March 1, 2010
We're in!!
The Anatomy Collective will be participating in Chicago's very own Fringe Festival this coming September. Showcased in various venues throughout Pilsen, this inaugural event invites emerging and established performing artists from Chicago, the U.S. and beyond to showcase their work and add to the dialogue of theatrical art. The Festival also seeks to enhance the perception of Chicago as a major hub for theatre and encourages performers to take bold risks by providing an avenue for affordable productions while reaching out to non-traditional theater-goers. Like TAC, The Chicago Fringe Festival provides an avenue for diverse artists and audience members to connect in a singular and immediate way.
After some hot cocoa and entertainment, a live lottery was held at Temple Gallery in the heart of the Chicago Arts District. Over 150 artists put their names in the hat, but only forty six will be seen in September. Besides The Anatomy Collective participants include...
Local artists...
1. Skinny Dipping presents: Skinny Dipping – Not Your Mama’s One Woman Show
2. Timothy Mooney Repertory Theatre presents: TBD
3. Kristina Schramm presents: The Parenticide Club
4. Shakura World Theatre presents: Columbine & Roses
5. Piel Morena Contemporary Dance (Lyndsae Rinio/Linden Dream) presents: Machito
Pichon
6. Rebecca Kling presents: Transform
7. 2nd Story presents: Cabinalysis, or Build Your Own Damn Cabin!
8. Citadel Theatre Company presents: TBD (shorts)
9. Les Enfants Terribles present: Believe in Nothing, Mock Everything
10. The Consortium Project presents: Knee-Jerk
11. Megan Rhyme presents: Inner Cartography: the science of new things
12. The Ripettes Burlesque presents: The Ripettes Burlesque in Undetermined
13. Hubris Productions presents: Annee Pocalypse
14. The Anatomy Collective presents: Mutations Part III
15. New Millenium Theatre Company presents: The Texas Chainsaw Musical
16. Steve O’Connell presents: Part-Time
17. Weber and Einstein presents: Please Love Me, High School Boyfriend
18. Jason Econoums presents: The Steve Show
19. Genesis Ensemble presents: sweet, half-darkness
20. Terra Mysterium presents: Finding Eleusis
21. Patchwork Woman Performance presents: Bridges
22. BOLD presents: Birth
23. The Talking Cure presents: The Talking Cure
and visiting National & International artists...
1. Undeclared presents: Grind: The Musical
2. Swanderwoman Productions presents: Driving the Body Back
3. No Snowcones Productions presents: That Greek Thing
4. Kahlil Ashanti presents: Basic Training
5. Meddlin Productions presents: Tweedledee and Tweedledum
6. Adam Theater presents: Hansel and Gretel – The End of the Fairy Tale
7. The Birdmann presents: The Birdmann
8. Terri Cyrmes presents: Straight Girl in a Gay Man’s World (Working Title)
9. Leila Ghaznavi presents: Silken Veils
10. Nicole Kearney presents: And Ya Don’t Stop, a hip hop parable
11. The Adventures of Les Kurkendaal presents: Christmas in Bakersfield
12. RE Dance presents: Portraits Triptych
13. Paul Diem presents: Mulatto Child – Voices from the Margins
14. Evan O’Television presents: Double Negatives
15. BITE Theatre presents: KRAIGSLIST
16. La Rinascita presents: The Fugitives
17. Howard Petrick Solo Performer presents: Rambo: The Missing Years (Excerpt)
18. Gemma Wilcox presents: The Honeymoon Period is Officially Over
19. Gutsy Theater presents: Van Gogh: Starry Night, Stormy Life
20. Pat Devine presents: Breaking Down in America
21. Uncommon Time Theatre Company: Liberal Arts: The Musical!
22. Maire Clerkin presents: The Bad Arm – Confessions of a Dodgy Irish Dancer
23. And Giggles Productions presents: The Playdaters
For more information check back here at TAC often and visit the Chicago Fringe Festival's website.
January 1, 2010
The Anatomy Collective will be participating in Redtape Theatre's second annual Chicago Fringe Artists Networking Night in February, 2010. CFANN is a one-night only celebration event for artists by artists. It’s an event where artists of all disciplines and media can showcase their work and network with other artists in the Chicago community. The theatre will be transformed into a series of intimate spaces that have interactive activities, art and are great for lounging. Alcohol, food, and beverages will be served.
CFANN
February 6, 2010
Hosted by Red Tape Theatre Company
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
621 W Belmont Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
The Anatomy Collective will be presenting I Live In A Lightbox: A Preliminary Study
Wooden Frames, Glass, Mirrors, Photographs, Acetate, Vellum, Wood, Sockets, Wire, Lamps
I Live In A Lightbox is an ongoing exploration on the phenomenon of light, in all its forms and functions both utilitarian and philosophical. Out of this project will emerge a series of luminous performances that seek to engage the viewer in conversation about the generally held perceptions of how we choose to illuminate ourselves as a society. The broad themes of this project, including over-illumination and light pollution will take on many physical forms throughout the series; Christine Ferriter and the Anatomy Collective will use illuminated objects, installations, activities and performances to lead the discussion on why we’re all afraid of the dark.
The first installment, I Live In A Lightbox: A Preliminary Study, aims to open the discussion to the community by offering three lightbox installations. Each will reflect on the choices we make in lighting our day-to-day activities and is a response to the inevitable sense of detachment and longing that is left when we are no longer relying on the rhythms of the natural world to influence our lives. This preliminary phase of the series is an exercise in research and intends to record and absorb the initial responses of the community into its study.
November 22, 2009
New photos from Micilin O'Donaghue of our encore performances of GONE or Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am at High Concept Laboratories. Check out the GONE page to view these lovely photos and check out Micilin's photography at http://www.flickr.com/photos/micilin/sets/72157622538584603/
October 29, 2009
After seven months and six performances GONE is finally... well, gone. We'd like to extend a huge THANK YOU to our entire ensemble and of course of wonderful audiences. If GONE left an impression on you, we'd love to hear about it, did we leave you confused and completely disoriented or crying tears of melancholy and joy? Please let us know!
Check back soon for more photos, videos, and interviews with the ensemble and audience members alike.
photo by Eric Bartholomew
August 24, 2009
Call for Artists - Chicago Artist Month exhibit MUTATIONS
Chicago Park District at Douglas Park and Lucid/Anatomy are teaming up and soliciting art for an exciting and unique exhibit as part of their October 2009 programming for Chicago Artists Month. Curated by Stephanie Acosta & Victor Velez the month-long group show ‘Mutations’ will run as part of the Chicago Artist Month along side the showing of Gone or Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am, Part II in Lucid/Anatomy’s performance series Zombies to Alzheimer’s, exploring the theme of mutation in it’s many forms.
Exhibition Info:
Location: Douglas Park Field House , 1401 S Sacramento Dr., Chicago, IL 60623.
Running Dates: Opening reception on Saturday, October 3rd 4-7pm.
'Mutations' will run from October 1st - November 2nd as part of Chicago Artist Month 2009.
Performances of Gone, or Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am? will run Fri/Sat evenings October 2-10, 7:30 pm.
Submission info:
Chicago area artists please send 2-5 images of your 2 &/or 3 dimensional works, an artists’ statement/bio and resume to Stephanie M. Acosta at stephanie@anatomycollective.org
Visual Art: jpegs with name of artist & title of work.
Text: pdf with name of author & title of work.
Chicago area artists working in visual art mediums 2 dimensional &/or 3 dimensional, writers, and poets are all elegible. All exhibited work must be able to be installed on freestanding walls or be self-supported.
All entries must be submitted electronically for selection. Final artist line up will be posted and confirmed Wednesday September 23rd, via e-mail, and invited to exhibit their work along side performances of Gone, or Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am?.
Deadline for consideration: September 16, 2009 (Wednesday)
Additional Information:
*You may provide contact info on your placard along with price if you wish to sell your pieces once the exhibit is closed.
*All artwork must be installed by October 2nd @ 5pm. Open Installation hours: 10am-7pm Oct. 1st & 10am-5pm Oct. 2nd (by appointment)
*There are no artists fees associated with participation in this event.
*All shipping and installation is the responsibility of the artist.
chicagoartistsmonth.org
www.anatomycollective.org
www.lucidstreet.org
www.chicagoparkdistrict.com
Contact Name: Stephanie M. Acosta
Contact Email: info@anatomycollective.org
Contact Phone Number: 312/623-0874
