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Catherine Glynn presents A.R.T. - Audacious Raw Theater (Year Eight)

Gateway Park

Lanesboro, MN 55949, USA Minnesota

43.7214799 -91.9786515

Description

Catherine Glynn's A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theatre) and Lanesboro Arts proudly present Audacious Raw Theatre Year 8: There is a Field at 7 pm on Saturday, July 6th and 5 pm on Sunday, July 7th. Alongside the Root River in scenic Gateway Park, seven or more newly devised dramatic works will be revealed in A.R.T.'s typically raw and wonderful fashion. This year's works center on Parenthood, Procreation, and Reproductive Justice and will feature Katie Berger Wood, Juliana Frick, Hannah Gaff, Catherine Glynn, Nicholette Routhier, Hilary Williams, and Jerome York. Audience members should bring blankets or lawn chairs to enjoy the show in the natural surroundings of Gateway Park. Since 2023, Audacious Raw Theatre has been working with the overarching theme of Common Ground. Under this umbrella, they take on stories and performances that, at first glance, may seem polarizing in nature. In 2024, their devised theatre work will explore Parenthood, Procreation, and Reproductive Justice. As ARTists, they actively seek to cultivate and create stories from a wide range of diverse people, reflecting all sides of an issue. In this vein, instead of solely focusing on what may divide us, this year's ARTists will strive to uncover collective values that unite us. Artistic Director Catherine Glynn writes, "Life is a circumference surrounded by circumstances. Without compassion and listening—the capacity to bear witness to another’s circumstances—we lose perspective. We become myopic and self-centered, often self-righteous. We become the center of the circle rather than part of the momentum that moves things forward." The ARTists' devised work will also be inspired by the poem, There is a Field* by Rumi: Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field. I'll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, The world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other Doesn't make any sense. *Translated from Persian by Coleman Barks and John Moyne, from The Essential Rumi, published by Harper Collins. They will also source inspiration from the works of Diné Activist Pat McCabe: "There is a circle, and within the center of that circle is LIFE" Finally, in 2024 A.R.T. is partnering with UpLift Physical Theatre to bring their work to a heightened level of poetic movement. What is devised theatre? It means the ARTists build original theatrical performances from the ground up. Through a series of conversations, writing exercises, movement exploration, and improvisatory theatre techniques, they tease out the stories and performances they want to share with live audiences. In the seven days leading up to their performances, the ARTists will create at least seven wholly original stories to share. They invite folks to observe the devising process in Gateway Park throughout the week. Year 8 Ensemble: Catherine (Catie) Glynn is the founder and Artistic Director of A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theater.) She is an actor, director, author, and devised theater maker. She has performed worldwide in various works, from the classics to original solo works. Her passion is creating and collaborating. She holds M.F.A.s in acting from UT-Austin and the University of Delaware's Professional Theatre Training Program and is certified in Pilates. She is also a Leadership Presence Coach, and she takes the power of theatrical training to the corporate sector. She teaches storytelling at Harvard Business School and trains Ph.D. students for the job market at Yale, the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, and the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Following There is a Field, she will act alongside her husband in John Patrick Shanley's Doubt. She makes her home in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Katie Berge Wood is a theatre educator, musician, playwright, and composer based in the Atlanta area. After graduating from Northern Kentucky University with her BFA in Musical Theatre Performance, she performed professionally all over the country from Minnesota to Florida to New York City, before discovering her real dream role - Ms. Katie! She holds her Masters in Theatre Education from the University of Northern Colorado and currently teaches at City Springs Theatre Company and Firefly Theatrical. Her original musicals have been produced in Tampa, Atlanta, and New York City, and her most recent work, Willow Wood, had its world premiere at the Nashville Children’s Theatre in the summer of 2023. When she is not at the theatre, you can find her with a cat on her lap and her nose in a book. Juliana Frick is an award-winning physical theater artist, acrobat, and former musician based in Berkeley, CA. She is a founding core member of UpLift Physical Theatre and the director of Pinecones and Portals Hiking Theater Company. She grew up touring with Circus Smirkus, studied music and storytelling at Hampshire College, trained with James Donlon and Leonard Pitt, and completed the Professional Training Program at Dell’Arte International. Her work has been supported by Theatre Bay Area, NET/TEN, the Puffin Foundation, and the U.S. State Department. Juliana is a late-deafened adult and a mother to a delightful 7-year-old. Hannah Gaff is an international theatre creator, therapeutic clown, movement director, and teacher. She was a 2022 Fulbright Scholar at the Egyptian Academy of Arts in Cairo, a 2023 Fulbright Specialist in Pakistan, and has taught physical theatre courses and performed around the world. Hannah is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting at Vassar College in New York and an Alexander Technique Teacher. In collaboration with non-profit organizations such as Clowns Without Borders, the Medical Clown Project, and ClownCorps, Hannah performs in hospitals, on the street, and in care centers locally and internationally, offering laughter relief to children and families who have experienced a crisis. Compelled by the transformative power of play, she seeks to facilitate play spaces and collaborative performances that foster connection, shift perspectives, and nurture a deeper understanding of our shared human experience. Nicholette Routhier is a founding core member of UpLift Physical Theatre, currently based in St. George, UT. She received her MFA in Ensemble-based Physical Theatre from Dell'Arte International School of Physical Theatre in 2010 and is a certified Embodiment Teacher by John Wineland and Kendra Cunov. In addition to her work with UpLift, she produced “The Vagina Monologues” in three U.S. cities as a part of V-Day, the global movement to stop violence against women. Hilary Williams is a Chicago-based actress, writer, and educator, and is proud to work with Catherine and Lanesboro Arts! Hilary has performed with such companies as The Hypocrites, LifeLine Theatre, New Leaf, Rivendell Ensemble, and Shattered Globe. She is a company member with the fabulous LiveWire Chicago Theatre and the Neverbird Project. As an educator and teaching artist, Hilary has worked with TimeLine Theatre, CAPE, and Catharsis Productions. She teaches theatre and auto-biographical performance in Chicago with Still Point Theatre Collective to incarcerated women at a federal prison and previously incarcerated women at Grace House. Hilary is a Core Member of A.R.T.’s ensemble, participating since 2017. She played the roles of Sigrid, Astrid, and Britt in Root River Anthology. She is so very grateful for her friend Catherine's invitation to create new work. Jerome Yorke is a theatre maker and educator specializing in ensemble-based physical theatre and devising performance. He is a faculty member for the University of Dayton’s Theatre, Dance, and Performance Technology Program (TDPT). He teaches theatre appreciation, acting, voice, and movement and is the faculty advisor for On The Fly improv troupe. His performance-based study of a clown as a shaman began with a solo performance entitled Welcome Goodbye and premiered for the TDPT program in 2015. He holds an MFA from Dell’Arte International, and his training is rooted in mask and acrobatics. He is also a core ensemble member of the San Francisco-based UpLift Physical Theatre. And a Core Member of A.R.T. (Audacious Raw Theater.) This activity is made possible through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council in cooperation with a private foundation.

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