On May 22, staff and faculty from Dell’Arte International were invited into Pelican Bay State Prison to see the original work of Dell’Arte’s Prison Project Theatre students. In 2016, Dell’Arte partnered with the William James Association to bring theatre classes to the institution as part of the statewide Arts in Corrections Programming. Co-founders of the program, Janessa Johnsrude and Zuzka Sabata, …
Faculty Laura Muñoz at Festival Internacional de Teatro Universitario
In February, Faculty member Laura Muñoz completed her third year as “tallerista” (workshop leader) at the FITU (Festival Internacional de Teatro Universitario) in the UNAM, in Mexico City. The workshop titled: Physical Theater: The Rhythmic Body in the Dynamic Space, was a rigorous investigation of the resonant body projecting into the space of the stage, a dramatic space that is voluminous, …
Voice Faculty Sayda Trujillo in residence at Universidad Mayor in Chile
Voice Faculty, Sayda Trujillo was recently in Chile, in residence at Universidad Mayor in Santiago for a Voice Symposium that was focused on practice exchanges and dialogue about voice training. The symposium gave a platform to post-dictatorship Chilean teachers and examined what it meant to be the first generation of voice teachers in Chile. Sayda taught voice workshops at Universidad …
Dell’Arte’s 2nd Year MFA Ensemble Presents Community Based Arts Projects
Since 2006, Dell’Arte’s MFA students spend seven weeks each year serving local non-profit organizations by developing theatre projects in non-traditional venues. Their service may take the form of workshops, performances, story collection, and more, all with the goal of assisting these local non-profits to serve their constituents. This year, the 2nd Year MFA Ensemble partners with Trajectory Performance Ensemble, Families …
Dell’Arte International Returns to Bridgeville and Table Bluff
The academic year for Dell’Arte’s 1st Year Ensemble culminates in a 12-day Rural Residency. This year, the Wiyot Tribe at Table Bluff and the town of Bridgeville are each hosting a group of the actor-creators from Ecuador, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, and the US. From May 21-June 1, the students will teach workshops, help with community service projects and create …
Zimbabwe Theatre Academy in parntership with Dell’Arte
Faculty member, Janessa Johnsrude, recently spent two weeks teaching workshops at the Zimbabwe Theater Academy (ZTA) in Harare, Zimbabwe. The training program was founded by Dell’Arte International alumni, Lloyd Nyikadzino and Teddy Mangawa and is near completion of its inaugural year. ZTA is a full time, one-year professional program launched this September in partnership with Dell’Arte International and the Pamberi …
Dell’Arte International archives now officially housed at The Ohio State University
Dell’Arte InternationaI’s archives are now officially housed at The Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute at the Library of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. DAI’s records join over 300 collections of world theatre materials assembled since 1951, including the archives of Marcel Marceau, Twyla Tharp, as well as major collections of popular theatre forms like …
Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary Now On Video-On-Demand!
On the landmark occasion of the first year of legalized marijuana in California, The Dell’Arte Company is excited to announce that Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary will now be available to the world on VOD 4.20 from Green Apple Entertainment. Mary Jane: A Musical Potumentary is presented in widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16×9 (1.78) and Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 and is available on Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, DISH/ Sling TV, DirecTV, FandangoNow, …
Dell’Arte International collaborates with Arcata Arts Institute for “Run Hide Repeat”
Funded by the California Arts Council’s Artists in School Engagement Grant “Run Hide Repeat” was an Arts Integration collaboration between the Arcata Arts Institute and Artists from Dell’Arte International. Dell’Arte International’s Pratik Motwani lead this project along with James Peck, Laura Muñoz, Tim Gray and Lynnie Horrigan. The team worked with the students of the Arcata Arts Institute in helping …
Dell’Arte attends the 2018 Shakespeare in Prisons Conference
Co-facilitator of Dell’Arte’s Pelican Bay Prison Project in partnership with the William James Assoc., Janessa Johnsrude, received a grant from the Center of Cultural Innovation for the California Art Leaders Investment (CALI) Program to attend the 2018 Shakespeare in Prisons Conference at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego this past weekend. The conference offered Prison Arts Practitioners the opportunity to share their collective experiences working with incarcerated …