US stage designer to conduct set and costume design workshops

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Power of Play Ltd. is proud to host Christine Mc Dowell, Stage Designer at Bates College (www.bates.edu) for six weeks in Sri Lanka who will conduct workshops to cover the importance and basics of stage design for theatre practitioners in Colombo, Kandy and Jaffna, in collaboration with Goethe Institut, Colombo and American Corners of Jaffna and Kandy.

Christine has spent the last 20 years involved in professional and academic theatre, including teaching/design positions at the University of South Florida, the College of William and Mary, and SUNY New Paltz.

She is the current faculty costume and set designer at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. After completing an MFA at the Yale School of Drama in 1991, she began her regional design career, including five years as the resident designer for the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, shows at the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, SoHo Rep and other New York off Broadway and dance productions, and Portland Stage Company in Portland, Maine.

Christine also spent four years touring internationally as a staff member for the Paul Taylor Dance Company, and a year working as a freelance costume professional in London for various West End and European companies. Most recently she has been the resident designer for Shakespeare South Africa, a touring company that visits communities in The Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal where Shakespeare is a rare commodity.

Power of Play is a vibrant company that capitalises on performing arts for purposes of communication and development. For more information on international collaborations in education and performance and updates on annual projects, please visit www.facebook.com/powerinfoplay or email [email protected].

Workshop schedule

Colombo

5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. on 29 January (Tuesday), 5 February (Tuesday) and 15 February (Friday) at the Goethe Institut, Colombo (39, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7). Space is available for maximum 20 participants. Participants must commit for all three sessions. Entrance is free, registrations required. Please email [email protected] to reserve space and obtain more information.

Jaffna

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on 6 February (Wednesday) at the American Corner, Jaffna (No. 159, Jaffna Social Action Centre, 4th Cross Street, Jaffna). Space is available for maximum 20 participants. Entrance is free, registrations required. Please email [email protected] or call coordinator Akhilan (0212220665) to reserve space and obtain more information.

Kandy

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 12 February (Tuesday) at the American Corner, Kandy (D.S. Senanayake Public Library, Kandy). Space is available for maximum 20 participants. Entrance is free, registrations required. Please email [email protected] or call coordinator Inoka Rathnayake (0812223716) to reserve space and obtain more information.