Newest Board Members Announced

Feb. 17, 2021 Dell’Arte International Announces Newest Board Members BLUE LAKE, CA – Dell’Arte International’s Board of Directors today announced five new members who will help advance the nonprofit’s work of exploring theatre making, theatre training and the relationship between artist and community.  “We’re excited to expand our board with these leaders who have diverse experience and will bring an …

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Dell’Arte Director Receives Support for International Collaboration

Dell’Arte International has received funding support for founding artistic director Joan Schirle’s travel to Denmark this summer to initiate an international collaboration with Norwegian-Danish sculptor Marit Benthe Norheim. For five years Norheim has been creating “Life-Boats,” three ferro-concrete, mobile sailing sculptures representing three stages of a woman’s life. The boats will be launched in June 2016 in Aarhus, Denmark, the …

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“Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary” Soundtrack Release Party

“Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary” SOUNDTRACK RELEASE PARTY ON 215 The MJ soundtrack will debut for public listening and sales on Monday, February 15 at 5 p.m. at Richard’s Goat Tavern and Tea Room in Arcata. The public is invited to visit with artists and members of the production team, preview and purchase the official motion picture soundtrack, watch exclusive …

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Dell’Arte Selected for James Irvine Foundation Support

Dell’Arte is very pleased to announce that we have received support from the James Irvine Foundation as part of their New California Arts Fund (NCAF). The grant is for $660,000 over three years to expand and add value to the Arts Engagement efforts at the center of Dell’Arte’s mission by more deeply engaging the diverse peoples and low income Californians …

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From Zimbabwe to Dell’Arte – Indiegogo Campaign for Tafadzwa Bob Mutumbi

Tafadzwa Bob Mutumbi of Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe came to the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre (PTP) last October as a student in the one-year Professional Training Program (PTP). He graduated from the PTP in June of 2015. Because of his exceptional talent as an actor and theatre-maker, and because of the lack of available financial resources in his home country, …

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2015 Prize of Hope to Ariane Mnouchkine & Le Théâtre du Soleil

The Danish Institute for Popular Arts and Dell’Arte International invite you to the Prize of Hope 25th anniversary at Aasen Theatre in North Jutland, on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2015. The Hope Prize is an international award, presented in Denmark since 1989 and at Dell’Arte International in California on alternate years since 2008. The vision of the Hope award is …

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Matt Chapman Teaching Physical Comedy Workshop SF Dec 21

Our Director Of Admissions, Matt Chapman, is teaching a day long intensive workshop “Physical Comedy for Actors”; through a series of games and explorations, participants will gain a method of working with comedy onstage that they can immediately apply to their own work. Dec. 21 from 11:00 am to 6:30 pm at ODC. Former Dell’Arte students will recieve a $10 …

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Leira Satlof new Ferndale Rep. Artistic Producing Director

Adjunct faculty member Leira V. Satlof has just taken a position as the Artistic Producing Director for Ferndale Repertory Theatre; and she is teaching acting at both College of the Redwoods and HSU this Spring. Leira will continue to work with DAI students on voice this year. Congrats Leira!