Articles tagged with: The Potato People

• DART graduates premiere new work from Theatre Beyond Words

  Tuesday, February 28, 2012 | By Brock University

  

  Theatre Beyond Words

  The Resident Theatre Company of Brock University Theatre Beyond Wordswill soon premiere the 2012 Edition of Tales from the Garden.  This brand-new Potato People show includes the characters Nancy Potato and friend George Beanstock entwined in hilarious escapades with industrious giant ants, a demanding trio of baby birds, a metamorphosizing caterpillar and a flash storm.

  Theatre Beyond Words was founded in 1977 and remains a pioneer in the development of mask and visual theatre in Canada.  The Potato People is a series of 13 non-verbal mask plays for family audiences with a unique style of visual storytelling that has inspired a generation of artists in physical theatre across the country and has won the hearts of audiences around the world.

  The comedy and adventure of this Theatre Beyond Words original creation comes from the collaboration of Jacqueline Costa (DART BA ’11), Katharine Dubois (DART BA ’05, BEd ’10), Caitlin English (DART BA ’09) and Carlene Thomas (DART BA ‘09, BEd ‘10). Brianne Lidstone (DART BA ‘15) is the lighting operator.  Jacqueline Costa also designed and built the production.

  Following four performances beginning March 23, 2012 at the Sullivan-Mahoney Courthouse Theatre in St. Catharines the company tours the show throughout Ontario.

  Theatre Beyond Words will be leading a three week-long intensive Introduction to Physical Theatre during the Spring session of 2012.  For more information contact dramatic.arts@brocku.ca

  Check out the trailer and sneak peak at theatrebeyondwords.ca
  For more information contact 905 468 7582  or  tbw@cogeco.ca

  Break-a-leg Theatre Beyond Words!

  Tags: alumni, Brianne Lidstone, Caitlin English, Carlene Thomas, DART grads, Jacqueline Costa, Katharine Dubois, Tales from the Garden, The Potato People, Theatre Beyond Words
  Categories: Alumni, Current Students, News

• Looking for a unique Spring/Summer course? sign-up for Introduction to Physical Theatre

  Thursday, February 02, 2012 | By Brock University

  

  Theatre Beyond Words – object-based theatre and full-body mask

  Looking for a unique Spring/Summer course? sign-up for a three week-long intensive Introduction to Physical Theatre taught by the resident theatre company of Brock University, Theatre Beyond Words, during the Spring session of 2012.

  DART 2F04: Physical Theatre – Education through Collective Creation
  Students will explore a wide range of physical theatre styles (mask, mime, pantomime, graphics, theatrical clown, and commedia dell’arte) by recreating a series of scenes from professional repertoire using masks, puppets, costumes and sets from international touring theatre ensemble and Brock Resident Theatre Company, Theatre Beyond Words. This is a 3-week intensive, full-credit course, running 6 hours per day, 5 days per week. There will be a final performance for invited friends, family and staff at the end of the 3 three weeks. As this is a practicum course, attendance at all classes is mandatory.

  More information about this full-credit course may be found here. Enrollment is limited to 20 students. Don’t delay!
  Applicants without previous theatre training at Brock University may enrol with permission of the instructor.

  for more information contact dramatic.arts@brocku.ca

   

   

  Here are some examples of the masks and object-based theatre used by Theatre Beyond Words:

  

  And here’s a trailer for their current show on tour, created and performed by Brock students:

  Tags: course opportunity, DART 2F04, masks, physical theatre, Tales from the Garden, The Potato People, Theatre Beyond Words
  Categories: Current Students, News