Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
WALKING FISH THEATRE
On Wednesday I met Stan Heleva, producing artistic director of Walking Fish Theatre. It's a non profit theatre located in the Fishtown/Kensington area of Philadelphia. It fulfills its mission by producing theatrical works and by encouraging and mentoring young people and artists in the classroom and on the stage; and by producing shows for schools, institutions and community centers.
I received some materials to work on from Stan.
I received some materials to work on from Stan.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
SENIOR PROJECT MIDTERM EVALUATION FEEDBACK
It was very rewarding to see everyone's presentations in class today. What a great variety of projects. It was a very inspiring experience.
During the presentations I didn't show any visuals. To be honest, I had the sketches and logo designs with me. Sometimes it's just better not to get negative feedback so you can still be excited about your project and finish it. At the end, senior project is not about a grade, it is about your choice and what you can do. I wish there was more excitement and support from our reviewer. Brian's critique was sometimes a little too harsh. Personally it effected my choice of not showing any visuals today.
Overall I enjoyed the presentations and I want to show my support for everyone's work.
During the presentations I didn't show any visuals. To be honest, I had the sketches and logo designs with me. Sometimes it's just better not to get negative feedback so you can still be excited about your project and finish it. At the end, senior project is not about a grade, it is about your choice and what you can do. I wish there was more excitement and support from our reviewer. Brian's critique was sometimes a little too harsh. Personally it effected my choice of not showing any visuals today.
Overall I enjoyed the presentations and I want to show my support for everyone's work.
THEATERS
Philadelphia Theatre Company
Pig Iron Theater Co
Arden Theater Company
InterAct Theater Company
Lantern Theater Company
Theater Exile
Walnut Street Theater
Merriam Theater
Prince Music Theater
The Forrest Theater
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
WHY IS THEATER IMPORTANT IN OUR CULTURE?
~ aesthetic pleasure (set design, lighting, costume design)
~ personal experience
~ educational (teaching history, culture of different countries)
~ develops our imagination
~ emotional satisfaction
THEATER QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theater will make you good."
--Terrence Mann
Thursday, February 2, 2012
MEETING WITH MY MENTOR, MARK COFTA
Today I am meeting with my mentor, Mark Cofta at 4:15 to discuss my senior project "Theater Today. Theater Tomorrow."
FREE NIGHT OF THEATER IN PHILADELPHIA
After all my research I narrowed down my senior project and now have a clear vision and plan for it. After getting in touch with Ruth from TCG, I decided to create in event in Philadelphia called "Free night of Theater". Events such as this one were done before by TCG in different cities but never in Philadelphia.
http://www.tcg.org/events/freenight/index.cfm
http://www.tcg.org/events/freenight/index.cfm
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
TCG (THEATER COMMUNICATIONS GROUP)
I came across TCG group and did some research about it. Also email to Ruth Eglsaer to make sure I was able to use information from the website.
Hello Ruth,
my name is Julia and I am a senior at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, studying Graphic Design. For my senior project I decided to create an event to promote theater culture for younger audience. Being a frequent theater visitor I've noticed that a traditional theater audience is mostly 45 and up. Unfortunately, young people would rather go to the movies or play video games. I did some research in relation to this problem and came across www.tcg.org. I am very excited that groups such as TCG exist. Part of my senior project I would like to create a hypothetical Free Night of Theater in Philadelphia. I was wondering if I am allowed to use the statistics from your website for my presentation. The purpose of my project is strictly educational and has no commercial use. Please let me know if I could use the information from www.tcg.org website. If you have any piece of advice regarding my project "Theater Today. Theater Tomorrow." I would more that happy to consider it.
Thank you very much for your time,
Julia Pabiarezhnaia
The Art Institute of Philadelphia
Hi Julia,
That sounds like an exciting project. You can certainly use the research on TCG.org as long as you properly cite TCG and our contractors as your source. Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
Best of luck!
Ruth
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Ruth Eglsaer
Associate Director of Conferences | Theatre Communications Group
Thursday, January 26, 2012
MENTOR SEARCH
Today I asked Mark Cofta to be my mentor on Theater Today. Theater Tomorrow senior project. He agreed to do it.
Finished draft of the research paper.
Finished draft of the research paper.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
THEATER AWARENESS PROJECT
I am really passionate about theater. I go to see a performance frequently but I noticed that main audience is way in their 40's and up. Rarely you see young people in the theater. Usually it is a class assignment to see a play or somebody's parents made them go. Theater is one of the oldest forms of art. It is scary that one day it might just disappear. For my senior project I decided to raise the awareness of theater for students. I will design a 1 month calendar. It would include the schedule performance of the most famous theaters in Philadelphia. The calendar would be done as a print project as well as digital.
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