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SUN AND SHADOWS 

April 2015

Based on The Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun by Martín Prechtel 

Adapted by Gillian Eaton

ARTISTIC PRODUCER: CHRISTIANNE MYERS

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USITT TD&T Article 

February 2016

Director: Anita Gonzalez

Puppet Designers: Christianne Myers & Sarah Tanner

Scenic Designer: Sarah Tanner

Lighting Designer: Justin Lang

Composer/Sound Designer: Isaac Levine

 

A large-scaled shadow puppet performance projected on the exterior walls of the Arthur Miller Theatre in April, 2015. Students, faculty, and staff collaborated on this cross--disciplinary project, fusing mythology and technology.

Launched March 2024

PI: Associate Professor Sarah M. Oliver

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For far too long traditional modes of teaching theatrical makeup within university training programs have privileged the global minority. Historically, mass media and the cosmetics industry have defined beauty norms by featuring lighter skin tones and smoother hair textures. Our goal was to disrupt these norms and model the best, most inclusive practices we want to see in the industry.

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The American Theatrical Costume Association (ATCA)

Image by michael podger

The goal of the American Theatrical Costume Association is to fill a gap in our professional organizations, and connect a community of costume educators, focusing on the dual responsibilities of teaching and research.

 

This organization is an opportunity to push the boundaries of what costume scholarship looks like by empowering our collective wisdom to be synthesized and amplified and shared to the wider community.

RADIAL SYMMETRY

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​Throughout Winter 2019, BioArtography served as a sabbatical anchor, providing inspiration while exploring digital technology and the fiber arts.

fabric painting of cells

THE RIVER IN OUR CITY,

THE RIVER IN OUR VEINS

October 2017

ARTISTIC PRODUCER: CHRISTIANNE MYERS with MICHAEL GUREVICH

“I learned about problem solving, that trying it is better than wishing we had. I learned to let other people be right. I learned that legs don’t make a Heron. I learned how to ask for help; that not knowing something is just as valuable.“

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Merging Introduction to Puppetry and Performing Arts Technology, students created processional puppets honoring the Huron River in celebration of The University of Michigan's Bicentennial

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