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The New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL), under the artistic direction of James Slowiak and Jairo Cuesta, is an evolving community of theatre artists, under the umbrella of the Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC).
The company's work has been featured in The Drama Review, Grotowski's Objective Drama Research by Lisa Wolford, and The Grotowski Sourcebook edited by Richard Schechner and Lisa Wolford. Since 1992, NWPL has toured its performances and conducted workshops in Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Romania, Wales, Brazil, Colombia, and various cities in the USA, including Chicago and New York.
Their work is actor-centred. The actor takes precedence in the process over all other production considerations. Theatre serves as a vehicle for work on one’s self as much as a vehicle for work on the craft of performance and confrontation with an audience.
Jim is currently Professor of Theatre at The University of Akron (OH). From 1983 to 1989, James Slowiak served as Assistant to Jerzy Grotowski in all facets of the Focused Research Program in Objective Drama at the University of California-Irvine and at the Work centre of Jerzy Grotowski in Pontedera, Italy. He is co-author (with Jairo Cuesta) of Jerzy Grotowski (Routledge, 2007)
Jairo is a Colombian actor and director. He collaborated with Jerzy Grotowski in the Theatre of Sources and the Objective Drama Program from 1976 to 1986, working in Poland, France, Italy, Mexico, Haiti, and the U.S. He participated in preliminary workshops for The Mahabarata in Paris, under the direction of Peter Brook.
THE TEAM
James Slowiak, co-artistic director
Jairo Cuesta, co-artistic director/performer
Debora Totti, performer
Justin Hale, performer
Jamie G. Hale, performer
Chris Hariasz, Set and Lighting Designer
Inda Blatch-Geib, Costume Designer
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Here are few videos reflect some of their work.