DAI represents at NY Clown Theatre Festival
September 3, 2010

Sept. 3 - 26, the New York Clown Theatre Festival includes a workshop with Founding Artistic Director Joan Schirle (9/11,12) and several performances by Dell'Arte alumni Adriana Chavez,
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Schirle guests at U of Colorado
August 31, 2010

Founding Artistic Director and School Director Joan Schirle is directing Goldoni's "The Ingenious Chambermaid" at the U. of Colorado Boulder. Translated by DAI founders Carlo and Jane
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Dell'Arte in Colombia
August 29, 2010

Dell'Arte International represents the USA at the Festival Internacional de Teatro de Caribe in Santa Marta, Colombia, with Under The Table's "the Only Friends We Have." This trio of Dell'Arte
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Joan Schirle
School Director/Founding Artistic Director

Joan is the founding artistic director of Dell'Arte International and the director of the Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre. ... More...


Michael Fields
Producing Artistic Director, Master Teacher

Michael is a founding member and Producing Artistic Director of the Dell'Arte Company.  As a member of the Dell'Arte performing ensemble ... More...


Bobbi Ricca
Administrative Director
Bobbi has served as Dell’Arte’s Administrative Director since 1984. She manages all the financial aspects of Dell'Arte, corporate record keeping, and compliance with state and federal ... More...

Stephanie Thompson
Associate School Director, 1996 PTP graduate
Stephanie has performed throughout the US and abroad as a clown, puppeteer, stunt double, and commedia performer with companies such as The New Pickle Circus, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, Kenneth Feld Productions, ... More...

Ronlin Foreman
Director of Training, Master Teacher

After a 20-year association with Dell’Arte as a master teacher, Ronlin joined the school’s full-time faculty in 2002. His career in theatre began in 1976 and encompasses areas ... More...


Joe Krienke
Director of Admissions & Recruiting, 1996 PTP grad

Joe is proud to be a member of Dell'Arte's core faculty after several years as a guest instructor specializing in acrobatics and clown, and five years as a faculty member in MFA Actor Training Program at ... More...


Kristin Shumaker
Production Stage Manager
Kristin holds an MFA in Stage Management from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.  She has worked as a freelance stage manager for the Santa Fe Opera and Littleglobe, both in New Mexico, and many companies ... More...

Gannon Rogers
Marketing Director/IT Development
Gannon, comes to Dell'Arte International with a diverse business background spanning more than 20 years in a variety of industries including technology, publishing, business consulting, manufacturing, and ... More...

Michael Foster
Resident Lighting Designer
Michael Foster has been part of the Dell'Arte Company ensemble for over 20 years, and has travelled with the company on five international tours. He has also designed lighting for solo artists Benda Wong Aoki, ... More...

David Jervis
Development Director
David, a native Northern Californian and two-decade resident of Humboldt County, holds degrees in journalism and political science from Humboldt State University. Before ... More...

Dharla Curry
Box Office & Student Housing Manager
Dharla started here in the fall of 2006. She is currently our Box Office Manager and Student Housing Manager. Her background includes Office Management for Arms Reach Concepts and Production Coordinator for ... More...

Zuzka Sabata
Community Coordinator
 
Zuzka Sabata is a graduate of Dell'Arte's MFA program in Ensemble Physical Theatre.  Alongside serving as go between for students and the local community, she teaches physical theatre ... More...

Nicholette Routhier
Registrar
Nicholette Routhier is a graduate of Dell'Arte International's MFA in Ensemble Based Physical Theatre. In addition to school Registrar, Nicholette was the Director of Dell'Arte Youth Academy's 2010 Summer ... More...

Laura Munoz
Faculty, Guest Artist
Laura Munoz is a dancer, yogini and teacher born and raised in Spain. Trained in Spain, Amsterdam and California, she has danced with choreographers  Linda Sievers, Bonnie Hossack, Marisa ... More...

Philip Gerstner
Instructor, Tai Chi & Archery

Philip is a certified teacher of the FM Alexander Technique and an instructor of Tai Chi and Archery. Philip has spent most of his life working with his hands as a farmhand, commercial fisherman, boat builder, ... More...


Jerry Lee Wallace
Facilities Manager
 Described on local radio as “a true man-about-town,” Jerry sooner refers to himself as “terminally handy.” He is a 2005 graduate of our Physical Theatre Program and was featured ... More...

Lydia Foreman
Dell'Arte Youth Academy
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Matt Chapman
TCG New Generations Fellow, Guest Artist
Matt Chapman is grateful to be joining Dell'Arte International as a guest artist through the support of Theatre Communications Group's New Generations Future Leaders program.  He is Artistic Director ... More...

Bruce Marrs
Faculty, resident mask maker

Bruce trained at Ecole International du Mime Marcel Marceau, Ecole du Mime Etienne Decroux, the Lilly Reyers Ballet (Paris), and with Edward Tamiz. He has worked with many groups and ensembles including ... More...



 
 

 

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