Theater Mitu - South India Artist Intensive









	THEATER MITU in collaboration with VISTHAR CENTER FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND PEACE invite you to the SOUTH INDIA ARTIST INTENSIVE June 21 - July 14, 2008 A NOTE ABOUT THE PROGRAM: What is your Mythology? How does it encounter the reality of the world? How do you reconcile these two by way of your art? These are the questions that will propel and shape this three-week intensive. Theater Mitu will bring together a group of international participants, American teaching artists and Indian masters to rigorously explore this vast discussion. In the West, the artist's personal mythology is often overlooked in an attempt to focus on technique, achievement and success. But the question remains, what propels the artist? What is his/her belief system? What stories have formed who they are and what work they create? We believe the answers to these questions can only be discovered when the artist is asked to forget everything they think they know and in so doing, explore themselves outside of a context that is familiar; artistically, philosophically, aesthetically and geographically. It is this belief that began the conversation with South India's Visthar Center for Social Justice and Peace, an institution committed to this type of international dialogue. The program will ask participants to place themselves at the center of this conversation. The intensive will rigorously engage the participants in this dialogue at every level possible. Physically: by way of classes and training with Indian masters in diverse classical Indian arts as well as advanced classes in Theater Mitu's training methodology of Whole Theater. Philosophically: by way of challenging dialogues with some of the most important Hindu and Buddhist thinkers and philosophers in India. Socially: as students are asked to engage with and participate actively with the incredibly dynamic Indian community of teachers, artists and activists that comprise Visthar as well as allowing themselves to be challenged by their fellow participants. Culturally: as they interface with India, one of the most diverse and impressive cultural landscapes in the world. Artistically: by way of various performance, creation and explorative opportunities the program offers. The list could go on and on as the journey, though dynamically programmed, will ultimately take form around the participants as they explore who they are as individuals, as citizens of the world and as artists driven by a personal mythology that is powerful, clear and unignorable. CLICK ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS TO DOWNLOAD APPLICATION: Download as Microsoft Word Document Download as PDF Document PROGRAM LOGISTICS: APPLICATION FEE: $20.00 APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1st (postmarked) for notification April 7th SPACE IS LIMITED TUITION for the program is $4000--includes round trip airfare to and from NYC, housing and meals. (If you are from outside North America and/or will not require air travel from NYC and/or housing in South India, please inquire by email at info@theatermitu.org about varying program cost.) all payments are nonrefundable DETAILS AND INFORMATION*: (Please click on the following pages for further information:) CLASSES TEACHER BIOS ABOUT THEATER MITU ABOUT VISTHAR VISA, TRAVEL, MEDICAL AND INSURANCE INFORMATION GRANTS AND FUNDING INFORMATION FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS PAYMENTS