FoolsFURY Theater
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foolsFURY Theater is a bi-coastal ensemble theater company based in San Francisco and New York
. Its mission is to revitalize the American theater by 1) creating ground-breaking visceral performances that inspire audiences and artists to reconsider and reconnect with the world around them, 2) emphasizing qualities of the theater that can only be experienced live, and 3) advancing artistic dialogue through training, research and presentation. The company presents reworked Shakespeare and classical texts as well as new works by experimental contemporary playwrights. Increasingly these are original pieces, created by the playwright in collaboration with the performance ensemble.
foolsFURY, founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Ben Yalom, specializes in physical theater techniques such as Viewpoints
, Suzuki
, and Grotowski-based methods. The company offers adult training in these techniques as well as voice, voiceover, and ensemble creation, and trains children and teenagers through its youth program Swivel Arts.
The ensemble is dedicated to building connections in the theatrical community, and to that end hosts a biennial festival of experimental theater called the FURY Factory. The Factory brings together ensemble companies from all around the country and different parts of the world. Past companies include Pig Iron
, Banana, Bag and Bodice, http://witnessrelocation.org/witness relo/splash.html, Under the Table, Hand2Mouth, MondoBizarro, and some 30 others.
, Doug Dorst t, and http://www.fabricemelquiot.fr/, and collaborated with theatrical innovators such as SITI Company
, Mary Overlie
and Stephen Wangh.
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Its mission is to revitalize the American theater by 1) creating ground-breaking visceral performances that inspire audiences and artists to reconsider and reconnect with the world around them, 2) emphasizing qualities of the theater that can only be experienced live, and 3) advancing artistic dialogue through training, research and presentation. The company presents reworked Shakespeare and classical texts as well as new works by experimental contemporary playwrights. Increasingly these are original pieces, created by the playwright in collaboration with the performance ensemble.
foolsFURY, founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Ben Yalom, specializes in physical theater techniques such as Viewpoints
Viewpoints
Viewpoints is a technique of composition that provides a vocabulary for thinking about and acting upon movement and gesture. Originally developed in the 1970s by choreographer Mary Overlie as a method of movement improvisation, The Viewpoints theory was adapted for stage acting by directors Anne...
, Suzuki
Suzuki method
The Suzuki method is a method of teaching music that emerged in the mid-20th century.-Background:The Suzuki Method was conceived in the mid-20th century by Shin'ichi Suzuki, a Japanese violinist who desired to bring beauty to the lives of children in his country after the devastation of World War II...
, and Grotowski-based methods. The company offers adult training in these techniques as well as voice, voiceover, and ensemble creation, and trains children and teenagers through its youth program Swivel Arts.
The ensemble is dedicated to building connections in the theatrical community, and to that end hosts a biennial festival of experimental theater called the FURY Factory. The Factory brings together ensemble companies from all around the country and different parts of the world. Past companies include Pig Iron
Pig Iron Theatre Company
Pig Iron Theatre Company is a multidisciplinary ensemble based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company has created over 23 original works over the past 14 years, performed both locally and internationally.- About :...
, Banana, Bag and Bodice, http://witnessrelocation.org/witness relo/splash.html, Under the Table, Hand2Mouth, MondoBizarro, and some 30 others.
Affiliations
foolsFURY is a member of the Network of Ensemble Theaters, Theatre Bay Area, and Theatre Communications Group. The company has worked on new shows with playwrights such as Sheila CallaghanSheila Callaghan
Sheila Callaghan is a New York City-based playwright and screenwriter who emerged from the RAT movement of the 1990s. Her work is considered to be part of the downtown theater scene, and is known for its unusual use of language and narrative structure...
, Doug Dorst t, and http://www.fabricemelquiot.fr/, and collaborated with theatrical innovators such as SITI Company
SITI Company
The SITI Company is an ensemble-based theater company whose three ongoing components are the creation of new work, the training of young theater artists, and a commitment to international collaboration....
, Mary Overlie
Mary Overlie
Mary Overlie is the discoverer of The Six Viewpoints, a theoretical deconstruction and reconstruction for post-modern theatre. She has had a long career as a performer, choreographer, teacher and theater collaborator, working extensively in both the United States and Europe. She has worked with...
and Stephen Wangh.