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10th Annual LaMaMa INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
FOR DIRECTORS The International Symposium for Directors, sponsored by La MaMa Umbria is a training program for professional directors, choreographers and actors. Internationally renowned theatre artists conduct workshops and lecture/demonstrations. During the Symposium, participants will travel to Umbrian towns such as Orvieto, Perugia or Assisi to get a taste of Umbrian art and culture. Performances at local arts festivals and community fairs are also included. In addition, participating directors may conduct their own workshops to share insights and techniques with their colleagues. Each year LaMaMa invites renowned theatre artists to participate as teaching artists during the Symposium. This summer, we host the following artists: Session 1: Liz Diamond Session 2: All artists are confirmed at press time, but are subject to change.
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PREVIOUS TEACHING ARTISTS include Patrick Acogny, Min Soo Ahn, Ayla Algan, JoAnne Akalaitis, Seth Barrish, Nilo Berrocal, Anne Bogart, Malick Bowens, Ivica Buljan, Ping Chong, Leigh Fondakowski, Françoise Gründ, Rhodessa Jones, John Jesurun, Meng Jinghui, Anton Juan, Jonas Jurasas, Maxine Klein, Jan Klug, Lisa Kron, Tina Landau, Jean-Guy Lecat, Yuri Lyubimov, Arben Kumbaro, Tina Landau, Ola Mafalaani, Giancarlo Nanni, Alida Neslo, Yoshi Oida, Mary Overlie, Andrea Paciotto, Kavalam Narayana Panikkar, Naum Panovski, Enrique Pardo, Annie-B Parson, Federico Restrepo, Bernardo Rey, Thomas Richards, Larry Sacharow, Richard Schechner, Ong Keng Sen, Andrei Serban, Peggy Shaw, Theodora Skipitares, Vladia Smocek, Wlodzimierz Staniewski, Ellen Stewart, Denise Stoklos, Jun Tanaka, Vito Taufer, Petar Todorov, Liangtee Tue, Jean-Claude van Itallie, Lois Weaver, Putu Wijaya, Rina Yerushalmi and Joel Zwick. La MaMa Umbria is a nonprofit cultural center founded by La MaMa ETC Artistic Director Ellen Stewart in 1990. The area includes rehearsal and performance spaces alongside the living quarters. Bedrooms are doubles and triples with shared bathrooms. Communal kitchen and dining rooms, a gallery and music room are also part of the structure. Attendees eat meals prepared on-site or at nearby restaurants. EXCURSIONS The group will visit nearby towns such as Perugia, Umbria's capital, Deruta, where world-famous ceramics are still painted by hand or Assisi, where the famous Cathedral of St. Francis has reopened after extensive renovation and reconstruction. In addition, we will share an old fashioned Italian tradition, a sagra, or community celebration dedicated to celebrating the specialties produced by small Umbrian villages (such as truffles, olive oil and wine.) Sagras typically include an abundance of locally prepared specialty foods, local wines, entertainment, costumes and games. EXTRA WORKSHOPS You may propose a special workshop to offer in one of the late (after dinner) sessions. Use the space on the registration form to describe what you would share. Not all proposals will be accepted based on time and space availability. CREDIT ABOUT SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE
All fees should be paid in US dollars in the form of checks or money orders payable to La MaMa ETC. In the case that a participant cannot attend the Symposium after having paid, 50% of the fee will be refunded if the participant cancels by June 20, 2009. After this date, the fee will not be refundable. READ! "At La MaMa UMBRIA, SPACE
AND SYNCHRONICITY Directors learn to draw from their surroundings
- and from chance". An article published in AMERICAN THEATRE MAGAZINE,
(January 2002), by Rebecca Engle. Ms Engle was a participant in the
2nd Annual International Symposium for Directors. Symposium Coordinators David Diamond, Symposium Coordinator
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