Re: RAT On a Quest

["Allison Narver" <anarver@chesnutt.com>]

If I'm not mistaken Stanford University (of all places) is doing alot of
work with Bio Mechanics.  It's certainly worth checking out because there
are so few places in the US where you can find this...

-----Original Message-----
From: InTheLime@aol.com <InTheLime@aol.com>
To: rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com <rat-list@whirl-i-gig.com>
Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 1:07 AM
Subject: RAT On a Quest


>And now for something completely different.
>
>The Vagabond Acting Troupe is searching around for a good movement program
>(weeklong workshops) in June to which we can travel with some of the best
and
>brightest Vagabonds and exert ourselves outside normal operating procedure.
I
>was hoping to attend Del Arte (late June) during the Mad River
Festival...but
>I'm not sure that the workshops they have planned during that time frame
are
>really what I was looking for.  I have a short window of opportunity...June
14
>through July 4, in which to do some summer training (preferably one or two
>weeks for the entire workshop).  I want edgy.  I want a physical release
type
>experience for my folks...I want to be pushed (uhm...in a nice way) as
we've
>had a grueling year, and I'd like to have us retreat in style.  Along the
>lines of Del Arte...and we may yet go there...
>
>I'm looking for options and thought...HM...THE RATS WILL HAVE
>SUGGESTIONS...THEY LOVE TELLING ME WHERE TO GO!
>
>So - door is open.  Any ideas folks?  I'm leaning towards CA since I have
>sanction from spouse to spend the cash...and when sanctioned, one should
take
>the money and run.  But all states are worth considering (is there still
>something exciting going on in Vermont, or is that a dead theatre world
now?)
>Seattle is cool as well.... Anyway, YOUR MISSION:  Lead me to the fount of
>physical theatre.
>
>Right now I'm striving with great difficulty to remain in the state of
>consciousness.  So no great words of wisdom pour forth, instead I seek your
>guidance.
>
>--Aileen McCulloch, Managing Artistic Director
>The Vagabond Acting Troupe
>