Closing ARCHITECTING in New York
I always write the name of the show in all caps. This is the way I feel about this amazing crazy journey we have titled… Read More »Closing ARCHITECTING in New York
Notes from the Field
“The Importance of Being Heartfelt”
TEAM stands for Theater of the Emerging American Moment. Using a company-created collage of media, texts, original writing, song and movement, the TEAM explores, sends… Read More »“The Importance of Being Heartfelt”
Rehearsals BEGIN! Under the Radar and P.S.122 here we come…
So today we had the first of our rehearsals to FINALLY finish Architecting. YAY!!! We are chomping at the bit to bring it to NYC… Read More »Rehearsals BEGIN! Under the Radar and P.S.122 here we come…
Special Visitors OR Pastries with the Minister
This Saturday we jumpstarted our rehearsal process for the newest version of ARCHITECTING, which will make it’s US premiere in NYC this January. There were… Read More »Special Visitors OR Pastries with the Minister
Cultural Diplomacy
Hi, Sorry it’s been a while. The TEAM just was lucky enough to host the Scottish Minister of Culture last Saturday to our glamorous rehearsal… Read More »Cultural Diplomacy
Campaiging for Obama
This is not exactly about the TEAM, but for a company called “The Theatre of the Emerging American Moment” I do think it speaks to… Read More »Campaiging for Obama
Diplomacy / Diplomas
Today we had a TEAM meeting with one member via speakerphone and some members in absentia. We talked about theatre as a form of diplomacy. I want to write an article about us for a theatre publication to answer a literary request about why people make international art. Rachel informed us that an article based on a very large TCG / theatre conference has already been written very much about this.
When I make theatre I think about the Greeks. I think about ritual lately* (*in the past 5 years to present, espeically 2 years to present) and I think about the ancients. And I try to connect to the idea that human beings have gotten in front of other human beings and acted things out for them for quite a long time. This is nothing new and the concepts are pretty simple. We initiate each other. We witness. We take each other through things. Mystical tour guides. Symbols. Ciphers. However you like to slice your potatoes.
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Honeys….? We’re home.
OK sooooooooooooooooooooooooo that was fast. And totally beautiful. Wow the weather in Brooklyn here right now is aMAzing. And it’s not pishing down rain as… Read More »Honeys….? We’re home.
A blog from Margolin
It’s the last day of the Festival and we are all about to go to the theater to do our last show and then load… Read More »A blog from Margolin
BABIES!
Hi guysies so the internet has been down at our (fly-ridden) house so apologies for spaces between blogs. we are in final race to the… Read More »BABIES!