Calling all locas y locos!!
La Pocha Nostra Workshop: Exercises for Rebel Artists
Facilitated by: Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Saul Garcia Lopez
Friday, March 14, 2014, 1-7pm
UBC First Nation Longhouse Sty-Wet-Tan Great Hall
Fee: $150
A one-day intensive workshop on performance art with a focus on the human body as a site for creation, reinvention, memory and activism.
This intensive workshop led by Pocha Nostra members Guillermo Gómez-Peña and Saul Garcia Lopez is an amazing artistic and anthropological experiment in which selected artists from every imaginable artistic, ethnic and sub-cultural background begin to negotiate common ground. Performance becomes the connective tissue and lingua franca for our temporary community of rebel artists.
In this cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary and cross-generational intensive, participants are exposed to the ‘Pocha Method’, an eclectic combination of exercises borrowed from multiple traditions including performance art, experimental theater and dance, the Suzuki method, ritual shamanism, performance games and live jam sessions. Parallel to this hands-on process, the group will analyze the creative process, the issues addressed by the work, its aesthetic currency, cultural impact and political pertinence.
Who should apply?
Performance artists, experimental actors, experimental actors/dancers, visual artist, musicians, video artists, theorists, and students interested in the topics addressed by La Pocha Nostra. All ages encouraged to apply. Applicants must have some performance experience, and must be familiar with La Pocha Nostra’s work. Participants must be comfortable with group work and collaboration. The workshop is extremely fun but also physically and intellectually rigorous.
Applicants must submit the following:
(a) Fill out an application form.
(b) A short resume/bio (one page max.)
(c) A sample of your work, preferably made available online. Clearly describe the medium, title and any other contextual information.
Application deadline: Applications are due by email no later than Wednesday, March 5, 2014.
Please submit applications to: alessandra.santos@ubc.ca.