UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, October 24 • 8pm live on Zoom

State vs. Natasha Banina

Sponsored by the Committee on the Arts and the Engaged Listening Project

Free

“Critic’s Pick! A bracing trial by Zoom…Riveting!” - Maya Phillips, The New York Times

From Boston's award-winning Arlekin Players Theatre, this interactive digital production is set inside a live "ZOOM courtroom," where the virtual audience serves as the jury. Performer Darya Denisova gives a “mesmerizing portrayal” (The Boston Globe) of Natasha Banina, a teen orphan on trial for a crime of passion, whose alluring testimony reveals her dreams for love, family, and freedom.

This inventive digital production that began in May 2020 as a living room experiment and went on to earn critical acclaim from The New York Times is based on Natasha’s Dream by the Russian playwright Yaroslava Pulinovich. Says director Igor Golyak, “We are creating a new art form to overcome social distancing, the pandemic, and ultimately unite people in one virtual space by merging theater, cinematography, and video games.” A leading example of innovation in virtual theater, State vs. Natasha Banina is evidence that live performance can engage audiences even when experienced at home.

State vs. Natasha Banina is followed by a discussion with the artists and audience.

Based on Natasha’s Dream by Yaroslava Pulinovich
Performer: Darya Denisova
Translator: John Freedman
Director and Video Design: Igor Golyak
Production Associate: Marianna Golyak
Animator: Anton Iakhontov
Music Composor: Vadim Khrapatchev
Produced by Igor Golyak & Sara Stackhouse

November 6 • 3:30-5pm via Zoom.

Intimacy for Stage and Film

Join us for a talk and demonstration by Broadway and Regional Theatre Fight and Intimacy Directors, Michael Rossmy and Kelsey Rainwater.

Join Broadway and Regional Theatre Fight and Intimacy Directors, Michael Rossmy and Kelsey Rainwater for an introductory workshop in the pedagogy and practice of Intimacy for Stage and Film. In this workshop we will discuss the foundations of building a consent-run-room, the guideposts for approaching intimate work in the classroom and onstage, and group exercises to facilitate consent based choreography. Moderated by Michole Biancosino, Assistant Professor of Theatre.

Please register here

This program is being funded by the Engaged Listening Program.

October 30 • 1:50 – 2:40pm • Zoom

Costumes from Design to Body

with Anita Yavich, Costume Designer and

Jai Alltizer, Production Supervisor

This presentation is offered in conjunction with Middlebury College’s Department of Theatre’s FA20 course, Page to Stage. It is a private session for class members and guests by invitation, so please email for Zoom invitation: cbwood@middlebury.edu

Department of Theatre

Mahaney Arts Center
72 Porter Field Road
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753