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COMMUNITY RESIDENCY - STORY CIRCLES AND SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOPS
Artists! Musicians! Actors! Strike Anywhere and Chandler are teaming up to create a unique play about Central Vermont, and we want YOU to join us! Participate in a free workshop and meal. Help build "Tune on a Distant Hill," featuring live music, dance, and theater by local artists and Strike Anywhere. Learn soundpainting sign language, play theater games, and build community through story circles. Participants can shape the show and may perform in October.
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| August 20, 2024 5:30-8:30PM EST |
| This weeklong residency is part of a larger project called "Tune on a Distant Hill." Strike Anywhere has been commissioned by the Chandler Center for the Arts to create a Soundpainted performance with the local community. The dynamic project embodies a vision of community-centered art as a catalyst for social transformation and collective empowerment. Join Strike Anywhere for a series of Story Circle, Devising and Soundpainting workshops. Participants can expect to share personal stories, create music, movement and scenes based on the stories and to learn how to Soundpaint. Material from the workshops will be developed into "palettes" by Strike Anywhere's permanent ensemble of performers. The full ensemble returns in September to work with local performers and to create a Soundpainted concert that celebrates the unique identity of Randolph while addressing pressing social justice issues that affect its residents and those of Central Vermonters. |
COMMUNITY RESIDENCY - STORY CIRCLES AND SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOPS
Artists! Musicians! Actors! Strike Anywhere and Chandler are teaming up to create a unique play about Central Vermont, and we want YOU to join us! Participate in a free workshop and meal. Help build "Tune on a Distant Hill," featuring live music, dance, and theater by local artists and Strike Anywhere. Learn soundpainting sign language, play theater games, and build community through story circles. Participants can shape the show and may perform in October.
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Feast & Field |
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Fable Farm 22 Orchard Hill Rd, Barnard, VT |
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GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| FREE + MEAL! |
| Aug 22, 2024 4–6 PM |
| This weeklong residency is part of a larger project called "Tune on a Distant Hill." Strike Anywhere has been commissioned by the Chandler Center for the Arts to create a Soundpainted performance with the local community. The dynamic project embodies a vision of community-centered art as a catalyst for social transformation and collective empowerment. Join Strike Anywhere for a series of Story Circle, Devising and Soundpainting workshops. Participants can expect to share personal stories, create music, movement and scenes based on the stories and to learn how to Soundpaint. Material from the workshops will be developed into "palettes" by Strike Anywhere's permanent ensemble of performers. The full ensemble returns in September to work with local performers and to create a Soundpainted concert that celebrates the unique identity of Randolph while addressing pressing social justice issues that affect its residents and those of Central Vermonters. |
COMMUNITY RESIDENCY - STORY CIRCLES AND SOUNDPAINTING WORKSHOPS
Artists! Musicians! Actors! Strike Anywhere (NYC) and Chandler are teaming up to create a unique play about Central Vermont, and we want YOU to join us! Participate in a free workshop and meal. Help build "Tune on a Distant Hill," featuring live music, dance, and theater by local artists and Strike Anywhere. Learn soundpainting sign language, play theater games, and build community through story circles. Participants can shape the show and may perform in October.
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Building A Local Economy (BALE) |
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35 S Windsor St , South Royalton, VT |
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GET TICKETS NOW! |
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| FREE + MEAL! |
| Aug 24, 2024 4–7 PM |
| This weeklong residency is part of a larger project called "Tune on a Distant Hill." Strike Anywhere has been commissioned by the Chandler Center for the Arts to create a Soundpainted performance with the local community. The dynamic project embodies a vision of community-centered art as a catalyst for social transformation and collective empowerment. Join Strike Anywhere for a series of Story Circle, Devising and Soundpainting workshops. Participants can expect to share personal stories, create music, movement and scenes based on the stories and to learn how to Soundpaint. Material from the workshops will be developed into "palettes" by Strike Anywhere's permanent ensemble of performers. The full ensemble returns in September to work with local performers and to create a Soundpainted concert that celebrates the unique identity of Randolph while addressing pressing social justice issues that affect its residents and those of Central Vermonters. |
SUMMER RETREAT
The SA Ensemble will be taking its annual retreat in the Catskills to devise a new performance for the Randolph Vermont community. "Tune on a Distant Hill" is a soundpainted concert devised with and for central Vermonters. The company will also take time to bond over s'mores, swimming and lawn games!
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TBD |
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, New York, NY |
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| August 26-September 2, 2024 |
INTERVIEW WITH NJ THEATRE ALLIANCE EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE
Artistic Director Leese Walker will speak with Brooke Boertzel, Chair of the NJ Theatre Alliance's Education Roundtable, about Strike Anywhere and its unique multidisciplinary programming. As one of the few certified Soundpainters in the United States, Leese will also share her process of devising original work using Soundpainting, the universal sign language for live composition.
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ONLINE |
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| Sept 11, 2024 11AM-12 PM EST |
| Through its Roundtables & Training program, New Jersey Theatre Alliance offers opportunities for member theatres as well as the larger cultural community to learn and network together. The Alliance strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. |
INTERVIEW WITH THEATER RESOURCES UNLIMITED
Artistic Director Leese Walker will speak with Bob Ost, Executive Director of Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU), about Strike Anywhere and its unique multidisciplinary programming. As one of the few certified Soundpainters in the United States, Leese will also share her expertise on Soundpainting, the universal sign language for live composition.
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ONLINE |
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| $10 (Non TRU Members) |
| Sept 13, 2024 5-6 PM EST |
| Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) is a nonprofit organization created to help producers produce, emerging theater companies to emerge healthily and all theater professionals to understand and best navigate the business of theater. |
SOUNDPAINTING RESIDENCY IN RANDOLPH, VT
This final weeklong residency will allow the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble to collaborate with an ensemble of local artists to cement their understanding of Soundpainting and put the show together.
"Tune on a Distant Hill" serves as a catalyst for meaningful dialogue within the community, providing a platform for diverse voices to be heard and respected. By amplifying underheard stories and perspectives, the production fosters empathy, understanding, and solidarity among community members. Through powerful performances and authentic storytelling, the project raises awareness of the social justice issues explored, shedding light on systemic injustices and inspiring action for positive change. Community members and audiences alike are encouraged to confront uncomfortable truths and engage in critical conversations about equity, justice, and inclusivity. By empowering community members to actively participate in the artistic process and advocating for social justice through their performances, "Tune on a Distant Hill" has the potential to catalyze tangible change within the community. Whether through policy advocacy, grassroots activism, or collective mobilization, the project empowers participants to become agents of change in their own communities.
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| September 29-October 6, 2024 |
| Established in 1997, the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble (SA) is an interdisciplinary collective of world-class improvising jazz musicians, dancers, and actors in NYC, working at the crossroads of activism, arts, and social justice. The company applies structures and concepts from American jazz and Soundpainting, a universal sign language developed by composer Walter Thompson, to create live compositions with improvisers. SA has performed and taught in over 200 venues in 16 states and eight countries. |
TUNE ON A DISTANT HILL
"Tune on a Distant Hill" is a a bespoke, community-devised performance commissioned by the Chandler Center for the Arts with and for the Randolph, Vt community. Performers from Strike Anywhere will perform a residency to collectively devise the piece with community members. The performance will then be performed by local residents alongside Strike Anywhere’s professional ensemble of jazz musicians, dancers and actors. The performance will be Soundpainted.
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| October 5-6, 2024 Saturday at 7 PM; Sunday at 3PM |
| Soundpainting is the universal sign language for live composition with improvisers. A conductor signs to the ensemble - offering parameters within which to improvise. The performers respond by improvising according to the signed gestures. The technique is employed in over 33 countries worldwide. Strike Anywhere is the preeminent ensemble in the United States practicing the performance technique.
The performance will be followed by a post-show facilitated dialogue, allowing audience members to engage in meaningful conversations on topics raised by the performance. Ways to get engaged in local efforts will be on hand for audience members who feel so inclined. |
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