Sunday, December 9, 2007
Thanks!
I'd just like to extend my gratitude to all the artists that participated in the Artsits' Footprint Series over the last 2 nights. Also to all of the audience participants who came out to support some local Calgary Artists. We had a great time! I look forward to the next artist series!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Embarking On A New Objective
Silhouette is embarking on a new objective. Instead of working towards becoming a traditional professional theatre company, Silhouette is making a leap into an unknown world.
Before I venture to tell you about this endevour here is a little peice of why I decided to go this way:
I sat and watched the last few weeks of a woman’s life tonight. It doesn’t matter who it was or what she did…what matters is that she wanted to make a difference. She wanted the world to see the person she was…faults and all.
Honestly? I have a hard time watching things like this…because they get me thinking. But then they almost paralyze me. I have all of these life changing moments that I want to share with people…but then I get depressed and pessimistic about the reality of there being only one me. What can one woman do? Then I shut the TV off and go on with my night or day…my life. My endless moments of denial.
What do I really want?
I want to make a difference. I don’t want fame or money…I want to change people’s lives.
I find myself longing to be an outspoken activist. But I don’t seem to have the nerve. After all…all I have is my own opinion. I don’t know anything.
I know that this has been said millions of times before…but why is it that while countries like Canada, the United States, England, France and many others are throwing out tons of food every minute, when there are countless people in the world dying of malnutrition every day? Why is it that we can’t seem to solve this? What is the answer?
See…this is where I become overwhelmed. Where do I start? I guess the thing is that we can’t look to the end result…we can only look to what we can do right NOW. What is one thing I can do today to help?
Tonight I decided that it is more important to talk about these issues than anything else. And what better way to do that than through art. Artists of the world are the ones who create movements. How can we create a movement?
A dear friend is working on a project right now. It’s called the Peace Project. She is using her gift of dance to bring peace to people. What a brilliant idea!
We need to break all of the barriers…race, religion, age, sex. We all need to join together to bring peace upon the world. Do you really want your children and grandchildren to grow up in a world that is determined by the news and tabloids? Do you want to see our world taken over by the richest of the rich?
Some of the most humbling people have nothing at all. Not a dime. They are lucky to have a full meal.
These are the people that are so grateful for everything they have. Life is so precious to them. While the
rest of us worry about how to pay our credit cards, they thank God they could feed their child that day.
So now that you have heard the beginnings…here is my goal:
To become a Company of Artists (multi-lingual/multi-racial: actors, visual artists, writers, dancers and musicians) who perform original work as well as existing work in their home based theatre to raise money to: 1. donate to charities and 2. Enable the company to travel around the world offering free workshops and performances as well as services and supplies where needed.
Before I venture to tell you about this endevour here is a little peice of why I decided to go this way:
I sat and watched the last few weeks of a woman’s life tonight. It doesn’t matter who it was or what she did…what matters is that she wanted to make a difference. She wanted the world to see the person she was…faults and all.
Honestly? I have a hard time watching things like this…because they get me thinking. But then they almost paralyze me. I have all of these life changing moments that I want to share with people…but then I get depressed and pessimistic about the reality of there being only one me. What can one woman do? Then I shut the TV off and go on with my night or day…my life. My endless moments of denial.
What do I really want?
I want to make a difference. I don’t want fame or money…I want to change people’s lives.
I find myself longing to be an outspoken activist. But I don’t seem to have the nerve. After all…all I have is my own opinion. I don’t know anything.
I know that this has been said millions of times before…but why is it that while countries like Canada, the United States, England, France and many others are throwing out tons of food every minute, when there are countless people in the world dying of malnutrition every day? Why is it that we can’t seem to solve this? What is the answer?
See…this is where I become overwhelmed. Where do I start? I guess the thing is that we can’t look to the end result…we can only look to what we can do right NOW. What is one thing I can do today to help?
Tonight I decided that it is more important to talk about these issues than anything else. And what better way to do that than through art. Artists of the world are the ones who create movements. How can we create a movement?
A dear friend is working on a project right now. It’s called the Peace Project. She is using her gift of dance to bring peace to people. What a brilliant idea!
We need to break all of the barriers…race, religion, age, sex. We all need to join together to bring peace upon the world. Do you really want your children and grandchildren to grow up in a world that is determined by the news and tabloids? Do you want to see our world taken over by the richest of the rich?
Some of the most humbling people have nothing at all. Not a dime. They are lucky to have a full meal.
These are the people that are so grateful for everything they have. Life is so precious to them. While the
rest of us worry about how to pay our credit cards, they thank God they could feed their child that day.
So now that you have heard the beginnings…here is my goal:
To become a Company of Artists (multi-lingual/multi-racial: actors, visual artists, writers, dancers and musicians) who perform original work as well as existing work in their home based theatre to raise money to: 1. donate to charities and 2. Enable the company to travel around the world offering free workshops and performances as well as services and supplies where needed.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
ARTISTS' FOOTPRINT SERIES
COME JOIN US!
December 7 &8
7:30 and 8:30pm
The Birds and Stone Theatre
204 16 Ave NW
in the basement of the Unitarian Church of Calgary
Tickets:
$5 for one act (come at 7:30 for the first act or 8:30 for the second)
$8 for two acts (come at 7:30 and see both acts!)
There will be snacks and non-alcoholic beverages available by donation to help cover costs of the space.
Make sure you tell the person at the door who invited you. Artists will benefit accordingly.
Make sure you tell the person at the door who invited you. Artists will benefit accordingly.
***SCHEDULE INFORMATION***
Friday December 7th
7:30 show:
7:30 show:
Mandy Kahlmeier --Actor
Deanna Adam and Adam Bloomer --Singer/Songwriters
8:30 show:
Michelle Esau --Poet/Writer
8:30 show:
Michelle Esau --Poet/Writer
Athena and Armina Borruel --Singer/Songwriters
Saturday December 8th
7:30 show:
Mandy Kahlmeier --Actor
Carole Chabot --Singer/Songwriter7:30 show:
Mandy Kahlmeier --Actor
8:30 show:
Michelle Esau --Poet/Writer
Athena and Armina Borruel --Singer/Songwriters
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
ARTIST APPLICATION! (change of events)
SILHOUETTE presents
ARTISTS’ FOOTPRINT Series
December 5-8 @ The Birds and Stone Theatre
Calling all artists who want to "workshop" their original work!
Actors, Writers, Musicians, Dancers, Comedians, Visual Artists and more!
We have an intimate black box theatre…we want you as artists to use it and showcase your own work.
A jam session you might say…for performance and visual artists.
COME PLAY!
We want to see EVERYTHING you have!***
Do you have: a monologue you created;
a song or poem you wrote; some visual art you would like to share; new choreography you want to try out; some other performance piece that
you want to explore?
Do you want to set up a display in the lobby?
Come…show us your stuff…we want to see it!
Thirty 20 minute sets available for an application fee of $25 to cover costs. You want more than 20 minutes? GREAT…only $15 for your second or third slot! (Max 5 slots)
Don’t have $25? We can work something out!
WHAT DO YOU GET FOR YOUR MONEY?
A chance to showcase your work along with other Calgary Artists in front of a diverse audience brought together by the participants. PLUS no administrative responsibilities!
Any NET profit will be split between ALL artists according to seat sales! The more people you bring in the more you could make! You can make as little or as much as you want depending on how many butts you get in the seats!
We will be holding "Dress Rehearsals" Sunday Dec. 2, Monday Dec. 3 and Tuesday Dec. 4.
The purpose of this series is to draw new and upcoming artists in Calgary together to showcase their stuff and have a blast!
Submission deadline is November 21st.
Please contact Juliana at
silhouette.theatre@yahoo.ca or call 403.875.5525 for more info or to book a slot!
http://silhouettetheatre.blogspot.com
***All performances must be original pieces.
Monday, October 8, 2007
A Success...
Well...Broken was a success. I am very happy with how it turned out, and excited to see where it will go next. Thank you to all of you who supported me through this process.I am considering a few different options as the next step with this script. First, I am going to enter it into the few festivals here in Calgary, like the One Act Festival and Ignite! Also I am looking into bringing it out to Nelson BC for a weekend this coming Spring.
Please have a look at a few of the pictures that I created during the run...these three were from the three strongest performances...it was interesting to me that the more "in it" I was, the more captivating the painting...I hope you enjoy!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Choice
What a journey this has been. It is one thing to say you are going to do something, and an entirely other thing to actually go through with it. So, it is opening night tonight for my one woman show "Broken". It has been a bumpy and short rehearsal process, so feelings of being unprepared and not good enough have been just a few that I have experienced in the last couple of days. Today I am making the choice to be at peace with where this project is right now, and remembering that it is still a work in progress...this is not the be all end all.
Thank you to all of you who have supported and encouraged me through this project. I am truly grateful for your prayers and shoulders. Sometimes it is hard to rely solely on the creator to be my shoulder, so having you dear friends to lean on when I'm knee deep in tears is such a blessing. Thank you for helping me learn a long the way.
And as my dear friend Deirdre is working on her "Peace Project" I am reminded to be comfortable with being at peace, and to wish peace on everyone in my life...so...
Peace to all of you...
Thank you to all of you who have supported and encouraged me through this project. I am truly grateful for your prayers and shoulders. Sometimes it is hard to rely solely on the creator to be my shoulder, so having you dear friends to lean on when I'm knee deep in tears is such a blessing. Thank you for helping me learn a long the way.
And as my dear friend Deirdre is working on her "Peace Project" I am reminded to be comfortable with being at peace, and to wish peace on everyone in my life...so...
Peace to all of you...
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Broken
SILHOUETTE
presents
BROKEN
by
Roger Mason and Juliana Marko
Directed
by
Sharla Erick
SEPTEMBER 26-29
Follow a young woman as she journeys through a life of misunderstanding and endless possibilities.
SHOWS:
Wednesday-Saturday @7pm
Saturday Matinee @2pm
TICKETS:
Wednesday pay-what-you-can
Thursday-Saturday Evenings
Adults $12 Students $10
Saturday Matinee $6
For more information please contact Juliana at
or call
403.875.5525
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