Residency at Columbia University
Temporary Distortion will be in residence at Columbia University in July 2011, developing our new project: Newyorkland.
The Summer Residency Program is a professional residency program, bringing leading American and international theatre, dance, music, and performance artists to the Columbia campus to develop new projects in a nurturing and collaborative environment. New York City affords few development opportunities to artists, and the Summer Residency Program provides much-needed time and space for the creation and exploration of new material. Residency artists also serve as adjunct or guest faculty in the Arts Collaboration Lab, teaching courses, leading workshops, giving lectures or presentations, or advising and critiquing students work.
The Arts Collaboration Lab is born from the belief that often the most interesting work is made at the borders where genres intersect and new forms are created. The Lab’s curriculum and structure therefore emphasize process, collaboration, and innovation over finished products. Under the mentorship of internationally acclaimed professional artists and faculty members from Columbia University School of the Arts, the Arts Collaboration Lab is a testing ground for artistic collaboration, where students expand and deepen their understanding of their own practice by working in partnership with artists from other genres and disciplines.