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Living Stage Theatre Company

释义

Performance Style
The Jam The Performance The Workshop
References
External links

{{more citations needed|date=October 2018}}Living Stage Theatre Company was a theatre for social change founded in 1966 by Robert A. Alexander (1929–2008). He served as the artistic director until 1995. Located in Washington, D.C., this professional improvisational theater offered participatory workshops to children, youth, teachers, parents, and community members. Living Stage’s main philosophy was based in the belief that every one is born an artist and the act of creation is the ultimate act of self-affirmation. The company's mission was to transform individuals and communities through creative empowerment. The Living Stage dissolved after 36 years and was a venture of Arena Stage.^[1]

Performance Style

Performances at Living Stage Theatre were based on improvisation because of its spontaneity. Each performance was considered a work of art and the content arose from the issues and concerns of the participants/audience.

A typical performance was broken into three basic sections. Since the artwork was improvisational, however, the structure of the performance could vary greatly.

The Jam

Before a performance, the actors created a musical "jam" or hook. They created a chorus using musical instruments and voices, based on themes inspired by the group that was attending the performance that day. The audience was asked to sing along, play musical instruments, dance, and create their own verses.

The Performance

After the jam, an improvised theater piece began, performed by the actors and involving poetry, music, movement and song. The theme of the scene was particular to that day's audience. The action of the scene was driven by input from the audience. Sometimes audience members played one or more of the roles in the ending.

The Workshop

Following the performance, the audience participated in a range of artistic activities including movement, creation of characters, scenes, theatre games and open play environments. Conflicts were introduced and the group was challenged to make choices about how to respond. The actors contributed by creating relationships and playing integral characters to enhance the participants' experience.

Jennifer Nelson, a member of the company, is the co-founder of the Mosaic Theater Company of DC and served as its first resident director.^[2]

Another member of the company, Susan Franklin Tanner, is the founder and artistic director of TheatreWorkers Project (TWP), where Tanner and collaborating artists created theatre with unemployed steelworkers from southeast Los Angeles.^[3]

References

1. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45320658|title=Performing democracy : international perspectives on urban community-based performance|date=2001|publisher=University of Michigan Press|others=Haedicke, Susan C., Nellhaus, Tobin.|isbn=0472097601|location=Ann Arbor|oclc=45320658}}
2. ^{{cite web |last1=Reddy |first1=Jamila |title=Director Jennifer Nelson Brings "Gospel" to Mosaic |url=http://theatrewashington.org/content/director-jennifer-nelson-brings-gospel-mosaic |website=theatrewashington.org |accessdate=October 5, 2018 |date=December 8, 2015}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatreworkersproject.info./about/|title=about|website=TheatreWorkers Project|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-05}}

External links

A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdpeSW1zfYo promotional video] shows the company in during the late 1970s, working with children, the elderly, teens, as well as, men and women in prison in the Washington, DC area. Another promotional video was made in the late 1990s.
The documentary [https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=90U8Dd8SMhU Walk With Me] about three women who use theater for social justice features Rebecca Rice, one of the founding members of the company.

1 : Theatre companies in Washington, D.C.

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