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Are you interested in learning more about Cornerstone's community-based ideology?
The Cornerstone Institute offers multidisplinary professional training in community-based theater using Cornerstone's unique collaborative methodology.
The Institute's 2-Day Intensives (2DI) provide excellent opportunities for both new and established artists who support a growing national interest in creating theater with and for communities. Designed for 12 to 40 participants, this workshop relies on participants' input and creativity for activities and conversations that include an introduction to Cornerstone's 20+ year history, hands-on exercises for choosing and engaging communities, story gathering, script writing and adaptation, auditions, casting and design, plus an opportunity to put these various elements into practice creating art together.
Institute 2-Day Intensives include 13 hours of instruction and hands-on activities in the following topics:
Cornerstone's History, Evolution and Case Studies
Theater and Social Change
Identifying & Engaging Community
Turning Community Stories into Art (Writing & Design)
Rehearsal and Performance Tools & Challenges
Collaborative Composition & Performance
Now accepting registration for upcoming 2-Day Intensives at our home offices in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles!
Download the registration form here.
UPCOMING 2-DAY INTENSIVES IN LOS ANGELES:
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 & 21, 2010
Saturday: 9:30am - 6:30pm; Sunday: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Instructors: Laurie Woolery, Associate Artistic Director and Paula Donnelly, Institute Director
Tuition: $300. Limited enrollment. Reserve your participation early!
Reservations/Enrollment Inquiries:
(213) 613-1700 x34 or
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Are you interested in booking a 2-Day Intensive for your organization or institution?
Bring two of our Ensemble members to your group to teach a crash-course in Cornerstone's methodology over two days. We aim to craft the content for each Intensive to the needs of the hiring Institution and the interests of the participants. Do you have a community-collaborative project in the works? Do you want to start from scratch learning what community-based theater might be for you? The 2DI is designed to integrate your interests and concerns into the structured curriculum. To learn more or to book a 2DI, contact our Institute Director at
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Cornerstone Institute 2-Day Intensives have been presented at
California State University, Dominguez Hills
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts
Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina
Arizona State University at Tempe
University of California at Irvine, Drama Department
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Theater & Dance
University of Washington in Seattle, School of Drama
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Arts Council of Kern, Bakersfield, CA
Stories On Stage, Denver, CO
Center for Race and Gender, University of California, Berkeley
California State University, Northridge, Departments of Theater and Communications/Performance Studies
Artists, Educators and Activists in Eureka, CA
Cornerstone Theater in Los Angeles for Individual Participation
"The successful experiences that we had with artists from a completely different group will have a long-term impact on all of us.
we found out
that our community is much larger than we thought. You combined great focus with a light touch so that we had experiences to give us new kinds of thoughts, but we were never pounded with point of view. Excellent and all too rare."
-Norma Moore
Artistic Director, Stories On Stage
"Relieved, Satisfied, Turned On and Heard."
-Misty D. (2-Day Intensive participant)
Writer/Actor/Photographer
"I feel empowered by everything I've learned. I can't wait to bring this knowledge back to my community. I hope this type of workshop is available for non-professional artists to help heal their communities by engaging them in a noble activity."
-Cindy S. (2-Day Intensive participant)
Businesswoman/Artist
"I can't tell you how many students... adapted your work in carrying out story circles of their own. Equally compelling was using... principles of community spaces. Wow. And finally, totally intriguing was trying their hands at adapting texts à la Cornerstone... I am so grateful that many of my students got the opportunity to participate in the two day workshop."
-Jan C.
Professor, NYU Tisch School of the Arts
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