Announcements
Charles Nolte Memorial Celebration Announced
The Charles Nolte Memorial Celebration will take place on April 26, 2010. It will be held at 6 PM (followed by a reception) in:Rarig Center/Proscenium TheatreUniversity of Minnesota330 South 21st AvenueMinneapolis, MN 55455We hope that many of you will be able to attend the event to celebrate Charles's life and his immense contribution to the artistic as well as intellectual fabric of so many diverse communities. Further details will be announced at the beginning of March.We have received many inquiries about making donations to honor Charles's contribution to the artistry and the intellectual life of the Department. There are two ways to make gifts in Charles's name, both of which will provide a unique opportunity to celebrate Charles's legacy: Charles Nolte Graduate Fellowship, celebrating the fact that Charles was instrumental in sustaining the MA/PhD Program both as an inspiring teacher, whose students are now successful actors, directors, theatre educators all over the country, as well as a generous sponsor of our academic lecture series; and Tretter Collection housing Charles's personal papers, including his journals, sections of which many of us heard him read over the years. Below is the information about the two funds.Charles Nolte Graduate Fellowship:Charles Nolte Graduate FellowshipFund #7505Checks should be sent to:Rochelle EmmelDepartment of Theatre Arts & DanceRarig 580University of Minnesota330 South 21st AvenueMinneapolis, MN 55455Tretter Collection:Donations online can be made at: http://www.giving.umn.edu/index.htmlIn the category "I Would Like to Support..." the Libraries, University option should be selected with the following information included in the "Special Instructions" section:"Tretter Collection #6653, In Honor of Charles Nolte"Checks can be sent by mail toKatherine McGill, Director of Library Development499 Wilson Library309 19th Avenue SouthMinneapolis, Minnesota 55455Checks should have "Tretter Collection #6653, In Honor of Charles Nolte" written on it. February 1st, 2010"Live the Revolution" Auditions!!
AUDITIONS for "LIVE THE REVOLUTION"" I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality."-Martin Luther King"The spirit of Revolution should always permeate the soul of humanity...Old order should change, always and ever, yielding place to new, so that one "good" order may not corrupt the world. It is in this sense that we raise the shout, LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION!"-Bhagat SinghTHE PLAY Colliding together the words of Martin Luther King, Che Guevara, Rigoberta Menchu, Bhagat Singh, Subcomandante Marcos, Emma Goldman, Malcolm X, and other important revolutionaries- Live the Revolution is a multi-disciplinary, collaborative piece out to explore the need for revolution and change within our own society. All of these revolutionary figures went on journeys were they had to inspire, fight, and provoke while constantly revolutionizing their beliefs. The collaboration of Live the Revolution is a creative journey that hopes to not only challenge and stretch notions of theatrical performance, but to engage the theatre and University community in a dialogue about how to revolutionize our own society and world.In this piece collaborators will be asked- what in world motivates you into action, and what saddens you into silence? What experiences have left you feeling empowered, unstoppable? What happens when someone fights or challenges your beliefs? How do you fight back? How do you resist? Revolt?WHO is needed for the revolution?YOU! Actresses and actors of ALL shapes, sizes, backgrounds, experience PLEASE audition!!This process will be focused on enlivening text with body, voice, and image through a variety of physically vigorous techniques. Be ready to create, experiment, collaborate, explore and ReVoLt.As well, anyone who has any background in puppetry, musical instruments, vocal performance, SPOKEN WORD POETRY, dance, or other performing/fine arts PLEASE come AUDITION!!!WHAT to bring to the audition?Prepare either one of the two sides provided, or a poem or monologue- you can bring present work that you have written yourself. Come prepared to move.As well, please bring an idea of 3 things that you would like to change about the world. Feel prepared to speak about these 3 things openly.The ROLESThe PeacemakerThe Radical (2 people will be cast in this role, one M one F)The PerformerThe PoetThe WarriorThe IconThe EnigmaThe Forgotten (2 people will be cast in this role, one M one F)+ 2-3 ensemble membersAuditions are THIS WEEK, Wednesday and Thursday, January 27-28. Callbacks are Friday, January 29. If you can't make the times listed, PLEASE email Katrina Dikkers or Rachel Pollack. January 27th, 2010KFAI Radio to Air a Tribute to Charles Nolte
There's a tribute to Charles Nolte on KFAI radio's Fresh Fruit program this Thursday, Jan 21 at 7:30pm:http://www.kfai.org/node/25498If you miss it, the archived recording should be available here a littlelater in the evening:http://www.kfai.org/freshfruit January 21st, 2010TPT to Air the Charles Nolte Portrait interview from 1993
The tpt Programming department has made changes in the broadcast schedule such that the Charles Nolte Portrait interview from 1993 will be broadcast on Saturday, Jan. 23rd, 2010 and repeated on Sunday, Jan. 24th, 2010.It will air on the tpt MN channel (this service is fed statewide) at 5:30-6 pm on Saturday, Jan. 23rd, 2010.The program will be repeated on tpt Life channel at 6:30-7 pm on Sunday, Jan. 24th, 2010.The published tpt programming schedule is being updated on short notice, but due to the shortness of time, may not reflect these changes in all areas before the broadcasts.You can find tpt's digital TV Channels on the tpt.org website. January 20th, 2010
Upcoming Theatre Events
- Mike Bonanno: The Yes Men Fix the World
- 02/10/2010 7:00 PM
- Location: 1-115-3M Auditorium Carlson School of Management
- College!...(What a Joke!)
- 02/11/2010 7:30 PM
- Location: Nolte Xperimental Theatre Rarig Center
- 02/12/2010 7:30 PM
- Location: Nolte Xperimental Theatre Rarig Center
Our Mission
In keeping with the University’s three public purposes—research and discovery; teaching and learning; outreach and public service—our primary mission is to educate our students and our audiences about the performing arts, and about the social issues and human emotions the arts speak to so powerfully. We are committed to realizing this mission by creating, producing and studying works of theatre and dance, and performing them publicly for diverse audiences drawn from both the University and the community at large.