StoryBox at CIF
Experience interactive performance as you’ve never seen it before. This new simulation stage and performance form makes an audience member the main character in an improvised story. The audience observes the entire experience through a live video feed. Come experience the future of interactive story.
iTeam show
Wednesday, April 15, 8:00pm
Barnes & Noble (corner of Jackson and State)
Directed by Curt delPrincipe and performed by the iTeam from Orlando, Florida, who developed Simu-Life, iRoleplay, Ethics Box, and The Cell. The iTeam features Claire Balgemann, Dawn Borglund, Curt delPrincipe, Kate Ingraham, Kenneth Ingraham, and Ken Macalintal.
Dream a little dream...
April 16, 7:00pm
Barnes & Noble
(corner of Jackson and State)
Directed by Jeff Wirth, this show will be performed by the iTeam, and special guest performers Joe Bill (Bassprov), Shaun Landry (Oui Be Negroes), Rachael Mason (iO), and Cory Rouse (Disney Imagineering).
Interactive Performance Lab Workshops
in Chicago
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Connection: Improve your ability to establish an emotional connection with your audience participant and fellow performers in an interactive setting.
Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Influence: Learn how to facilitate an audience participant’s ability to play, initiate their own offers, and co-create story in an interactive setting.
Taught by Claire Balgemann and the iTeam, each workshop is 2 hours long and will be conducted in the IPL StoryBox. Registration is limited to 12 students per class. The classes are open for intermediate and experienced improvisers. Each class costs $10. To register, email claire.balgemann@gmail.com.
Interactive Performance Workshops
Learn the skills the iTeam uses to transform audience participants into the main characters of improvised stories. Workshops held at Egan Urban Center, April 15 & 16, 1-3 pm. To register, click here.
Note: These classes will be offered during the festival, but are not official CIF workshops.
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