Bradley House Theatre International Mime
Workshop & California Tour 2013
Saginaw, Michigan: June 10-19
California Tour: June 20-July 6th
Master Mime Todd Farley joins forces with the
international performance excellence of Adriel Ruben (Brazil), to create a
skillfully diverse physical theater workshop with a strong base in French Mime
(in the style of legendary Marcel
Marceau). Those familiar with Todd’s
original work with Mimeistry International will be excited to participate with
this new workshop which includes
studies in Circus (flying silk), Commodia Dell’Arte, Acrobatics, hip-hop, folk dance, as well as Todd’s classical mime classes,
choreography/mimography, and of course Todd’s
PhD work in Biblical Foundations, Culture and the Arts. The choreographical work will focus on the
social concerns of the students, and
will promote a safe and inclusive environment—whoever you are and
wherever you are on life’s journey you are welcome here!
SAGINAW
WEEK ONE (5 DAYS): JUNE 10-14 TECHNIQUE (Mime, Dance, Circus, Theatre)
The first week is focused on the techniques of physical theatre, the students
work in a dance studio at SVSU in the morning and the BHT stage in the
afternoon. Class space will be limited
to 12 students per teacher—guaranteeing an excellent opportunity for individual
attention. (SVSU:
Saginaw Valley State University; BHT Bradley House Theatre at First
Congregational Church)
WEEK-END: JUNE 15-16
FELLOWSHIP AND CHURCH (ELECTIVE)
Saturday will be a day of rest and group fun as we
go to the outlet mall and the famed Bavarian city of Frankenmuth (which has the
world’s largest Christmas store). That evening we will have a cook-out and
private “talent” show. Participants of
the Workshop will have the opportunity to
minister /participate in the Sunday services at First Congregational
Church (UCC).
WEEK TWO (3 DAYS): JUNE 17-19 MIMOGRAPHY/CHOREOGRAPHY
These three days will be completely given to
mimography and choreography. Students
will have the opportunity to work on their own pieces for critique and also the
masterful work of Todd and Adriel: mime, dance, theatre, circus, hip-hop
etc. It is also during these days that
we will prepare for the Workshop Show and California Tour. All students will
have the opportunity to perform for the June 19th Show!
CALIFORNIA TOUR (and the West Coast!) JUNE 20-JULY 6
12 Participants will be chosen for a performance troupe for our West Coast
Tour. The Troupe will perform for
Churches and for events associated with the National Synod of the United Church
of Christ. Troupe members will also have
the travel up the West Coast visiting, San Francisco, the amazing Redwood
forest (film cite for Star Wars) and Seattle’s Pikes Place!
For
more information read the following or contact
Bradley
House Theatre International Mime Workshop
403 S Jefferson Ave
Saginaw MI, 48607
989-754-6565 Office
626-475-4543 (Todd)
Schedule (basic outline)
Breakfast 7:30-8
Foundational Studies 8-9
Dance 9-10
Mime 10-12
Lunch 12-1
Physical
Theatre 1-3
MOG 3-4
Electives 4-5
Evening
Events 7-9
Theology/Bible/mime lab
Theology: Arts theology, Bible foundations for the
Ministering Arts, transformation and art,
Arts philosophies, Art History, Mime Martyrs,
etc
Mime Lab: offered during the Theology classes and
Bible classes
Tech 1 and 2: illusions, isolations, marches,
rhythms, statuary mime, object identification,
Attitudes,
transfers of weight, etc, Mime style: Marceau, Decroux, Farley, Polish.
Special
classes will include: mimeography, mimesis, illustrating a sermon, Forms etc.
Electives:
mime lab, dance, drama, fencing, flags, etc.
Evening
events: concerts, video/film theology, Marceau and other arts videos,
fun and fellowship.
Mimography/Choreography
MOG (Mimesis)
Circus: silks, hand2hand (weight sharing for circus),
Acrobatics, Clowning, Juggling
DANCE
Hip-Hop
Contemporary Dance
Jazz
Lyrical Dance
Musical Theatre
Pina Bausch (Dance technique)
ACTING:
Commedia Dell’Arte
Stanislavski (acting Technique)
Grotovski (acting Technque)
Improvisation
Physical Theatre
Story Telling
Body Awareness
Housing and Meals
Housing is at Saginaw Valley State University, luxury dorm
style (air conditioned, with kitchen and private bathroom). You may opt out of housing, opts out of
Meals.
Workshop June 10-19 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE!!!
Individually
Priced
Housing
$220
Food $230
Tuition $150
Package Price (Room/Board/Tuition) $600
Tour June 20-July 6
$850
There is a fee of $50 if you cancel attendance.
Scholarships
Scholarships: Are offered
by invitation and application: to apply
for a scholarship you will need to show financial need, a letter from a Drama
Teacher, Director or Pastor, a video of your current work as a mime. We will
then review your situation and inform you.
It is unlikely that we scholarship room/board. However, there could be ‘local housing,’ and we are
committed to try to make certain that those who should come, come. Money should not be the only reason a student
chooses not to come! Please don’t apply
for scholarships unless you could not come otherwise, this will save it for
those who need it!
Transportation
The
closest Airport is MBS (Midland Bay City Saginaw Airport) But there are other
options: Detroit (1 ½ hours away), Lansing (1 hour), Flint (30 minutes) these
are further away and you might spend what you saved on shuttles.
Bradley House Theatre International Mime
Workshop & California Tour 2013
Registration
Form!!!
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ARRIVAL
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enclose with your Registration Fee and application
One
photo of yourself (without whiteface, a
snap shot is fine!)
A
Resume (vita) of your work as an artist/minister, or your experience with mime
A
letter of Intent of what you hope to “get out of the workshop”
A
letter of Pastoral/leadership,Drama Teacher or other Mentor expressing support
for attending the workshop
Payment
WOKRSHOP
Room 220
Board 230
Tuition 150
TOUR
Fee: $850
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Deposit
(if not paid in full) $50
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Enclosed
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SCHOLARSHIP_______________
Theatre for cultural transformation and social justice is rising in the awareness of the world of academia. There are new professorates in Theatre for Social Justice, and the discussion in the theatre classroom is centered on more than just Hollywood or Broadway, but about the world stage. Perhaps with our current US President, the world is awakening to the need to confront social injustice, bias, and the tendency of governments to “turn a blind-eye” toward real problems, while distracted by their own created fake politics—that they then condemn or condone. While politics plague our world, its people face unaddressed oppressions and what appears to be an impending doom. Ok, perhaps a bit too dramatic, but there is a new wave of theatre coming to address the woes of our world… I’m glad to be part of that movement.
