10 day residency in Sullivan County, NY at NACL's Catskill Festival of New Theater. Aware of the conflict that was raging in the region, the company dropped into a firestorm. They found rural towns torn apart by a battle over natural gas drilling and its effects on water. The Delaware River Basin, which provides 16 million people (including NYC) with drinking water, was under siege. The picture was complex. Passions were high. The ensemble met one-on-one with activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians. Experience what SA found...add to the picture. The project is designed as a feedback loop. Audience members respond in real time to what is happening on stage by writing responses which then influence the performance. "It is not some problem far away...we all need water and the Delaware provides NYC with its drinking water. We all need the SAME RIVER."
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) - Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| December 3, 2010 8 P.M. |
| "I don't know how you did it, but you managed to really capture the voices of the community ." - Colette Ballew, local teacher
"I think we were all surprised that you took us to heart. " - John, local carpenter. |
Celebrate LIVE THEATER at our DAY OF THE DEAD party!!!
SA's Annual Benefit features Mexican music, fanciful costumes, pop-up performances, puppetry, a return visit of the Manhattan International HS student actors and a video doc of SA's most recent interview-based project SAME RIVER. A fun fiesta...not to be missed!
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Ensemble Theater - What's The Point?
Why does it matter that your company chooses to function an an ensemble? Letting our stakeholders and potential supporters in on what it means to be an ensemble is critical. At this month's Roundtable, we will share different strategies and brainstorm ways to let people in on what it means to be an ensemble and why the process is so important.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! Must RSVP to attend |
| October 25, 2010 6-8:30PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two and a half hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations. |
!! FreEpLaY !! a tribute to Bob Bowen
Honoring SA's bassist Bob Bowen, who was recently killed in a hit-and-run accident, SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class jazz musicians, modern dancers, and actors will spontaneously spin out performance pieces in a style dubbed 3D-Jazz . Colleagues of Bob will sit in. In the tradition of Bob, it will be an open improvisation - the ensemble will create art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play.
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) - Click Here to Buy Tickets Online |
| October 1, 2010 8 P.M. |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience 'a happening' in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us. -Asbury Park Press |
NETWorks: The ABCs of Today's Creative Touring Partnerships
The environment for touring has changed considerably in the last few years. Producing theaters are increasingly presenting and the rise of national and international performance festivals is creating greater opportunities to share the work. At the same time the sluggish economy is making many presenters risk-averse, looking for the sure bets.
In this shifting arena, what do ensembles and companies need to know as they prepare to tour or re-think how they tour? Led by touring artists and activist presenters, this artist-centered workshop will map the touring landscape, build skills and share resources to prepare artists and companies to go out on the road.
Whether you're touring to a theater across town or to a performing arts center across the country (or just thinking about touring) you won't want to miss this opportunity.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| Pay What You Can |
| September 21-22, 2010 7-10:30 PM |
| The Ensemble's ABC Touring Seminar is made possible, in part, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Doris Duke Charitable Trust and the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York's Rockefeller Cultural Innovation Grant. |
!! FreEpLaY !! SAME RIVER at the 2010 Catskill Festival of New Theater
Strike Anywhere turns its attention to Sullivan County, NY where a local battle over water safety is underway. Residents are up in arms over the destructive process of natural gas extraction known as "Fracking". Using its signature 3D Jazz style to improvise on the theme, the company weaves testimony of local residents with live improvised music and movement to explore the battle lines local residents and industry have drawn around WATER.
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| VENUE: | |
NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
| PHONE: | |
845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| August 1, 2010 TBA |
| "The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience 'a happening' in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us." -Asbury Park Press |
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
| ADDRESS: | |
520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to Memberservices@art-newyork.org |
| July 19, 2010 6-8:30 PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two and a half hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations. |
SCRATCH THAT:chalkboard improv and poetry
THE STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE creates an improvisational response to Fox News Host Glenn Becks attacks on the Brecht Forum by improvising on his use of the chalkboard in, SCRATCH THAT: CHALKBOARD IMPROV AND POETRY. SAs interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class jazz musicians, modern dancers, and actors will share the evening with the internationally acclaimed performance versifiers MAYHEM POETS, whose one of a kind performance stays fresh no matter what they happen to be rhyming about. Strike Anywhere will improvise on Glenn Becks personality and the issues that he touches upon in his show using their signature style, 3D-Jazz . The evening is part of The 9.13 Project an International Theatre Festival at The Brecht Forum (June 9-20) designed to respond to Fox News Host, Glenn Becks attacks on the Brecht Forum.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $10-$50 |
| June 15,2010 8 PM |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience a happening in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us. Asbury Park Press |
ANTIGONE:remix - Immigrant Youth Speak!
For the final !! FreEpLaY !! of our '09-'10 season, students from Manhattan International HS will join the ensemble on stage with scenes and monologues from "Antigone". The ensemble will improvise off the material. Strike Anywhere is performing its 4th year-long residency at the school for recent immigrants where it partners closely with classroom teachers to improve students' comminication skills. The night will be a passionate cry for rebellion, for being heard, and for finding one's voice.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| June 13, 2010 7:30 PM |
| "A totally unpredictable and sometimes telepathically linked mixture of gesture, dance and movement, set to music also improvised on the spot." -Rick Palley, Brooklyn Skyline |
MOTHER: The Scavenger Hunt!
THE STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE uses its monthly !!FreEpLaY!! performance series for an off-the-wall scavenger hunt. SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class jazz musicians, modern dancers, and actors will riff on the theme of "Mother" to spontaneously spin out performance pieces in a style dubbed 3D-Jazz. Clues and directives will guide the piece. Known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the live composing sign language, the ensemble creates art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play. In light of Mother's Day, all mothers accompanied by a child get in free!
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| May 9, 2010 7:30 PM |
| "Untidy gray areas exist in the way we experience art - between artist and composition, between audience and performance, between painting and music and poetry and dance, between structure and chaos. ...Smack in the middle of this in-between-ness lives the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble."
- Carlton Wilkinson, Asbury Park Press
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See How the Breeze Blows Us!
Strike Anywhere will move its feast to Panetta for its first ALL IMPROV FRIDAY. SA will be part of a line-up which includes choreographer Danny Gwirtzman and performer Amy Larimer. Who knows what the content will be, we just know it will be improvised and that sea-breezes will be served. Come see how the breeze blows us!
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| $5 suggested donation |
| May 7, 2010 8:30 PM |
Strike Anywhere Infiltrates the WTO!
For two nights, members of Strike Anywhere will merge with the Walter Thompson Orchestra for a safari through the wild world of Soundpainting! Many of the SA members originally met in the WTO, way back in 1997 or beyond. Leese, Rolf, Rob and Damen will take up their posts as core WTO members playing with Walter Thompson, the inventor of Soundpainting, demonstrating how this sign-lanugage for live composition has evolved over the 25 years that is has been around.
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ENSEMBLE THEATER CROSS-TRAINING!
This month only, the Ensemble Roundtable gets physical. Members of Wreckio Ensemble, Bond Street Theatre, and the NACL will exchange training techniques with one another and the other participants through a series of interlocking workshops with a discussion following. Workshops will allow working professionals the opportunity to physically experience training and devising techniques by working with members from the three companies. The Learning-Exchange is designed for professional performers working in the field of Ensemble Theater. The workshops will be extremely physical and performers should wear loose, comfortable clothing.
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| VENUE: | |
ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to Memberservices@art-newyork.org |
| April 26, 2010 6-8:30 PM |
BRECHT/BARD MASH-UP!!
THE STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE uses its monthly !!FreEpLaY!! performance series to riff on poems by Bertolt Brecht and excerpts from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. Performers from Blessed Unrest's current production of Midsummer (playing uptown at the Interart Theater) will be on hand to intersect excerpts of their production which will serve as fodder for Strike Anywhere to improvise on. Tannis Kowalchuk, Artistic Director of NACL Theatre will interject snip-its from her dynamic two-woman show "10 Brecht Poems". SA's interdisciplinary ensemble will use the material as a launch pad to spontaneously spin out performance pieces in a style dubbed "3D-Jazz". Known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the live composing sign language, the ensemble creates art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play.
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| April 11, 2010 7:30 PM |
| "I've seen this performance several times now and every show is unique." - Kate Cordaro, Education Coordinator, Two River Theatre Company |
The Brecht Broads are Back!
Celebrating the opening of an art exhibit featuring wood cut prints of Bertolt Brecht, Tannis and Leese will perform an excerpt of "10 Brecht Poems". Featured on NPR, WBAI and German Public Radio, the dynamic duo use satire and a variety of performance styles to examine the horrors of war, the importance of solidarity and the need for dissent. This show was extended twice and has toured to over 40 venues. Look for a remount of the show later in the year as the Brecht Forum celebrates its 35th Anniversary.
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| FREE! |
| April 2, 2010 6-9PM |
| "Performing in a vaudevillian style including song, dance, storytelling, hand-painted slides and shadow-puppets, Tannis Kowalchuk and Leese Walker could be serving fairy tales to the kiddies, but their intent is far more poignant and appreciated."
-Village Voice
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SPRING AHEAD: IT'S TIME- the 3D Jazz Improv Show!
To celebrate the changing of the clocks, THE STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE uses its monthly !!FreEpLaY!! performance series to riff on the lengthening daylight hours and the rumor of impending spring. SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class jazz musicians, modern dancers, and actors will spontaneously spin out performance pieces in a style dubbed 3D-Jazz. Known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the live composing sign language, the ensemble creates art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play.
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| March 14, 2010 7:30 PM |
| Featuring: Donna Bouthillier (dance), Bob Bowen (bass), Michel Gentile (flute), Rob Henke (trumpet), Rolf Sturm (guitar) & Leese Walker (actor).
"The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience a 'happening' in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us." -Asbury Park Press |
!! FreEpLaY !! LOVE STINKS: The Anti-Valentine Improv Show - Featuring Guest Poet Jerry Williams
In honor of Valentine's Day, THE STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE uses its monthly !!FreEpLaY!! performance series to riff on the exquisite pain of heartache. The evening will feature several guest appearances including downtown performer Laura Wickens and poet Jerry Williams. Williams will read from "It's Not You, It's Me" , his recently released collection of poetry on break-up and divorce. SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, and actors will improvise off of humorous and heart-wrenching stories of missed love, foolish foibles, heart-break and divorce. Known for their use of SOUNDPAINTING, the live composing sign language, the ensemble creates art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to shape what they play. !!FreEpLaY!! Sundays happen every second Sunday of the month at the Brecht Forum at 7:30PM.
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| February 14, 2010 7:30 PM |
| "A totally unpredictable and sometimes telepathically linked mixture of gesture, dance and movement, set to music also improvised on the spot."
-Rick Palley, Brooklyn Skyline |
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
| ADDRESS: | |
520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to Memberservices@art-newyork.org |
| February 1, 2010 6-8:30 PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two and a half hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations. |
Showcasing the Best in Ensemble Theater
A quirky melange of feisty & thought-provoking ensembles. A MUST-SEE in the sea of showcases that is APAP! See our PRODUCTIONS PAGE for descriptions of the pieces that will be presented as part of The R&D Wing.
Featuring: ArtSpot Productions & Mondo Bizarro (New Orleans, LA),
Purefinder (Brooklyn, NY), Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (NY, NY) & the Wreckio Ensemble
(NY NY)
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) *FREE with your APAP Badge! |
| January 10, 2010 ***SPECIAL TIMES 6PM & 9PM***THIS MONTH ONLY! |
| Ensemble Theater is where boundaries are being pushed, where innovation is happening, where risk-taking is the base-line of creation. For one night only, five ensembles will offer a sneak-peek of current work. Featuring an eclectic menu of soundpainted Shakespeare, physical theater, and site-specific social critique, the evening will highlight some of the tastiest treats from the Network of Ensemble Theaters (N.E.T.). Post-show drinks in lobby. |
FREEPLAY! Every 2nd Sunday at the Brecht!
"A totally unpredictable and sometimes telepathically linked mixture of gesture, dance and movement, set to music also improvised on the spot." -Rick Palley, Brooklyn Skyline
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| December 13, 2009 7:30 PM |
| It's our second 2nd SUNDAY AT THE BRECHT! FreePlay Sundays feature SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, designers and actors spontaneously creating performance pieces. Part performance, part creativity lab, the ensemble will step into the unknown, creating art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to guide what they play. From special guests to Soundpainting, the evening will one of perpetual surprise. |
DEVELOPING AND ENGAGING AN ENSEMBLE BOARD
Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two and a half hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to Memberservices@art-newyork.org |
| November 17, 2009 6-8:30PM |
SA launches FREEPLAY SUNDAYS!!! EVERY 2ND SUNDAY AT THE BRECHT
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| VENUE: | |
Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| November 8, 2009 7:30 PM |
| THE STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE is proud to announce a new monthly performance series called FreePlay Sundays. Happening every second Sunday at the Brecht Forum, the evening will feature SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, designers and actors spontaneously creating performance pieces. Part performance, part creativity lab, the ensemble will wrap audience ideas into the development of the piece. Celebrate the birth of this new series as the ensemble weaves an impromptu performance based on a quote by Anais Nin. Featuring: Donna Bouthillier (dance), Bob Bowen (bass), Michel Gentile (flute), Nolan Kennedy, Damen Scranton, Rolf Sturm (guitar), Leese Walker. |
FALL FLING-A-LING!
Having just completed a wildly successful set of performances of Macbeth Variations II at Irondale with SA's international sister Soundpainting company Anitya, Strike Anywhere is proud to share a taste of its work, entitled Ceci N'est Pas Macbeth. The evening will mix shards from that show with remnants of other acts that evening to spontaneously spin a surrealistic collage about performance.
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| October 17, 2009 SA is on at 9 PM (Activities all day - FREE Dinner at 6PM - Performances 7:30-10PM) |
| The Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience - a happening in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us.
-Asbury Park Press |
A Drum! A Drum! Macbeth Doth Come!!!
MACBETH VARIATIONS II is the second stage of an international collaboration between NYC-based Strike Anywhere and Paris-based Anitya. The two companies are innovators in their use of Soundpainting, the sign language for conducted improvisation, and its application to classical text.
MACBETH VARIATIONS II is a set of improvised inter-disciplinary compositions using Shakespeare's play "Macbeth" as the melody from which the improvisers depart. Just as jazz musicians improvise on jazz standards finding infinite variety within classic tunes, each performance of the show will be different. Improvisers rip apart rehearsed scenes and reassemble them in new ways examining the elasticity of ethics, the nature of ambition, and the corruption of the mind. The result is a highly-charged interdisciplinary performance event that is different every night.
Musicians: Bob Bowen (bass), Christophe Cagnolari (sax), Michel Gentile (flute), Rob Henke (trumpet), Rolf Sturm (guitar)
Performers: Donna Bouthillier, Maud Ivanov, Thierry Jozé, Nolan Kennedy, Maxime Nourissat, Damen Scranton & Leese Walker
Set: Kate Foster & David Evans Morris /
Costumes: Camille Assaf /
Lighting Design: Nolan Kennedy
GET YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW!!!
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| $40 (Recession Sliding Scale $20-$40 pay what you can) |
| October 1-3, 2009 8 PM |
| "An event that brings together musicians, puppeteers, dancers, and actors in an audacious version of Shakespeare's Macbeth. ...Shakespeare would have been proud of this modern take of his classic."
-Daniel Brown, Radio France |
Cross Collaboration & Cross Pollination: How can Ensembles Work Together?
Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
| ADDRESS: | |
520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
| EMAIL: | |
zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. TO MEMBERSERVICES@ART-NEWYORK.ORG (no walk-ins) |
| July 27, 2009 6-8 PM |
| This month's roundtable will explore ways that ensemble theaters can connect to one another. How can we share resources & knowledge? In times of economic turmoil are there ways we can band together to ensure each other's survival? |
A Technique Swap between Dandelion Dance and Strike Anywhere
Be part of an exchange of ideas and techniques when Dandelion Dance Company (San Francisco, CA) collides with the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (New York, NY) to share training and devising techniques.
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to: office@strikeanywhere.info |
| July 18, 2009 11-2 PM |
FRENCH KISS - La Soiree des Surprises!
For eleven years, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble has been rigorously testing the boundaries of interdisciplinary performance and using theatre to transform student learning. Now Strike Anywhere is reaching across the Atlantic. We are embracing the foremost French Soundpainting Orchestra, ANITYA, to devise a new production entitled MACBETH VARIATIONS which will be produced later this year. Help us celebrate this first with a FRENCH KISS. Join us for an evening of gypsy jazz, pop-up performances, a silent auction and a mini morsel of MACBETH. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Strike Anywhere's upcoming collaboration and its educational programs.
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Brecht Forum |
| ADDRESS: | |
451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
| PHONE: | |
(212) 242-4201 |
| WEBSITE: | |
http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| $45 (1 ticket), $100 (1 ticket & VIP seating), $150 (2 tix & VIP seating), $250 (2 tix & VIP seating & reception), $500+(more!) |
| June 7, 2009 6-9 PM |
| 6:00 PM Cocktails, Hors d'Oeuvres & Silent Auction
7:30 PM Performances
8:45 PM Silent Auction Winners Announced
RESERVE YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW!
*PLEASE NOTE: There is limited seating. ONLY THOSE WITH VIP SEATING ARE GUARANTEED SEATS DURING THE PERFORMANCE PORTION OF THE EVENING. |
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May 16, 2009:
NETnite
- New York, N.Y.
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NETnite- A Celebration of Ensemble Theater Performance & Practice
All over America, ensemble theaters are on the rise,
breaking boundaries and redefining what constitutes performance. Join us for NETnite when 3 members of the NETWORK OF ENSEMBLE THEATERS (N.E.T.) will share an excerpt of current work and a taste of their process. Curated and hosted by New York's Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble.
Featuring special guests: LAVA (New York, NY), olive Dance Theatre (Philadelphia, PA)
RESERVATIONS CAN BE MADE THROUGH EMAIL at: project.audience@gmail.com OR BY CALLING: 212-453-4532.
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The Performance Project @ University Settlement |
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184 Eldridge Street (Corner of Rivington St), New York, N.Y. |
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212-453-4532 |
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Http://www.universitysettlement.org |
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| $15 adults/$10 for students and seniors |
| May 16, 2009 8 PM |
| A 2 hour MASTER CLASS for ensemble practitioners will take place during the afternoon, allowing performers to experience skill-building exercises and creation techniques of the ensembles featured in the evening performance. Workshop limited to 12 participants alongside of the NETnite performers. $40 workshop / $35 for NET members.
To reserve a spot in the workshop: Please send a check to University Settlement ATTN: Alison Fleminger 184 Eldridge Street New York, NY 10002. Checks should be made out to University Settlement, write NETnite workshop in the memo section. For more information about the workshop please email office@strikeanywhere.info. The Learning Exchange will take place at The Performance Project @ University Settlement located at 184 Eldridge Street (Corner of Rivington St), New York, N.Y. For directions to the space, please visit:
http://www.universitysettlement.org
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Mulching the Soil: In this roundtable, we will discuss ways to integrate new ensemble members & create a longer life span for pieces
Convene with like-minded folk. At the Roundtable you can share ideas, raise questions, trade strategies, swap know-how & find out what is happening at the national level.
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to Memberservices@art-newyork.org (location provided upon confirmation of reservation) |
| April 27, 2009 6-8 PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations. |
A Schechner Soundpainting!
Come support experimental theater and enjoy a few short soundpaintings by Strike Anywhere. Strike Anywhere's ensemble of musicians, dancers and actors will spontaneously weave a composition using the Soundpainting sign language to guide the improvisation. Experiencing a Soundpainting has been described as "3-D Jazz" or watching a sculptor create an audio/visual collage. The conductor communicates with the players using gestures that indicate how the improvisers should modify their improvisation. It is a kind of poetry in motion.
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| $20-$50 Pay-what-you-can! Benefit Performance |
| April 26, 2009 Benefit 7-10PM - SA Performs at 8:30PM |
| Come support the work of an important theatrical innovator, Richard Schechner. Schechner(born August 23, 1934) is a University Professor/Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, editor of TDR: The Drama Review, and artistic director of East Coast Artists. Schechner is one of the founders of the Performance Studies department of the Tisch School of the Arts, NYU. He also founded The Performance Group, an experimental theater troupe. Schechner was artistic director of TPG from its start in 1967 until 1980 when TPG changed its name to the Wooster Group which continues under the leadership of Elizabeth LeCompte. In 1992, Schechner founded a new theater company, East Coast Artists, of which he is still the artistic director. Tonight's Soundpainting is part of a benefit to support and celebrate Schechner's lifetime achievement in the field of experimental theater. |
Anthony Braxton and Strike Anywhere Infiltrate the WTO!
Jazz legend, Anthony Braxton, is the featured soloist and has composed a series of palettes that will be Soundpainted into the evening's performance. Check out Strike Anywhere as they Soundpaint under the banner of the Walter Thompson Orchestra. Walter will conduct.
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| April 16-18, 2009 8 PM |
| Join several members of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble as they slip back into the ranks of the WTO (Walter Thompson Orchestra). SA Ensemble Members: Rolf Sturm (guitar), Rob Henke (trumpet), Nicole Poole (actress), Damen Scranton(actor) and Leese Walker (actress/Artistic Director) all met as core members of the Walter Thompson Orchestra. Walter Thompson, inventor of Soundpainting, is making a rare stateside appearance. Originally a NYC-based composer, Walter has spent the last 5 years living in Sweden where he has enjoyed tremendous support for his work in conducted improvisation. This is a special treat. Please come! |
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| March 28, 2010 7:30 PM |
| "A totally unpredictable and sometimes telepathically linked mixture of gesture, dance and theater, set to music also improvised on the spot." -Brooklyn Skyline
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| February 28, 2010 7:30 PM |
Moving Beyond The Conversation: In this roundtable, we will discuss tangible ways to build a strong, vibrant ensemble community in NYC and the region.
Convene with like-minded folk. At the Roundtable you can share ideas, raise questions, trade strategies, swap know-how & find out what is happening at the national level.
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. to Memberservices@art-newyork.org (location provided upon confirmation of reservation) |
| January 21, 2009 6-8 PM |
| Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two hour conversation is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations. |
Ensembles: The R & D Wing of American Theater
Ensemble Theater is where boundaries are being pushed, where innovation is happening, where risk-taking is the base-line of creation. For one night only, ensemble theaters from around the country will converge to offer a sneak-peek of current work. Featuring an eclectic menu of puppetry, physical theater, Soundpainting and sharp comedy this evening will highlight some of the tastiest treats from the Network of Ensemble Theaters (N.E.T.). Curated and produced by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble. Post-show drinks in lobby.
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| VENUE: | |
The Interart Theater |
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500 West 52nd Street (Just West of 10th Avenue), 2nd floor, New York, N.Y. |
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212-875-7476 |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. (212) 875-7476 |
| January 11, 2009 6PM & 9PM |
| Featuring: Blessed Unrest (New York, N.Y.)
foolsFURY (San Francisco, CA.)
The New York Neo-Futurists (New York, N.Y.)
Sandglass Theater (Putney, Vt.)
Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (New York, N.Y.)
Watts Village Theater Company (Los Angeles, CA.)
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Come Kick off the Series in Brooklyn!!!
After launching the !! FreEpLaY !! Series in Manhattan, join the ensemble as we kick off a monthly party here in Brooklyn. Happening EVERY 4TH SUNDAY AT THE BROOKLYN LYCEUM at 7:30PM, the evening will feature SA's interdisciplinary ensemble of world-class musicians, dancers, designers and actors spontaneously spinning performance pieces. Part performance, part creativity lab, the ensemble will step into the unknown, creating art in the moment, allowing intuition, the sounds of the room and audience suggestion to guide what they play. From special guests to Soundpainting, the evening will one of perpetual surprise.
Featuring: Donna Bouthillier (dance), Bob Bowen (bass), Michel Gentile (flute), Rob Henke (trumpet), Nolan Kennedy, Damen Scranton, Rolf Sturm (guitar), Leese Walker.
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| $12-$25 (Sliding Scale) |
| January 24, 2010 7:30 PM |
| "Untidy gray areas exist in the way we experience art - between artist and composition, between audience and performance, between painting and music and poetry and dance, between structure and chaos. ...Smack in the middle of this in-between-ness lives the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble."
- Carlton Wilkinson, Asbury Park Press
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November 22, 2008:
NETnite
- New York, N.Y.
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THEATER ON A MISSION
All over America, ensemble theaters are on the rise, offering up their own brands of artist-driven, collaboratively created, innovative theater. Join us for NET Nite, when four members of the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) will share a piece of their socially relevant and community-oriented work. Curated and hosted by the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble.
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The Performance Project @ University Settlement |
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184 Eldridge Street (Corner of Rivington St), New York, N.Y. |
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212-453-4532 |
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Http://www.universitysettlement.org |
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| $15 adults/$10 for students and seniors |
| November 22, 2008 8 PM |
| Featuring: Bond Street Theater, Coatlicue Theatre Company and Hartbeat Ensemble. |
STRETCH YOURSELF!!! YOGA FOR YOU!
Come join us in dynamic play as we explore the realms of body, breath, and mind through a heart-expanding, fun-filled yoga practice.
Through this 5 week series, open to all levels of yoga experience, we'll systematically work with the principles of alignment in a broad range of asanas (yoga postures). Utilizing partnering work, pranayama (breathing techniques), and perhaps some vocal work (mantra), the classes will encourage a joyful creativity within the practice of yoga.
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ART/NY Spaces at 520 |
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520 Eighth Avenue (between 36th and 37th) 3rd Floor, NY, NY |
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(212) 244-6667 ext. 221 |
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zhollwedel@art-newyork.org |
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| $15 Class, $2 Mat Rental DROP-INS WELCOME |
| 11/6, 11/13, 11/20 & 12/4 6:30-8PM |
| Donna Bouthillier (a modern dancer and performer with Strike Anywhere) has been a serious student of yoga for 13 years. Last fall she completed an intensive (250+ hours) teacher training in Anusara Yoga. Donna has been a NYS Licensed Massage Therapist since 1999. Her explorations of the workings of the body/mind include study of the Alexander Technique, Continuum Movement, Cranio Sacral Therapy, Zero Balancing, Anusara Yoga and a BA in Psychology and Dance. She is a certified Zero Balancer. Through her years of study and her experience as a dancer, she has come to see the body as inherently changeable and deeply intelligent. In her private practice in Manhattan and Brooklyn, she aims to guide the client into a place of optimal alignment, so that body, mind, and spirit can work together with ease. |
THE MACBETH VARIATIONS- SA SOUNDPAINTS IN FRANCE!
THE MACBETH VARIATIONS is a set of improvised inter-disciplinary compositions exploring Shakespeare's play "Macbeth". The performance features on-stage conductors who sculpt the improvisation through a complex sign language called Soundpainting. Soundpainting is the live composing sign language created by New York composer Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, and actors. Performers respond to the conductor's gestures by shaping their improvisation as signed. By using Soundpainting to disrupt narrative, to loop, splice and reorder text, the sonorous quality of Shakespeare's language takes front seat. The use of repetition and variation breeds multiple layers of meaning. The result is a highly-charged interdisciplinary performance event that transcends language; a soundscape that floats in the sea of jazz, and is anchored in classical text.
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| November 6 & 7, 2008 20:00 |
| As part of the THE MACBETH VARIATIONS development process, the company is scheduled to perform a series of international learning exchanges with jazz legend, Francois Jeanneau and the foremost Soundpainting ensemble in France, Anitya. Over the course of the next year, the companies will trade ideas and new applications of Soundpainting using Strike Anywhere's THE MACBETH VARIATIONS project as their meeting point. This week in Paris represents the first stage of the artistic exchange. |
PLAY!!! ENSEMBLE THEATER 101
Creating and performing as part of an ensemble is one of the most joyous forms of theater. Join master teacher, Leese Walker for a six week course. Participants will use theater games, improvisation, movement exercises and creative writing to learn to work collaboratively and to develop original performance material as a group.
Leese is the Artistic Director of the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble, a multi-disciplinary ensemble theatre she founded in 1997. Leese also serves on the Board of Directors of the Network of Ensemble Theaters, a national consortium of over 100 ensemble theaters.
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| $280 PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED |
| 10/20/08-12/1/08 (no class on 11/3) Mondays from 7-9 PM |
| A Class for Curious, Creative Adults. No Experience Necessary. |
FALL FLING-A-LING!
Strike Anywhere will perform an improvised performance piece at Irondale's annual Fall Benefit. Drawing on its core ensemble of dancers, actors and musicians, the company will spontaneously weave a 3D Jazz tapestry.
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| October 17, 2009 TBA |
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Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience a happening in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us.
- Asbury Park Press
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Welcome to your New Home Irondale!!!
Join us as we celebrate the opening of the Irondale Ensemble's beautiful new home. After 5 years of preparation, the Irondale Center is ready. Free beer! Free performances! Games, drumming & a pot-luck community dinner. It should be a blast! See Irondale's website for the full line-up of Open House activities.
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| October 11, 2008 SA is on at 9 PM (Activities all day - Dinner at 6PM - Performances 8-10PM) |
| Strike Anywhere will share a taste of its new Soundpainting project, THE MACBETH VARIATIONS. The company is part of an exciting line-up of fabulous ensembles including Universes and Lava (remember them from our 10th Anniversary Benefit last year??) Come down and shake your thang for a great cause. |
Attracting New Board Members to Your Ensemble
Co-produced by A.R.T./NY (Alliance of Resident Theaters) and Strike Anywhere, this quarterly roundtable brings together ensemble practitioners from around the region. The two hour session is loosely structured to allow ensemble members to swap strategies, trade know-how, raise questions and connect to one another through field-specific conversations and activities.
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| FREE! MUST R.S.V.P. BY 9/18 to Memberservices@art-newyork.org (location provided upon confirmation of reservation) |
| September 24, 2008 5-7 PM |
| Explore ways to attract new board members to your ensemble. At the 9/24 Roundtable, Ensemble practitioners will swap ideas and engage in experiential activities geared toward recruiting new board members.If you have questions please contact Lisa Stevenson at A.R.T./New York 212-244-6667; ext. 221 or Leese Walker, Strike Anywhere 212-875-7476. |
A TASTE OF STRIKE ANYWHERE!
Have you been thinking about volunteering? Looking for a meaningful way to get more involved in the community? SA offers many different ways to do so. Come see what we are doing, get to know us, let us get to know you...The evening will feature hors d'oeuvres, informal chat, a showing of new and old performance work, and an intro to the many facets of the outreach work SA does in the community.
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| Free! Reservations Recommended 212) 875-7476 |
| June 8, 2008 7 PM |
| Come and see what Strike Anywhere is all about. From our community outreach programs, to original productions and international collborations, SA has a lot happening. The company will share a taste of its latest production in development, "soundpaintingSHAKESPEARE" as well as highlight current educational outreach programs with the Special Olympics, with immigrant students at Manhattan International HS, and its 7th year of the Romeo and Juliet Residency at St. Aloysius in Harlem. |
Strike Anywhere Soundpaints at the Salon!!!
Strike Anywhere will share a taste of the new soundpaintingSHAKESPEARE project. Check out this unortohodox remix of the Bard! By using Soundpainting to disrupt narrative, to loop, splice and reorder text, the sonorous quality of Shakespeare’s language takes front seat: the ferocity and beauty of Shakespeare’s text become sculptural elements. The use of repetition and variation breeds multiple layers of meaning and represents a fresh approach to Shakespeare. The result is a highly-charged interdisciplinary performance event that transcends language—a soundscape that floats in the sea of jazz, and is anchored in classical text.
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The Performance Project @ University Settlement |
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184 Eldridge Street (Corner of Rivington St), New York, N.Y. |
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212-453-4532 |
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Http://www.universitysettlement.org |
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| Free! |
| May 19, 2008 7PM |
| The Performance Project/Live Arts Collaboration hosts this monthly Salon, where audiences have a singular opportunity to unwrap the creative process. Each evening, selected artists from across disciplines will share samples of a work-in-progress, illuminate their process, seek out collaboration, and engage in a talk-back with the audience. A reception will follow. |
A.R.T./NY and Strike Anywhere Host an Event for Ensemble Practioners!
Ensemble theaters occupy a unique space in the American theater. Encompassing a field as diverse as the country itself, ensembles are often defined by a deep connection to community, collective decision-making power and ownership, long gestation periods to devise new work, egalitarian processes and artists/administrators who work together consistently over years. The needs and concerns of ensembles are often quite different than their more traditional cousins.
Over the last 5 years, the field has enjoyed greater visibility, thanks to the organizing and advocacy efforts of N.E.T. (Network of Ensemble Theaters) and funders like Duke, Ford, NEA, APAP and Flintridge who have lent major support to the ensemble field.
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| FREE! RSVP by May 26th to MemberServices@art-newyork.org or 212-244-6667; ext. 320 |
| May 28, 2008 6:00-7:30PM |
| Ensemble Practitioners: Please join us for the Ensemble Roundtable where you can: bring games or ideas to share, raise questions, trade strategies, swap know-how & find out what is happening at the national level.
Come convene with like-minded folk.
Those who wish to continue the conversation beyond the allotted time are invited to move upstairs to the Zipper Tavern following the roundtable. |
soundpaintingSHAKESPEARE
Strike Anywhere will share a taste of the new soundpaintingSHAKESPEARE project. Check out this unortohodox remix of the Bard! By using Soundpainting to disrupt narrative, to loop, splice and reorder text, the sonorous quality of Shakespeare’s language takes front seat: the ferocity and beauty of Shakespeare’s text become sculptural elements. The use of repetition and variation breeds multiple layers of meaning and represents a fresh approach to Shakespeare. The result is a highly-charged interdisciplinary performance event that transcends language—a soundscape that floats in the sea of jazz, and is anchored in classical text.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music |
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Hillman Attic Studio 30 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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718-636-4130 x4 |
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http://www.bam.org |
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| Free! |
| April 18, 2008 5 PM |
| Strike Anywhere will share a taste of its latest project with teachers and students who participated in the 2008 Shakespeare Teaches Teachers/Students Program, which promotes innovative, experiential approaches to teaching Shakespeare in NYC. |
soundpaintingSOPHOCLES
soundpaintingSOPHOCLES is a set of improvised inter-disciplinary compositions for instrumentalists and actors. The composition uses different scenes from Antigone as points of departure. The performance features an on-stage conductor who sculpts the improvisation through a complex sign language called Soundpainting. World-class musicians and actors well-versed in the language of Soundpainting respond to the conductor's gestures by shaping their improvisation as signed. Musicians might jump from an up-tempo swing-feel to a splatter of pointillistic sound, as actors, tangled in a conflict, suddenly reveal their whirring interiors through a set of repetitive actions. The result is a three dimensional aural collage that up-ends expectation and blurs the boundaries between music and theater.
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Milagro Theater @ Clemente Soto Velez Center |
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107 Suffolk Street (Between Rivington & Delancey), New York, N.Y. |
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(212) 260-4080 |
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http://csvcenter.com/2005/ |
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| $12 |
| April 29-30, 2008 8 PM |
| Featuring: Donna Bouthillier as Ismene, Brian Duguay as Creon and Nicole Poole as Antigone; Musicians: Bob Bowen (bass), Michel Gentile (flute) and Rob Henke (trumpet) with Leese Walker conducting.
"Led by founder and director Leese Walker, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble merges music, theater, improvisation, and structured composition into a total multi-media experience – a “happening” in which art leaps off the wall and into the seat next to us." --Asbury Park Press |
UNDER THE ZIPPER - N.E.T. at APAP!
Strike Anywhere is proud to host UNDER THE ZIPPER a showcase of Ensemble Theater designed to coincide with the 2008 Arts Presenters Conference. UNDER THE ZIPPER will feature 6 Ensemble Theaters: THEATRE OF YUGEN, STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE, SANDGLASS THEATER, NACL THEATRE, M.U.G.A.B.E.E. and BOND STREET THEATRE. Ensemble Theater is where boundaries are being pushed, where innovation is happening, where risk-taking is the base-line of creation. For one night only, ensemble theaters from around the country will converge at a new underground space at the Zipper Factory to offer a sneak-peek of current work. Featuring an eclectic menu of puppetry, hip-hop/jazz, American Noh Theater, and Brechtian vaudeville this evening will highlight some of the tastiest treats from the Network of Ensemble Theaters (N.E.T.). Post-show cocktails at Zipper Tavern upstairs.
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| Free! Reservations Recommended 212) 875-7476 |
| January 13, 2008 6PM & 9PM |
| These companies are all members of the Network
of Ensemble Theaters (N.E.T.) which exists to
propel ensemble theater practice to the forefront of
American culture and society. A national coalition
of over 80 distinct ensemble theater companies,
N.E.T. links a diverse array of ensembles and practitioners
to one another and the performing arts
field, encouraging collaborations and disseminating
knowledge and discoveries. N.E.T. is the place
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UNDER THE ZIPPER - N.E.T. at APAP!
Strike Anywhere is proud to host UNDER THE ZIPPER a showcase of Ensemble Theater designed to coincide with the 2008 Arts Presenters Conference. Strike Anywhere will share two excerpts of current work: a "Soundpainting" and its dynamic two-woman vaudeville, "10 Brecht Poems". Soundpainting is the live compositional sign language designed by Walter Thompson for musicians, dancers, and actors working in the medium of structured improvisation. This gestural sign language of over 750 signs allows a conductor to communicate with an orchestra of performers and to shape an improvisation while it is in motion. SA is one of only 3 theater companies in the United States licensed to use the Soundpainting language. "10 Brecht Poems" is a collaboration with NACL Theatre. Tannis Kowalchuk (NACL) and Leese Walker (Strike Anywhere) use satire and a variety of performance styles to bring to life 10 poems by Bertolt Brecht, the renowned German playwright and social critic.
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| Free! Reservations Recommended 212) 875-7476 |
| January 13, 2008 6PM & 9PM |
| UNDER THE ZIPPER is a dim sum sampling of ENSEMBLE THEATER. Companies from around the country will converge at a new underground space at the Zipper Factory to share a nibble of current work. Featured companies include: THEATRE OF YUGEN, STRIKE ANYWHERE PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE, SANDGLASS THEATER, NACL THEATRE, M.U.G.A.B.E.E. and BOND STREET THEATRE.
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November 22, 2008:
NETnite
- New York, N.Y.
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A Taste of Ensemble Theater!
For one night only, join us for a diverse sampling of Ensemble Theater. Ensemble Theater is where boundaries are being pushed, where innovation is happening, where risk-taking is the base-line of creation. For one night only, ensemble theaters from the North-East will converge on the Lower East Side to offer a sneak-peek of current work. The evening will feature four ensembles from the Network of Ensemble Theaters (N.E.T.) who will share a taste of their work as well as a look into their ensemble process.
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The Performance Project @ University Settlement |
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184 Eldridge Street (Corner of Rivington St), New York, N.Y. |
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212-453-4532 |
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Http://www.universitysettlement.org |
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| November 22, 2008 8 PM |
STRIKE ANYWHERE'S BLOWOUT 10TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT!!!
Sharing excerpts from SA's newest work-in-progress A JOHN LENNON SOUNDPAINTING, the bohemian bash is sure to be blast. Live music, raunchy acts, tasty treats of all kinds...all to raise money for the troupe we know and love, Strike Anywhere.
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| November 12, 2007 6:30 Cocktails, 8PM Shows |
| Don't miss an eclectic menu of trapeze, tarot, burlesque, jazz and clowning. Featuring performances by Universes (poetry-jazz-theater), LAVA (female acrobats), the Ukuladies (Ukulele Trio), 4-Five-VI (Live music & Silent Film), Howlin' Vic (Hoola Hooping Strip Tease!) and Strike Anywhere of course! |
Eating our way to extinction-a Jolly Soundpainting of epic proportions!
As part of the Globesity Festival, Strike Anywhere has been commissioned to create a Soundpainting examining the U.S. obsession with over-consumption. Using the Soundpainting sign language to sculpt the improvised performance, Strike Anywhere will create a 3D performance collage sure to delight, surprise and provoke. Soundpainting is a compositional tool that allows a conductor to create real-time sculpted improvisations with actors, dancers and musicians. Strike Anywhere is the only theatre company in the US currently licensed to perform using the Soundpainting language.
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| October 28, 2007 7:30PM |
| Featuring Musicians: Jody Espina (reeds), Michel Gentile (flute), Rob Henke (trumpet), Rolf Sturm (guitar); Dancers: Donna Bouthillier; Actors: Brian Duguay, Nicole Poole and Leese Walker. |
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SUNY College-Oswego |
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7060 Route 104 , Oswego, NY |
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315.312.2500 |
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http://www.oswego.edu |
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| October 16, 2007 8 PM |
| Hewitt Union Ballroom |
IMAGINE - a John Lennon Soundpainting
At this year's annual Network of Ensemble Theatres Conference, Strike Anywhere will share a work-in-progress showing of its latest Soundpainting exploration, that of the maverick former Beatle, John Lennon.
Using the Soundpainting sign language, conductor Jody Espina will sculpt the improvisation, mixing pieces of Lennon's writings, songs and interviews into a dada-esque performance collage, created on the spot.
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| September 3, 2007 |
| Featuring Musicians: Michel Gentile (flute), Jody Espina (reeds), Rolf Sturm (guitar); Dancers: Andrea Ariel and Donna Bouthiller; Actors: Brian Duguay and Leese Walker. |
A Silly Summer Soundpainting!
A madcapped romp through the zany world of Kook-quirk-istan! Using the Soundpainting sign language to guide this improvised performance, the Strike Anywhere Ensemble of actors, dancers and musicians will delight young audiences with their quick-witted wackiness. After a quick pre-show intro, the students will be wrapped into the performance having learned a handful of soundpainting getsures.
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Sullivan County Community College |
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112 College Road , Loch Sheldrake, New York |
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845-434-5750 |
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| August 7, 2007 10:30 AM |
| Featuring Musicians: Jody Espina (reeds), Michel Gentile (flute), Rob Henke (trumpet), Rolf Sturm (guitar); Dancers: Andrea Ariel and Lindsey Dietz-Marchant; Actors: Brian Duguay and Leese Walker. |
The Brecht Broads Come Home!
After a triumphant tour to 45 plus places, from Pontine Theatre in a blizzard to the windy city and most recently out to sunny CA and back...the Brecht Gals are coming home! Catch their two night stint at NACL's lovely hideaway in the Catskills...where the nights are cool, the beer always chilled and those sexy gals in wool coats HOT! Oi!
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| $15 / $12 Students and Seniors |
| July 13-14, 2007 8PM |
Your Acting Can Make A Difference!
Put those acting skills to work in a job that can have a positive impact on young people and the education field. NYC is in the forefront of a national experiment where the arts are being used to animate education. Train to be a teaching-artist. Use your craft and earn a living!
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SITI Company |
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520 Eighth Ave., 3rd floor , New York, N.Y. |
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| $375 ($300 if you register by August 1, 2007) |
| August 17-19, 2007 Friday 6-9PM, Saturday and Sunday 10AM-5PM |
| Teaching Artist Institute is for performers who wish to train as teaching-artists and for teaching artists who want to take their teaching to the next level. In this experiential institute, we will explore ways to actively involve the classroom teacher, learn how to structure workshops and residencies so that the aim is crystal clear, and try out some practical solutions to common behavior issues. TA’s will be encouraged to bring in challenges that they have encountered in the field for the group to problem-solve. You will increase your toolbox of games and exercises and have a great time doing so! |
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| $20 General Admission / $15 Students/Seniors |
| April 25, 2007 8 PM |
| The performance will be coupled with a post-show discussion led by UC Davis Professor, Larry Bogad. |
Tannis Kowalchuk and Leese Walker to teach Master Class
Collaborative Drama/Poetry in Motion - In a workshop designed to mirror the creative process employed to create 10 Brecht Poems, artists will lead participants through the process of transforming meaningful text into original theatre. Participants will work as an ensemble using theatre games, acappella singing, and physical theatre techniques to generate their own unique response to one of Bertolt Brecht's poems. Participants should wear loose fitting clothing, be prepared to move and should bring a pen and paper.
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| $75 General Public / $60 Students |
| April 28, 2007 11AM-1PM |
Bay Area Braces for Brechtian Brou-haha!
With 40 plus venues under their Brechtian Belt, the dynamic duo heads to the "Best Coast" to perform at the FURY factory Festival in San Francisco. If you live in the Bay Area, and you have not yet seen the show, GO! One weekend only!
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FURY factory Festival |
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Travelling Jewish Theatre 470 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA |
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415-626-0453 ext. 108 |
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http://www.foolsfury.org |
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| $15 General Admission / $12 Student/Senior |
| April 26-28, 2007 7 PM |
| "10 Brecht Poems" will be presented as part of a special NET (Network of Ensemble Theatres) weekend. This festival within a festival will feature performances, workshops and panels focused on the growing cultural movement of ensemble theatre in America. |
Master Puppeteer Eric Bass of Sandglass Theatre to teach Weekend Intensive
WHY A PUPPET AND HOW - A performing workshop conducted by Eric Bass in which physical training techniques are carried over into the puppet, and then differentiated from the way in which an actor would use them. Emphasis is placed on breathing disciplines and on improvisation. The class will use puppets specially designed for the original exercises they will participate in. The workshop will also touch on what kind of theater projects invite the use of puppets and on defining the differences between puppet theater and actor’s theater. Emphasis is placed on the use and understanding of metaphor as a theatrical device.
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Trish Brown Studios |
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625 West 55th Street , New York, N.Y. |
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| March 9-11, 2007 Friday 6-9 PM, Saturday and Sunday 10-5 PM |
| ABOUT ERIC BASS, Master Class Teacher: Eric Bass has worked in the theater as a director, playwright, performer and mask and puppet maker. He was a member of Jean Erdman’s Theater of the Open Eye in New York City for five years, until he left in 1980 to create his first solo performance using puppets, Autumn Portraits, which was awarded a Diploma of Excellence in Pecs, Hungary and the First Prize Critics Award for Best Production at the International Puppetry Festival in Adelaide, Australia. In 1982, Mr. Bass founded Sandglass Theater in Munich, Germany, with his wife, Ines Zeller Bass. Mr. Bass conceived, designed and performed in Sandglass productions: Sand, Invitations to Heaven, The Village Child, and Never Been Anywhere each of which earned a Citation of Excellence from the International Union of Puppeteers. As a director, Mr. Bass has worked in America, Australia, Poland, and Finland, as well as the United States. His staging of Bertolt Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle was produced at the Helsinki City Theater, Canada’s Caravan Farm Theater and by Sandglass Theater for the Jim Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater in September 1996. His children’s play, In My Grandmother’s Purse, has been produced by theaters in the United States, Finland and Poland. In 1991, Mr. Bass was awarded the Figurentheater Prize of the City of Erlangen, Germany for his contributions to the field of puppet theater. He is currently collaborating with new vaudevillean Bob Berky on Richard 3.5: Light Ruminations on Murder, a production of Shakespeare’s Richard III; and with theater company Sovanna Phum of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mr. Bass taught theater and directing at Marlboro College from 1996-2002. He teaches on a regular basis at the Turku Arts Academy in Finland, and currently directs an intensive puppet theater training institute with the rest of the Sandglass Company for three weeks during the summer at the University of Connecticut. Eric Bass has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Network of Ensemble Theaters. |
Paint and Be Painted!
Come join us for a quick lesson on Soundpainting and become part of the orchestra! Strike Anywhere will be returning to NACL Theatre to envelop the audience into the evening's improvised performance. Audience members can jump in as little or as much as they want. Finger paints will be on hand for those who prefer a silent medium while more vociferous guests will be invited to move and make some sound!
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| January 11, 2007 8PM |
Puppet Painting Packs a Punch!
Strike Anywhere lends its brand of Soundpainting to PUNCH, the monthly puppet showcase. Soundpainting is the live composition sign language used to conduct improv. Developed by Walter Thompson, the language is comprised of over 750 signed gestures that shape the composition while it is in motion. Tonight's soundpainting will surely be a wacky one, where all things puppet will be in the mix. Guest musician: Bohdan Hilash (bass clarinet) will join SA members: Michel Gentile (flute), Brian DuGuay, Julie Pasquale and conductor, Leese Walker.
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| November 27, 2006 8PM |
| PUNCH is a monthly showcase for all things puppet. Here, artists experiment and/or try out their latest puppet-flavored fare. Come if you dare! There will be puppet films, twisted puppet improv, a puppet band and mucho puppet mayhem! Curated by Gretchen Van Lente, of Drama of Works. |
Break Through the Blocks and Boost Your Career! A Workshop with AMY FORTOUL
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| $390 ($300 if you register by Nov. 6, 2006) |
| December 1-3, 2006 Friday 6-9 PM, Saturday and Sunday 10-5 PM |
Devising Inter-disciplinary Performance-A Master-Class with PING CHONG
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| $475 ($375 if you register by Oct. 6) 10% Union Discount/15% Alumni Discount-cannot be combined |
| October 27-29, 2006 Gavin |
Brecht Broads Beltway Bound!
After last year's successful tour to Chicago and New England, the Brecht Broads head back to D.C. where they began their East Coast tour in 2003 at the Goethe Institut. For this stint, they will be hosted by Open Theatre/DC and will perform at Busboys and Poets, the watering hole for D.C. progressives. (A scarce breed these days...) So belly up to the bar and take in an earful of Brecht. We must progress!
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Busboys and Poets |
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2021 14th Street NW (V & 14th St) , Washington, DC |
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202.387.7638 (Poet) |
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HTTP://www.busboysandpoets.com |
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| September 29-30, 2006 Friday at 10:30PM, Saturday at 4PM and 10:30PM |
| Performances will be coupled with a post-show dialogue |
Vaudevillians Raise More Than Eyebrows!
Who says sotto voce? Over the last few years it is the librarians who have been on the front lines of activist battles waging war against the Patriot Act and similar measures of censorship. So for one day only, the S.S. Brecht will anchor in Port Jervis where the library will play host to the gals who just wont keep their voices down!
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Port Jervis Library |
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138 Pike Street , Port Jervis, NY |
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845-567-7313 |
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http://www.rcls.org/ptj/ |
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| FREE! |
| September 23, 2006 Saturday at 3PM |
Vaudevillians Raise More Than Eyebrows!
Who says soto voce? Over the last few years its the librarians who have been on the front lines of activist battles waging war against the Patriot Act and similar measures of censorship. So for one day only, the S.S. Brecht will anchor in Port Jervis where the library will play host to the noisy cabaret that could!
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Port Jervis Library |
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138 Pike Street , Port Jervis, NY |
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845-567-7313 |
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http://www.rcls.org/ptj/ |
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| September 23, 2006 Saturday at 3PM |
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NACL Theatre |
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110 Highland Lake Rd , Highland Lake, NY |
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845-557-0694 |
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http://www.nacl.org |
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| $8 - $20 (sliding scale) |
| July 14 - 15, 2006 Friday & Saturday at 8 PM |
UNFLINCHING POLITICAL PERFORMANCE ART TO START JUNE 2 AT THE BRECHT FORUM IN NYC
Mixing jazz, clowning, dance, and physical theatre, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble probes the political landscape in its latest offering POCKET FULL OF CHANGE. From the deleterious effects of apathy and consumerism, to media manipulation and the rush to war, the ensemble deftly skewers its subjects with humor and insight. Appropriating concepts from jazz and popular music, Strike Anywhere’s performers act as different “instruments” or “parts of the band”. Imagine actors’ dialogue as a horn section or dancers’ movement as a visual baseline. And, as with jazz, the company improvises on the pieces every night making each performance unique. An unflinching set of questions are raised by the ensemble as they riff on topics such as civil liberties and healthcare in today’s society. It’s art that asks questions. Post-show dialogue will be served up with drinks.
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Brecht Forum |
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451 West St (between Bank and Bethune), New York, NY |
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(212) 242-4201 |
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http://www.brechtforum.org |
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| Tickets are $20; $15 for students/seniors - Sliding Scale Sundays $12-$20 |
| June 2-17, 2006 Fridays & Saturdays at 8 PM; Sundays at 7 PM |
| Post-show dialogue will be served up with drinks. |
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High School of Art & Design |
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1075 2nd Ave , New York, NY |
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212-752-4340 |
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| May 22, 2006 Monday at 9:10 AM and 10:50 AM |
| TALK-BACK FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE! |
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