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Hey! We’ve been working with an exceptional team at Aurora University.
We are running a four month lab called Inclusive Rehearsal and Theatrical Devising Techniques, and further refining our methods of devising anti-exclusionary theate.

AU Students are participating in the laboratory as creators and performers, as well as collaborators with ensembles currently devising in Italy (ChezActors) and England (Fusion Theatre Company). As the AU Collective works with Global Hive Labs to develop devised theatre, they are challenging the definitions of perofrmance and engaging in conversations of accessibility that are vital to the future of the industry as a whole. 
They’re sharing their work regularly, so follow their blog, and check out what they’ve been doing in rehearsal on our Instagram.

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Aurora University Seniors; Julia Peterson, Jasmine Moore & Mariah Boehl.

London→Piacenza→Chicago→London - A year with Eliza Harris

Global Hive Labs has collaborated with more than 50 artists over the course of our work on Medusa. Each new connection we make opens up the opportunity to learn from new perspectives, and to deepen our analysis of the subject. There are some folks who joined us for a week, or a few days, others who have weaved in and out of the tapestry in different cities, bringing fresh eyes to familiar shades of color.

We’re excited that London based actor Eliza Harris will be joining the new ensemble in London at The Pleasance in November. Eliza has performed with ensembles in London, Piacenza, and Chicago this year, bringing a unique perspective and set of skills to the project.

Eliza Harris composing in Piacenza, Italy

Medusa has shaped my 2019 in so many ways and I’ve been fortunate enough to collaborate in London, Italy, and Chicago. In allowing me to devise and perform with artists from so many countries and cultures, it’s allowed me to create theatre that speaks to the amazing multicultural world we live in, and leaves no one out! The work we’re doing with Medusa is so important as we seek to create a wholly accessible theatre form for all, weaving accessibility into the very tapestry of the piece. I’m so excited to share the work we’ve done with new artists and share our mission and creativity with London in November! I love being able to give Medusa a voice that hasn’t necessarily been heard before. I’m so grateful to the team at GHL, Fusion Theatre, and Chez Actors for allowing and encouraging me to create my own original songs as my own way of giving these mythological characters a new voice and I can’t wait to share some of them with you when we open on Monday 11th November!

Please consider donating to our fundraiser for production costs and artist stipends for Fusion Theatre Company’s production of Medusa. Every little bit counts. We can’t do it without you.

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MEDUSA
11th Nov 2019 - 15th Nov 2019
Downstairs - Pleasance London
8pm

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From Chicago to London - Jenn Geiger

Global Hive Labs has collaborated with more than 50 artists over the course of our work on Medusa. Each new connection we make opens up the opportunity to learn from new perspectives, and to deepen our analysis of the subject. There are some folks who joined us for a week, or a few days, others who have weaved in and out of the tapestry in different cities, bringing fresh eyes to familiar shades of color.

We’re excited that Chicago based actor Jenn Geiger will be joining the new ensemble in London at The Pleasance in November.

Jenn Geiger in rehearsal with Movement Director Earl T. Kim

“I had the joy of helping devise Medusa in Chicago during the workshop this summer and felt more inspired, empowered, and challenged as a performer than I have for a long time. That says a lot about the group of people involved in this project and also about what a delight it is to work with such rich text and history of this infamous myth. We had an international ensemble from Italy and the UK join us in Chicago, and I’m super excited to return the favor in the London ensemble, working with some of the same artists and many I’ve yet to meet. It’s such a unique and powerful thing to have so many different kinds of people creating together, and I can’t wait to welcome people into this story as it continues to evolve.” - Jenn Geiger

Jenn not only performed as an actor and musician, but also created the original artwork that the audience used to participate in the performance. Jenn’s original watercolors distilled the audience roles of Gods, Gorgons, and Mortals into personal talismans - reminders of their destiny.

Please consider donating to our fundraiser for production costs and artist stipends for Fusion Theatre Company’s production of Medusa. Every little bit counts. We can’t do it without you.

SUPPORT US

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MEDUSA
11th Nov 2019 - 15th Nov 2019
Downstairs - Pleasance London
8pm

BOOK NOW

Global Hive embarks on international feminist workshop series

Global Hive partners Denise Yvette Serna, Carolina Migli Bateson, Anna Donnell, Katie Merritt, Iman Kerroua, and Earl T. Kim Begin the next GHL project: Medusa in 2019.

The ensemble will host workshops in four different regions of the world - Piacenza (Northern Italy) London (England), Paris (France), and Chicago (US). The workshops will be conducted by the members of the ensemble.

Every workshop will include invited multidisciplinary artists and will be free of charge for the participants, operating on a model of skill-sharing and alternative styles of audience/artist engagement. The workshops will provide participants with rigorous training in the Viewpoints, Butoh, and the Suzuki Method of Actor Training as well as other disciplines.  Our goal with these workshops is to cultivate a truly international ensemble with a shared language rooted in devising and composition that goes beyond borders and across cultures to resonate with contemporary audiences.

We are a bold collaborative group of artists interested in International Creative Collaboration through creative use of technology. We believe everyone should have access to art that feeds, enriches, and challenges us. This means exploring alternative audience engagement methods.

This work aims to bring together people from different places and investigate a subject from different points of view. In addition, each local community will share time and space to inspire, illuminate, and challenge each other and the world around them.

The ensemble aspires to create a full-scale production from the regional workshops to premiere in Chicago, Illinois. With additional funding and support, it would return to each region and be performed there under the facilitation of local artists, continuing the international exchange of skills, ideas, and collaboration.

Consider supporting this exciting project!!