Thursday Evening Feb. 16, 7:30 pm - Admission: Free

"Back to Borneo" by Sparky Johnson

Prof. Paul "Sparky" Johnson returns to North Bend, to reprise the show he did in 2010.

Like Kurt Vonnegut's Billy Pilgrim, Sparky Johnson has become unstuck in time.

It's like I'm caught in a huge revolving door; a spiraling whirligig randomly spitting me out to significant moments in my life.(Sparky Johnson from "Back to Borneo")

There were many things that influenced this creation, but the greatest influences involve the transformational work of Viola Spolin, and what Sparky learned from the many years of working closely with her son, Paul Sills.

The show is also a vehicle for highlighting Viola's work and her dream of a world of accessible intuition. Viola has said: "Nobody teaches anybody anything. A person learns from experience and experiencing." Sparky's show explores that statement as Paul (his ever-present side-coach) guides him through the experiences of his life

Sunday Afternoon Feb. 19
2 pm - The Man in the Mirror - Admission Free

Ben Bernstein, Ph.D. is a composer for opera, a stage director, an acting teacher for singers, and a performance psychologist. He was trained by Viola Spolin.

As a composer, he recently received two commissioning grants for his one act opera,The Man in the Mirror, which premiered at the American Handel Festival in Seattle in March 2011.

Directed by Ben Bernstein, acclaimed Seattle tenor Ross Hauck will perform a selection from The Man in the Mirror.
A tenor preparing for a performance of Handel’s Messiah warms up, and gets ready for the performance. While doing this he is beset with all of the voices in his head.  

This piece offers the public a rare glimpse into what really happens before performers go on stage.

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For More Information on Viola Spolin and the Purpose of these artist's visit to North Bend visit www.intuitivelearingsys.org