2008 Sojourn Theatre One Week Summer Institute
for adults working in Theatre, Education & Community settings
Dates: July 27 - August 1
Times: 9:30am-4pm & 6:30-9:30pm
Workshop Leader: Michael Rohd
 Devising Civic Theatre: Performance & Dialogue
Now in its 9th summer, this six-day workshop/training offers participants from around the nation (and the world) an opportunity to explore the techniques & strategies Sojourn Theatre artistic director Michael Rohd uses in collaborative work with groups in a variety of settings to:
Rohd has been exploring the intersection of theatre and democracy for years with Sojourn Theatre and through his projects with collaborators and universities around the nation. "Civic theatre"(a term he has begun using to describe his own work) aims to bring an adventurous theatricality to a focused interrogation of contemporary issues by offering spaces for civic engagement throughout the process of developing new performance- it's a porous series of events combining research, participatory activity, and studio (artist-focused) sessions that allow, invite and demand community members and community expertise into the dramaturgy before and after production in a variety of ways. This institute offers sequences of physical activity, solo to group work, and devising strategies that investigate the relationship between story, idea, perspective and fact.
Influences reflected during the week include Ping Chong, Pina Bausch, Cornerstone Theater, Augusto Boal, ensemble theater practice, Dwight Conquergood, Lynn Blom, Dorothy Heathcote, Living Stage & Paolo Freire.
Continuing education credit, and housing available. Please contact ccps@lclark.edu if you are interested in degree appliciable credit.
Evenings include optional observing of Sojourn in rehearsal on a new piece- plus Downtown Portland is easily accessible from the campus and full of activities including an outdoor music/food festival.
Presented in collaboration with the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling & Theater Department at Lewis & Clark College
Limit: 30 participants
Fees
$450: Workshop only - housing is not covered, though participants can receive housing through Lewis & Clark College.
Optional Continuing Education credit: 2 semester hours, $160 additional fee.
For housing and credit information (availability begins Saturday evening July 26), contact the Center for Continuing Studies at
ccps@lclark.edu or 503.768.6040
Housing Pricing:
Single is $27/night
Double is $20/night per person
Apartment is $40/night.
**housing reservations must be received by June 19**
Register early, space is limited.
For information or registration the institute email sojourntheatre@aol.com.
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