The National Arts Council and LaMaMa Umbria International are pleased to invite Singapore theatre practitioners to apply for one of the following residencies in Umbria, Italy:
a) La MaMa International Directors’ Symposium (3 – 17 July and/or 17 – 31 July 2012)
b) La MaMa International Playwright Retreat (2 – 12 August 2012)
c) La MaMa International Master Acting Workshops (14 – 24 August 2012)
LA MAMA UMBRIA INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS’ SYMPOSIUM
Application Deadline: 20 April 2012
Programme Dates: 3 – 17 July 2012 (Session 1) and/or 17 – 31 July 2012 (Session 2)
The Programme
The International Symposium for Directors is an intensive residency programme for professional directors, spearheaded by La MaMa Experimental Theatre (http://www.lamama.org/), a world-renowned cultural organisation established for over 45 years by founder Ellen Stewart. The training schedule includes participatory workshops and lecture-demonstrations conducted by internationally established artists. Participants will be exposed to a diverse range of theatrical perspectives during the Symposium, with the opportunity to observe prominent international artists conceptualise unique productions and to engage actively in teaching processes. Teaching Artists
Session 1
Stephan Koplowitz – Site Specificity and the Director’s Eye
Neil LaBute and Marco Calvani – The Truth on the Stage
Leigh Fondakowski – Moment Work
Session 2
John Moran –Devising Work Using Pre-Determined Melodic Structures
Dr. Fadil Jaf – Elements of Meyerhold
Yoji Sakate – Japanese Theatre Tradition
LA MAMA UMBRIA INTERNATIONAL PLAYWRIGHT RETREAT
Application Deadline: 20 April 2012
Programme Dates: 2 – 12 August 2012
The Programme
Playwrights will enjoy ten days of living and writing in the Umbrian countryside at La MaMa Umbria (Italy). Participants will be given ample time to work on new or existing material with the facilitation of international master playwrights. There will be discussions, workshops, exercises as well as group readings and feedback sessions designed to help motivate and inspire participants
Facilitator
Mac Wellman
LA MAMA INTERNATIONAL MASTER ACTING WORKSHOPS
Application Deadline: 20 April 2012
Programme Dates: 14 – 24 August 2012
The Programme
Participants will enjoy ten days of workshops with the two teaching artists. It will a time for creative renewal and enrichment, for working on theatre processes and for enjoying a respite from one’s traditional lifestyle.
Teaching Artists
Austin Pendleton & Kwesi Johnson
GRANT SUPPORT
As the selection process is highly competitive, up to a maximum of seven Singapore participants will be offered full grant support. Grant Support includes registration fee, accommodation, meals for the duration of the Symposium and economy airfare plus taxes but excludes additional costs incurred by the participants.
Depending on the applications received, NAC may select more participants for the Directors’ Symposium, Playwright Retreat or Master Acting Workshops. However, the number of participants selected in total will not exceed seven. Each applicant will not be selected for more than one programme.
APPLICATIONS
For further details, please download a copy of the information sheet and application form.
http://lamama.org/programs/la-mama-umbria-international/
http://lamama.org/programs/la-mama-umbria-international/directorssymposium/
http://lamama.org/programs/la-mama-umbria-international/playwrightretreat/
http://lamama.org/programs/la-mama-umbria-international/master-acting-workshops/
PARTICIPANTS TO THE 2011 LA MAMA INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES
“The workshops were very useful in developing my craft as a writer and honing my instincts as an artist. In addition, having the time to focus on writing and creating is sometimes near impossible in daily ordinary living. The retreat is a treat for the artists’ starved soul.”
- Zizi Azah Binte Abdul Majid, participant of the 2011 La MaMa Playwrights Retreat
“The La MaMa Director’s Symposium is well-organised and relevant to theatre makers… The depth, range and diversity of the international artists, as well as the proximity of other international participants, allowed close contact and fervent exchange of work and artistic ideas.”
- Gerald Chew, participant of the 2011 La MaMa Director’s Symposium