Struan Leslie Residency Event Schedule
George A. Miller Resident Artist
"INTRO TO PRACTICE"
Movement based work from Struan's Training Technique.
When? Saturday, April 11th
12PM(noon)-4PM
Where? Dance Rehearsal Krannert (DRK)
Who?* Open to Theater Students, Dance Students and all Faculty/Staff.
“360 Degree Body - the art and application of movement in the making and training for performance”
Through a series of explorations and examinations artists are encouraged to make connection to self, other and the collective environment in order to speak and read physically and make specific choices in their creative process. This work evolved from Struan’s work based on; '4th wall' naturalism based on Stanislavsky's late writings, non traditional performance environments, the thrust stage environments of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and contemporary science related to the brain/emotion. The practice also draws on methodologies applied in dance, visual arts and urban design.
Dress to move. Bare feet.
*Space is limited. To ensure your spot please contact Stephanie Feldman & Athanasia Giannetos at SLResidencyUIUC@gmail.com
"SHAKESPEARE MASTER CLASS"
When? Saturday, April 18th
12PM(noon)-4PM
Where? Dance Rehearsal Krannert (DRK)
Who?* Open to Theater Students, Education Students and Faculty/Staff, members of The Brown Theatre Collective, English Students and Faculty/Staff, members of The What You Will Shakespeare Company, and Local Artists and Educators.
This opportunity will focus on embodiment of Shakespeare’s Text towards meaning and
understanding. For this workshop please familiarize yourself with one of the following of Shakespeare's sonnets and bring a copy of it to the Master Class: 46, 47, 113, 114.
Dress to move and bare feet.
*Space is limited. To ensure your spot please contact Stephanie Feldman & Athanasia Giannetos at SLResidencyUIUC@gmail.com
"CREATING FROM SOMETHING - FULL DAY DEVISING WORKSHOP"
Exploring techniques of devising theater.
When? Saturday, April 25th
10AM-5PM (with break)
Where? Colwell Playhouse Stage
Who?* Open to Theater Students, Dance Students, English Students and Faculty/Staff, Landscape Architecture Students and Faculty/Staff, members of the Brown Theatre Collective, and Education Students and Faculty/Staff.
What does it mean to devise? To create from impulse and idea? How indeed to find that idea? Devised theatre has a clear place in contemporary performance practice. Leslie's practice
emphasizes the specificity of the artistic voice and choices.
Dress to move.
*Space is limited. To ensure your spot please contact Stephanie Feldman & Athanasia Giannetos at SLResidencyUIUC@gmail.com
"MY CASE IS ALTERED: Tales of a Roaring Girl"
A panel/lecture/ open rehearsal.
When? Saturday, May 2nd
12PM(noon)
Where? Colwell Playhouse Stage
Who? Open to all.
In this session the company will present, give insight, share, and discuss, in the context of a final rehearsal, the process of devising and creating a brand new solo performance piece MY CASE IS ALTERED: Tales of a Roaring Girl. My Case is Altered: Tales of a Roaring Girl explores & transforms current day perceptions of race, class, gender, & identity by challenging the audience to consider their preconceived notions about an actor performing outside & beyond her normative roles. In this instance Lisa Gaye Dixon—a black woman born & reared in middle America—investigates her connections to the world of theatre & the world at large via disparate texts, personalities, & topics ancient & modern. This personal journey of transformation & self-recognition ranges from Queen Elizabeth I, Margaret Thatcher, & Julius Caesar to American Football, Classical Theatre, & Hip Hop.
This residency was made possible by the George A. Miller Visiting Scholar Grant in association with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Center for Advanced Study, Illinois Theatre, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and their Board of Producers, the Department of Landscape Architecture, the Illinois School of Architecture, Dance at Illinois, the Department of English, and the College of Education.
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