Re: RAT Hello to all Rats

[Ruthanne Price <oku_haiku@yahoo.com>]

welcome to the list, devan.

will be interested to hear what things you have to
say.

ruthanne


--- Devan McCoy <devanmccoy@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello To All Rats,
> 
> My name is Devan McCoy and I am a company member of
> the theater group Sowelu 
> in Portland, Oregon.  This is a note of
> introduction- I’ve recently found 
> the Rat Network and would like to contribute to
> future conversations, so I 
> figured a little back ground on Sowelu and our work
> would be appropriate 
> before I opened my mouth on any given topic.
> 
> The Sowelu group of artist came together 1998 to
> form Sowelu Theater out of 
> a shared belief that ongoing collaborative efforts
> will provide the 
> strongest artistic voice and most rewarding audience
> experience.  Theater is 
> not a solitary process; we see the art of theater as
> a force that rises up 
> from the labors of dedicated craftsmen.  Sowelu was
> created collectively as 
> a non-profit organization dedicated to the creation
> of viscerally engaging 
> live performances contributing to the primal,
> spiritual roots of theater.  
> Our mission is manifest in its commitment to an
> ongoing weekly ensemble 
> workshop environment which cultivates and deepens a
> unique artistic approach 
> and style born of the artists involved.  Our mission
> is also present in our 
> dedication to the expansion of the national and
> international library of 
> theater.  We create original works in our company
> and the development of new 
> wok in conjunction with compatible playwrights who
> benefit form our ensemble 
> process.
> 
> The artists involved share an aesthetic vision that
> incorporates physical 
> movement styles with truthful emotional connections.
>  We tell stories that 
> possess a mythic voice.  Sowelu endeavors to create
> a concrete physical 
> manifestation of the vision of poetic-minded
> playwrights, which would 
> challenge companies that are more traditional.  We
> use a blend of techniques 
> drawn from Anne Bogart’s Viewpoints, Suzuki movement
> training, and various 
> disciplines combined with the Sanford Meisner
> technique for truthful 
> connection in the ensemble.
> 
> Sowelu, led by Artistic Director Barry Hunt, has
> completed three award 
> winning and critically acclaimed seasons of
> provocative, visually 
> stimulating live theater.  We make our home at The
> Back Door Theater located 
> at 4319 SE Hawthorne Blvd. in Portland, OR.
> 
> We are interested in meeting and hearing from new
> playwrights.  We are 
> interested in building ties between ourselves and
> other artists in an effort 
> to welcome and host new work and bring our own work
> to new communities.
> 
> Myself, I am a company member of Sowelu who has
> worked in the Portland 
> Theater community for seven years in all aspects of
> tech., performance and 
> direction.
> 
> You all seem like cool people and dedicated artists.
>  I’m sorry to have 
> missed the Philadelphia conference but I look
> forward to joining in the 
> dialogues.
> 
> Glad to meet you!
> 
> Devan McCoy
> 
>
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