AUDITIONS:

PERCUSSIONIST/PERFORMER/SINGER/DANCERS

ONE PEOPLE VOICE COMPANY presents:

Situbanda 2005
(monkey bridge)

Monkey Chant - Marching Gamelan - Mythic Theatre

PAID rehearsals culminating in a travel & lodging expense-paid trip to Bali
to train and perform.

 
 
Are you a professional acrobat who can play a musical instrument?
A professional percussionist/beatboxer who can act and dance?
A professional dancer who can sing and drum?
 
  GAMELAN/KECAK CORE ENSEMBLE - 15 People - 1st work cycle March-June, with possible 2nd cycle July - November -percussionists, gamelan musicians, strong voices, with a leaning toward powerful physical performance.

MYTHIC THEATRE TROUPE - 15 Additional People - 1st work cycle April-June, with possible 2nd cycle July - November:
-acrobats/singers/dancers/physical-theatre performers with music & rhythm skills.

The 30 performers will rehearse and perform in the Bay Area from March through May, then travel to Bali to train and perform in cross-cultural exchange from June 15 - 30, 2005.

REQUIRED SKILLS FOR ALL PERFORMERS: Metronome-accurate rhythmic clarity and a listening sensitivity are Essential. Experience with rhythmic ensemble interplay and improvisation is Vital. Ability to read a melodic musical score is a plus, though not mandatory. You must have a strong desire to experiment with your voice AS WELL AS a strong willingness to be very physical, sincere, and generous in performance. Since some performances are interactive, sharing this powerful community experience with hundreds of people, all performers must be able to dynamically lead a large section of people on their vocal part within the larger complexities of the interlocking rhythmic texture.


AUDITIONS - WHAT TO BRING:
•Any portable instruments that you play (world/western/whatever). Come prepared to participate that (those) instrument(s) AND YOUR VOICE in larger group exercises.
•Any recordings, videos, DVD's of your work that you would like to share with us, in order to know you better.
•Loose fitting comfortable clothing and your own water supply. We will be moving around quite a bit.
•Bring some kind of picture of yourself (it doesn't matter what kind or size, it is for our organizational process, not your beauty).
• Bring your resume.
•Be ready to write down the answers to the following Questions:

1)Other than the audition-required performance skills, what resources do you offer a community-centric project such as this? Think logistical/organizational talents (ie- Administrative talent? Costuming? Prop master? Carpentry skills? Good with engines? Enjoy cooking? Body work? Other technological, performance and musical talents? Whatever comes to your mind that could serve the community effort toward fluid functionality.)

2) Similar to the first question, but then not quite: What is YOUR ROLE, or Possibility of Role(s), in relationship to a fully functioning, empowered, and successful performing arts troupe? Success emotionally, spiritually, artistically, and financially.

 
     
 

Los Angeles Mythic Theatre AUDITION:
Sunday, Feb. 13, 1-4pm
Location: California Institute of the Arts,
24700 McBean Pkwy, Valencia, Ca.
(30 minutes north of LA, south of Magic Mountain).
*seeking professional percussionists, acrobats, singers, dancers, and/or physical theatre performers (ideally double/triple-threats) WITH music & rhythm skills.

San Francisco Mythic Theatre/Gamelan/Chant AUDITIONS:
Monday, Feb. 14, 10am-1pm & 7-10pm
Location: Xenodrome, 1320 Potrero St. (@25th)
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 10am-1pm & 7-10pm
Location: Danzhaus, click for details on how to get there.

Oakland/East Bay Gamelan/Chant AUDITIONS:
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 10am-3pm
Thurs., Feb. 17, 11:15am-3:15pm
Location: Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, Ca. 94702

Thurs., Feb. 17, 7-10pm
Location: OPV Warehouse, 2509 Myrtle St., Oakland, Ca. 94607


*seeking professional percussionists, acrobats, singers, dancers, and/or physical theatre performers (ideally double/triple-threats) WITH music & rhythm skills.

Oakland CALLBACK AUDITIONS:
Monday, Feb. 21, 7-10pm
Tuesday, Feb. 22, 10am-1pm
Location: 2509 Myrtle St., Oakland, CA. 94607

  
     
 


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Let Us Know That You Are Going To Audition.
CONTACT Paul Jorgensen: opvc@onepeople.com
Or Call 510.499.6016. Day of audition, Call if needed, or
if you would like to audition but find the stated times COMPLETELY impossible.

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ONE PEOPLE VOICE performs chant inspired by the traditional Balinese theatre form of Kecak [KET jak], a highly dynamic, rhythmic-interlocking, ritualized chant Way-of-Being. Our Chant includes vocal rhythmic elements and drum language from Human Beat Box to various world music traditions and experimental techniques.

We also work in the realm of procession, performing Bale Ganjur, a parade orchestra of gongs and drums, hybridized with other world and Western instruments.

TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE IN BALI in June will be the realization of an original piece of "Mythic" or "Neo-Traditional" theatre, a very physical form of drama and dance that draws from the traditional theatre of Bali and includes new "mythic" characters developed with intention to communicate viscerally with audiences everywhere. All characters and movement are supported by and interact with the music of the Gamelan and Kecak, both of which are magical, joyful, and wild.

TERMS of ENGAGEMENT:

Gamelan/Chant CORE: (15 people) March to early June, then 2 weeks of training and performances in Bali with a Kecak Troupe. Further US performances possible, July through November. Rehearsals in Oakland: 6 hrs. (3hr. Gamelan, 3hr. Chant), 4 times a week for March & April. For May & June, rehearsals and work load become more intense, 6-8hr. sessions up to 6 times a week, especially the last week of May, first week of June, where the intensity and focus will rise to a 24/7 atmosphere. Payment for the whole first cycle of work is $6700. All travel and lodging expenses paid for the Bali trip.

Mythic Theatre Chant Element: (15 additional people) Joining the Gamelan/Chant CORE for rehearsals in Oakland from mid April to early June, then 2 weeks of training and performances in Bali. Further US performances possible, July through November. Rehearsals in Oakland: 6 hrs. (3hr. Character work, 3hr. Chant), 4 times a week in April. For May & June, rehearsals and work load become more intense, 6-8hr. sessions up to 6 times a week, especially the last week of May, first week of June, where the intensity and focus will rise to a 24/7 atmosphere. Payment for the whole first cycle of work is $5340. All travel & lodging expenses paid for Bali trip.

A Chant Team of (5 People) will teach Kecak in Austin, Tx., March 18, 19. The Gamelan (15 people) will perform in Atlanta, Ga. (April 30th-May 8th). The whole ensemble (30 people) will perform in the Bay Area during May and early June, to test our mettle before our journey to Bali on June 10th.

  
     
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