TIP-OFF Dec. 3, 2002 GUEST ARTISTS TO VISIT NCSA FOR “INTENSIVE ARTS”
WINSTON-SALEM – A number of guest artists will visit the North Carolina School of the Arts during “Intensive Arts,” which began Dec. 2 and runs through Dec. 13. “Intensive Arts” is the two-week period (following the Thanksgiving holiday and preceding the winter break) devoted to focused arts studies. Traditionally, workshops, master classes and interdisciplinary endeavors substitute for the regular class schedule. This year, special guests will include: In the School of Design & Production: Guests from Universal Studios Florida will present seminars on stage managing themed entertainment and corporate event management. Susan Crabtree will give a workshop on historical scene painting for scenic artists. Marietta Carter-Narcisse will give a workshop on makeup application for film, TV and print and ethnic sensitivity concerns for makeup artists. Al Ridella of High End Systems will give a seminar on automated lights, programming and projectors for lighting designers and electricians. Local photographer Lenny Cohen will give a presentation on “Photographing Your Designs” to scene and costume designers. Bob Goddard will talk about the history of stage automation and will give an automation workshop to students studying technical direction and stage automation. Designer John Farrell will show his portfolio and will work with scene design students on an opera project. In the School of Drama: Dikki Ellis, an NCSA School of Drama alumnus, will teach movement and physical comedy. A native of Mt. Airy, Ellis has worked with the Big Apple Circus in New York, and as a clown consultant for the Macys Thanksgiving Day parade. P.J. Paparelli,* the associate artistic director of The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., will conduct a workshop of an original theatre piece. Chuck Hudson will conduct period and style workshops. An actor, director, fight director and movement specialist, Hudson is one of only three Americans to have received a diploma from the Marcel Marceau International School of Mimedrama in Paris. NCSA School of Dance alumnus Kelly Parsley will teach a movement workshop. Alan Berryhill will conduct workshops in ballroom dancing. In the School of Filmmaking: Director Rob Fruchtman will screen his film SISTER HELEN, which won the 2002 Sundance Documentary Director’s Award, and will conduct a seminar on documentary filmmaking. Fruchtman is currently filming a new documentary in western North Carolina. Stuart Gordon, a producer, director and writer, will conduct several workshops. His credits include more than two dozen episodes of “E.R.,” HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS, FORTRESS, SPACE TRUCKERS, and RE-ANIMATOR. Production sound mixer Richard Lightstone will conduct seminars on production sound mixing. His credits over 30 years include CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, THE TERMINATOR, SCARY MOVIE, and THE FRESHMAN. Director Eric Meza will conduct seminars on music videos and directing. His credits include music videos for Public Enemy, Ice Cube and the Winans, as well as HOUSE PARTY 3 and THE BREAKS. Jane Gaines, director of the Film and Video Program at Duke University, will discuss Oscar Michaux’s BODY AND SOUL following a special screening of this silent film. Michael Brown of Eastman Kodak will present a workshop on film processing techniques to help students achieve the looks they want for their films. Students will learn lighting and production techniques for digital technology when they shoot a short script written by faculty member Robert Collins using the Sony HDW Cine Alta camera. Faculty member Richard Clabaugh will direct and Arledge Armenaki will be director of photography. In the School of Music: Retired School of Music faculty-artist Philip Dunigan will return to teach flute students. NCSA alumnus Christopher Bush will teach a clarinet workshop on Dec. 7. He will cap off his visit with a performance at 8 p.m. that evening in Crawford Hall with the Tsuchiya-Powers-Bush Trio. All events are on the NCSA campus at 1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem. For more information, please contact Marla Carpenter at 336-770-3337 in the public relations office at NCSA. ###
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TIP-OFF Dec. 3, 2002

GUEST ARTISTS TO VISIT NCSA FOR “INTENSIVE ARTS”

WINSTON-SALEM – A number of guest artists will visit the North Carolina School of the Arts during “Intensive Arts,” which began Dec. 2 and runs through Dec. 13.

“Intensive Arts” is the two-week period (following the Thanksgiving holiday and preceding the winter break) devoted to focused arts studies. Traditionally, workshops, master classes and interdisciplinary endeavors substitute for the regular class schedule. This year, special guests will include:

In the School of Design & Production:

Guests from Universal Studios Florida will present seminars on stage managing themed entertainment and corporate event management.
Susan Crabtree will give a workshop on historical scene painting for scenic artists.
Marietta Carter-Narcisse will give a workshop on makeup application for film, TV and print and ethnic sensitivity concerns for makeup artists.
Al Ridella of High End Systems will give a seminar on automated lights, programming and projectors for lighting designers and electricians.
Local photographer Lenny Cohen will give a presentation on “Photographing Your Designs” to scene and costume designers.
Bob Goddard will talk about the history of stage automation and will give an automation workshop to students studying technical direction and stage automation.
Designer John Farrell will show his portfolio and will work with scene design students on an opera project.

In the School of Drama:

Dikki Ellis, an NCSA School of Drama alumnus, will teach movement and physical comedy. A native of Mt. Airy, Ellis has worked with the Big Apple Circus in New York, and as a clown consultant for the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day parade.
P.J. Paparelli, the associate artistic director of The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C., will conduct a workshop of an original theatre piece.
Chuck Hudson will conduct period and style workshops. An actor, director, fight director and movement specialist, Hudson is one of only three Americans to have received a diploma from the Marcel Marceau International School of Mimedrama in Paris.
NCSA School of Dance alumnus Kelly Parsley will teach a movement workshop.
Alan Berryhill will conduct workshops in ballroom dancing.

In the School of Filmmaking:

Director Rob Fruchtman will screen his film SISTER HELEN, which won the 2002 Sundance Documentary Director’s Award, and will conduct a seminar on documentary filmmaking. Fruchtman is currently filming a new documentary in western North Carolina.
Stuart Gordon, a producer, director and writer, will conduct several workshops. His credits include more than two dozen episodes of “E.R.,” HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS, FORTRESS, SPACE TRUCKERS, and RE-ANIMATOR.
Production sound mixer Richard Lightstone will conduct seminars on production sound mixing. His credits over 30 years include CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD, THE TERMINATOR, SCARY MOVIE, and THE FRESHMAN.
Director Eric Meza will conduct seminars on music videos and directing. His credits include music videos for Public Enemy, Ice Cube and the Winans, as well as HOUSE PARTY 3 and THE BREAKS.
Jane Gaines, director of the Film and Video Program at Duke University, will discuss Oscar Michaux’s BODY AND SOUL following a special screening of this silent film.
Michael Brown of Eastman Kodak will present a workshop on film processing techniques to help students achieve the looks they want for their films.
Students will learn lighting and production techniques for digital technology when they shoot a short script written by faculty member Robert Collins using the Sony HDW Cine Alta camera. Faculty member Richard Clabaugh will direct and Arledge Armenaki will be director of photography.

In the School of Music:

Retired School of Music faculty-artist Philip Dunigan will return to teach flute students.
NCSA alumnus Christopher Bush will teach a clarinet workshop on Dec. 7. He will cap off his visit with a performance at 8 p.m. that evening in Crawford Hall with the Tsuchiya-Powers-Bush Trio.

All events are on the NCSA campus at 1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem.

For more information, please contact Marla Carpenter at 336-770-3337 in the public relations office at NCSA.

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