David Lieberman Artists' Representatives
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David Lieberman/Artists’ Representatives is a performing arts management agency located in Newport Beach, California
. DLAR was founded in 1985 with the goal of supporting artistic expression in the creation of live performance experiences. DLAR began with a single artist and over the years has evolved to the point where it now curates a roster of 8-10 internationally known artists touring worldwide. In addition to its tour management efforts, David Lieberman/Artists’ Representatives focuses on the development and production of its Artists’ works, as well as creating administrative structures that strengthen each organization's ability to realize their artistic vision.
"Founded in 1981 by a group of renegade theatre artists with a mission to make theater more accessible to a broad and diverse audience, The Actors' Gang
has continued to create daring reinterpretations of the classics in its commedia dell'arte
style while developing new plays that address the world today through a prism of satire, popular culture and raucous stagecraft".
"You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive. It is not for unsteady souls."
"By creating large-scale structures to examine the funny and frightening ways individuals act with their environment, Diavolo investigates the latent absurdities of contemporary human life and re-contextualizes them through the body, exploring the influences of environment, possessions and relationships. Our aim is to capture and comment upon the ironic and frequently humorous patterns, as well as the darker consequences, of human behavior."
The Joe Goode Performance Group promotes understanding, compassion and tolerance among people through the innovative use of dance and theater, as interpreted by the artistic vision and work of Joe Goode who explains, "I want to pierce the veil of toughness that we all have in our lives and to uncover the vulnerable center, the confused, flailing human part of us that we conceal and avoid."
"The mission of Kronos
is to continually re-imagine the string quartet
experience. Kronos has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet."
Winner of "Best Play" from the American Readers Theater Association. "The show traces the origins and evolution of three derogatory terms (‘nigger
,’ ‘wetback,’ ‘chink
’) that shaped our lives and took the place of a genuine understanding of our distinct cultures." (Artist website) "A melting pot of theater, hip-hop, stand-up comedy
, slam poetry
and memoir from three electric performers...." Black Book magazine
The aim of Spectrum Dance Theater is "to move the arts, in particular dance, from the marginal, ancillary, and periphery of the activities of communities and into their center. To have the dance and the arts be an integral partner in all civic dialogues concerning what makes and contributes to healthy communities."
Tectonic Theater Project
is an award-winning company whose plays (The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Laramie Project
) have been performed around the world. The company is dedicated to developing innovative works that explore theatrical language and form, fostering an artistic dialogue with out audiences on the social, political and human issues that affect us all."
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Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
. DLAR was founded in 1985 with the goal of supporting artistic expression in the creation of live performance experiences. DLAR began with a single artist and over the years has evolved to the point where it now curates a roster of 8-10 internationally known artists touring worldwide. In addition to its tour management efforts, David Lieberman/Artists’ Representatives focuses on the development and production of its Artists’ works, as well as creating administrative structures that strengthen each organization's ability to realize their artistic vision.
History
David Lieberman/Artists’ Representatives was founded by David Lieberman in Los Angeles, California in 1985. In 2002 DLAR moved to and currently has offices in Newport Beach, California.Current roster
- The Actors' Gang, (Artistic Director, Tim RobbinsTim RobbinsTimothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, activist and musician. He is the former longtime partner of actress Susan Sarandon...
)
"Founded in 1981 by a group of renegade theatre artists with a mission to make theater more accessible to a broad and diverse audience, The Actors' Gang
The Actors' Gang
The Actors' Gang is an experimental theatre group based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1981 by a group of actors, including Tim Robbins, now a member of the board and Artistic Director of the troupe. The group states its mission is "to create bold, original works for the stage and...
has continued to create daring reinterpretations of the classics in its commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte
Commedia dell'arte is a form of theatre characterized by masked "types" which began in Italy in the 16th century, and was responsible for the advent of the actress and improvised performances based on sketches or scenarios. The closest translation of the name is "comedy of craft"; it is shortened...
style while developing new plays that address the world today through a prism of satire, popular culture and raucous stagecraft".
- Merce Cunningham Dance Company, (Artistic Director, Merce CunninghamMerce CunninghamMercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of the American avant-garde for more than 50 years. Throughout much of his life, Cunningham was considered one of the greatest creative forces in American dance...
)
"You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive. It is not for unsteady souls."
- Diavolo Dance Theater, (Artistic Director, Jacques HeimJacques HeimJacques Heim was a Parisian designer and manufacturer of women's furs and couture, whose maison de couture opened in 1930 and closed in 1969....
)
"By creating large-scale structures to examine the funny and frightening ways individuals act with their environment, Diavolo investigates the latent absurdities of contemporary human life and re-contextualizes them through the body, exploring the influences of environment, possessions and relationships. Our aim is to capture and comment upon the ironic and frequently humorous patterns, as well as the darker consequences, of human behavior."
- Joe Goode Performance Group, (Artistic Director, Joe Goode)
The Joe Goode Performance Group promotes understanding, compassion and tolerance among people through the innovative use of dance and theater, as interpreted by the artistic vision and work of Joe Goode who explains, "I want to pierce the veil of toughness that we all have in our lives and to uncover the vulnerable center, the confused, flailing human part of us that we conceal and avoid."
- Kronos Quartet
"The mission of Kronos
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Quartet is a string quartet founded by violinist David Harrington in 1973 in Seattle, Washington. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in San Francisco, California. The longest-running combination of performers had Harrington and John Sherba on violin, Hank Dutt on viola, and Joan...
is to continually re-imagine the string quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
experience. Kronos has pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to expanding the range and context of the string quartet."
- N*GGER WETB*CK CH*NK
Winner of "Best Play" from the American Readers Theater Association. "The show traces the origins and evolution of three derogatory terms (‘nigger
Nigger
Nigger is a noun in the English language, most notable for its usage in a pejorative context to refer to black people , and also as an informal slang term, among other contexts. It is a common ethnic slur...
,’ ‘wetback,’ ‘chink
Chink
Chink, chinki, chinky or chinkie is a pejorative term referring mainly to a person of Chinese ethnicity but sometimes generalized to refer to any person of East Asian descent...
’) that shaped our lives and took the place of a genuine understanding of our distinct cultures." (Artist website) "A melting pot of theater, hip-hop, stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
, slam poetry
Slam poetry
A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work. These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience.-History:...
and memoir from three electric performers...." Black Book magazine
- Spectrum Dance Theater, (Artistic Director, Donald ByrdDonald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd is best known as one of the only bebop jazz musicians who successfully pioneered the funk and soul genres while simultaneously remaining a...
)
The aim of Spectrum Dance Theater is "to move the arts, in particular dance, from the marginal, ancillary, and periphery of the activities of communities and into their center. To have the dance and the arts be an integral partner in all civic dialogues concerning what makes and contributes to healthy communities."
- Tectonic Theater Project (Artistic Director, Moisés KaufmanMoisés KaufmanMoisés Kaufman is a playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project. He is the author of Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, 33 Variations and is perhaps best known for writing The Laramie Project with other members of Tectonic Theater Project...
)
Tectonic Theater Project
Tectonic Theater Project
With Moisés Kaufman at the helm, the Tectonic Theater Project explores the ways in which experimentation with form and structure can inform theme in contemporary drama....
is an award-winning company whose plays (The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project
The Laramie Project is a play by Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project about the reaction to the 1998 murder of University of Wyoming gay student Matthew Shepard in Laramie,...
) have been performed around the world. The company is dedicated to developing innovative works that explore theatrical language and form, fostering an artistic dialogue with out audiences on the social, political and human issues that affect us all."
Company mission
According to (dlartists.com) David Lieberman/Artists’ Representatives and the artists they represent are committed to the belief that the performing arts strengthen the community and improve the lives of the citizens who are engaged and entertained by them.External links
- http://www.dlartists.com
- http://www.dlartists.com/about.html
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