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01.25.10

Another year, Another APAP...

ArKtype had a very successful year at this year’s Under the Radar / APAP Conference, and we thank all of our friends and constituents for their continued support.

A special thanks to the artists of Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen’s AFTERMATH for their remarkably successful reading at the Public as part of the Under the Radar Festival, with additional thanks to the UTR staff.

To Phantom Limb and Ping Chong & Company for their amazing work on THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. If you missed the run of this stunning work, let’s hope you won’t consider missing its runs at future regional stops. Your afterlife depends on it!

2010-11 season will be ArKtype’s biggest season yet. Please be sure to check tour updates for future touring dates and avails.
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PHANTOM LIMB ON ICE!

Following their critical acclaim for the design and marionette creation for Ping Chong’s THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, Jessica Grindstaff and Erik Sano are currently conducting environmental research in Antarctica in preparation for their latest work 69˚S: THE SHACKLETON PROJECT making its US premiere in Fall 2011.

Read updates from their blog here: http://blog.phantomlimbcompany.com
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11.25.09

APAP! (January 8 - 12, 2010)

APAP’10 Rhinelander Gallery, Booth #207

ArKtype looks forward to seeing friends and colleagues at APAP 2010. Be sure to stop by our booth for more info on tours and new projects in development at ArKtype. Appointments are highly recommended. Please contact Associate Nadege Nechadi to schedule. ________________________________________________

ACCLAIMED PLAY “AFTERMATH” BY CREATORS OF “THE EXONERATED” - WORLD TOUR in 10-11!

SEE THE PLAY AT
UNDER THE RADAR 2010, JANUARY 10 @ 4PM!

PERFORMANCE (with original cast) Sunday, January 10, 2010
The Public Theatre (Shiva Theater) 425 Lafayette Street
New York
SHOW: 4PM
SEATING EXTREMELY LIMITED! BOOK EARLY!
Reserve your UTR Showcase seat now by contacting associate Nadege Nechadi

“A docudrama of the highest order!” - The Associated Press

The New York Theatre Workshop Production
Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen
Directed by Jessica Blank

March 20, 2003. A date that the ordinary people of Iraq will never forget. A day that changed their lives forever. In June 2008, the award-winning creators of THE EXONERATED were commissioned by New York Theatre Workshop to travel to Jordan to find out firsthand what happened to the Iraqi civilians as a result of the events that began on that fateful day. They interviewed some 35 people—a cross-section of lives interrupted—who fled the chaos and violence that befell Iraqi society for the relative safety of Jordan. Following the visit to Amman, Jessica and Erik crafted their conversations with the Iraqis and turned them into an unforgettable theatrical event.

Under The Radar Festival 2010 is a program of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, and is held in conjunction with APAP Conference NYC 2010. Major funding is provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Ford Foundation. The Festival is produced by Mark Russell and The Public Theater. www.undertheradarfestival.com



www.undertheradarfestival.com
www.artspresenters.org
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08.18.09

CONFERENCE SEASON IS HERE!
ArKtype looks forward to seeing friends and colleagues at this year’s regional conferences in Phoenix and St. Paul. Be sure to stop by our booth for more info on the world renowned artists on tour and new projects in development at ArKtype. Appointments are highly recommended. Please contact Associate Nadege Nechadi (email) to schedule.

WESTERN ARTS ALLIANCE - Booth #213
ARTS MIDWEST - Booth #807

Following their highly praised visit to Galway Arts Festival, CiRCA moves on to the Assembly Festival at Edinburgh with a new show entitled “Circa.” Come on a thrilling and moving journey. Delight in exceptional circus acts, combined with movement, dance, light, sound and video – and experience a thoroughly new circus which is at once poetic, sensual and intense. In C!RCA the company is DJ and remixes three of C!RCA’s most acclaimed works. Blending intricate acrobatic sequences, complex tumbling, and powerful solos through to startlingly beautiful closing scenes bathed in the light of stars before its high energy finale. C!RCA’s work is utterly refreshing making circus a place of renewed wonder.
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Rude Mechs is proud to present a work-in-progress presentation of their new western operetta performance experiment. INBSH features music and lyrics by Austin Experimental Punk Grand Wizard Peter Stopschinski (Brown Whornet, Golden Hornet Project), and book and lyrics by Austin Experimental Theatre Mascot Kirk Lynn, fluxuating freely between high art and Hee-Haw, treating both with respect. The music pits a "Grand Ole Opry" style West against an "El Topo" style West. The writing butts lyric poetry up against bar jokes with finesse. The evening challenges what it means to "go to the theater" in 2009 in a way that only the Rudes could muster.

Don’t miss the evolution of this one-of-a-kind project.

More info HERE
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Set to premiere in March 2010 at The Kitchen in New York City, Scheib’s much anticipated adaptation of Samuel Delaney’s “DHALGREN” began workshops this week. Featuring a stellar team of designers and performers, the work promises to be another radical vision from one of the most original visionaries for the stage working today.

Join us for these upcoming opportunities to see the work in development prior to worldwide touring in 2010-11:

Open Rehearsal Presentation: 6 p.m., Friday, August 14, 2009 at The Kitchen/NYC

Work-in-Progress: Prelude Festival, Saturday, October 3, 2009, Time TBD

Premiere: March 25-April 4, 2010 at The Kitchen/NYC
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Sarasota will witness the birth of a major new arts festival bringing a sampling of the world's greatest artists under one umbrella: the Ringling International Arts Festival is the result of a unique partnership between The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the Baryshnikov Arts Center and ArKtype where more than 100 artists from the United States, Australia, Canada, England, Israel, Scotland, and Spain will come together to share the rich diversity of ideas and forms at play in the world. Featuring ELEVATOR REPAIR SERVICE, ASZURE BARTON, MASON BATES and DEGANIT SHENY, and international presentations of PETER BROOK/CICT, MARIA PAGES, ELLA HICKSON’s “Eight,” and ROBERT SPANO.

For more info: www.ringlingartsfestival.org
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Following another triumphant run at A.R.T. in Cambridge, MA, west coasters will be thrilled to know that Aurelia’s Oratorio returns to California for a winter tour from December 4th to February 28th. Aurélia Thierrée has charmed audiences around the world with this dazzling display of stage illusion, inspired by the magic of music hall and circus, co-created with her mother Victoria Thierrée Chaplin, and featuring Jaime Martinez.

Aurelia Thierrée was recently been interviewed by the World Radio show:
To listen to it, click HERE.

Dec 4-Jan. 24: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA

Feb 3-28: La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA

March 4-7: Shakepeare Theatre, Washington, DC
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Producer Eva Price joins ArKtype and Phantom Limb, in association with touring agency Brad Simon Organization, as lead producer in the theatrical realization of Lemony Snicket’s new work THE COMPOSER IS DEAD. Joining the dynamics of traditional music hall with a signature bravura design for marionettes, this unique collaboration, the first in a series of new works, promises to bring even the most reluctant cultural deviants to the orchestra.

To learn more about The Composer is Dead, click here.

For upcoming tour dates, see Brad Simon Organization (www.bsoinc.com)
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ArKtype is proud to announce a two-year partnership with the Australian Council for the Arts to develop new projects and long term collaborations and booking strategies with CiRCA. Don’t miss The Australian Council’s presence at Western Arts Alliance!

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03.24.099

BUY TICKETS EARLY!

AN EVENING WITH
JACK TERRICLOTH:
“The Midnight Formals”
May 1, 8, 15, and 22 @ Midnight
Joe’s Pub
www.joespub.com

A sure bet for those seeking a dash of midnight mayhem, the infamously conspiratorial Jack Terricloth, frontman of The World/Inferno Friendship Society and author of “The Collected Cloth,” brings the NYC premiere of his intimate evening of punk-noir and song featuring multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Sandra Malak to the Pub for four rounds only. A tear through tales and tunes of the then and now, and unknown gems to boot, these rare evenings provide a one-time glimpse into what dwells in the mind of this beloved anarchist. Pick a midnight, any midnight, and dress appropriately, dammit.

Get your tickets now.
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DIRECTOR JAY SCHEIB RECOGNIZED BY TCG!

April’s Anniversary edition of American Theatre magazine names JAY SCHEIB as one of the top 25 “Artists who will define the next 25 years of American theatre. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE.

More information on the next installment of Scheib’s SimulatedSystems/SimulatedCities Trilogy entitled “BELLONA” can be found HERE.

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03.16.09

RIAF 2009 LINE-UP ANNOUNCED!

Baryshnikov Arts Center and the Ringling Museum of Art announce programming for the inaugural Ringling International Arts Festival. The new biennial festival will be presented at the Ringling Museum of Art on the Florida State University cultural campus in Sarasota, FL, October 7-11, 2009. The five-day Festival will feature artists from Australia, Canada, England, France, Israel, Scotland, Spain, and the United States, presented in the Historic Asolo Theater, Mertz Theatre, and Cook Theatre. The Festival will take place throughout the Ringling’s 66-acre waterfront cultural estate on Sarasota Bay, and will augment the core programming with outdoor performances and events, as well as lectures, workshops, and artist discussions.

Read More: CLICK HERE
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02.05.09

BRUCE MYERS CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN Yael Farber’s LEAR!

Legendary actor Bruce Myers has confirmed his participation in Yael Farber’s LEAR, where he will perform the role for the first time in a new co-production of ArKtype and Theatre for a New Audience slated for the 2011-2012 season. A 35-year collaborator with Peter Brook / CICT, Myers’ acclaimed work includes last season’s off-Broadway tour de force THE GRAND INQUSITOR presented by T4ANA and New York Theatre Workshop. Farber’s latest adaptation looks at the timeless classic through the lens of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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01.26.09

Yael Farber’s MOLORA a hit at Montreal’s Place des Arts!

From Pat Donnelly of the Montreal Gazette:

“Molora has arrived. And theatrical magic is afoot in the Cinquième Salle of Place des Arts. This Greek tragedy transformed by auteur director Yael Farber into a South African ritual for the 21st century is simply one of the best productions this critic has ever seen, anywhere.

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01.25.09

RUDE MECHS’
“I’VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY”
WINS MAJOR NEA SUPPORT!

The Rudes are back in the laboratory cooking up yet another ingenious new work in collaboration with Brown Whornet’s Peter Stopschinski. Entitled “I've Never Been So Happy,” the work was named as one of five NEA Distinguished New Play Development Program selections by the NEA.

All NPDP selections will be presented in Washington DC at Arena Stage in Fall 2010.

Look our for news here on the new musical transmedia performance party in development with
book and lyrics by Kirk Lynn, music and lyrics by Peter Stopschinski. INBSH is curated and directed by Thomas Graves and Lana Lesley and created by Rude Mechs

"The Rudes continue to deepen their creative process and challenge themselves in new ways. And that results in smart, terrific theater that takes us some place new." - Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, Austin-American Statesman review of December 2008 workshop production.

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12.09.08

ArKtype presents the NYC Premiere! World/Inferno Friendship Society "ADDICTED TO BAD IDEAS: Peter Lorre's Twentieth Century"Co-Conceived and Directed by Jay Scheib

PLUS Full Set! ONE NIGHT ONLY! January 9, 2009, 8PM DoorsWebster Hall, 125 East 11th Street. Presented in association with Under The Radar Festival 09 and Bowery Presents

$16 SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR FANS!
CODE: LORRE

Tickets available at Ticketmaster & Bowery Presents Outlets

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