Your vocation(s) (hold Control key to select multiple):
Actor; Choreographer; Puppeteer
Bio:
Ian Thal has been a fixture on Boston's performance art scene since the late 1990s, originally developing from a spoken word act (which eventually led to his poetry appearing in numerous literary journals and anthologies) he began training as a mime in 2001, and co-founding Cosmic Spelunker Theater with James Van Looy and William J. Barnum, two other poet/mimes.
Ian's stage work includes solo work at numerous alternative art-spaces, and dance studios in not just the Boston metropolitan area but In Providence and New York, as well as numerous stints with Bread and Puppet Theater, and work with The Dresden Dolls. More recently, he joined the Commedia dell'Arte troupe, i Sebastiani, where he has played both male and female roles, including Arlecchino, Pedrolino, Pantalone, and Flaminia.
His film roles include "The Adventures of CMYK" directed by Katherine Machaiek and "Circuit" directed by Andrew Landauro.
He is currently studying ballet and kathak, a classical dance form of Northern India.
I'm Looking For: (hold Control key to select multiple):
Acting Gigs
Current Project (s) and What you're seeking (explain in more detail what "I'm Looking For"):
Just finished writing a stage play that has been submitted for a workshop/open reading.
Playing four roles in the Lallygagging Players' production of Macbeth, August 2007.
Rates (choose ALL potentially applicable):
Time For Portfolio/Exposure/Experience; Deferred Pay; Upfront pay; ONLY Pro-level Pay/Residuals
Available for Film Racing, 48 Hr Film Project, and similar live film-making races?:
• "Circuit" Directed by Andrew Landauro (in production); Role of “Ian.” http://www.whatiscircuit.com
• "Adventures of CMYK", Directed by Katherine Machaiek 2007; Role of “Teacher.”
THEATER:
i Sebastiani 2006 – Present
• Commedia dell’Arte toupe.
• Played roles of Arlecchino, Flaminia, Pantalone, and Pedrolino in various scenarios.
Cosmic Spelunker Theater 2001 - Present
• Cofounder, writer, co-director, performer, puppeteer and mask and puppet maker for troupe
• Co-creator of “Waltzing to War”, “Give and Take”, & “Cosmic Spelunkers in Plato’s Cave.”
• Bread & Puppet Theater
Puppeteer, dancer, mime.
“Circus and Passion of the Correct Moment” (2005)
“World on Fire” (2004)
“Upsidedown World Circus” (2004)
“Oratorio of the Possibilitarians” (2003)
“Victory Over Everything Circus” (2003)
LIVE EVENT:
• Performed in support of the Dresden Dolls on their national tour.
• Performed at Club Passim, Evos Arts Institute, Green Street Studios, Bad Girrls Studios, La Fête du Sisk art and music festivals, et cetera.
PRINT:
• “Open Air Circus makes its rounds with Thal in rare mime form!” Somerville News, July 26, 2006
• “Mayim Artist: Local artist’s staging echoes with Jewish themes, history”, Jewish Advocate, July 29, 2005
• “Future Perfect: Waltzing to War”, Boston Phoenix, July 15, 2005
• “Frontlines: Cosmic Spelunker Theater Wages War”, Providence Phoenix, September 4, 2004
• “No Alternative”, Boston Globe, March 4, 2004
• “After 5: Performance@Large”, Stuff@night, September 16, 2003
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIALS:
Motion Capture (MoCap) work with MetaMotion at SIGGRAPH 2006.
TRAINING/SCHOOLING:
M.A. philosophy, Boston College.
B.A. philosophy, Purchase College, SUNY
Training in corporeal mime technique since 2001.
Some dance training in ballet and kathak
Basic martial arts experience.
SPECIAL SKILLS:
Mime. Physical comedy. Clowning. Slapstick. Masked performance and puppetry. Published poet. Experience with motion capture (MoCap) technology.
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