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2017/18 NAKED STAGES
The performances of the 2017 Naked Stages Fellows ran January 11 – 20, 2018. Applications are up for the 2018/19 fellowship.
NAKED STAGES NEWS
Naked Stages, a 7-month Jerome Fellowship for emerging performance artists at Pillsbury House Theatre, is now accepting applications for 2014. Three emerging artists will be selected, two will create a performance for the stage and one will be creating a performance-based installation of their design in or around PHT’s building.
The 2013 Naked Stages artists are Emily Zimmer, Moheb Soliman, and Zainab Musa. Zainab has worked internationally as an actor as well as with local companies like Mixed Blood and Sandbox Theatre. Moheb is a poet and interdisciplinary artist new to Minnesota by way of Montreal and Egypt. Emily Zimmer is a regular performer on the Open Eye Figure Theatre stage as well as with Frank Theatre and Children’s Theatre Company. Read more…
Artist Applications for the 2013 Naked Stages Program are now available. Read more…
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About Naked Stages
WHAT IS 
?
Pillsbury House Theatre, with support from the Jerome Foundation, seeks to provide a mentorship opportunity for emerging performance artists in Minnesota.
Three emerging artists, funded by the Jerome Foundation, use multiple media, puppetry, storytelling, satire, and movement to present their work to the public.
A creative opportunity unlike any other in Minnesota, Naked Stages is the culmination of a 7 month training fellowship that provides three emerging performance artists with the time, resources, and mentorship they need to bring their distinctive visions to life on stage. In addition to regular feedback sessions, the artists participate in workshops with local creators like Hijack and Pramila Vasudevan, as well as more intensive workshops with nationally-renowned artist Sharon Bridgforth. Once a month, they also participate in production meetings focused on the business side of art, from audience development to technical support, helping to develop their unique voice into a sustainable, artistic career.
Naked Stages performances are the final step of a multi-layered program designed to empower artists to be their most bold and creative and to challenge artists and audiences alike to push past their previous boundaries.
What is Performance Art?
Below is a summary adapted from the essay “Fluid Landscapes,” by Lois Keidan and Daniel Brine.
“Performance Art is not a singular form of art, but an umbrella term for work that pushes the boundaries of diverse disciplines. Disrupting borders, breaking rules, defying traditions, resisting definition, asking questions and activating audiences, Performance Art is a research engine where the limits of art and ideas are tested and new possibilities imagined.”
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Past Artists
2015 NAKED STAGES ARTISTS
Eliza Rasheed
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Junauda Petrus
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Marisa R. Carr
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2014 NAKED STAGES ARTISTS
B Billy Xiong
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PaviElle French
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Eric F. Avery
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2013 NAKED STAGES ARTISTS
Moheb Soliman
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Zainab Musa
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Emily Zimmer
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2012 NAKED STAGES ARTISTS
Jeffry Lusiak
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Zoe Sommers Haas
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David T Steinman
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Ahanti Young
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2011 NAKED STAGES ARTISTS
Moe Lionel
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Ephraim Eusebio
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Max Wirsing
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Paulino Brener
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2010 NAKED STAGES ARTISTS
M. Cochise Anderson
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Esther Ouray
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Andrea Jenkins
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Janaki Ranpura
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2009 NAKED STAGES ARTISTS
Miré Regulus
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Kelley A Meister
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Julian McFaul
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Julia Elizabeth Babb
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All 2010 Naked Stages artist photos by Craig VanDerSchaegen. 2009 and 2011 photos by Ann Marsden.
