SITI Company in the context of Theater company


SITI Company in the context of Theater company

⭐ Core Definition: SITI Company


SITI Company (founded as the Saratoga International Theater Institute, or SITI) was an ensemble-based theater company based in New York City and Saratoga Springs, New York. SITI was founded in 1992 by American director Anne Bogart and Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki, on the campus of Skidmore College to redefine and revitalize contemporary theater in the United States.

A permanent ensemble of actors and designers, SITI Company was known for their rigorous approach to training and a physical acting style. Their performances were often new interpretations of classics, or original works devised by company members and collaborators, including playwright Charles L. Mee, who became a member of the company, and dramaturg Jocelyn Clarke. These pieces were often about twentieth century artists, and they frequently collaborated with artists in other fields.

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SITI Company in the context of Anne Bogart

Anne Bogart (born September 25, 1951) is an American theatre and opera director. She was one of the artistic directors of SITI Company, which she founded with Japanese director Tadashi Suzuki in 1992, until the company disbanded in 2022. She is a professor at Columbia University where she runs the Graduate Directing Concentration and is the author of four books of essays on theatre making: A Director Prepares; And Then, You Act; What's the Story; and The Art of Resonance. She is a co-author, with Tina Landau of The Viewpoints Book, a "practical guide" to Viewpoints training and devising techniques. Conversations with Anne, a collection of interviews she has conducted with various notable artists was published in March 2012.

Bogart's influence is felt throughout the contemporary theatre: through the widespread adoption of SITI's training methods of Viewpoints and Suzuki, her oeuvre of groundbreaking productions, and her guidance at SITI and including at Columbia University of such diverse talents as Pavol Liska, Diane Paulus, James Dacre, Kim Weild, Jay Scheib, Sophie Hunter, Shura Baryshnikov, Darko Tresnjak, Robert O'Hara, Rachel Chavkin, Brian Swibel, and many others.

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SITI Company in the context of Tadashi Suzuki

Tadashi Suzuki (鈴木 忠志; born June 20, 1939) is a Japanese avant-garde theatre director, writer, and philosopher.

He is the founder and director of the Suzuki Company of Toga (SCOT), and organizer of Japan’s first international theatre festival (Toga Festival). With American director Anne Bogart, he co-founded the Saratoga International Theatre Institute (SITI) in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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