Ensemble Means Together
Interviews related to ensemble work for anyone engaged in group collaboration—especially theatre people. What makes a functioning ensemble? How does the devising process work? How do we cultivate a sense of the whole? How do we think about the collective when it comes to making theatre? And more... Hosted by Noa Graham.
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Episodes
Friday May 03, 2024
Friday May 03, 2024
Theatremaker, educator, and playwright Kairos Looney is the author of House of Telescopes, which completed its Off-Broadway premiere run in April 2024, produced by Pipeline Theatre Company, presented at ART/New York, and directed by Lyam Gabel. In this interview, Kairos shares their thoughts about writing for multiple characters from creative, ethical, and political perspectives, trans representation in theatre, and how playwriting helps them make sense of the world, among other topics.
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Friday Nov 24, 2023
Theatremaker and faculty member at arthaus berlin, Ariel Gutierrez Torres, on devising with an ensemble. Some people/topics mentioned in this episode: arthaus berlin, Antonio Barba, Jerzy Grotowski, Jacques LeCoq, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Henri Bergson,Tadeusz Kantor (see The Dead Class, available on YouTube), the Frankfurt School of critical theorists, buffon, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Theatre director and former director of the BFA acting program at Brooklyn College Rose Bonczek discusses her book Ensemble Theatre Making: A Practical Guide, which she co-authored with David Storck.
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
A conversation with Fern Sloan and Ted Pugh, founders of The Actors Ensemble and the Michael Chekhov School in Hudson, New York. For more about the Michael Chekhov School, visit michaelchekhovschool.org/
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Saturday Nov 11, 2023
Welcome to Ensemble Means Together, a podcast series about ensembles for actors, theatremakers, and others.