Rogue Artists Ensemble is so excited to begin rehearsals at the Annenberg Community Beach House! Unfortunately we have had to move our first meeting to tomorrow, Thursday June 13th from 6:30 until 9:30pm. There won't be much actual rehearsing tomorrow, but feel free to stop by and check us out!
We will be uploading pictures soon as well!
Are you as excited as we are? Say something about it!
Tweet the heck out of it @rogue_artists #hyperbard!
Or come find us on Facebook!
Welcome to the Beach House AiR blog! In celebration of Marion Davies’ support of artists, and to further the work of artists in all disciplines, the City of Santa Monica created the Annenberg Community Beach House Artist Residency program. Several times a year a local artist works out of an office at the Marion Davies Guest House, sharing their progress with the public both in person and online. Visit http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/cultural-programs for more information.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Monday, June 10, 2013
Rogue Artists Ensemble is looking forward to moving their HYPERBOLE: bard base of operations out to the Annenberg Beach House any day now! Our first rehearsal and production meeting in that space is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 12th, but we're so jazzed about it that we've already added a second subsequent day in the space on the 13th.
We're gonna try to have some exciting pictures and tidbits on this blog for you after those days. Come back and check them out.
Are you as excited as we are? Say something about it!
Tweet the heck out of it @rogue_artists #hyperbard!
Or come find us on Facebook!
We're gonna try to have some exciting pictures and tidbits on this blog for you after those days. Come back and check them out.
Are you as excited as we are? Say something about it!
Tweet the heck out of it @rogue_artists #hyperbard!
Or come find us on Facebook!
Friday, May 31, 2013
Behind the scenes on the making of Rogue Artists Ensemble's upcoming HYPERBOLE: bard!
HYPERBOLE: bard is an original, family-friendly performance created by Rogue Artists Ensemble that recreates a collection of William Shakespeare’s most famous scenes through clowning, masked movement, puppets, and original music. Full of wonder and whimsy, HYPERBOLE: bard will be an incredible performance you won’t want to miss!
More info: www.rogueartists.org
On Twitter! @rogue_artists #hyperbard
HYPERBOLE: bard follows a great tradition of HYPERBOLE projects with the two rules that they must not contain any human faces or spoken text. The last HYPERBOLE project, HYPERBOLE: origins, was performed at [Inside] the Ford in 2010 and was nominated for production of the year by the LA Weekly.
Upcoming Performances:
June 29th at 1pm & 4pm - PREVIEW! - Carlson Park, Culver City
July 9th - 19th @ 4:30pm - Annenberg Beach House, Santa Monica
July 27 – 28th @ 4pm - West Hollywood Park, West Hollyood
HYPERBOLE: bard is made possible in part by a Culver City Art in Public Places Program Performing Arts Grant with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment and the Beach=Culture program at the Annenberg Community Beach House, sponsored by the City of Santa Monica, Cultural Affairs Division, West Hollywood Cultural Affairs Department, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles County Arts Commission and all of Rogue Artists Ensemble supporters.
Monday, May 20, 2013
HYPERBOLE: bard - New Logo!
Check out the aweosome new logo for the Rogue's upcoming project performing at the Annenberg Beach House this summer. The logo was created by Rogue ensemble member Kristopher Lee Bicknell who has been seen as a performer in many Rogue shows (HYPERBOLE: origins, PINOCCHIO workshop and Gogol Project). You can check out Kristopher's fantastic art here https://www.facebook.com/AbsurdDI
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| Official logo for Rogue Artists Ensemble's upcoming Annenberg Beach House performance. |
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Beach House welcomes Rogue Artists Ensemble, 2013 Theater Company in Residence!
For the fourth Theater Residency at the Annenberg Community
Beach House, the Beach House is proud to host this acclaimed company. Rogue Artists Ensemble uses mask, movement and spectacle to tell stories of fantastic worlds in our midst. We look forward to seeing what they do with Shakespeare as an inspiration!
They begin their residency on June 3, working out of the Marion Davies Guest House Residency Office. Come to their talk and demonstration Tuesday, June 25th (reservations will be up soon at http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture), followed by a mask-making workshop open to all Saturday July 6, plus public rehearsals onsite at various dates and times - check the blog for updates!
Oh, and they'll be doing some events in Culver City in June around this project too - more info to come...
They begin their residency on June 3, working out of the Marion Davies Guest House Residency Office. Come to their talk and demonstration Tuesday, June 25th (reservations will be up soon at http://annenbergbeachhouse.com/beachculture), followed by a mask-making workshop open to all Saturday July 6, plus public rehearsals onsite at various dates and times - check the blog for updates!
Oh, and they'll be doing some events in Culver City in June around this project too - more info to come...
Rogue Artists Ensemble is coming to the Annenberg Beach House!
This July Rogue Artists Ensemble will present the premiere of their newest work HYPERBOLE: bard
HYPERBOLE: bard is an original, family-friendly performance created by Rogue Artists Ensemble that recreates a collection of William Shakespeare’s most famous scenes through clowning, masked movement, puppets, and original music. Full of wonder and whimsy, HYPERBOLE: bard will be an incredible outdoors experience hosted by a masked character of the Bard himself.
HYPERBOLE: bard follows a great tradition of HYPERBOLE projects with the two rules that they must not contain any human faces or spoken text. The last HYPERBOLE project, HYPERBOLE: origins, was performed at [Inside] the Ford in 2010 and was nominated for production of the year by the LA Weekly.
More info on the Rogue's website - www.rogueartists.org
Like the Rogues on Facebook - www.facebook.com/rogueartists
Follow the Rogues on Twitter - www.twitter.com/rogue_artists
HYPERBOLE: bard is an original, family-friendly performance created by Rogue Artists Ensemble that recreates a collection of William Shakespeare’s most famous scenes through clowning, masked movement, puppets, and original music. Full of wonder and whimsy, HYPERBOLE: bard will be an incredible outdoors experience hosted by a masked character of the Bard himself.
HYPERBOLE: bard follows a great tradition of HYPERBOLE projects with the two rules that they must not contain any human faces or spoken text. The last HYPERBOLE project, HYPERBOLE: origins, was performed at [Inside] the Ford in 2010 and was nominated for production of the year by the LA Weekly.
More info on the Rogue's website - www.rogueartists.org
Like the Rogues on Facebook - www.facebook.com/rogueartists
Follow the Rogues on Twitter - www.twitter.com/rogue_artists
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Masks being created during the workshop of HYPERBOLE: bard
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Your Phone Can Make You a Better Writer (or can it?)
Some thoughts heading into our Monday night workshop....
On 04 Feb 2013, a Monday night, we'll be having another "Beach and Culture" event.
The evening will talk about pocket cameras and smartphones and what they can do for us as bloggers and writers. If you're already registered, I look forward to meeting you that night. If you're still undecided, I might want to caution you --- I think we're up to at least 220 folks, and I assume for practical as well as philosophical reasons, sooner or later they'll have to stop registration. If nothing else, we're going to be past legal capacity for the meeting room, even if we assume an "x factor" of no-shows.
What will we cover during our session that night?
Oh dear chums, perhaps it would be easier to say, what won't we cover. It wouldn't be fair to me or you to try and compress a full evening of discussion and hands-on projects into one small blog post narration, but I can at least preview some of our topics. These will include....
light
color
perspective
memory
and the revealing detail.
Of course, the real answer to the question of how to write better is pretty much the same as how to have better running times (run more) or how to ollie a railing (skateboard more). If you want to write well, you need to think of it like a craft (learning how to finish wood) and a daily lifestyle decision (set goals, be practical, do it daily). Photographs though can be a big help. I am going to show some "good and bad" writing examples based on my late father, and show how the better writing came from using photography, as well as show what shots I took in Istanbul strictly to use as a kind of rough draft or notepad for a writing project.
Journals tie in with this as well.
As does the concept of simple pleasure. Writing and photography should provide joy and creative expression, and as soon as they no longer do so, it's time to take up a new art form.
Last, one of the most important "take home" messages from Monday, besides the practical advice about how to boss your flash around (instead of it bossing you), and besides the admonish to edit (and to back things up), will be just this:
making good art --- no matter what the format or genre or medium --- is just plain fun.
On 04 Feb 2013, a Monday night, we'll be having another "Beach and Culture" event.
The evening will talk about pocket cameras and smartphones and what they can do for us as bloggers and writers. If you're already registered, I look forward to meeting you that night. If you're still undecided, I might want to caution you --- I think we're up to at least 220 folks, and I assume for practical as well as philosophical reasons, sooner or later they'll have to stop registration. If nothing else, we're going to be past legal capacity for the meeting room, even if we assume an "x factor" of no-shows.
What will we cover during our session that night?
Oh dear chums, perhaps it would be easier to say, what won't we cover. It wouldn't be fair to me or you to try and compress a full evening of discussion and hands-on projects into one small blog post narration, but I can at least preview some of our topics. These will include....
light
color
perspective
memory
and the revealing detail.
Of course, the real answer to the question of how to write better is pretty much the same as how to have better running times (run more) or how to ollie a railing (skateboard more). If you want to write well, you need to think of it like a craft (learning how to finish wood) and a daily lifestyle decision (set goals, be practical, do it daily). Photographs though can be a big help. I am going to show some "good and bad" writing examples based on my late father, and show how the better writing came from using photography, as well as show what shots I took in Istanbul strictly to use as a kind of rough draft or notepad for a writing project.
Journals tie in with this as well.
As does the concept of simple pleasure. Writing and photography should provide joy and creative expression, and as soon as they no longer do so, it's time to take up a new art form.
Last, one of the most important "take home" messages from Monday, besides the practical advice about how to boss your flash around (instead of it bossing you), and besides the admonish to edit (and to back things up), will be just this:
making good art --- no matter what the format or genre or medium --- is just plain fun.
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