Between the Thames River walk and the studio research phase of the Wasteland Project I managed to attend my first Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The sheer volume of events, artists, must see shows, empty venues, theater goers and tourists was overwhelming. Summerhall served as my base for chilling out and plotting my experience. While it was […]
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thames
With T.S. Eliot’s poem The Wasteland as a starting inspiration I joined some colleagues in London on an urban expedition in the form of a four day walk on the river Thames. It was sort of like ››Romania except the 2012 Olympic Games were going on. Here’s an email excerpt from the initiator of the […]
The Game
Concept: Maja Godlewska, Daniel Han, and Marek Ranis Performers Gabriel Rodriguez Almagro, Sam Alty, Emma Bonnici, Seth Compton, Joshua Doerksen, Daniel Han, Alexandra Kazazou, Magdalena Koza, Diego Pileggi, and Anu Salonen Movement Direction Daniel Han Narration Joshua Doerksen Set/Instillation Marek Ranis and Maja Godlewska Photography Karol Jarek Music Sean Mulcahy and Mathew Tuly Editing Chris […]
Schulz
We lived on the Rynek, in one of those dark houses with empty blind looks, so difficult to distinguish one from the other. This gave endless possibilities for mistakes. For, once you had entered the wrong doorway and set foot on the wrong staircase, you were liable to find yourself in a real labyrinth of […]
Romania Photos
I got my first digital camera. Here are some photos from the Romania expedition. Some of these were used by the scenic designer to create the world for actors to play in.
Romania Video
Along with a group of theater students I traveled to rural parts of Romania where we began the creative process of making a new devised theater work. We learned dances and songs from the people we met which were then adapted and built into the performance.