4As meeting October 2013 date TBD

Please email any questions to me at carlofiorletta@giaa.us I will post any updates. Thank you Grazie Carlo Fiorletta President.

Mary Lou Westerfield Update Actors Equity LA

Dear Friends, Please forgive the group email, but for those I don’t get to speak with often, I wanted you to have a general idea of what’s happening in our life in LA. Here is a link to two articles on the Equity website which will give you something of an update. One article is about the purchase of a building for our offices in Los Angeles, which when finished will house not only my staff, but a full audition center and the Actors Federal Credit Union. The second article is regarding my retirement – yep, not yet but soon. http://www.actorsequity.org/NewsMedia/news2013/EquityBuildingLA.asp http://www.actorsequity.org/NewsMedia/news2013/may28.Westerfield.asp Thanks, Mary Lou

Main St. Theater Houston Tx Cat in the Hat Auditions

Click on the picture to enlarge. Main St. Theater, Houston Tx Director Jef Johnson director has worked with Cirque du Soleil.

GIAA President history

From Elder Statesman member Sal Palmeri Ciao Carlo, how are you ? I'm glad to share any infos that I know with you . Olga Barbato was Attilio Barbato sister as well a known comic ( I'm including some pictures me acting with him at Brooklyn Academy of Music and in an other theatre ). Both Olga and Attilio were children of Zia Vincenza an outstanding actress from Catania Sicily. All family worked together at radio as well on stage. For over 20 years Attilio Barbato, after his mother passed away, had a company on his own during the 60thies , seventies and part of the eighties. Olga and I were many times part of that company. Attilio Barbato became also president of the Italian Actors Union. When he passed away Mimi Cecchini became president, and after she died Olga became president. I did joing the Italian Actors Union in January 1960 because I was booked in a " Romeo & Juliet " production, produced and directed by Gino Caimi ( Gino Caimi during that time was the president of the Italian Actors Union ) During the presidency of Mimi Cecchini and Olga Barbato I was also one of the consiglieri of the union . Carlo I hope what I wrote is enough. If you need more infos just let me know. Ok regards also to Mara, talk with you soon Sal After Olga, presidents were Paul Borghese 1999-2003 Lea Serra 2003-2004 Guy Palumbo 2004-2007 Carlo Fiorletta 2007-

malcolmehrlich1@gmail.com Malcolm Ehrlich Dropped On Request Effective Immediately

He is no longer a GIAA member in good standing.

AFFARE D'AMORE by GIAA's Claudia Godi opens

MANHATTAN REPERTORY THEATER PRESENTS WINTERFEST 2013 303 w. 42 Street 6th Floor www.manhattanrep.com AFFARE D'AMORE ( The Business of Love ) A new Play by Claudia Godi and Scott Decker Thu Jan 31 @7pm, Sat Feb 2 @ 7pm, Thu Feb 7@7pm For ticket Reservations email MRTReserve@gmail.com $20 Please reference Show date and number of tickets.

Breathing Performer workshop.

Sophie Bortolussi sophie@nudancetheater.com via yahoo.com
Mar 8 (4 days ago)

to Sophie
Dear All,

So Christopher is coming back to NYC to give a Breathing Performer workshop.
I hope you can join us for an other few days of exciting and playful exploration, filled with wonderful discoveries.
I also need your help to spread the word.

When: Tuesday April 3: 2pm-7pm / Wednesday-Thursday April- 4-5: 12:30pm-6pm
Where: Green Space Studio, In Queens (only 15 minutes from Times Square/ At Queenspboro Plaza- 1st stop in Queens on N-Q Train)
How much: $225 (recommend a friend and you both get $25 off the tuition)
Booking: Sophie Bortolussi @ bortolussi_fr1999@yahoo.fr or sophie@nudancetheater.com

Don’t let your finances keep you away from experiencing his incredible work and please do not hesitate to contact me if you are interested in the workshop and/ or you have any concern about costs,
Please spread the word to your friends in search of deepening their experience as actors, performers, movers and creators.

Much love

Sophie

The Breathing Performer
A Workshop in Physical Theater
with Christopher Siversten (Director of the Awake Project)

The work of Christopher is truly transformative for dancers in search of deepening their
theatricality and the use of their voice, and just as powerful and transformative for actors interested
in strengthening, integrating and exploring their bodies and their musicality.

His work is unlike any other. He seamlessly weaves movement, voice, music & rhythm, creating a unique landscape of
artistic exploration. His openness, skill (as actor, performer, creator, director) passion and sensitivity fill the room with
magic, creativity and incredible possibilities.

The work of Christopher follows the Polish Physical Theater tradition and is truly powerful. For 7 years he was a
principal performers in the internationally renowned Polish theater company: Song of the Goat.

Since 2007 his ensemble has been developing an approach to theatre training and performance
founded upon an investigation of breath and all aspects of rhythm.
The rhythm of the music: beat, tempo, time, pulse and swing
The rhythm of language: meter, measure, stress, accent and cadence
The rhythm of daily life: pattern, flow, tempo, duration, counter point
The rhythm of connection: timing, distance direction listening

Christopher's approach to training is both passionate and playful and seeks to release and extend the performer's
capabilities in fundamental areas of the craft of performing. By deepening the participant's connection with the
essential elements of rhythm and breath his workshops aims to enhance and awaken the creativity in the
participants.The Breathing Performer draws on sources including folklore, traditional song, hip-hop, jazz, poetic texts
and personal stories. All of the work is designed to develop and deepen an understanding of the 'self', allowing for
greater risks to be taken and to engage as much of the performer as possible in the creation of character and story.
Participants will leave this workshop with a greater understanding of how breath and rhythm can
function as the foundation for ensemble theatre and personal creativity.
"Rhythm is a healing power that combines the above with the below and through whirling
breath and pulsating blood, constantly creates anew"
Fritz Von Bothmer
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