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The Wassaic Project summer festival open call, application due May 15

OPEN CALL: THE WASSAIC PROJECT SUMMER FESTIVAL 2011

The Wassaic Project Summer Festival is an annual music and arts festival
that seeks to bring together artists of all disciplines, musicians in
varying genres, and the public to celebrate music and art in our historic
location.

The Summer Festival is a celebration of our annual programming. Artists in
Residents from the past year all participate in the festival, creating a
unique showcase of site specific and site sensitive work. Other artists in
the Summer Festival are curated from an open call by The Wassaic Project
staff and invited jurors, and invited Guest Curators.

To Apply: http://www.wassaicproject.org/summer-festival/apply/

Hot off the press
the new full-color Art Of A Shaman by Frank Moore!

After ten years of work, yesterday we put out a glossy covered 98 page paperback edition of my Art of a Shaman, as well as a downloadable version. Both are available from Lulu.com. [Order info is below!] We are blown out at how absolutely glorious and beautiful the actual book, designed by Mikee, is! It is full of amazing performance photos and my paintings in full lush warm juicy colors. It captures the feeling of being at the performances! All in the size of a graphic novel. BUT DON'T BUY IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO FEEL GOOD AND GET TURNED ON!

Call for Applications:
The Watermill Center International Artist Residency Program

Application Deadline:
May 31, 2011

Online Application Portal:
www.watermillcenter.slideroom.com

The Watermill Center
39 Watermill Towd Road
Water Mill, NY 11976
residencies@watermillcenter.org
http://www.watermillcenter.org

Physical Action and Psychotechnique
International intensive workshop under the direction of Russian theatre direction and teacher

July 11 - 16, Austria

Physical Action is the most important element for the actor, it involves his entire nature and psychophysical instrument: mind, body, and soul. The programme includes intensive practical training, lectures and discussions and is open to professional performers, actors of physical, dramatic, dance and musical theatres, circus performers, dancers, directors and choreographers.
Participants will become acquainted with Ostrenko Method of actor's physical training formed and inspired by the greatest figures of the Russian Theatre Tradition and the newest experiments in performing arts.

Biomechanics. Psychological Gesture. Physical Action
International intensive workshop

June 4 - 5
Turin, Italy

Participants will become acquainted with Ostrenko Method of actor's physical training, formed and inspired by the greatest figures of the Russian Theatre Tradition and the newest experiments in performing arts. The practical training is focused on the psycho-physical approach to the art of acting relying on the teachings of Russian outstanding theatrical innovators - Vsevolod Meyerhold, Michael Chekhov, Konstantin Stanislavsky. Participants will explore the principles of Biomechanics, the Psychological Gesture, the Physical Action, the Method of Active Analysis.

More details & Registration:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/lab-turin

Theatre Biomechanics

August 22 - 29
Austria

International intensive workshop under the direction of Russian theatre direction and teacher

The working language is English.

Participants will explore the principles of Theatre Biomechanics, the psycho-physical approach in contemporary performer’s training and its application to practical work - rehearsal process, performance and teaching, and will learn one of the classical Etudes.

More details & Registration:
http://www.iugte.com/projects/biomechanics

International Performing Arts Conferences
theatre, dance, music, visual and multimedia art

Nearest dates and more details:

May 20 - 24
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf-may/prog-may

August 25 - 29
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf-aug

December 17 - 21
http://www.iugte.com/projects/conf-dec

The working language is English.