Winner of numerous international awards including European Outdoor Performer of the Year (Rotterdam 1995) for his solo comedy production of “Hotch’s 3D TeeVee”, David has worked as a clown and writer with the Cirque du Soleil and appears in numerous television and film projects.Ĭurrently he is co director of the Physical Theatre department at Die Etage School of Performing Art.īenjamin Lorch is an international education specialist and consultant focused on innovation, partnerships and institutional growth. He has also developed learning processes for online education that facilitates accelerated learning. David’s curricula for classes and workshops are presented in many countries. His projects combine different elements, such as comedy, clown, character, narration, acting, juggling, acrobatics, choreography, dance, improvisation and, above all, interactivity. In addition he works regularly as a multimedia designer, digital specialist and film maker.Īs an artistic director, he founded a number of performance ensembles and performance spaces from which he toured to over 30 countries. The basic question is How do we foster and nurture a culture of stability, compassion and innovation when the artist’s goals are continually distracted and undermined by financial uncertainties?ĭavid Cassel has worked professionally as a writer, director, designer, teacher and performing artist since 1978. It’s a long-held misconception that it is necessary to suffer in order to make socially relevant art. These projects are then picked up by the members of the public who are influenced by them, creating a potentially negative social impression where a positive one should exist. How an artist feels about his own living and working circumstances will ultimately flow into the projects he pursues. Stability and constancy are essential to a healthy mind and attitude.
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This is reflected in the quality of their work.Ĭulture is a direct reflection of the society in which we live. The inability to meet the financial obligations arising from renting houses and workspaces at current market value leads to the artist becoming destabilized. The current economic situation raises important questions about how artists can stabilize themselves in the coming months and years so that they can continue to do important cultural work in the social interest.Īrt and culture improve the life of society by conveying ideas and possibilities for better living conditions. The creation of positively influenced, socially relevant work has been hampered by the loss of job opportunities and associated wages. The pandemic has hampered the artist’s ability to lead a quality life. This proposal would provide much-needed social and creative stimulus to surrounding residents and the city.Īrtists traditionally exist at the lower end of the wage spectrum.
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Conceived as an ongoing “urban social art project”, eligible residents would have to offer workshops and events in the fields of new media, installation, theater and circus arts until the city decides to continue its development agenda for this property.
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#Fest grounded for 2016 trash x portable
This property could be developed in the short term to accommodate a limited number of skilled artists who would live and work in mobile homes, trucks and portable small houses that are within their economic framework.Ĭollective workspaces would be established in which the ongoing professional activities of the participating artists could be continued.
#Fest grounded for 2016 trash x install
We are looking for an abandoned property to install an urban art and sustainable living project.