Aaron Landsman's guest appearances

Aaron Landsman

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Tarell Alvin McCraney

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Chiara Atik

Dominique Morisseau

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While working on a project in Portland, OR over a decade ago, theater-maker Aaron Landsman accepted a colleague’s invitation to attend a city-council meeting. In between moments of boredom typical to such meetings, Landsman, who had made a career of making works of theater in a variety of unusual settings, glimpsed inherently theatrical moments. The clincher came when a well-dressed sixtysomething by the name of Pete Colt, clearly well-known to and barely tolerated by the city councilors, testified about the drug-related paraphernalia that littered a children’s park in the city. At the end of his testimony, to make his point, he dumped the contents of his briefcase — the very litter he'd railed against — on the table in front of him. Thus was sown the seed of what would become “City Council Meeting,” a participatory theatrical event that Aaron — along with his collaborators, director Mallory Catlett and theater artist and visual designer Jim Findlay — mounted in several American cities, including New York City, Tempe, AZ and Houston, TX. Just this past summer, University of Iowa Press published Mallory and Aaron’s “The City We Make Together: City Council Meeting’s Primer for Participation,” a thorough and galvanizing examination of their process that is sure to inspire a new generation of artists looking to engage communities in the intricacies of making democracy.Since “City Council Meeting,” Mallory and Aaron have continued building their remarkable and eclectic careers. Mallory is now the co-artistic director of the legendary Mabou Mines theater company and is developing several new operas, and Aaron is artist in residence at Abrons Art Center in New York and is preparing the premiers of “Night Keeper,” a new work commissioned by The Chocolate Factory Theater, and “Trouble Hunters,” a performance created in collaboration with artists in Serbia.In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Mallory, who studied dance as a high schooler at UNCSA, and Aaron describe how they developed their unique theatrical viewpoints and esthetic and how throughout their careers they’ve succeeded in hewing to their iconoclastic artistic passions. https://mallorycatlett.net/https://www.maboumines.org/http://www.thinaar.com/https://perfectcity.org/

While working on a project in Portland, OR over a decade ago, theater-maker Aaron Landsman accepted a colleague’s invitation to attend a city-council meeting. In between moments of boredom typical to such meetings, Landsman, who had made a career of making works of theater in a variety of unusual settings, glimpsed inherently theatrical moments. The clincher came when a well-dressed sixtysomething by the name of Pete Colt, clearly well-known to and barely tolerated by the city councilors, testified about the drug-related paraphernalia that littered a children’s park in the city. At the end of his testimony, to make his point, he dumped the contents of his briefcase — the very litter he'd railed against — on the table in front of him. Thus was sown the seed of what would become “City Council Meeting,” a participatory theatrical event that Aaron — along with his collaborators, director Mallory Catlett and theater artist and visual designer Jim Findlay — mounted in several American cities, including New York City, Tempe, AZ and Houston, TX. Just this past summer, University of Iowa Press published Mallory and Aaron’s “The City We Make Together: City Council Meeting’s Primer for Participation,” a thorough and galvanizing examination of their process that is sure to inspire a new generation of artists looking to engage communities in the intricacies of making democracy.Since “City Council Meeting,” Mallory and Aaron have continued building their remarkable and eclectic careers. Mallory is now the co-artistic director of the legendary Mabou Mines theater company and is developing several new operas, and Aaron is artist in residence at Abrons Art Center in New York and is preparing the premiers of “Night Keeper,” a new work commissioned by The Chocolate Factory Theater, and “Trouble Hunters,” a performance created in collaboration with artists in Serbia.In this interview with Pier Carlo Talenti, Mallory, who studied dance as a high schooler at UNCSA, and Aaron describe how they developed their unique theatrical viewpoints and esthetic and how throughout their careers they’ve succeeded in hewing to their iconoclastic artistic passions.  <a href="https://mallorycatlett.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mallorycatlett.net/</a><a href="https://www.maboumines.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.maboumines.org/</a><a href="http://www.thinaar.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thinaar.com/</a><a href="https://perfectcity.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://perfectcity.org/</a>

Theater artists Mallory Catlett and Aaron Landsman on remaining unique and humble

Lindsay, Liz, and first time contributor Jose Solís discuss the latest in theater beyond Broadway in New York City: Blood at the Root (1:09) by Dominique Morisseau at National Black Theatre You Are Now the Owner of this Suitcase (11:40) from Theater 167 Empathy School &amp; Love Story (20:22) by Aaron Landsman at Abrons Art Center Head of Passes (30:35) by Tarell Alvin McCraney at The Public Theater What we’re excited to see next (38:45): Kentucky at Ensemble Studio Theatre Ghost Rings at New York Live Arts A Streetcar Named Desire at St Ann’s Warehouse Stolen House Dido and Aeneas at City Center The Humans The Father The Crucible Tuck Everlasting Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance Podcast for free on iTunes or Stitcher. Comments? Feedback? Find us on Facebook and Twitter.

<a href="https://twitter.com/lindsaybarenz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lindsay</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/misslizrichards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Liz</a>, and first time contributor <a href="https://twitter.com/josesolismayen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jose Solís</a> discuss the latest in theater beyond Broadway in New York City: <a href="http://www.nationalblacktheatre.org/#!on-stage-now/cig5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blood at the Root</a> (1:09) by Dominique Morisseau at National Black Theatre <a href="http://www.theatre167.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">You Are Now the Owner of this Suitcase</a> (11:40) from Theater 167 <a href="http://www.abronsartscenter.org/performances/aaron-landsman-empathy.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empathy School &amp; Love Story</a> (20:22) by Aaron Landsman at Abrons Art Center <a href="http://www.publictheater.org/en/Public-Theater-Season/Head-of-Passes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Head of Passes</a> (30:35) by Tarell Alvin McCraney at The Public Theater What we’re excited to see next (38:45): <a href="http://www.ensemblestudiotheatre.org/current-season-1/2016/4/6/kentucky" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kentucky</a> at Ensemble Studio Theatre <a href="http://newyorklivearts.org/event/half_straddle_ghost_rings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ghost Rings</a> at New York Live Arts <a href="http://stannswarehouse.org/show/streetcar-named-desire/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Streetcar Named Desire</a> at St Ann’s Warehouse <a href="http://www.stolenhouse.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stolen House</a> <a href="http://www.nycitycenter.org/tickets/productionnew.aspx?performanceNumber=9518#.Vx_OAiMrL6c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dido and Aeneas</a> at City Center <a href="http://www.thehumansonbroadway.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Humans</a> <a href="http://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2015-16-season/the-father/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Father</a> <a href="http://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2015-16-season/the-father/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Crucible</a> <a href="http://www.tuckeverlastingmusical.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tuck Everlasting</a> Subscribe to Maxamoo’s Theater and Performance Podcast for free on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/maxamoo-podcast/id792023886" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/maxamoo-inc/maxamoos-new-york-city-theater-podcast?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>. Comments? Feedback? Find us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MaxamooNY/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/maxamoo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.

Beyond Broadway: Dominique Morisseau, Theater 167, Aaron Landsman, Tarell Alvin McCraney, The Public Theater

Nature Theater of Oklahoma talks with theater-maker Aaron Landsman about our mutual time together growing up in NY theater in the 1990s.  We examine how and why we are still here – still doing this.  Join us as we talk with Aaron, too, about his new work, City Council Meeting, and probe the intersection of faith, life, art and committed “social practice".

Nature Theater of Oklahoma talks with theater-maker Aaron Landsman about our mutual time together growing up in NY theater in the 1990s.  We examine how and why we are still here – still doing this.  Join us as we talk with Aaron, too, about his new work, City Council Meeting, and probe the intersection of faith, life, art and committed “social practice".

Aaron Landsman - OK Radio Episode 58