Shante’ Sojourn Zenith is a theatre creator, poet, phenomenological philosopher, and clown. Refusing to pin herself down in the manner of a scientist affixing a butterfly specimen to cardboard, Shante’ has allowed her curiosities to remain vast and diffuse… a liminal fluttering of living organisms swirling around her imagination. From 2007-2015, Shante’ inhabited a tradition of Lecoq-based theatre as artistic assistant to Dominique Serrand, Steven Epp, and Nathan Keepers (Jeune Lune and The Moving Company). She has also assisted Mark Rylance (as directing intern for his production of Nice Fish at Guthrie Theater) and taken intensive workshops with Patsy Rodenburg (Voice and Shakespeare) in New York, Philippe Gaulier (neutral masque and Greek tragedy) in France, and Told By An Idiot (directing and devising) in England. She has studied clown for three summers in Switzerland with clown master-teacher Pierre Byland; in 2015 she was also a teaching assistant and translator at Byland’s workshop. Shante’ has further deepened her creations through explorations into poetic ecology and embodiment at Goddard College (Plainfield, Vermont) and Schumacher College (Devon, England), commingling her artistic process with research into cultural and ecological transformation.
Transition in the Age of Denial
Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Insitute senior fellow, will deliver a keynote address on “Transition in the Age of Denial” at the Transition US National Gathering this July 28th.
July 13, 2017