TATIANA PANDIANI CV Nov 2019

TATIANA PANDIANI Director / Choreographer, Educator 99 Ocean Ave. Apt. 4N Brooklyn, NY 11225 // 305-775-3393 [email protected] // tatianapandiani.com TEACHING EXPERIENCE Hofstra University. Adjunct Professor. Hempstead, NY. January 2019 - Present Time. • Created and taught a three credit course “Theatre Styles and Forms of Drama” using TV struc- tures as counter points to structure, rhythm and tradition in plays. Students investigate the for- mal patterns of naturalism, realism, melodrama, tragedy, absurdism, farce, satire, and comedy. • Created and taught a new three credit course “Self-Scripting: Making new work” for seniors in the BFA program. Taught it focusing hybrid performance techniques, collaboration with music and movement, and further cross over between theater and other artistic disciplines. • Directed fall student production (immersive production of Fefu and Her Friends by Maria Irene Fornes) in collaboration with student actors, student designers and student stage managers. Atlantic Theatre Co. Instructor & Teaching Artist. New York, NY. September 2016 - Present Time. • Directed NYU & Conservatory undergraduates in their presentations at Atlantic Stage 2, includ- ing full productions, one acts, monologues, and public performances and scene-work. • Prepared and inspired students in 101 acting courses based on basic Stanislavski principles as well as the Practical Aesthetics technique. • Taught students movement, devising and free writing as part of the Staging Success program, where I am responsible for monologue coaching, scene coaching, creating movement pieces, as well as testing, grading and counseling sessions with students who have not been previously exposed to arts education. • Adapted the current Staging Success curriculum to better serve ESOL / ESL learners and recent immigrant students. Translated texts to fit bilingual and multilingual classroom settings. • Created opportunities in the classroom for students to engage in a variety of practical exercises towards expanding the potential of their voices, bodies and imagination. As a result of this student oriented process, literacy and engagement with ELA & Humanities curriculum rose by 50%. • Developed devised performances around classical and contemporary texts: Antigone, Fences, Skelton Crew, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Othello. I then directed these large high school productions with casts ranging between 120 a 280 student-performers. • Collaborating with Public School staff at at Phillip A. Randolph High School & Park Slope Colle- giate, I co-created a nine week residency curriculum focused on students with disabilities to in- crease vocal and physical participation. New York University. Guest Director. NYC. September 2017 - Present Time. • Directed NYU BFA Acting seniors in Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, and conservatory students in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot by Stephen Aldy Gurguis. • Led design and production meetings with professional designers and NYU technical staff, as well as auditioning and casting workshops with students. 1 TATIANA PANDIANI Director / Choreographer, Educator 99 Ocean Ave. Apt. 4N Brooklyn, NY 11225 // 305-775-3393 [email protected] // tatianapandiani.com • Conceived and created aesthetic concepts for all productions. • Coached and directed NYU Conservatory undergraduate presentations at Atlantic Stage 2. • Oversaw all technical rehearsals and student feedback sessions. • Distributed tailored performance evaluations, giving technique and general feedback to actors. New York Theatre Workshop & Gramercy Arts High School. Teaching Artist. New York, NY. October 2017- Present Time. • Taught acting techniques with special emphasis for working with young actors: Stanislavki, Michael Chekhov, Mike Alfreds, Jerzy Grotowski. • Assisted young student directors in rehearsal and offered feedback & mentorship sessions. • Instructed Viewpoints workshops for students and teachers. • Trained other Teaching Artists for the organization, • Trained other Teaching Artists for the organization, and created a variety of pre and psot show workshop curriculum for various NYTW seasons. • Created a specialized curriculum for “Directing Intensive Workshop”, an introduction to the ba- sics of the directing process: auditioning, casting, collaborations with designers, text analysis, stage imagery, design process. The Heschel School. Theater Teacher. New York, NY. June 2016 - January 2018. • Taught creative play, vocal and corporal expression with student ages 3 to 7. • Led acting and Shakespeare classes via text, improv, character creation and imagination. • Directed “Postcard Performances” - adaptations from children’s books into short plays. • Taught “Rock and Roll” for groups ages 7 to 12, incorporating music and improvisation. • Staged and led the design teams for all student performances, as well as directed school wide talent show and student-written skits for school assemblies. Princeton Summer Theatre. Guest Artist. Princeton, NJ. Summer 2016 & Summer 2017. • Directed productions with Princeton undergraduates alongside professionals cast out of NYC. • Led ensemble building and vocal development workshops. • Established connections between professional actors in New York City and student actors, and collaborated with local youth talent. Fluent City. Spanish Language Teacher. New York, NY. October 2016- February 2017. • Taught classes in Spanish language in levels 1 & 2: vocabulary, grammar, image words, dialects. • Coached corporate and private clients in preparation for speeches, presentations and others. • Led conversation groups for advanced groups. 2 TATIANA PANDIANI Director / Choreographer, Educator 99 Ocean Ave. Apt. 4N Brooklyn, NY 11225 // 305-775-3393 [email protected] // tatianapandiani.com Sweetwater Elementary School. Youth Program Coordinator. Miami, FL August 2012- May 2013. • Planned, strategized and led both curricular and extracurricular programs for grades K through 5. • Assisted grade teachers with after school programs specialized in English as a second language. • Taught Corporal Expression classes, utilizing dance and music to incorporate newly arrived students, assisting grade teachers with after school programs specialized in ESL. Twins Tap Cultural Arts Center. Dancer Instructor. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006-2010. • Dictated Mommy and Me Music & Movement classes for ages 18mo. to 36mo. • Taught dance classes with students ages 2 to 14. Styles: ballet, tap, jazz, musical theatre, hip hop. • Organized end of year recital performances, along with costumes, props, and scenic pieces. WORKSHOP AND SEMINAR TEACHING EXPERIENCE The Phoenix Theatre Company & New York Theatre Workshop. June 2019 Directing Technique and Rehearsal Practices: Introduction workshop for directors and those look- ing to begin directing for the stage.Rehearsal technique, blocking, stage image, process with actors. Introduction to performing arts professionals in the AZ region to Off-Broadway and the NYC scene. National Cultural Foundation. Bridgetown, Barbados. August 2018 From Page to Stage: Intensive three day workshop for performing arts professionals and writers of all disciplines to introduce the written word as a vehicle for performance. Integrating Viewpoints, as well as essential theatrical collaboration techniques, the group covered the creation of seminal text, its process of becoming communal, embodied, staged and performed. Participants take the first steps in creating monologues and dialogue, focusing in action, physical action, conflict, event and dramatic structure. This workshop moves from individual written exercises to opportunities to stage written text, explore gestural and character development and ensemble driven practices. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Washington DC. August 2018. Director’s Toolkit: A brief recapitulation of a director’s short hand. How do we activate text quickly? How do we engage actors effectively? How to steer an ensemble towards generating material (verbal, non verbal, choreographic). This workshop focuses on adapting technique utilized by choreographers to the director/actor collaborative process. 3 TATIANA PANDIANI Director / Choreographer, Educator 99 Ocean Ave. Apt. 4N Brooklyn, NY 11225 // 305-775-3393 [email protected] // tatianapandiani.com Kigali Genocide Memorial / Ubumuntu Arts Festival. Kigali, Rwanda. July 2018 Lanesboro Arts. Lanesboro, Minnesota. April 2017 Storytelling and Oral History: Exploration of storytelling through activities designed to allow students to reflect, create new works, and process their stories critically. The workshop is focused on community engagement and intergenerational sharing processes. Students document family histo- ries, adapt narrative to performance, and engage with their community, expanding the possibilities for writers, oral storytellers and listeners. Kigali Genocide Memorial / Ubumuntu Arts Festival. Kigali, Rwanda. July 2018 Actor-Writer-Director Collaboration: This practical (on your feet) workshop was designed for expe- rienced actors, writers, and directors will help to frame, reflect upon, and guide your craft. Both days of the workshop are focused on the form and language most effective to create work collabo- ratively. Actors are encouraged to become generators of material and not mere interpreters of a writer’s words and a director’s concept. Exercises rooted in Viewpoints, Theatre of the Oppressed, Invisible Theatre, Moment Work, Gestural Choreography and Ensemble building bring

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