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Ian Thal, poet/mime/choreographer and co-founder of the Cosmic Spelunker Theater, is a man of many hats.
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Background
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Ian Thal is a multimedia artist who works in the media of poetry, mime, and puppet theatre, frequently collaborating with Cosmic Spelunker Theater, a troupe he co-founded with William J. Barnum and James Van Looy in 2001. He also works with i Sebastiani: "The Greatest Commedia dell'Arte Troupe in the Entire World!"
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Ian has performed his poetic, choreographic, and theatric material in many venues: Artists-At-Large, Inc., AS220, Bowery Poetry Club, Casa Nia, Club Passim, Evos Arts Institute, Green Street Studios, Mobius Art Space, Puppet Showplace Theatre, Revolving Musem, Warwick Museum of Art, and the Zeitgeist Gallery. In addition, he has performed with Bread & Puppet Theater and as part of the Dresden Dolls' Brigade.
His poetry has appeared in Out of the Blue Writers Unite edited by Timothy Gager and Deborah M. Priestly (Crooked River Press, 2003) Tokens: Contemporary Poetry of the Subway edited by Peggy Garrison and David Quintavalle (P&Q Press, 2003) Becoming Fire: Spiritual Writings from Rising Generations (Andover Newton Publications, 2006) and has work forthcoming in Crude: Poems at the End of the Age of Oil (Pudding House Publications) and in such magazines as Boom! For Real , Crooked River Press, Flash!Point, Ibbetson Street Press, Poesy. His work also appeared as part of an installation during the 2003 Boston CyberArts Festival. In 2006, he had work exhibited as part of the Mayor's Prose and Poetry Program at Boston City Hall.
He also served as a mime instructor at Brookline Community Center for the Arts and Open Air Circus.
Ian also appears in the film, Circuit, currently in production.
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Birth Place
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Washington, DC USA
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Accomplishments
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• Mime Instructor at the Brookline Community Center for the Arts (BCCA)
• BA in Philosophy from SUNY Purchase
• MA in Philosophy from Boston College
• 10 Professional Development Points on incorporating dance and movement in the curriculum.
• Nominee,Cambridge Poetry Award for "Outstanding Male Erotic Poem" in 2002, 2003 and 2004
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Additional Information
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He may be contacted at IanMThal@gmail.com.
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Contact Information
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Ian Thal
110 Line Street #2
Somerville MA 02143
USA
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Contact Author: Ian Thal
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Favorite Links
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Ian Thal @ myspace
From the Journals of Ian Thal
My new blog
Ianderthal @ yahoogroups
This email list is one of the ways I keep folk informed about my activities and those of Cosmic Spelunker Theater.
Boston Performance Art @ yahoogroups
An announcement list for the Boston Metropolitan area's performance art community.
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