Training Opportunities - 2008

Summer Training Intensive in Saratoga Springs, NY
May 25 - June 21, 2008
Application Deadline March 14, 2008
Sixty artists are invited to take part in an intensive workshop that includes hard physical work, theoretical research, and the generation of new work by each participant. The program’s objective is to develop courageous theater artists who are able to integrate into their work new influences from many disciplines. Five days a week, the morning classes consist of the Viewpoints and the Suzuki Method of Actor Training. For more information and application visit Skidmore College Dean of Special Programs webpage.

Other Training Opportunities: Summer 2008

The programs this summer are in various states of planning - and we know more details about some and less about others.

Edmonton (July 3-6): Info and registration can be found here: http://www.theatrealberta.com/dramaworks.htm

Chicago (July 7-18): All we know about this workshop so far are the dates. Its being hosted by Links Hall , and eventually their info can be found here: http://www.linkshall.org/

St. Catherines, Ontario (Niagra-on-the Lake July 7-19): We only know dates at this point. More info from the host company can eventually be found here under "Professional Development": http://www.lyndesfarne.com/node/5

LA (~Aug 4-16): Our partner in LA, Burning Wheel, still has the info from last year - but it shhould give an idea of what to expect: http://burningwheel.net/summer_intensive.html

NYC (~Aug 18-29): SITI Company's annual two-week advanced class in Suzuki and Viewpoints led by Kelly Maurer and Akiko Aizawa. Other details TBA.

Most of these shorter summer workshops are hosted by various partners who determine the costs and application processes. The websites above are probably the most direct resource, but we also add info here as we get it.

About the Training
The Viewpoints and the Suzuki Method of Actor Training are two distinct methods of actor training used in building and staging SITI productions. SITI Company has been trained by Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki and are uniquely qualified to introduce and train other theater artists in these challenging and innovative methods.

The Viewpoints is a technique of improvisations which grew out of the post-modern dance world. It was first articulated by choreographer Mary Overlie who broke down the two dominant issues performers deal wtih - time and space - into six categories. She called the approach The Six Viewpoints. Since that time, Artistic Director Anne Bogart and SITI Company have expanded her notions and adapted them for actors. The Viewpoints allows a group of actors to function together spontaneously and intuitively and to generate bold, theatrical work quickly. It develops flexibility, articulation, and strength in movement and speaking, and makes ensemble playing really possible.

The Suzuki Method is a rigorous physical and vocal discipline for actors, created by renowned theater artist Tadashi Suzuki and his company. The method is designed to regain the perceptive abilities and powers of the human body. Drawing on a unique combination of traditional and innovative forms, the training strives to restore the wholeness of the body as a tool of theatrical expression.