In Residence
2009-2010
PAVEMENT GROUP
Pavement Group Company members
Pavement Group commits itself to providing dynamic performance opportunities for the next generation of theatre artists, arts managers, and audiences. We dedicate ourselves to new plays. Pavement Group endeavors to make contact with an audience previously unspoken to. We strive to lay the foundation–both pragmatic and institutional–that fosters fresh plays and makes contact with new audiences. Through development, dramaturgy, and the pairing of playwrights and directors, Pavement Group provides the artistic and practical atmosphere needed for great plays to reach fruition.
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KA-TET THEATRE COMPANY
In July 2008 Purdue Theatre alums Dan Meisner (BA ‘07) and Suzanne Miller (BA ‘05) incorporated Ka-Tet Theatre Company to produce ensemble driven theatre focusing on a strong collaboration and cohesion between actors, directors and designers. The name of the company, Ka-Tet, means a group of people brought together by ka, or fate, to achieve a common goal. We believe that theatre is a collective experience, that theatre should be visceral; felt first and intellectualized later. We know that experience is only possible when there is an honest connective link, a symbiosis of audience and artist.We welcome each audience to bring their own unique collective experiences and energies to form, every performance, our Ka-Tet.
Born from a discussion the previous summer on a road trip from Chicago to West Lafayette, Dan and Suzanne expressed a desire to create theatre beyond the barriers of a hierarchy, in which inspiration from all involved would be treated with equal weight and respect. They were not surprised to hear excitement and anticipation from other artists when they spoke about such a company, and within the year, the basis of Ka-Tet Theatre was formed.
Dan and Suzanne hope their company will foster repeatable artistic relationships, and are initiating this process by inviting artists with whom they worked in their years at Purdue to join them in their endeavors. Ka-Tet Theatre now includes Caitlin Mick (BA ‘07), and they plan to be joined by more Boilermakers for their first production, Road, at Chicago’s Stage Left Theatre in August 2009. While the core of Ka-Tet Theatre is Purdue based, they are not strictly an alumni company, and expect to work with diverse artists from many backgrounds in the Chicago theatre community.
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OPERA CABAL
Opera Cabal in performance
Opera Cabal creates and performs concert music, opera and theater, drawing its reperhighconceptlaboratories.org 21st centuries, exploring works of emerging and established composers and writers, and breathing new life into compelling older repertoire. A resource for emerging performers, Opera Cabal creates opportunities for those with a vested interest in contemporary musical performance at the highest artistic level. The ensemble brings its work to unlikely venues, aiming to broaden the audience for contemporary performance
http://operacabal.blogspot.com/
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JOE MILLER
“Joe does incredible works using several different mediums, using a range of antiques, environments, and everyday objects as his canvas.”- Taylor Castle, photographer
Joe Miller recently received his MFA from the University of Chicago and his work can be seen on self-created Free Walls throughout the city and at the Empty Bottle.
“Every site offers an interesting potential related to presence, the logic of the activity itself, and its perpetual cycle. Yet these sites also gain an interesting perplexity through instances of collaboration…
…Exploration of these happenings relies on discovery as an indicator of progression and development. By entering an already flourishing life source through mild interference and formulation, I have gained a confidence in this procedure that enhances the dialogue between me, my work, observers, and participants.”
-Chicago Art Journal, 2008
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MOLLY JAEGER
Molly is a performing artist in dance theater. Her performance practice is grounded in the techniques developed by pioneering teacher, Scott Kelman, with whom she studied intensively from 2001-2004, before branching off to devise her own work. Previously, her efforts have been focused on developing ensemble improvisational techniques, which she performed in around public spaces in Portland OR, her former home, and in the UK as part of a long term collaboration with The Kelman Group. Her performances have also been seen in Canada and at the Festival of New American Theatre in the UK. In addition to performing, Molly also teaches technique for improvisation and performance. She has led workshops at Leeds University Workshop Theatre in the UK, the National Theater of Colombia in Bogota, The Circus Center in Boulder CO and in Portland OR.
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PETER MCCULLOUGH
I have a philosophy of photography. Growing up during the troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland, has led me to take a very direct approach to all aspects of my life. My instinct is to focus on the true nature of the subject or the idea, capturing it in a simple, natural, and uncluttered style.
I understand that photography, like every creative field, is purely subjective. Everyone has their own vision of how something should look or feel or come across. I want to capture that and realise it, whether it is in a studio setting or on a photojournalism assignment.
I have waited for hours for the right weather conditions and I have returned to the same location for weeks looking for the right light. I am dedicated to each job I take on and thrive on new challenges that blur the boundary between fine and commercial art.
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JEREMY BESSOFF
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JASON PONCE
Jason Ponce is a new media artist, musician, and interactive technology researcher. His sound and video installations have been produced internationally, and highlight the many intersections between art and science, especially interactivity, gesture and cognition. He is currently a researcher at the Center for Research in Computing and the Arts (CRCA), a recording engineer at Warren Studios in San Diego, and a PhD candidate in Computer Music at UC San Diego.
Jason recently premiered his new interactive light and sound installation FLOX at HCL. Photos of the work can be seen here.
