Izumi Ashizawa

Assistant Professor

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2823 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
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Education/Training: M.F.A., Yale School of Drama, 2002; Kanze Noh School; Tadashi Suzuki; August Boal; David Leveaux; Jessica Stockholder (sculpture)

Areas of Specialization/Interest: Acting, Movement, Directing, Puppetry,Mask, Performance Creation, Social Engagement Performance, Sculpture

Professional Affiliations: UNIMA, SETC, IUGTE, PTO

Representative Productions: Original performance pieces that she has written, directed, and designed: Medusa, 2002 (New Haven, CT); The Blue Rocks, 2006 (Tokyo, Japan), 2006 (Sibiu, Romania), 2006 (Tehran, Iran), 2005 (Cluj, Romania), 2004 (New York, U.S.A.), 2003 (New Haven, CT); Minotaur, 2006 (Tehran, Iran); Zahak, 2009 (Sibiu, Romania), 2008 (Bovec, Slovenia), 2007 (Tehran, Iran); Gilgamesh, 2009 (Tampa, FL), 2009 (Boulder, CO), 2008 (Bovec, Slovenia), 2008 (UT in Tampa, FL), 2008 (Chicago, IL), 2008 (New Haven, CT), 2008 (St. Augustine, FL), 2007 (USF in Tampa, FL); Le Morte de la Fontaine, 2008-2009 (Queensland, Australia); Asajigahara, 2009 (the Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands); Volund, 2009 (Oslo, Norway). TV Documentary: NHK (National Public TV, Japan) documentary coverage about her The Blue Rocks on July 21st, 2006; Public TV WGBH documentary and interview coverage about her Gilgamesh, 2009 (air date and year subject to change). Play Publication: Minotaur, in English and Romanian languages, 2005 (Man.In.Fest Magazine). Juried art shows: Art of the Northeast, 2001 (CT, U.S.A.), Spectra: National Photography Biennial, 2001 (CT, U.S.A.), Positive Focus Animal Photography Show, 2003 (NY, U.S.A.), International Small Teapot Show, 2004 (CA, U.S.A.), Concourse International de Ceramique de Sarreguemines, 2005 (France), Upstream Gallery All Media Show, 2006, Salt-Glaze, 2006 (Germany), Elite-Tile, 2006 (Dominican Republic), Biennial, 2007 (Portugal).

Representative Publications/Research Activities: Theatre Magazine, 1999-2000, U.S.A.

Honors and Awards: Norwegian Cultural Fund, 2009; Australian Government Fund for the Artists, 2008; UNESCO-Aschberg Award, 2006-2007; Special Performance Award, Women Theater Festival, 2007; Best Performance Award, IIFUT festival, 2006; Tehran Municipality Culture and Arts Organization Award, 2006; Puffin Foundation Award, 2003 and 2006; Gritchen Johnson Award, 2003; nomination for the Faculty Director for Gilgamesh, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, 2009; nomination for the Faculty Scenic Designer for Gilgamesh, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, 2009