Every October DART students participate in a special General Brock Soirée. In 2008 the event was held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. This is now a not-to-be-missed regional event held in the new Guernsey Market at Brock University’s Main Campus in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Events
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MEDEA
click on the poster above to download your own copy. Medea Media Release: download here (PDF)
by Euripides
directed by Natalie Alvarez. scenography by David Vivian.November 13, 14, 15, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m.
November 14, 2008 @ 11:30 a.m. Student MatineeAn ancient Greek tragedy crashes against the shores of modern life and lingers in televised ruins.
A riveting retelling of Euripides’ Medea set in a multi-media talk-show environment, with a musical guest appearance, live cameras, and haunting visual effects.
Backstage Workshop, Performance, and Talk-Back Package:
Student groups can book a Medea field-trip package that begins with a pre-show workshop led by members of the Medea creative team, faculty, and students of the Department of Dramatic Art’s Drama in Education and Society Stream.
see here for more information: Medea Field Trip package (PDF)Medea Teaching Module:
A series of thematic topics followed by discussion questions and exercises that high school teachers may use in preparation for their field trip to the Department of Dramatic Art’s production of Medea.
download here: Medea Workshop (PDF)Medea promo for students (PDF file)
Media:
Watch the slideshow for Medea featuring images from the production and narration provided by Natalie Alvarez, the Director of Medea:
Listen to the Director of Medea, Natalie Alvarez, introduce you to the show:
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DART 2008-09 Season
DART’s 2008/2009 season!
November 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2008:
Medea
by Euripides
. . . an ancient Greek tragedy crashes against the shores of modern life and lingers in televised ruins . . .
Directed by Natalie Alvarez
Designed by David VivianFebruary 12th, 13th, and 14h, 2009:
Smash!
Anarchic Comedy by Jeffrey Hatcher
based on the novel by Bernard Shaw
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The Skriker
by Caryl Churchill
directed by David Fancy, scenography by Kelly Wolf.Set in the throes of contemporary environmental degradation, Caryl Churchill’s The Skriker features the Earth speaking back to human beings in terrifying ways. Join the haunting!
We have developed a Study Guide about the production – click on the link below: (be sure to use a recent version of Acrobat Reader)
February 14, 15, 2008 @ 7:30 p.m.
February 16, 2008 @ 2:00 p.m.There is a Student Matinee at 11:30 AM on Friday, February 15, 2008. Please contact Marie Balsom for more information, at 905-688-5550 x 4765; e-mail: mbalsom@brocku.ca
Caryl Churchill, Mainstage, The Skriker
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Madness Manifest: Creativity, Art and the Margins of Mental Health
The Department of Dramatic Arts presents . . . Madness Manifest:
Creativity, Art and the Margins of Mental HealthMonday, January 14th, 2008
Pond Inlet at Brock University, St. Catharines, ONOn January 14, 2008, the Department of Dramatic Arts at Brock University will host an interdisciplinary, one-day symposium on the topic of mental health, ‘madness’ and creativity as part of its mainstage season featuring performances of Caryl Churchill’s The Skriker and Peter Weiss’ Marat/Sade. The symposium’s aim is to investigate this emergent theme of our mainstage productions from a multiplicity of vantage points by bringing together scholars and practitioners from a variety of disciplines. Of particular interest is the arguably contentious and challenging process of representing ‘madness’ in performance and other forms of artistic expression.
please see the conference website here
art, Brock University, creativity, madness, madness manifest, mental health, pond inlet, symposium
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Marat/Sade
(The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade)
by Peter Weiss
directed by Virginia Reh, scenography by David Vivian.Set in the asylum in 1808, Sade’s drama is about the assassination of the populist revolutionary Jean Paul Marat by Charlotte Corday. This incident is viewed through the lens of Sade’s exploration of sexual excess and physical cruelty. In Brechtian fashion, the story is continually interrupted and analyzed. At the heart of Sade’s drama is the debate between himself as the author and his character Marat, who is played by another inmate.
We have developed a Study Guide incorporating information and ideas about the historical context of the play as well as our directorial and scenographic direction to this production. Click on the link below:
v. 16.11.07; Updates will be posted as available.
November 15, 16, 17, 2007, @ 7:30 p.m.
The Assistant Director has set up a Facebook Event Page for the project. Click here.
Mainstage, Marat/Sade, Peter Weiss, plays
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by Caryl Churchill
The Department of Dramatic Arts presents . . . 
(The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade)
