June 7-26, 2010

Philadelphia, PA

Application materials (currently being accepted) available here

Collaboration. Risk-taking. The pleasure of performance.

Beginning with the body, Pig Iron's Summer Session in Philadelphia aims to train performers to be flexible, fearless, present, passionate and disciplined. The goal is to give students the skills to develop their own artistic voice while being grounded in the values of collaboration, experimentation, risk, and a curiosity about the world around us.

The Summer Session is an immersive training program for creative theatre artists interested in pushing the boundaries of contemporary performance. Rooted in Pig Iron's own artistic questions and performance techniques, the intensive workshop is intended to launch performers into the world of physically precise, emotionally rich, imaginatively constructed original theatre. The pedagogical approach will be one of deep inquiry and research grounded in physical training and constantly seeking moments of transcendent live performance. The student's curiosity will fuel the journey toward the discovery of the full expressiveness of the body and voice. The Summer Session will encourage students to unlock their own creativity and will nourish true collaboration among artists. Focusing on the neutral mask, physical approaches to character, and each participants' own red-nose clown, students will be working on provocations provided by the faculty. The ultimate goal of the workshop is to open up each student's vision for the many possibilities of live performance.

Fee
$1250 ($1150 if fee is paid in full by April 15, 2010)

Dates
Monday June 7 through Saturday June 26
Classes are held Monday through Saturday. 6-8 hours of class-time per day, with additional time needed for rehearsals and class project preparation.

MORE INFO ON FACULTY AND CURRICULUM HERE

Email summersession@pigiron.org with any questions about the Summer Session 2010.