OTOA in VERMONT 2015

The OTOA
Vermont Summer Intensive
August 16 – 22
 
A week-long period of study and exploration for OTOA veterans and novices alike,
set in the beautiful hills of Putney, Vermont, on the campus of The Putney School.

For a third consecutive year, my alma mater, The Putney School, has gifted me and my theater company, Gia Forakis & Company (GF&CO) with an August residency.
 
But what makes this year different is that we are able to use this meaningful gift of time, space and the focus provided by this serene environment, as a period of intensive OTOA study. This is a very rare opportunity to delve more deeply in to the OTOA Technique than has ever been offered before.

GF&CO was built upon an ensemble of theater artists dedicated to the principles and investigation of putting One-Thought-One-Action -into action, and through GF&CO the further development and experimentation of the technique has continued to grow. My work with GF&CO and its members informs the OTOA Workshops I lead that are open to the public, and its principles also inform how we approach our administrative tasks. The VT Intensive will provide an occasion for new and old OTOA participants to work with GF&CO members in the established methods of OTOA as well as contribute to its further development.

This one-week residency will include a review of the practical tools and principles of OTOA, plus, it will offer us time to experiment with new exercises and new applications within an ever broader context.  It is also meant as a focused retreat for refreshing and reviving creative passion, and time for exploring questions of craft and career as we consider our artistic life-practice. And all set in the tranquil surrounding of Vermont's green mountains.
 
As OTOA continues to frame my own artistic life, I am excited and gratified to see its application widen. Not only is it a practical technique for performers, directors, and public speakers but the longer it guides my work the more it reveals how wide-spread its principles are and how useful its tools can be for creative thinkers in all fields.

ENROLLMENT DUE BY JULY 13

Click Here for details about the Vermont Summer Intensive and to determine whether you qualify to join us on this exceptional week of study, lab-like examination of OTOA and Creative Life-Practice.