Suzuki/Viewpoints Summer intensive 2024

We are thrilled to announce that PETE (Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble) is hosting our 12th annual Suzuki/Viewpoints Summer Intensive in Portland, OR. The training will take place July 22-August 2 at Lewis and Clark College. This year we have partnered with Lewis and Clark College to offer room and board for anyone traveling from out of town.

About the intensive:

PETE’s summer intensives offer a thorough grounding in Anne Bogart’s 9 Viewpoints and the Suzuki method of training. These complementary techniques train the body, voice, perception, and creativity of the performing artist, and this intensive will give participants a strong grounding in the fundamentals of these trainings and how they can be applied to use in contemporary performance. Throughout the course of the training we investigate how these trainings can serve individuals and ensembles of performing artists today. The intensive also includes courses in PETE’s method of creating new performance.

Learn more about Suzuki and Viewpoints Training

Intensive details:

We will train Monday-Friday over two weeks. Week 1 we will train 9am-4pm, July 22-26. Week 2 we will switch to an evening schedule and train 5:30-9:30pm, July 29-Aug 2. All training will take place in the Fir Acres Theatre building at Lewis and Clark College.

Participants may choose to join us for week 1 only, both weeks, or week 2 only if they have previous experience with both Suzuki and Viewpoints training.

Participants can sign up for lodging and meals at Lewis and Clark College, either for week 1 only or for both weeks. (Lodging opens Sunday July 21 to allow for arrival and settling before training begins on Monday July 22).

Please reach out to Jacob Coleman (jacob@petensemble.org) with any questions.

About the faculty:

PETE intensives are taught by PETE’s founding ensemble members: Jacob Coleman, Rebecca Lingafelter, Cristi Miles and Amber Whitehall. All PETE instructors have trained extensively with Anne Bogart and the SITI Company, as well as Mary Overlie, Wendell Beavers, Barbara Dilley and Tectonic Theatre. PETE instructors have taught at Portland Actor’s Conservatory, Barnard College, Naropa University, Brandeis University, Boston Conservatory, Pacific University, Lewis & Clark College, The University of Portland, Reed College, The Public Theatre, and the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.

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Venue:

Lewis & Clark College

615 S Palatine Hill Rd

Portland, OR 97219

Cost: (click to register)

Week 1, Tuition Only: $500

Week 1, including Lodging + Meals: $1150

Weeks 1 & 2, Tuition Only: $700

Weeks 1 & 2, including Lodging + Meals: $2050

Week 2, Tuition Only: $300 (must have previous experience with Suzuki & Viewpoints training)

Note: PETE has a limited number of free BIPOC scholarships available for all of our intensives. Our BIPOC scholarships for the summer 2024 intensives are full.

More about Suzuki & Viewpoints.

More about the instructors.

Questions? Contact Jacob Coleman at jacob@petensemble.org

Note: All participants in the summer intensive must be fully inoculated against COVID-19. All instructors have been fully inoculated, and the workshops will be conducted in accordance with all Multnomah County and State of Oregon health guidelines. This intensive will be mask-optional.