Science, Art, and Seattle!

 

We get asked the question a lot.  How does Found make the shows?  The truth is, it is slightly different every time.  First, though, we need an idea we are passionate about, and once we have questions about that idea, we have to do research.  Ever since we started with our Outer Space research it has become more clear how very similar artists and scientists really are.  The basis of each field is the same.  Research, Experimentation, and Discovery.  

The research gives us ideas and a group basis of knowledge to start with.  I love the research part.  It's so fun to discover things and to be like a scientist searching for facts.  I couldn't even get away from doing research when I was on vacation!  I took a trip to the west coast before rehearsals started and found myself seeing space everywhere!

It was pretty easy to think about Space whilst in the 'Icons of Science Fiction' Exhibit at the EMP museum in Seattle.  But what I loved most about the exhibit is that they organized it by posing big questions.  And that's something that Found does too.  We base all of our material on questions that we have.  Here are some intriguing questions I found at the exhibit that Found also might pose as we build This is the Twilight Kingdom:

 

This thing also happened there...

 

Whilst in Seattle I also visited the public Library to do some research on questions I had of my own.  Like: Where do physical theatre and space exploration meet?  Why are Outer Space stories so fascinating and successful in our society?  How have people portrayed space and science stories in the past?  How can we use different mediums to explore the topic? 

 

Then we went up in the Space Needle!  I kept seeing things that reminded me of our upcoming project, not only because it's called the Space Needle, but because it was built with the future in mind during a time when people were thinking about how far we could travel in every direction. 

It feels great to be in rehearsals now answering these questions and exploring these ideas with performance.  I can't wait to see what happens next!

 

Until Next Time: To the Vast Unknown!

Ali Hoban Signing Off

 

This is the Twilight Kingdom

Photo by Harish Pathak

 

WE BEGIN ANOTHER GREAT ADVENTURE TOGETHER!

I am reporting to you from our first week of rehearsals for our 2013 Fringe Festival project This is the Twilight Kingdom.  Found Theater is back at the Painted Bride, this time armed with numbers, lab coats, and stardust.   That’s right, we will be dedicating our summer at the Bride to all things Outer Space!  In our first rehearsals alone we have lifted off the ground, traveled through time, and seen the evolution of the universe as we know it.  We started exploring the frightening truths and the magical fantasies of outer space and came back with both blood and glitter on our hands.  And this is just the beginning of our great adventure!  We will be experimenting, testing, and collecting data all summer, the results of which will be revealed in September.  Until then, you can follow our journey of creation here!  We will be documenting our inquiries and discoveries here on our blog…I mean science journal…so that you too can witness the exploration of the great unknown.  Better yet, you can see us conducting research in person this Saturday!  Join Found Theater and other artists at THE HAPPENING, a live artistic event hosted by White Pines Productions.  All the information is below.  What a great way to end our first week of rehearsals.

Until next time: To Science!
Ali Hoban signing off
      

HAPPENING

How to save the world…or Owls
Saturday, June 8^th, 6pm-11pm
Broad Street Ministry
315 South Broad Street, Philadelphia

Free, come for however long you want! 

Join us on June 8th at Broad Street Ministry for a Happening hosted by White Pines Productions! For more information, check out http://www.whitepinesproductions.org/happening-1/.

Welcome to the Jungle

Electric Jungle
Please watch for the water.

Set sail on a musical odyssey through the sound barrier and beyond! Delve into a cavernous landscape exploring the nature of sound through a maze of microphone vines and pulsing radio waves. Join our ensemble on another visceral adventure, fusing physical theater with text, imagery, and song.

direction: Phoebe Schaub
assistant direction: Matt Lorenz
stage management: Jasmine Kojouri and Emily R. Johnson
movement: Laura Michelle Edoff
sound design: Sean Lally
set design: Jordan B. Mottram

Runs from September 7-24, with late night showings and even a midnight performance!
Preview on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.

Find exact days/times and purchase your tickets here:
http://livearts-fringe.ticketleap.com/electric-jungle/#view=calendar

Electric Jungle Trailer!

Hi Friends,

It's finally here! The trailer for Electric Jungle! Special thanks to Ilya Simakov for shooting and editing it! Next stop: Philly Fringe 2012!

Beatniks at the Bride

Join us this Monday, August 6th at The Painted Bride (230 Vine St)
for live music from Found Theater and friends.
And a listen to our debut album: FOUND.
$5 at the door, refreshments included!
Peace, love, and rock 'n' roll.

Check out Stage Magazine's Top Picks for The Live Arts/Fringe Festival. We're listed, along with many of our friends! Whoo hoo! It's gonna be a great Fringe!

http://www.stagemagazine.org/2012/08/15-top-picks-for-the-2012-philadelphia-live-arts-festival-and-philly-fringe/

Inspiration love movement warp wrap tie tether together something sending experience and connection under with inside on top of direction supersonic inflection contrived under contract of love above whispers of havewewehave thought brought to score between bars within bars exploration in limitation noted. 

Rocking popping slee carpocking stopping silence. 

Beginning. Understanding. 

Grand expanding though the mouth guided hands led feet tapping toes to a beat to the beat schwa broken to our beat. 

Motion with reason questions answered. Expandered defined shared. 

Music. 

Load in space this space bar handed bass back in place back sweat scribble break daily daily daily drivel simple. Anti-anti pro-pranti enter anti welcome family. 

Seated experience grants permission to live to sigh to breathe to tap to cry to scream to sneeze to seize today to be okay with yesterday and understand tomorrow’s ready. 

Tick tick tick tock, tick tick tick tock, enough sound to find song in under with time through time we space jungle wild unknown dust crust home street city lost without light dark without the electric. 

The music. 

Guiding through heart jungle soul jungle human hunger jungle clear wipe expanswer tzing zee electricity. 

Guided tour unlike the ride before to here to home to here to home just like. 

Hearseefeel move. 

Electric Jungle.

-Jasmine Kojouri
(Stage Manager extraordinaire)

What is music and what does it do to you?

A sound, a beat, static. Train whistles, waves and colors. Electricity. Silence echos.

It moves you. To tears or laughter. Moving your body and creating a story inside  your mind.
It can happen without you even realizing. But no matter, something has shifted inside of you.
A change occurs that ripples throughout your entire body. A completely personal experience with universal understanding.  

Donations

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who have donated to our Kickstarter so far! For those wondering what they can do to help support us, here's an easy way! Donations go towards renting our space, design elements, and advertising. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/643306860/electric-jungle