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Naropa University’s MFA in Theater: Contemporary Performance Program Presents 10 Original Works
BOULDER, Colo. (March 1, 2010)Naropa University's MFA in Theater: Contemporary Performance program is pleased to announce Ceci N’est Pas Une Pipe: A Performance Series, a festival of ten original, experimental works created by members of the 2nd year ensemble as the culmination of their training at Naropa.
All performances will be held at Naropa University’s Nalanda Campus, 6287 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, Colorado. For further information about the performances, please call (303) 245-4798 or email boxoffice@naropa.edu. Series tickets may be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/156254. Individual tickets will be available at the door.
Naropa University’s MFA in Theater: Contemporary Performance Program, founded in 2004, and chaired by Wendell Beavers, focuses on the creation of original work and critical re-digesting of the theater and dance canon. Students experience rigorous conservatory-style training in physical theater, postmodern dance, and techniques for the extended voice. This innovative program has included a number of experimental collaborations, including work with Anne Bogart’s SITI Company, Meredith Monk and The House, Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project, and Katsura Kan (Butoh artist and Master Teacher).
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Naropa University is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education. This approach to learning integrates the best of Eastern and Western educational traditions, helping students know themselves more deeply and engage constructively with others. The university comprises a four-year undergraduate college and graduate programs in the arts, education, environmental leadership, psychology and religious studies.
Ceci N’est Pas Une Pipe: A Performance Series
one: man. show.
Created by: Tim Johnson
Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with Minefields)
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
A performance revue of one man’s search for his authentic voice and his discovery that you must differentiate in order to integrate. OR A guy in a banana suit walks into a bar…
Minefields
Created by: Martha Ratliff with Morgan Rebane
Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with one: man. show.)
Studio 9185, Nalanda Campus, Naropa University
Violence is what has become familiar. A woman's journey through dismemberment and reconciliation.
The Chauvinist
Created by: Todd Badolato
Friday, April 1 and Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
“We’ve had our loss we’ve had our grief, It’s time to give each other relief. In me you’ll find the part in you, you thought had died.” This masked rock-musical will bring you to tears.
CosmoGenesis
Conceptualized by: Ben Baker
Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with The Observation of Myself)
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
The hardest part of this process was inventing a time-machine so I could do the research correctly. After that it was a breeze...I had all the time in the universe.
The Observation of Myself
Created by: Patricia Rosbury Gibboni
Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with CosmoGenesis)
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
The thesis is my thesis. An exploration, examination and journey of self and others in the process of creation. The art of costume, perception and communication.
Tears of Turquoise
Created by: Sandrine Hudl and Brian Powell
Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with Insert Desired Title Here)
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
A story about the convergence of two creatures longing for the unknown while desiring home and the tearful connection that tempts both to join each other's journey.
Insert Desired Title Here
Created by: Kelly Thomas
Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with Tears of Turquoise )
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
Call it what you want. We all know it by a different name. The journey can be amazing, if you just love the one you're with.
On KillingCreated by: Jacob Coleman
Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with Near to the Wild Heart)
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
A musical lecture about the intimate similarities between taking a life and falling in love.
near to the wild heart
Created by: Amber Whitehall
Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17 at 7:30 p.m.
(Double-billed with On Killing)
Studio 9185, Nalanda Campus, Naropa University
After several itty-bitty deaths, one lady empties her pockets of stones and walks into life.
(of love)
Conceived and Directed by: Jason Torres Hancock
Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m.
Nalanda Studio Theater, Naropa University
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