Bread and Circus

Portion of a video created for the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts' inaugural Collaboration in the Arts class at the University of Houston. An examination of different types of audience: participatory, informed, etc. 

Collaborators a.k.a. Co-conspirators:
-Anthony Thompson Shumate
-Nicholas Brown
-Andrew Kozma

Three clips detail:

-guerrilla theatre on UH campus

-ambient music at Empire Cafe

-endeavoring to test our boundaries in a liberal arts class focused on interdisciplinary collaboration

The associated press release:

NEW UH ARTS CENTER SET TO UNVEIL STUDENT WORKS
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts
Taking Collaborative Projects to Houston Art Houses

After a semester of developing cutting-edge productions, three groups of University of Houston students are now ready to take them out of the classroom and present them in local art houses.

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts at UH is debuting three productions developed during its inaugural course, “Collaboration Among the Arts,” which teams student artists, actors, musicians and writers.

The center is an alliance of UH’s Blaffer Gallery, School of Theatre, Moores School of Music, School of Art and Creative Writing Program and was made possible by a $20 million grant from George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell.

“The ability to experiment across the artistic platforms will provide new energy to our nationally-recognized programs,” said Sidney Berger, director of the School of Theatre and the center’s first executive director.

“Bread and Circus”: This video project explores the unique relationship between the performer and audience. Monday, May 2, at the Aurora Picture Show. Free but donations will be accepted.

“Prostheseus Unbound”: A contemporary interpretation of the “Prometheus” myth. Friday, May 6 – Saturday, May 7, at the Barnevelder Movement/Arts Center.

“Footnote in Progress”: Vignettes describe the human experience and human form. Friday, May 6 – Saturday, May 7 at the Barnevelder Movement/Arts Center.

Admission to performances at the Barnevelder is $5 and free for students.

For more information on the center, visit http://www.uh.edu/admin/media/newsroom/centerforarts/ or http://www.class.uh.edu/mitchellcenter/.