Expressive Composition Over Zoom with Margot Bordelon
In this time of shuttered venues and social distancing, how do we create theatrical performances over Zoom? How can we use some of the compositional tools of film to inform the way we create digital theater? In this workshop, we will delve into physical theater practices, using both objects and our bodies, to explore expressive and abstract storytelling on camera. Ability to use video on Zoom is required. Having a “blank” background/neutral backdrop behind you is preferred.
Margot Bordelon is a Brooklyn-based director who specializes in new work. In New York, her work has been seen at Ars Nova, Atlantic Theatre, The Bushwick Starr, Juilliard, The Lark, Ma-Yi, Manhattan Theatre Club, NYTW, P73, Playwrights Horizons, Primary Stages, The Public, Rattlestick, Roundabout, SPACE at Ryder Farm, Target Margin, and Theater Masters, among others. Regionally, she’s developed work with Berkeley Rep, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Perry Mansfield, Play Penn, Playwrights Center, Portland Center Stage, The Wilma, Yale Repertory Theater, and Woolly Mammoth. Margot moved east after spending six years in Chicago working as a director, writer and performer. She is a founding member of Theatre Seven of Chicago and spent four seasons working on the artistic staff of Lookingglass Theatre. Margot originally hails from Seattle where she worked for Seattle Repertory Theatre, Empty Space, University of Washington PATP, Live Girls! and Double Shot Productions. She is a proud graduate of the Yale School of Drama where she received an MFA in Directing, and Cornish College of the Arts where she received her BFA in Theater with an emphasis in Original Work. She's currently on faculty at PACE University in Manhattan where she teaches BFA acting.
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