11. Teatr Zar, 2007
10. Wroclaw Puppet Theatre, 2006
9. Teatr Modjeska at , 2006
8. Song of the Goat Theatre, 2005
7. City Acts Without Borders, 2005
6. UCI Drama Department, 2005
5. Theatrical Academy Gardzienice, 2003
4. Playwrights' Arena, 2002
3. Theater Provisorium and Kompania Teatr, 2000, 2004
2. UCLA Drama Department, 1997
1. Theater Kana,1996-1997
Arden2 10th anniversary
Project Nr 11:
Arden2 in association with UCLA Live
and with the support of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles present:
Gospels of Childhood
by TEATR ZAR
a multinational theatre group from Wroclaw, Poland
U.S. Debut and UCLA LIVE Exclusive
Tue-Fri, Nov. 27-30 at 8pm;
Sat. Dec1 at 2 & 8 pm;
Sun. Dec 2 at 2 & 7pm,
at Freud Playhouse, UCLA
Tickets at http://www.uclalive.org/ or phone: 310-825-2101,
Information in Polish: 949-548-8570
A profound, visceral, and ritualistic spectacle in the tradition of the late Polish theatre revolutionary, Jerzy Grotowski. Gospels of Childhood incorporates acting, chanting, movement and millennia-old polyphonic funeral songs from Georgia, Bulgaria and Greece to envelop the audience in a deeply moving and meditative experience. Using texts from Christian mythology, including the resurrection of Lazarus and the testimony of Mary Magdalene, Gospels transports audiences to a realm hovering between the worlds of the living and the dead, ultimately leading to a fully realized theatrical moment of redemption.
Teatr ZAR is the resident artist company at the Jerzy Grotowski Institute in Wroclaw and, apart from pursuing their own creative work; they also manage the administration of the Institute, of which Jaroslaw Fret is its present director.
Supported in part by the Polish Ministry of Culture, The Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles, POLAM Federal Credit Union in Los Angeles, Mayor of Wroclaw, and Helena Modjeska Art and Culture Club.
Special presentation- demonstration of ZAR’s work in the historical Barn and the Yurt
at UC Irvine Drama Department
Monday, December 3, 2007 3 pm -5 pm
Information at 949-548-8570
Reception and Performance Event honoring ZAR held at Arden2 O.C. Project Gallery:
Monday, December 3, 2007 5pm -7 pm
Guest performance by ARTEL
with accompanying interdisciplinary exhibition
Beyond Orange Curtain:
on the wills of Madame Modjeska, Jerzy Grotowski and Disneyland.
Arden2 O.C. Project Gallery
350 East 17th Street # 112, Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Tel: 949-548-8570
www.arden2.org
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Project Nr 10:
Arden2, the REDCAT, the Skirball Cultural Center
and the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles
present the Wroclaw Puppet Theatre
from the City of Wroclaw, Poland with their award-winning production of
The Last Escape
based on the work of Polish-Jewish writer and artist Bruno Schulz
directed by Aleksander Maksymiak
at THE REDCAT
( Roy and Edna Disney / CalArts Theater in the Walt Disney Concert Hall complex )
631 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday: November 9th – 11th, 2006 @ 8:30 p.m.
Ticket prices: $24 regular ( student $18, CALARTS $12 )
Ticket reservation and info ph: 213-237-2800 or www.redcat.org
Supported by The Polish Cultural Institute in New York, POLAM F.C.U.
and The City of Wroclaw
Related Events hosted by Arden2 O.C. Project Gallery:
1. Open Meeting with the Wroclaw Puppet Theatre, Poland
Sunday, November 12, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.
2. Sketches from the Memory of Bruno Schulz:
an open reading-workshop-performance”
commemorating 64th anniversary of the artist’s tragic death
Sunday November 19th, 2006 at 6:00 p.m.
3. Exhibition:
Aesthesia of Bruno Schulz: or How a small town school art teacher became one of the Messiahs of the contemporary avant-garde
in Europe?
an evolving installation reconsidering Bruno Schulz’s “outsider’s views” and their relationship with the work of La Fura dels Baus, The Quay Brothers, Tadeusz Kantor with the Theatre Cricot2, Jan Swankmajer, Wojciech Has and others. Prepared by king ubush library.
In conjunction with Arden2’s 10th anniversary interdisciplinary series.
Arden2 Project Gallery
350 East Seventeenth Street, Ste. 112
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
ph:949-548-8570
www.arden2.org
( exhibition viewing by appointment )
In a series of special events celebrating its 10th year anniversary Arden2 is honored to produce in Los Angeles The Last Escape based on the work of Polish-Jewish writer and artist Bruno Schulz and created by the Wroclaw Puppet Theater from the City of Wroclaw, Poland. Following its mission of initiating international, interdisciplinary collaborations, Arden2 is especially enthusiastic to present this project in the imaginative environment of the REDCAT at The Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex in Downtown Los Angeles. Considering spiritual and conceptual ties between the art of animation and the art of puppetry, this production presents a very special meeting situation. In the context of this production, the multi-layered work of Bruno Schulz faces special circumstances presenting itself as a long-time inspiration of the European Avant-garde including such versatile artists as The Quay Brothers, La Fura dels Baus, Tadeusz Kantor with The Theatre Cricot2, Jan Swankmajer, Wojciech Has and many others.
The Wroclaw Puppet Theatre or Wroclawski Teatr Lalek represents a sixty year long artistic, cultural and civic tradition. It is one of the oldest cross-generational puppetry programs in Europe. It continuously develops urban cultural projects for diverse age groups including children and adults considering both traditional and experimental approaches working with actors, puppeteers and designers. Since the early 1980’s Wroclaw Puppet Theatre productions reveal a deep concern for social changes in Eastern Europe. This period culminated with the triptych production exploring psychological and social aspects of power consisting: Kafka’s The Trial, Witkacy’s Gyubal Wahazar and Goethe’s Faust directed by Wieslaw Hejno with stage design by Jadwiga Mydlarska-Kowal and music by Zbigniew Piotrowski. Since 2002, under the direction of Aleksander Maksymiak, the adult theatre productions of The Last Escape based on the texts by Bruno Schulz, Sketches from Beckett and The Funny Old Man by Tadeusz Rozewicz were invited to participate in numerous European Theatre and PuppetTheatre Festivals.
Arden2 is a small, southern California-based, self-sustaining non-profit cultural organization dedicated to developing international, interdisciplinary projects based on accessible exchange, cross-generational collaboration and open urban dialogue in theater, video, art, architecture and ecology. Arden2’s on-going initiatives include: City Acts without Borders, Post Art Museum for Mail Art and Discontextuum Exhibition Series.
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Project Nr 9:
TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY
Saturday, October 21, 2006 @ 8:00 p.m.
Supported by The Polish Cultural Institute in New York and POLAM F.C.U.
RELATED EVENTS HOSTED BY ARDEN2 GALLERY IN COSTA MESA, ORANGE COUNTY
Special Lecture & Open Meeting with Modjeska Theatre from Legnica, Poland
Looking for Modjeska’s Utopia
Arden2 and the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Los Angeles
present
Modjeska Theatre
from Legnica, Poland with Their Award-Winning, site-specific production
of William Shakespeare’s
Othello
Directed by Jacek Glomb with music by Korm
152 N. Central Ave., Los Angeles 90013
Sunday, October 22, 2006 @ 7:00 p.m.
Ticket prices: $35 regular and $15 for students, seniors, actors and artists
Ticket reservation and info ph: 949-548-8570 or e-mail: arden2@att.net
Exhibition & Lecture Series during the month of October, 2006
Thursday October 19, 2006 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Arden2 Project Gallery
350 East Seventeenth Street, Ste. 112
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
ph:949-548-8570
www.arden2.org
( exhibition viewing by appointment )
In a series of special events celebrating its 10th year anniversary Arden2 is honored to produce in Los Angeles William Shakespeare’s Othello created by Modjeska Theatre Company from Legnica, Poland. Following its mission of initiating international, interdisciplinary collaborations, Arden2 is especially enthusiastic to present this project in the extraordinary environment of The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art’s Frank Gehry re-designed space. Considering the Modjeska Theatre Company site specific work, the contextual and historical circumstances found for this presentation form a very special situation. Juxtaposing this Othello’s metaphorical ship-raft-stage-constructed from wooden pallets related to the theatre’s urban history ( Legnica was the largest Soviet Army city-base west of Moscow until 1989 )--with the immediate landscape of the Los Angeles River gritty downtown landscape emphasizing the multiple points of view in Arden2’s producing perspective and collaborative philosophy. (… please see the Arden2 Gallery exhibition: Looking for Modjeska’s Utopia )
Founded in 1994, Modjeska Theatre Company--or, in Polish, TEATR IM.HELENY MODRZEJEWSKIEJ--is based in Legnica, Poland. Now under the artistic direction of Jacek Glomb, the theatre has become known for its socially oriented productions. They are pioneers in Poland in the use of alternative spaces, engaging marginalized urban communities, abandoned post-industrial settings and post-military installations for their theatre productions. The company became actively involved in the revitalization process of the city of Legnica, after an abrupt departure by the Soviet Army in 1993 left behind an urban ghost town in the heart of a living city. Productions include: Ballad about Zakaczawie, Sunrises and Sunsets of the City, The Rains, Made in Poland , Personal Jesus , and others. The Modjeska Theatre Company has received The Republic of Poland Ministry of Culture Award for the Highest Artistic Achievement.
Arden2 is a small, southern California-based, self-sustaining non-profit cultural organization dedicated to developing international, interdisciplinary projects based on accessible exchange, cross-generational collaboration and open urban dialogue in theater, video, art, architecture and ecology. Arden2’s on-going initiatives include: City Acts without Borders, Post Art Museum for Mail Art and Discontextuum Exhibition Series.
Project Nr 8:
Poland’s Song of the Goat Theater
Company Makes its West Coast Debut at UCLA Live in “Chronicles: A
Lamentation,” October 12-16, 2005
Featuring an international
ensemble cast with members from Poland, the U.K., Sweden, Norway and France,
“Chronicles: A Lamentation” draws on numerous ethnic traditions,
incorporating dance, mime, acting and laments to create an entrancing and
mysterious musical tale. The work is
based on the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” an ancient
Sumerian heroic poem that predates Homer’s “Iliad” and “Odyssey,” as
well as the Bible. “Gilgamesh” tells the story of a half-divine Babylonian
king whose grief over his friend’s death leads him on a failed quest for
immortality.
After spending its first four years in
residence at the Jerzy Grotowski Centre for Theatre Culture Research, in Wroclaw,
Poland, the
Song
of the Goat has
developed its own unique performance style through
its ongoing research into the actor’s craft, vocal and movement techniques,
and the roots of theater itself, one
that’s been acclaimed for its “musicality, physicality and mystery.” Since
2002, the company has had its own studio space – the refectory of a 14th
century monastery in the heart of Wroclaw.
This
West Coast tour has been initiated by Arden2,
a nonprofit organization "for cultural profit" that is dedicated to
developing accessible multi-cultural collaborations in theater, art,
architecture, video and ecology. Among the goals of Arden2 is that of providing opportunities of encounter for artists and
audiences from diverse backgrounds, continents, and schools of thought.
Apart from producing US tours of well known Polish theater groups (among them
Gardzienice’s Metamorphoses for the Getty Center) and Poland visits of
American theater groups—Arden 2 organizes annual multidisciplinary workshop
expeditions, City Acts Without Borders. This summer’s edition of CAWB
took place in four Polish cities, among them Wroclaw, where the participants
took part in a weeklong acting workshop with Song of the Goat Company. The
Southland acting community will have a chance to participate in two acting
workshops offered by the Company:
1)
October 8 at 1p.m.-5 p.m.– organized by
Pomona College Theatre Dept.
2)
October 22- produced by the Edge Fest-
info: Ghost Road at (310) 281-8341 or email grc5year@aol.com
For
more information about the company write to: arden2@att.net
Press
images: http://files.performingarts.ucla.edu/0506images/songofthegoat