Preserving and transmitting american ensemble-based devised theatre [devised theatre is a highly collaborative but uniquely fragile art form that has existed for generations in communities across…

The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $315,996 Project Grant to Pig Iron Theater Co under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) to support the Preserving and Transmitting American Ensemble-Based Devised Theatre project. The two-week residential institute will foster new collaborations between professional artists, faculty, and students to improve preservation of and teaching methods for American ensemble-based devised theatre through critical examination of past and present works in the genre. The project aims to enhance cultural awareness of this collaborative but fragile art form's impact over time. The institute is scheduled to take place in Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023.

Preserving and transmitting american ensemble-based devised theatre [devised theatre is a highly collaborative but uniquely fragile art form that has existed for generations in communities across the united states. Despite its proliferation as a professional and educational training practice, IT suffers from limited scholarship, criticism, and academic study. The institute will address that misalignment with a deep critical examination of company-based devised theatre, past and present. This two-week, residential institute will foster new collaborations among working artists, conservatory faculty, college and university professors of theatre and performance studies and their students, resulting in improved preservation, innovations in teaching methods, and heightened cultural awareness relating to american ensemble-based devised theatre and its impact over time.]