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visceral, cathartic storytelling
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Searching for Theatre that:
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- reminds us of our humanity
- explores sociological phenomena to expose fundamental human truths - centers powerful, feral women and the LGBTQ+ experience - embraces feminine rage & the grotesque - isn't afraid of silence or back-ting |
- highly collaborative teams deeply & intentionally engaging with their artistic process
- movement-based ensembles - space where exploration & play are prioritized - trauma-informed, salutogenic structures & practices - theatre that extends beyond the curtain call & serves a greater communal purpose |
Ali Tallman (she/they) is a theatre director, movement director/coach, dramaturg, writer, and dance instructor. (And also a Leo Sun, Leo Moon, Capricorn Rising, if you go for that kind of thing.) She is dedicated to telling urgent, complex stories. Her favorite works are experimental; with sensorial experiences, staging, movement, or language/poetry. Early in her career, Ali was able to engage with the work of international nontraditional, immersive, and movement-based theatre makers, which deeply inspired and shaped her as an artist. She's drawn to theatre that centers women and queer people and has space - for vulnerability, for the unspeakable, for the grey areas. She strives to create a theatre that extends beyond the curtain call and serves a greater communal purpose.
Ali loves both transcendent adaptations of classic texts and exhilarating new works. She has had the honor to be involved in the development and world premiere processes for several new works. She seeks highly collaborative spaces that value process and continual development. Ali loves the power of silence on stage, feminine rage, the grotesque, and Southern Gothic and German Expressionist art. Her works have been described as unapologetic, surprising, visceral, insightful, and strange.
Ali proudly serves as a member of the review board for the Florida Intimacy Professionals Collective, as well as a judge for the Carbonell Awards and a board member/community organizer and dance instructor for Swing Out, South Florida, a Ft. Lauderdale-based non-profit dedicated to the practice of historical jazz dance styles of the 1920's-40's. She hates writing bios because she hates being perceived, but she wants more than anything to be truly known and to tell stories, so here we are.
Ali loves both transcendent adaptations of classic texts and exhilarating new works. She has had the honor to be involved in the development and world premiere processes for several new works. She seeks highly collaborative spaces that value process and continual development. Ali loves the power of silence on stage, feminine rage, the grotesque, and Southern Gothic and German Expressionist art. Her works have been described as unapologetic, surprising, visceral, insightful, and strange.
Ali proudly serves as a member of the review board for the Florida Intimacy Professionals Collective, as well as a judge for the Carbonell Awards and a board member/community organizer and dance instructor for Swing Out, South Florida, a Ft. Lauderdale-based non-profit dedicated to the practice of historical jazz dance styles of the 1920's-40's. She hates writing bios because she hates being perceived, but she wants more than anything to be truly known and to tell stories, so here we are.
Ali's Scope of Experience Includes:
