Theatre Replacement
Vancouver 49° 15' 39.14" N, 123° 6' 50.23" W Arts Actor Festival Media Arts Theatre Visual Arts Group
Company
"Theatre Replacement is an ongoing collaboration between James Long and Maiko Bae Yamamoto. Whether working together or apart, we use extended processes to create performances from intentionally simple beginnings. Our work is about a genuine attempt to coexist. Questions of authorship, ownership and copyright are always alive inside our examinations of found materials. Conversations, interviews and arguments collide with Yamamoto and Long's aesthetics resulting in theatrical experiences that are authentic, immediate and hopeful.
The company continues to build and tour work, and has been presented at internationally recognized festivals and venues, including Festival TransAmériques (Montreal), Magnetic North Theatre Festival (Ottawa & Vancouver), Free Fall Festival (Toronto), High Performance Rodeo & Enbridge PlayRites Festival (Calgary), On the Boards (Seattle WA), Fusebox Festival (Austin TX), Noorderzon Festival (Groningen NL) and the PAZZ Performing Arts Festival (Oldenburg Germany).
Our Educational Programs include our International Intensive Series, weeklong workshops in both Vancouver and the Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong, BC, and our New Aesthetics Intensive, a new extended intensive program in development for 2013."[1]
Mandate
"RECOGNIZE. MAGNIFY. REPRODUCE. Theatre Replacement builds performances that react to contemporary existence.
When making this work, we recognize the accomplishments and failures of the world around us; use biographical material to magnify these events through extended collaborative processes and training programs; and reproduce the results for local, national and international audiences."[2]
Values
"To collaborate with artists of diverse histories, backgrounds and disciplines; To attract diverse audiences and challenge their relationship to performance; To participate in a global network of artists, creators, presenters and producers; To assist others in developing new works through mentorship and educational programming; To evaluate and reflect on our work on an on-going basis."[3]
Board Of Directors
"Melvin P. Roth, Chairperson & Founding Director Mel Roth Design, Owner, BA Honors
Dani Fecko, Vice Chair Associate Producer, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Kristina Lemieux, Secretary/Treasurer General Manager, The Tomorrow Collective/Program Co-ordinator, CADA-BC/Executive Co-ordinator, Arts Umbrella
Kelly A. Kitamura, Founding Director Teacher, Vancouver School Board
Nadine K. Spidla, Director at Large Clothing Designer, Imaginary Friend
Mark T. Pontin, Founding Director Lawyer, BA, MA, LLB Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Christopher N. Clifford, Director at Large Chartered Accountant, D+H Group LLP, Chartered Accountants"[4]