Grotowski's Workcenter comes to SF!

Dear Friends,

This is very exciting! The Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards is coming to the Bay! Below is some info about the group and listing of their Bay Area Events.

Hope to see you there! * AVA

The Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards invites you to a series of performances, master classes, work demonstrations and film screenings during its month-long Bay Area residency in April 2011. These events have been organized by the generous and tireless efforts of Michael Hunter, Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Humanities, Stanford University; Frank Smigiel, Associate Curator of Public Programs at SFMOMA; Stephen Tourell, President of the Board of the Performance Art Institute; and Julia Ulehla, Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards.

EVENTS:

Friday April 8th 8pm, Performance Art Institute, 575 Sutter Street, San Francisco

West Coast premiere of I Am America, based on the writings of Allen Ginsberg and songs from the American South. Seating is limited, please contact reservations@theworkcenter.org to reserve. $20 suggested donation.

Sunday April 10th, 1-6pm, Performance Art Institute, 575 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Master Class for Actors and Directors, led by Associate Director of the Workcenter, Mario Biagini. For more information and to apply for the workshop, please write to workshops@theworkcenter.org.

Sunday April 10th, 7-9pm, Performance Art Institute, 575 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Work demonstration by the Workcenter’s Open Program. Work demonstrations may include elements of Workcenter’s current research and practice, or a performance of any one of the Open Program’s four current opuses.

Thursday April 14th, 7pm, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third Street

Screenings of Jerzy Grotowski’s The Constant Prince and Workcenter’s Action in Aya Irini, Q &

A with Frank Smigiel, Associate Curator of Public Programs at SF MoMA, Mario Biagini, Associate Director of the Workcenter, and Actors of the Open Program.

Thursday April 14th, 10pm, Viracocha, 998 Valencia @21st Street, San Francisco

A chamber performance of Electric Party Songs based on the poetry of Allen Ginsberg and songs from the American South. Seating is extremely limited. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Friday April 15th, 1pm-4pm, Piggott Theatre, Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University, Palo Alto

Symposium/Panel Discussion on the Workcenter’s Open Program and Allen Ginsberg. At 3pm, symposium participants may move to Special Collections in Green Library, where Annette Keogh, curator of British and American literature, will give a guided tour of selected materials form the Allen Ginsberg archive.

Sunday April 17th, 1-6pm, Performance Art Institute, 575 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Master Class for Actors and Directors, led by Associate Director of the Workcenter, Mario Biagini. For more information and to apply for the workshop, please write to workshops@theworkcenter.org.

Monday April 18th, 7-9pm, Performance Art Institute, 575 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Work demonstration by the Workcenter’s Open Program. Work demonstrations may include elements of Workcenter’s current research and practice, or a performance of any one of the Open Program’s four current opuses.

Tuesday April 19th, 7-9pm, Performance Art Institute, 575 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Work demonstration by members of the Workcenter’s Open Program. Work demonstrations may include elements of the Workcenter’s current research and practice, or a performance of any one

of the Open Program’s four current opuses.

Thursday April 21st 6-10pm: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third Street

Performance of Electric Party Songs. Drawing from their investigation of Allen Ginsberg's poetry, 11 actors animate SFMOMA with a cycle of song, action and movement that challenges the conventions of theater-based performance. Ginsberg's words flow through blues, rock, pop, opera, and even punk idioms as the performers themselves flow through the audience. Electric Party Songs creates a social space for new encounters with Ginsberg, American music, and the space of the museum. The program also includes a screening of films by and about Ginsberg, and Meatpaper magazine welcomes spring with an edible flowers-themed "Food & Thought" event in the Rooftop Garden. The event is free with museum admission.

Saturday April 23rd 7pm: Henry Miller Memorial Library, Highway 1, Big Sur:

Performance of I Am America followed by a Q & A with Director Mario Biagini and the Actors of the Open Program, screening of Action in Aya Irini. Tickets are $15 presale/$20 at the door.

Please visit www.theworkcenter.org for more information about the upcoming

events or to be added to the Workcenter’s mailing list.