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New 08-09 Drama Season, Recent and Upcoming Guest Artists, Some Girl(s) and more…
Shakespeare, 'Oklahoma!' Headline Drama Department's Six-Show Season
The University of Virginia Department of Drama today announced its 2008-09 season, which features six shows that provide fascinating windows into relationships ranging from romantic to family to sociological and beyond. On tap this season…(Read more at U.Va. Today)
Gesel Mason, Guest Artist, January 14-17, 2009
Through support from the U.Va. Provost’s Arts Enhancement Fund and the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, the Department of Drama and the Dance Program will welcome dancer, choreographer and educator- Gesel Mason for a one week residency on January 14-17, 2009. During her visit, Mason will conduct master classes and group discussions culminating in a public performance of her solo work, No Boundaries: Dancing the Vision of Contemporary Black Choreographers, 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 17th. Click here for more information about Gesel Mason and No Boundaries.
Students Learn Importance of Movement in Drama Mask Workshop
U.Va. Today, by Jane Ford
A mask can provide an image for the audience and at the same time act to "demask" the actor, providing freedom, according to Carlos Garcia Estévez, an international artist who leads acting workshops based on the techniques of the 16th-century commedia dell'arte…(Read more at U.Va. Today)
How to Listen: Theater Sound Designer Michael Rasbury Creates Earth Recordings
U.Va. Today, by Jane Ford
For theater sound designer Michael Rasbury, a perfect get-away from the sounds that constantly bombard us in the modern world is a five-minute retreat to nature with his microphone, earphones and recording machine. On these mini-retreats he listens selectively…(Read more at U.Va. Today)
U.Va. Drama Department Kicks Off Another Season
Cavalier Daily, by Camille Danvers
The drama department is calling committers and non-committers alike to come see a show about cold feet and trying relationships. Neil LaBute’s Some Girl(s) — a play that grapples with commitment phobia — will head off the University drama department’s 2008-09 season. “He goes back to all his ex-girlfriends…(Read more at The Cavalier Daily)
Director finds welcome home in Helms
The Daily Progress, by Mary Alice Blackwell
“You may not be able to go home again, but Melissa Crespo certainly doesn’t have any problem going back to her alma mater. “It was a little surreal at first,” Crespo said when she stepped inside the building that houses the University of Virginia’s Culbreth and Helms theaters. “I remember being in the building as a student.”… (Read more at The Daily Progress)
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