Category: Physical Theatre
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Faculty Member Leads Physical Theatre Festival June 2-10
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member Marc Frost is co-artistic director of the Fourth Annual Physical Festival Chicago, which runs June 2-10 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Frost, who is also the founder and director of the physical-theater company Theater Unspeakable, cofounded the Physical Festival with Alice da…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teachers Lead Mask Workshop at 2016 Physical Festival June 4
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty members Michael Brown and Marc Frost will lead a workshop on “Masks: Presence, Potential and Play” on Saturday, June 4, as part of the Third Annual Physical Festival Chicago, which runs June 3-11 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Frost, the festival’s co-founder and co-artistic…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Faculty and Alumni Featured at Network of Ensemble Theatres’ National Symposium May 20-22
The Network of Ensemble Theatres‘ 2016 national symposium, “Intersection: Ensembles + Universities,” presented in partnership with Columbia College Chicago and the League of Chicago Theatres, was held May 20-22 at various locations on Columbia College Chicago’s campus in Chicago’s South Loop as well as other venues in downtown Chicago. The symposium was livestreamed on…
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Columbia College Alumni Discount Offered for Physical Theatre Workshops Led by Master Teacher Norman Taylor Oct. 9-11
The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is offering a 10 percent discount to Columbia College Chicago alumni who register for a series of workshops in “The Art of Movement at the Service of the Actor” by master teacher Norman Taylor, widely regarded as one of the finest international ambassadors of the pedagogy of Jacques…
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Columbia College Chicago Teacher’s Walkabout Theater Company Performs at Links Hall Through June 28, Then Leads Workshop in Physical Theatre Festival in July
The Walkabout Theater Company, whose co-artistic director Thom Pasculli teaches movement at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department, is presenting the world premiere of its latest physical-theatre piece, Storm, running June 25-28 at Links Hall at Constellation, 3111 N. Western, Chicago. Storm is a collaboration between Walkabout and Moon Fool, an international theatre and music exchange based…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Co-Hosts Physical Theatre Festival July 7-12; International Event Includes Workshops and Performances
The second annual Physical Festival Chicago takes place July 7-12, with workshops at the Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department in the city’s South Loop and performances at Links Hall at Constellation on Chicago’s north side. Under the leadership of co-Artistic Directors Marc Frost, a Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member, and Alice de Cunha,…
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department to Launch MFA Program in Devised Performance in Partnership with London International School of Performing Arts
“A new generation of performing artists is changing the landscape of modern theatre.” The Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department is expanding its international studies activities by launching its first-ever graduate-level training program in the 2016-2017 school year—a Master of Fine Arts in European Devised Performance Practice in partnership with the cutting-edge London International School of…