Andrew Belser
A talk will be given, open to the public, on Tuesday, October 3rd from 6-8pm in Room 112 Woodland. For questions and additional information about this talk contact Pamela Brobst at pds13@psu.edu
FaceAge is a remarkably human space in which participants explore issues of identity, gender, sexuality, and ethnicity through the lens of aging. FaceAge challenges age-related stereotypes and triggers self-reflection around deeply personal perceptions.
The award-winning FaceAge video program weaves together interconnected chapters in which young adults (18-22) and aging individuals (65+) reflect on life while studying and describing one another’s faces. This series of intimate interactions challenges perceptions, forsters introspection, and builds acceptance, awareness, and cross-generational connections. The experience is immersive and the impact, transformative.
Andrew Belser is a professor of movement, voice and acting in the MFA Performance program at Penn State University. He was the founding Artistic Director of The Gravity Project, a professional theatre company, international performance research center, and new work incubator. Belser’s teaching and professional directing career has centered on movement forms, voice/breath work, interdisciplinary theatre approaches, and solo work. He has directed over 75 theatre productions and maintains an active schedule of tutorials, master classes, and workshops guiding professional actors toward deeper work through an innovative synthesis of: movement, breath, and voice work; attention to seeing, spatial perception, and aligning performance with situated cognition; and sourcing work from active energy centers.
Exhibition
Reception:
Wednesday, October 4th
12:20-1:10pm
Room 112 Woodland
A reception will follow in the Woodland Lobby and Art Gallery