Tag: Brian Posen
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Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department Teacher Heads Up 15th Annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival Jan. 7-17
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department faculty member and alumnus Brian Posen was featured in Michigan Avenue Magazine on the occasion of the opening of the 15th annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, which Posen founded in 2002. “Sketchfest” is the world’s largest sketch comedy festival, drawing hundreds of performers and thousands of fans from around the…
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‘Dancing on the Ceiling’ Festival Features New Work by Columbia College Chicago Theatre and Dance Alumni, Students, and Faculty July 10-Aug. 1 at Stage 773
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumni, students, and faculty are collaborating on a festival of devised work, Dancing on the Ceiling and Other Moments of Connection, running July 10-August 1 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont, Chicago. Presented by The Neapolitans theatre company, the festival is curated by Hannah Burt, a graduate of the…
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Columbia Theatre Alumni and Students Present Solo Performance ‘Mixtape’
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumna Laura Korn is producing artistic director of The LIVINGroom, a solo performance project that showcases work by other Columbia alumni and students. “The LIVINGroom is a theatrical assembly of individual, autobiographical performances that blend spoken word, movement, spectacle, music, and any other device to bridge the personal with the…
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Columbia College Alumnus/Teacher Eric Burgher Launches ‘Under the Lights’ Podcast to Highlight the Work of Chicago’s Arts Community
Columbia College Chicago Theatre Department alumnus and teacher Eric Burgher has launched Under the Lights, a new podcast highlighting the work of Chicago artists–actors, directors, writers, musicians, improvisers, performance artists, casting directors, and others. Each episode of the podcast is a conversation with one or more artists–“a unique opportunity to get to know the people who…