Doug Berky has been creating and evolving his own brand of physical theater for over thirty years. His original performances are an intricately woven fabric of Commedia Del Arte, physical comedy, mime, mask theatre, clowning, circus arts, and storytelling. Doug is known internationally for his mask construction. He designs and constructs the masks for his own performances as well as creating all of the sets, choreography, scripts and many of the costumes. Doug has been a featured performer and arts educator throughout North America and Europe including the Eugene O’Neil Theater Symposium, the Commedia School in Denmark, Roanoke College, the University of Wisconsin and Ohio’s Playhouse in the Park.
susan@loydartists.com
http://www.loydartists.com/index.php?page=bio&display=6
16 Santo Lane, c/o Loyd Artists, Au Sable Forks, NY 12912
518-647-5916
Doug Berky’s performances are a mix of of classic theatre forms: mime, mask, theatre, circus arts and storytelling. His large-mask performance GEMS: THE WORLD’S WISDOM STORIES uses storytelling styles from many cultures and includes masks, mime, inventive costumes and puppetry to introduce students to a collection of wisdom stories from around the world, teaching us to understand and trust one another. Each performance is tailored to the grade level, with performances that might include the following story productions: “The Lion and the Mouse” from Aesop’s Fables, “The Drip Nose Boy” a Native American traditional tale, “The Lame Man and the Blind Man” (Middle East).
Mask and physical theater artist Doug’s newest large mask theatre production FOIBLES, FABLES AND OTHER IMASKINATIONS presents teaching stories including The Tiger’s Whisker, a Korean folktale about healing; Simple Gifts, a French story about giving from the heart; The Crocodile and the Monkey, a Jataka Tale from India that encourages critical thinking. The performance is appropriate for families and upper elementary to middle school student groups.
NO SHOW is an all time school favorite. Doug combines mime, mask theater, circus arts and physical comedy into his hilarious performance of “No Show”, adaptable for elementary to early high school students.
Susan Lounsbury, Loyd Artists
518-647-5916 (SL)
info@loydartists.com
Available year round for school day student performances and family night performances.
Flexible
Clear, clean performance area 20′ wide x 15′ deep x 12′ high; no audience sharply to the sides or behind the performance area; Electrical outlet near stage; Artists provides sound
Schools, libraries, theaters, community centers
$650 for one performance / $1,200 for two performances in the same day / $1,500 for three performances in the same day and same site
R7 = Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
R6 = Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
SL2 = Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
L3 = Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.
From the Arts Education, Theatre Arts K-8 Standards:
K-6.C.2 = Use performance to communicate ideas and feelings.
K.CU.1 Analyze theatre in terms of the social, historical, and cultural contexts in which it was created.
From the Social Studies 3-5 Standards:
3.C.1 = Understand how diverse cultures are visible in local and regional communities.
6.C.1 = Explain how the behaviors and practices of individuals and groups influenced societies, civilizations and regions.