Hand2Mouth Theatre is a theater group in Portland, Oregon. The group works together to create their performances. They decide all languages, movements and designs themselves, instead of working from a script.[1][2]
Influences
Hand2Mouth Theatre is influenced by the work of Forced Entertainment [3] Elevator Repair Service, and Jerzy Grotowski.
History
Jonathan Walters founded Hand2Mouth in 2000. He had trained with street theatre troupe Teatr Biuro Podrozy[4] in Poland. As of 2009, Hand2Mouth had created 15 original performances. The group had grown to include a core of company members and associate artists. Company members have traveled and studied in London, New York, Poland, Denmark and Mexico City.[1]
Performance History
2002 - Blue Mountain Community College, Pendelton, OR (Jerusalem)
2003 - River Theatre, Astoria, OR (Posture Queen)
2004 - Open Theatre International Festival, Katowice, Poland (Blue with Stacja Szamocin)
2004 - Pablo Neruda Centenary Festival, Portland State University, Portland, OR (Slender with Carpetbag Brigade)
2004 - PuppetLove! Festival, San Francisco, CA (The Wild Child)
2004 - River Theatre, Astoria, OR (Thirst)
2005 - Festival Malta, Poznan, Poland (Blue with Stacja Szamocin)
2005 - Kalisz Theatre Festival, Kalisz, Poland (Blue with Stacja Szamocin)
2005 - Edmonds Community College, Seattle, WA (The Wild Child)
2005 - Willamette University, Salem, OR (The Wild Child)
2006 - Just Add Water Festival, Portland Center Stage, Portland, OR (After Hours)
2007 - On the Boards, Seattle, WA (Repeat After Me)[5]
2007 - Time-Based Art Festival, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR (Repeat After Me)
2007 - Northwest New Works Festival, On the Boards, Seattle, WA (Repeat After Me - excerpt)
2008 - Myrna Loy Center, Helena, MT (Repeat After Me)
2008 - Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle, WA (Project X: You Are Here)
2008 - NW New Works Festival, Seattle, WA (Undine)
2008 - 10 Tiny Dances, Portland, OR (Project X: You Are Here)
2009 - Fury Festival, Fury Factory, San Francisco, CA (Repeat After Me)
2013 - The Left Hand of Darkness, Portland, Oregon.[6]
2015 - Time, A Fair Hustler, Fertile Ground Festival, Portland, OR.[7]
References
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