Visual THEATER Exploratorium
July 13th - July 19th Online
When: 9 total sessions via Zoom
5 Class Sessions on Monday through Friday, July 13th - July 17th: 10:30am-noon.
4 Workshops Sessions on Saturday & Sunday, July 18th & 19th: 10:00am-noon, 1pm-3pm (with break from noon-1pm)
Who: Open to All Ages
(For best results, younger participants should partner with an adult).
Cost: $175 ($150 when registering two at a time)
Instructor: Wolfe Bowart
What do Cirque du Soleil, The Blue Man Group and TikTok have in common? They all have visual storytelling at their core. Like them, visual theatre creator Wolfe Bowart uses images, rather than words, to tell his stories. Shadow puppets, found objects, magic and movement are tools he uses to tell wondrous stories that make us think in different ways.
In this workshop, Wolfe will encourage participants to use a different part of their brain as they gather objects found around the home and explore new ways of expressing themselves. Get ready for a family-friendly, fun and inspirational series of structured playdates. Explore ways to create theater via Zoom, experimenting with the boundaries of the medium.
Five days of writing, composition and exploration will be followed by a weekend workshop where the content will be brought to life and captured on video. International artists in the fields of theater, film and music (guest artists to be announced soon) will join and partner with the participants in the final four sessions of the workshop.
Skills students will develop during this course:
Learn aspects of shadow and found object puppetry
Participate in and learn about the elements of evocative storytelling
Gain new tools for abstract and creative thinking
Create alongside working artists in theater, film and music
Please read The Scoundrel & Scamp Class Policy prior to registration. (note that the in-person requirements will not apply to this virtual camp.
Register for Visual Storytelling Exploratorium!
Artist Bio
WOLFE BOWART
Wolfe Bowart is an Artistic Associate at The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre and is the creator of two magical physical theater productions at the S&S: Cloud Soup and OAF (with Matt Walley). Born in New York and raised in Tucson, physical theatre playwright and performer Bowart is devoted to creating and presenting theatre productions that engage cross-generational audiences in theatrical experiences that evoke thought, wonder and laughter. Under the banner of his company SpoonTree Productions (www.spoontree.com), Bowart performs and tours internationally his original works The Shneedles, LaLaLuna, Letter’s End, The Man the Sea Saw and Cloud Soup. His company has twice been honored with Helpmann Award© nominations (the Australian Tony Awards) in the categories of Best National Touring Production and Best Physical/Visual Theatre Production. Bowart's productions have been seen in 20 countries.
Alongside his performance work, Bowart has brought theatre to the classroom as an educator, artist in residence and mentor to students aged 4 to 74. Over the past twenty years, he has taught in the US, Europe, the UK, Australia and Mexico in association with such organizations as The Los Angeles Music Center, Wolf Trap ArtStart, the California Migrant Education Program, The Ahmanson Theater, The South Coast Repertory Theater, The Playwrights Project, The Virginia Avenue Project and in Australia, the National Institute of Circus Arts and the Australia Council for the Arts.
Photo Credit: Garbage can photo by James Porto