CONCRETE is a two-week intensive that explores the hyphenated genre of dance-physical theatre and how these techniques function inside kinesthetic awareness in immersive theatre settings. This proximity research recognizes and interrogates the cultural biases housed inside of nearness and the relationship between spectator and performer. This intensive, directed by Stefanie Batten Bland, facilitates career development and connects professional and pre-professional dance artists to current directors and makers inside the US and international physical and immersive theatre scenes. Transformative, rigorous, and challenging, CONCRETE is meant for professionals and college students 18 years and older. It includes exposure to clowning, partnering, ensemble-devising, voice in movement, material/prop approaches, performer perception in physical space, and interrogating the cultural biases housed inside proximity-based performance. The culmination of the two weeks will apex with a fully immersive production that ensures a ten to twenty performer/spectator ratio. Full-time, part-time and drop-in class participation options available.
Audience Role
Audience will observe performance showings on June 13th, June 17th, and June 20th in a ten to twenty performer/spectator ratio.
Ages: 18 +
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About CONCRETE Immersive Theatre Intensive
CONCRETE is a two-week intensive that explores the hyphenated genre of dance-physical theatre and how these techniques function inside kinesthetic awareness in immersive theatre settings. This proximity research recognizes and interrogates the cultural biases housed inside of nearness and the relationship between spectator and performer. This intensive, directed by Stefanie Batten Bland, facilitates career development and connects professional and pre-professional dance artists to current directors and makers inside the US and international physical and immersive theatre scenes. Transformative, rigorous, and challenging, CONCRETE is meant for professionals and college students 18 years and older. It includes exposure to clowning, partnering, ensemble-devising, voice in movement, material/prop approaches, performer perception in physical space, and interrogating the cultural biases housed inside proximity-based performance. The culmination of the two weeks will apex with a fully immersive production that ensures a ten to twenty performer/spectator ratio.