September
Silly Chefs at the Farm to Fork Festival + Makbet @ Franklin Manor – Saranac Lake, NY – Saturday the 4th
Cirkus Luna! – NY Clown Festival 2010 @ Brick Theatre, 10th, 14th, 15th
& Strip tease at the opening Cabaret, Thursday the 9th
Toronto Tour – Paratheatrical workshop & Makbet & Fools Mass @ Majlis Theatre 18th & 19th
Makbet – Antonia Arts, Peekskill, NY
Cirkus Luna! in Radical Vaudeville w/Robert Prichard @ Bowery Poetry Project – Thursday the 30th
Summer 2010
August 11th – workshop for New Brunswick Theological Seminary
July Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th – two-day Paratheatrical intensive
Spring 2010
June
1st – PS 174 Rego Park, Queens Cirkus Luna! performances
Monday the 14th – Makbetfree performance
May
Sunday the 2nd -baptism ceremony forIsaac Norman
Sunday the 28th – Transcendence Theatre visit Dzieci
Monday the 29th – workshop for New Brunswick Theological
April
April 10th and 11th
Makbet and Fools Mass- PSALM (Philadelphia Society for Music, Art. Literature) in Philadelphia
April 18th – bedside chanting and healing – Zicklin Hospice
Winter 2009-2010
Makbet
February 28th
The Yippie Museum Caf in The East Village
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
A 24-hour immersion in Dzieci’s work
January 23rd to January 24th
Ensemble Audition for Company Members
January 17th
Cracking Up
25th anniversary screening of Matt Mitler’s 1994 cult film
January 8th
92YTribeca
Scene
Dzieci is featured in the latest issue of the quarterly journal of the International Schools Theatre Association. Click here to download the journal. (pdf, 1.1mb)
Fools Mass
December 5th The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
in the James Chapel
December 17th Union Theological Seminary
in the Lapman Chapel
December 18th The Old Stone House
– Park Slope, Brooklyn
December 20th The Cell Theatre Company
Fall 2009
Makbet
The Old Stone House
Park Slope, Brooklyn
November 13th
I and Thou
Para-theatrical Workshop
October 25th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Makbet
October 22-24th
John Street Church in Lower Manhattan
Makbet
September 26th
Presented by SUNY New Paltz
The Huguenot Church
Dzieci profiled in the Spring 2009 issue of Ecumenica, a journal of theatre and performance.
Click here to read the article, which provides an excellent overview of our work.
Summer 2009
Makbet
August 28th & 29th
Cirkus Luna!
August 30th
Ancram Opera House
Retreat for New Brunswick Theological Seminary
August 26-27th
In its ongoing relationship with the New Brunswick Theological Seminary,
Dzieci will be facilitating a retreat with senior members of the seminary faculty
Arts & Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference
Dzieci presents Fools Mass for the Religion & Theatre Focus Group of ATHE on August 8th Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Makbet
July 11th & August 15th
Rockaway Artists Alliance, Studio 7
Ft. Tilden, Queens
Makbet
June 24th
The Yippie Museum Cafe
Makbet
June 14th
Summer Street Festival on Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn
Acting in the Moment: Precision & Chaos
a four-week intensive
Thursday evenings in June
Spring 2009
Cirkus Luna! Benefit Celebration
May 30 th
Middle Collegiate Church
Fools Mass
May 27th
The Cell Theatre
Makbet
May 21th
Meadowport Arch, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
In the Garden of Dionysus
May 3rd
Ripley-Grier Studios
Gypsy Makbet Party & Performance
April 24th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fools Mass
April 16-20th
LaMama ETC
Midnight Fools Mass
April 11th
The Cell Theatre
Makbet
March 13 th & 14th
The Old Stone House, Brooklyn
Winter 2008-2009
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
a 24-hour immersion in Dzieci’s work
January 24 th to January 25th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fools Mass
January 16th, Middle Collegiate Church
January 18th, The Cell Theatre
Fools Mass Tenth Anniversary
December 18th, Union Theological Seminary
Lampman Chapel
December 19th, St. John St. Matthew Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Park Slope, Brooklyn
December 20th, John Street United Methodist Church in Lower Manhattan
***Special Sunday Morning Mass*** December 21st, The Cell Theatre
December 21st, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
Arts Festival at Saint John the Divine
Holy Fools
December 6th
Click here for more infortmation.
Fall 2008
Fools Mass
November 21st
Second Presbyterian Church
reception and discussion afterwards
Makbet Benefit
November 16th
The Back Room at The Lower East Side Toy Company
Fools Mass
October 29th
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Dzieci is named the 2008-2009 Helen Studdiford Kleis Visiting Artist
for New Brunswick Theological Seminary. (click here for a poster)
Makbet
October 16th & 17th
The Cell Theatre
Makbet
October 10th & 11th
John Street Church
New York Clown Theatre Festival
Closing Ceremonies
Dzieci’s Fools lead the Clown Funeral Procession
from the Bedford L Station to the Brick Theater
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
September 28
Via Negativa
Paratheatrical Workshop -Working on Essence
September 21st
Ripley-Grier Studios
Makbet in the Rockaways
Return Engagement!
September 20th
Rockaway Center for the Arts, Fort Tilden, Queens
Cirkus Luna!
Saturday, September 13th, 10:30AM
Milk ‘N Cookies Playhouse (pdf brochure)
Riverspace Theatre Nyack, NY
Summer 2008
Makbet in the Rockaways
July 19th
Rockaway Center for the Arts, Fort Tilden, Queens
Join us for an evening swim afterwards!
Cirkus Luna!
July 12th
The Community Garden at Flatbush & Atlantic Avenues
Makbet in the East Village
June 13th & July 11th
6th & B Garden
Holy Fools
June 8th
Global Street Festival
First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
Spring 2008
Blood Will Have Blood
Working with Shakespeare
A Workshop, May 17th
Makbet
May 1, 2 & 3
John Street Church in Lower Manhattan
Dzieci is profiled in an article (480kb PDF) in the April 28th edition of
The Linewaiter’s Gazette, the bi-weekly publication of the Park Slope Food Coop.
First Annual Cirkus Luna!
Glorious Spektakl for Benefit DZIECI!
April 6th
St. Jean Baptiste School
In Dzieci’s ongoing investigation of ritual and ceremony, we invite you to take part in
A Meditation and Healing Service
Easter Sunday, March 23rd, with refreshments to follow.
Ripley/Grier Studios
Dzieci welcomes all faiths and open hearts.
La MaMa Benefit: “The Heat is On”
A Cabaret Extravaganza Featuring Dzieci’s
Cirkus Luna! & Riverklomph: Lord of the Shmenge
March 3
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Winter 2007-2008
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
January 26th to January 27th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fools Mass
December 14th,
Union Theological Seminary
Lampman Chapel
December 15th, John Street United Methodist Church
December 16th, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
Holiday Elves
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Winter Crafts Fair
December 1st
Fall 2007
A Paratheatrical Workshop at The New School
in conjunction with the Lang College class “Religion & Theater”
November 28th
Makbet
The Music Pagoda in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
October 19, 20, 21
Ensemble Audition for Company Members
September 8
Ripley-Grier Studios
Spring 2007
Global Arts Festival
Dzieci’s Fools perform
First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
June 2nd
New York Downtown Clown Revue
Dzieci is the featured act this month
April 16
St. Marks Theatre
The Second Annual Gypsy Wedding Benefit
April 1st
St. Jean Baptiste School
Marking the Tenth Anniversary of Dzieci!
Winter 2006-2007
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
A 24-hour immersion in the work of Dzieci
January 27th to January 28th
Fools Mass
December 15th,
Union Theological Seminary
Lampman Chapel
December 16th,
Saint John’s Lutheran Church
December 17th, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
Fall 2006
Cirkus Luna!
At the New York Downtown Clown Revue
October 16, 8pm
St. Marks Theatre
Makbet
October 14 & 15
Inside the Memorial Arch
Grand Army Plaza, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Fools Mass
September 24th
The Brick Theater
Part of the New York Clown Theatre Festival
Fools Mass reviewed at NYTheatre.com!
Summer 2006
Makbet
A work-in-progress presentation
August 13th
Rockaway Artists Alliance
Fort Tilden Park, Far Rockaway Queens
&
July 9th
The Meadowport Arch of Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Spring 2006
Riverklomph!
Surf Burlesque on the Bowery
May 3rd
Bowery Poetry Club
The First Annual Gypsy Wedding
April 1st
St. Jean Baptiste School
Riverklomph!
Lindy-Loo’s Saint Patty-Billy’s Hayride
March 17th
Hank’s Saloon
Fools Mass
St. Francis de Sales Parish
Salisbury, Md.
March 12th
Seminar for FEGS clients
March 10th
St. Clements Church
Son of Return of the Full Shmenge
March 1st
Dzieci’s third ever burlesque act!
Surf Burlesque on the Bowery
Bowery Poetry Club
Winter 2005-2006
Theatre as a Way: Grotowski, Brook, and Beyond
An in-depth exploration of Physical Theatre
and Acting as a contemplative practice.
Master Classes with Matt Mitler
and Theatre Group Dzieci
Four Sundays:
February 5, 12, 19, 26
Fool’s Mass
Three evenings and four performances:
December 9th, 6:30pm & 8pm
Union Theological Seminary
December 11th, 7pm
Jan Hus Church
December 18th, 7pm
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Holiday Elves
For the children of Stoney Lodge Hospital
December 24th
Fall 2005
Fools Mass
The Arch Diocese of Erie, Pa.
And special performance of Makbet
For the boys of Harborcreek Youth Services
November 19th
An Evening of Devilish Delights
October 28th
The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlour
Brooklyn Society of Ethical Culture
Return of the Full Shmenge
October 5th
Dzieci’s second ever burlesque act!
Surf Burlesque on the Bowery
Bowery Poetry Club
The Heart of the Healer International Gathering
September 22-25 Michigan, USA
The Third Annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
“Bless the Children”
September 21
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Summer 2005
Cirkus Luna!
Children’s Hope Foundation Summer Carnival
August 6th
The Full Shmenge
The premiere of Dzieci’s first ever burlesque act:
Howl! Festival
August 24th
Bowery Poetry Club
Fools Mass
The Association for Small Christian Communities
Cinnimison, N.J.
July 28th
Worship Renewal Retreat for Jan Hus Church
Designed and led by Dzieci
July 30-31
A Gypsy Family Stoop Sale
June 19th
For the month of June, Dzieci offers public presentations of their current work in progress: Makbet.
Wednesdays in Union Square Park, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, in the southwest section, by the statue of Gandhi. Weather permitting.
Spring 2005
The Door
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 8th
Ripley-Grier Studios
“Movement and Repose” Workshop
Fifth Annual Conference on Spirituality, Psychotherapy and Healing
Fordham University
May 14th
Special presentation of Fool’s Mass
20th Anniversary of Small Christian Communities of Hartford Archdiocese
April 17th
Saint Thomas Seminary and Archdiocesan Center
The Sixth and Final Feast of Fools
April 1st
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Featuring the music of Luminescent Orchestrii!
Winter 2004-2005
Work on One’s Self
a note on the processes and principles of Dzieci
by Matt Mitler
Pandemonium
Para-Theatrical Workshop
January 16th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fool’s Mass
December 5th
The Abbey of Regina Laudis
December 10th, 7pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
December 19th, 7pm
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Holiday Elves
December 24th
For the children of Stoney Lodge Hospital
Fall 2004
Workshops for The Nashville Institute for Clergy Excellence
November 21st to 25th
At Union Theological Seminary
Busker’s Banquet
November 27th
An indoor festival of street performance art
Featuring Dzieci’s “Gypsies” & “Cirkus Luna!”
Performance Space122
Zero Boy’s Halloween Spectacular
October 29th
Bowery Poetry Club
World Peace Day – September 21st, 2004
2nd Annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
Union Theological Seminary
Click here for a beautiful description of the ceremony by a participant.
Summer 2004
Fools Mass
June 14th
For The New York Sabbatical Institute
At Union Theological Seminary
Cirkus Luna!
August 7th
Children’s Hope Summer Carnival
The 2nd Annual HOWL! Festival
Dzieci performs for “The Wide World of Surf Reality”
August 18th
Performance Space122
Parliament of the World’s Religions
Barcelona, Spain
July 7-13
? Report on the Parliament
? The Word Made Flesh
Fool’s Mass Benefit Performances
To support the company’s participation in
The Parliament of the World’s Religions
Friday, June 25th
The Church of the Transfiguration
Spring 2004
Night Vigil
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 22nd
a note on the Night Vigil workshop
Feast of Fools
April 1st
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Feast of Fools Followup
Winter 2003-2004
Movement and Repose
Para-Theatrical Workshop
February 1st
Ripley-Grier Studios
“Festival of Fools”
First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum
January 3rd
Dzieci transforms the museum’s Beaux Arts court into a medieval village festival with processions, dances, songs, and games.
With special musical guests Luminescent Orchestrii!
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Fool’s Mass
December 14th
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
December 20th
Grace Church Chantry
December 21st
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Fool’s Mass in the 2004 edition of The Encyclopedia of Religion
Global Party for a Human Planet
Tokyo – Addis Ababa – Paris – New York
Supporting Defense of Human Rights in Ethiopia
December 12th
Spirit NYC
Fall 2003
Fools
Dzieci opens the act at the Bowery Poetry Club, in a special pre-Halloween show: “Devils, Demons, Clown, and Fool”. Irreverent black comedy by weird and strange performers, guided by the nefarious Zero Boy.
October 29th
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Artists-in-Residence
Dzieci is honored to be artists-in-residence at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. The group will work at the Cathedral September 23-25.
The public is invited to work with us, in a workshop-like setting, each morning, and on Thursday 9/25, there will be a special presentation of our work in development.
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
September 21st at 9am, Dzieci and the Interspiritual Dialog host a special welcoming event in preparation for the International Day of Peace
The First Annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
September 21st, 9am
New York Society for Ethical Culture Social Hall
This unique event includes the participation of:
? Tibetan Buddhist, Lama Surya Dass
? Peruvian Shaman, Oscar Miro Quesada
? Humanist, Dr. Calvin Chatlos
? Advaita leader, Dasarath
? Hawaiian Ho’omana leader, Aupuni Iwi’ula
Created and hosted by Dzieci
(click here to see the flyer.)
Dzieci takes part in an interfaith memorial service to mark
the second anniversary of the 9/11 attacks:
Remembrance:Transcendence
September 10th
Congregation Beth Elohim – Park Slope, Brooklyn
Dzieci Director Matt Mitler’s award-winning feature film Cracking Up presented as part of the HOWL! Festival of the Arts, at the Pioneer Cinema
Friday, August 22nd, at Midnight!
Spring 2003
The Thunder, Perfect Mind
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 3rd
Ripley-Grier Studios
Feast of Fools
Tuesday, April 1st
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Dzieci are guests on the radio program “Fordham Conversations”, hosted by John Bly, on WFUV FM 90.7, on Saturday, March 22. Matt Mitler and Bob Strock discuss our recent work, as well as our plans for, Ragnarok. The group sings one of our new Nordic songs, as well as a choral piece from the Feast of Fools.
Go here for a Windows Media archive of the program.
Click here for a direct link to the file. We’re on the second half of the show.
Fordham Talk/Art/Cabaret
Dzieci are featured guests at this evening of performance art presented by
Mark Svenvold. Come see our new gypsy characters in action!
March 27th
Fordham University, Lincoln Center
Winter 2002-2003
Read the review of Devils from Backstage.
Dzieci are guests on the famous NPR radio program “Soundcheck”,
hosted by John Schaefer, on WNYC FM 93.9, on Tuesday January 7.
Listen to a Real Audio archive of the live broadcast on WNYC’s website.
(We’re on for the last 18 minutes, if you want to fast forward, though the piano music is quite nice.)
We sing three pieces from The Devils of Loudun, and here they are, in MP3 format (each file is about 1.3MB):
Tourdion (Pierre Attaignant, 1530)
Domine Non Sum Dignus (Tomas Luis de Victoria, 1593)
Psalm 130 (Claude LeJeune, 1606)
THE DEVILS OF LOUDUN
World Premiere
January 2-19 ONLY!!!
&
Fool’s Mass
Sunday Matinees, January 5, 12, 19
Dialogue with Company & Special Guests after each performance
La MaMa etc Annex Theatre
Facing the Flame
Para-Theatrical Workshop
January 13th
The Annex at La MaMa
Fool’s Mass 2002
Grace Church Chantry
December 9th 7PM
December 10th 7PM
December 14th 2pm & 5pm
Union Theological Seminary, James Chapel
December 12th 3:30pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Sunday, December 15, 11am
Fool’s Mass Follow up
Fall 2002
Devils of Loudun Preview
December 2nd
Saint Clement’s Episcopal Church
Chanukah Fair – Shul of New York
November 24th
Angel Orensanz Foundation
Fools sing Psalms and play with the crowd
Devils of Loudun Preview
November 18th
St. Malachy’s/The Actor’s Chapel
The Dzieci Devils/Fool’s Mass demo video screening
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
October 27th, as part of their Short Film Slam.
The Holy Fool
Para-Theatrical Workshop
September 21st
Ripley Grier Studios
Communion Service
The Fools are honored to be serving the entire service (not just the music!)
James Memorial Chapel, Union Theological Seminary
September 12th at noon. Free and open to the public.
Sixth Annual Broadway Blessings
The Fools take part in an interfaith celebration of song and story, marking the spiritual start of the theatre season.
September 9th
St. Malachy’s/The Actors’ Chapel
Spring 2002
Dzieci’s Fools are the special guests at the Friday Shabbat Service at Angel Orensanz Synagogue June 21
Healing the World: From Children to Children
Dzieci hosts a benefit for children of Afghanistan and Kosovo
June 9th
Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center, Merkin Concert Hall
Hands of Peace: In the Light of Rumi
Dzieci joins an evening of sacred world music
June 14th
Community Church of New York
Fools
May 23rd
Chashama
The Hero’s Journey
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 11th
Ripley Grier Studios
3rd Annual Feast of Fools
April 1st
Jan Hus Church
Follow-up report
Ongoing Acting Workshop every Tuesday evening, with Company Director Matt Mitler. beginning January 29.
Fool’s Mass reviewed in the The National Catholic Reporter
History
Autumn 2010
September
Silly Chefs at the Farm to Fork Festival + Makbet @ Franklin Manor – Saranac Lake, NY – Saturday the 4th
Cirkus Luna! – NY Clown Festival 2010 @ Brick Theatre, 10th, 14th, 15th
& Strip tease at the opening Cabaret, Thursday the 9th
Toronto Tour – Paratheatrical workshop & Makbet & Fools Mass @ Majlis Theatre 18th & 19th
Makbet – Antonia Arts, Peekskill, NY
Cirkus Luna! in Radical Vaudeville w/Robert Prichard @ Bowery Poetry Project – Thursday the 30th
Summer 2010
August
11th – workshop for New Brunswick Theological Seminary
July
Saturday the 10th and Sunday the 11th – two-day Paratheatrical intensive
Spring 2010
June
1st – PS 174 Rego Park, Queens Cirkus Luna! performances
Monday the 14th – Makbetfree performance
May
Sunday the 2nd -baptism ceremony forIsaac Norman
Sunday the 28th – Transcendence Theatre visit Dzieci
Monday the 29th – workshop for New Brunswick Theological
April
April 10th and 11th
Makbet and Fools Mass- PSALM (Philadelphia Society for Music, Art. Literature) in Philadelphia
April 18th – bedside chanting and healing – Zicklin Hospice
Winter 2009-2010
Makbet
February 28th
The Yippie Museum Caf in The East Village
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
A 24-hour immersion in Dzieci’s work
January 23rd to January 24th
Ensemble Audition for Company Members
January 17th
Cracking Up
25th anniversary screening of Matt Mitler’s 1994 cult film
January 8th
92YTribeca
Scene
Dzieci is featured in the latest issue of the quarterly journal of the International Schools Theatre Association. Click here to download the journal. (pdf, 1.1mb)
Fools Mass
December 5th The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
in the James Chapel
December 17th Union Theological Seminary
in the Lapman Chapel
December 18th The Old Stone House
– Park Slope, Brooklyn
December 20th The Cell Theatre Company
Fall 2009
Makbet
The Old Stone House
Park Slope, Brooklyn
November 13th
I and Thou
Para-theatrical Workshop
October 25th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Makbet
October 22-24th
John Street Church in Lower Manhattan
Makbet
September 26th
Presented by SUNY New Paltz
The Huguenot Church
Dzieci profiled in the Spring 2009 issue of Ecumenica, a journal of theatre and performance.
Click here to read the article, which provides an excellent overview of our work.
Summer 2009
Makbet
August 28th & 29th
Cirkus Luna!
August 30th
Ancram Opera House
Retreat for New Brunswick Theological Seminary
August 26-27th
In its ongoing relationship with the New Brunswick Theological Seminary,
Dzieci will be facilitating a retreat with senior members of the seminary faculty
Arts & Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference
Dzieci presents Fools Mass for the Religion & Theatre Focus Group of ATHE on August 8th Cathedral of St. John the Divine.
Makbet
July 11th & August 15th
Rockaway Artists Alliance, Studio 7
Ft. Tilden, Queens
Makbet
June 24th
The Yippie Museum Cafe
Makbet
June 14th
Summer Street Festival on Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn
Acting in the Moment: Precision & Chaos
a four-week intensive
Thursday evenings in June
Spring 2009
Cirkus Luna! Benefit Celebration
May 30 th
Middle Collegiate Church
Fools Mass
May 27th
The Cell Theatre
Makbet
May 21th
Meadowport Arch, Prospect Park, Brooklyn
In the Garden of Dionysus
May 3rd
Ripley-Grier Studios
Gypsy Makbet Party & Performance
April 24th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fools Mass
April 16-20th
LaMama ETC
Midnight Fools Mass
April 11th
The Cell Theatre
Makbet
March 13 th & 14th
The Old Stone House, Brooklyn
Winter 2008-2009
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
a 24-hour immersion in Dzieci’s work
January 24 th to January 25th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fools Mass
January 16th, Middle Collegiate Church
January 18th, The Cell Theatre
Fools Mass Tenth Anniversary
December 18th, Union Theological Seminary
Lampman Chapel
December 19th, St. John St. Matthew Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Park Slope, Brooklyn
December 20th, John Street United Methodist Church in Lower Manhattan
***Special Sunday Morning Mass*** December 21st, The Cell Theatre
December 21st, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
Arts Festival at Saint John the Divine
Holy Fools
December 6th
Click here for more infortmation.
Fall 2008
Fools Mass
November 21st
Second Presbyterian Church
reception and discussion afterwards
Makbet Benefit
November 16th
The Back Room at The Lower East Side Toy Company
Fools Mass
October 29th
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Dzieci is named the 2008-2009 Helen Studdiford Kleis Visiting Artist
for New Brunswick Theological Seminary. (click here for a poster)
Makbet
October 16th & 17th
The Cell Theatre
Makbet
October 10th & 11th
John Street Church
New York Clown Theatre Festival
Closing Ceremonies
Dzieci’s Fools lead the Clown Funeral Procession
from the Bedford L Station to the Brick Theater
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
September 28
Via Negativa
Paratheatrical Workshop -Working on Essence
September 21st
Ripley-Grier Studios
Makbet in the Rockaways
Return Engagement!
September 20th
Rockaway Center for the Arts, Fort Tilden, Queens
Cirkus Luna!
Saturday, September 13th, 10:30AM
Milk ‘N Cookies Playhouse (pdf brochure)
Riverspace Theatre Nyack, NY
Summer 2008
Makbet in the Rockaways
July 19th
Rockaway Center for the Arts, Fort Tilden, Queens
Join us for an evening swim afterwards!
Cirkus Luna!
July 12th
The Community Garden at Flatbush & Atlantic Avenues
Makbet in the East Village
June 13th & July 11th
6th & B Garden
Holy Fools
June 8th
Global Street Festival
First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
Spring 2008
Blood Will Have Blood
Working with Shakespeare
A Workshop, May 17th
Makbet
May 1, 2 & 3
John Street Church in Lower Manhattan
Dzieci is profiled in an article (480kb PDF) in the April 28th edition of
The Linewaiter’s Gazette, the bi-weekly publication of the Park Slope Food Coop.
First Annual Cirkus Luna!
Glorious Spektakl for Benefit DZIECI!
April 6th
St. Jean Baptiste School
In Dzieci’s ongoing investigation of ritual and ceremony, we invite you to take part in
A Meditation and Healing Service
Easter Sunday, March 23rd, with refreshments to follow.
Ripley/Grier Studios
Dzieci welcomes all faiths and open hearts.
La MaMa Benefit: “The Heat is On”
A Cabaret Extravaganza Featuring Dzieci’s
Cirkus Luna! & Riverklomph: Lord of the Shmenge
March 3
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Winter 2007-2008
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
January 26th to January 27th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fools Mass
December 14th,
Union Theological Seminary
Lampman Chapel
December 15th, John Street United Methodist Church
December 16th, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
Holiday Elves
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture Winter Crafts Fair
December 1st
Fall 2007
A Paratheatrical Workshop at The New School
in conjunction with the Lang College class “Religion & Theater”
November 28th
Makbet
The Music Pagoda in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
October 19, 20, 21
Ensemble Audition for Company Members
September 8
Ripley-Grier Studios
Spring 2007
Global Arts Festival
Dzieci’s Fools perform
First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
June 2nd
New York Downtown Clown Revue
Dzieci is the featured act this month
April 16
St. Marks Theatre
The Second Annual Gypsy Wedding Benefit
April 1st
St. Jean Baptiste School
Marking the Tenth Anniversary of Dzieci!
Winter 2006-2007
Maraton
Para-theatrical Workshop
A 24-hour immersion in the work of Dzieci
January 27th to January 28th
Fools Mass
December 15th,
Union Theological Seminary
Lampman Chapel
December 16th,
Saint John’s Lutheran Church
December 17th, The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Saint James Chapel
Fall 2006
Cirkus Luna!
At the New York Downtown Clown Revue
October 16, 8pm
St. Marks Theatre
Makbet
October 14 & 15
Inside the Memorial Arch
Grand Army Plaza, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Fools Mass
September 24th
The Brick Theater
Part of the New York Clown Theatre Festival
Fools Mass reviewed at NYTheatre.com!
Summer 2006
Makbet
A work-in-progress presentation
August 13th
Rockaway Artists Alliance
Fort Tilden Park, Far Rockaway Queens
&
July 9th
The Meadowport Arch of Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Spring 2006
Riverklomph!
Surf Burlesque on the Bowery
May 3rd
Bowery Poetry Club
The First Annual Gypsy Wedding
April 1st
St. Jean Baptiste School
Riverklomph!
Lindy-Loo’s Saint Patty-Billy’s Hayride
March 17th
Hank’s Saloon
Fools Mass
St. Francis de Sales Parish
Salisbury, Md.
March 12th
Seminar for FEGS clients
March 10th
St. Clements Church
Son of Return of the Full Shmenge
March 1st
Dzieci’s third ever burlesque act!
Surf Burlesque on the Bowery
Bowery Poetry Club
Winter 2005-2006
Theatre as a Way: Grotowski, Brook, and Beyond
An in-depth exploration of Physical Theatre
and Acting as a contemplative practice.
Master Classes with Matt Mitler
and Theatre Group Dzieci
Four Sundays:
February 5, 12, 19, 26
Fool’s Mass
Three evenings and four performances:
December 9th, 6:30pm & 8pm
Union Theological Seminary
December 11th, 7pm
Jan Hus Church
December 18th, 7pm
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Holiday Elves
For the children of Stoney Lodge Hospital
December 24th
Fall 2005
Fools Mass
The Arch Diocese of Erie, Pa.
And special performance of Makbet
For the boys of Harborcreek Youth Services
November 19th
An Evening of Devilish Delights
October 28th
The Good Coffeehouse Music Parlour
Brooklyn Society of Ethical Culture
Return of the Full Shmenge
October 5th
Dzieci’s second ever burlesque act!
Surf Burlesque on the Bowery
Bowery Poetry Club
The Heart of the Healer International Gathering
September 22-25 Michigan, USA
The Third Annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
“Bless the Children”
September 21
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Summer 2005
Cirkus Luna!
Children’s Hope Foundation Summer Carnival
August 6th
The Full Shmenge
The premiere of Dzieci’s first ever burlesque act:
Howl! Festival
August 24th
Bowery Poetry Club
Fools Mass
The Association for Small Christian Communities
Cinnimison, N.J.
July 28th
Worship Renewal Retreat for Jan Hus Church
Designed and led by Dzieci
July 30-31
A Gypsy Family Stoop Sale
June 19th
For the month of June, Dzieci offers public presentations of their current work in progress: Makbet.
Wednesdays in Union Square Park, 6:00 to 8:00 PM, in the southwest section, by the statue of Gandhi. Weather permitting.
Spring 2005
The Door
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 8th
Ripley-Grier Studios
“Movement and Repose” Workshop
Fifth Annual Conference on Spirituality, Psychotherapy and Healing
Fordham University
May 14th
Special presentation of Fool’s Mass
20th Anniversary of Small Christian Communities of Hartford Archdiocese
April 17th
Saint Thomas Seminary and Archdiocesan Center
The Sixth and Final Feast of Fools
April 1st
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Featuring the music of Luminescent Orchestrii!
Winter 2004-2005
Work on One’s Self
a note on the processes and principles of Dzieci
by Matt Mitler
Pandemonium
Para-Theatrical Workshop
January 16th
Ripley-Grier Studios
Fool’s Mass
December 5th
The Abbey of Regina Laudis
December 10th, 7pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
December 19th, 7pm
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Holiday Elves
December 24th
For the children of Stoney Lodge Hospital
Fall 2004
Workshops for The Nashville Institute for Clergy Excellence
November 21st to 25th
At Union Theological Seminary
Busker’s Banquet
November 27th
An indoor festival of street performance art
Featuring Dzieci’s “Gypsies” & “Cirkus Luna!”
Performance Space122
Zero Boy’s Halloween Spectacular
October 29th
Bowery Poetry Club
World Peace Day – September 21st, 2004
2nd Annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
Union Theological Seminary
Click here for a beautiful description of the ceremony by a participant.
Summer 2004
Fools Mass
June 14th
For The New York Sabbatical Institute
At Union Theological Seminary
Cirkus Luna!
August 7th
Children’s Hope Summer Carnival
The 2nd Annual HOWL! Festival
Dzieci performs for “The Wide World of Surf Reality”
August 18th
Performance Space122
Parliament of the World’s Religions
Barcelona, Spain
July 7-13
? Report on the Parliament
? The Word Made Flesh
Fool’s Mass Benefit Performances
To support the company’s participation in
The Parliament of the World’s Religions
Friday, June 25th
The Church of the Transfiguration
Spring 2004
Night Vigil
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 22nd
a note on the Night Vigil workshop
Feast of Fools
April 1st
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Feast of Fools Followup
Winter 2003-2004
Movement and Repose
Para-Theatrical Workshop
February 1st
Ripley-Grier Studios
“Festival of Fools”
First Saturdays at the Brooklyn Museum
January 3rd
Dzieci transforms the museum’s Beaux Arts court into a medieval village festival with processions, dances, songs, and games.
With special musical guests Luminescent Orchestrii!
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Fool’s Mass
December 14th
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
December 20th
Grace Church Chantry
December 21st
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Fool’s Mass in the 2004 edition of The Encyclopedia of Religion
Global Party for a Human Planet
Tokyo – Addis Ababa – Paris – New York
Supporting Defense of Human Rights in Ethiopia
December 12th
Spirit NYC
Fall 2003
Fools
Dzieci opens the act at the Bowery Poetry Club, in a special pre-Halloween show: “Devils, Demons, Clown, and Fool”. Irreverent black comedy by weird and strange performers, guided by the nefarious Zero Boy.
October 29th
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Artists-in-Residence
Dzieci is honored to be artists-in-residence at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. The group will work at the Cathedral September 23-25.
The public is invited to work with us, in a workshop-like setting, each morning, and on Thursday 9/25, there will be a special presentation of our work in development.
The Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
September 21st at 9am, Dzieci and the Interspiritual Dialog host a special welcoming event in preparation for the International Day of Peace
The First Annual Interspiritual Ceremony for Peace
September 21st, 9am
New York Society for Ethical Culture Social Hall
This unique event includes the participation of:
? Tibetan Buddhist, Lama Surya Dass
? Peruvian Shaman, Oscar Miro Quesada
? Humanist, Dr. Calvin Chatlos
? Advaita leader, Dasarath
? Hawaiian Ho’omana leader, Aupuni Iwi’ula
Created and hosted by Dzieci
(click here to see the flyer.)
Dzieci takes part in an interfaith memorial service to mark
the second anniversary of the 9/11 attacks:
Remembrance:Transcendence
September 10th
Congregation Beth Elohim – Park Slope, Brooklyn
Dzieci Director Matt Mitler’s award-winning feature film Cracking Up presented as part of the HOWL! Festival of the Arts, at the Pioneer Cinema
Friday, August 22nd, at Midnight!
Spring 2003
The Thunder, Perfect Mind
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 3rd
Ripley-Grier Studios
Feast of Fools
Tuesday, April 1st
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Dzieci are guests on the radio program “Fordham Conversations”, hosted by John Bly, on WFUV FM 90.7, on Saturday, March 22. Matt Mitler and Bob Strock discuss our recent work, as well as our plans for, Ragnarok. The group sings one of our new Nordic songs, as well as a choral piece from the Feast of Fools.
Go here for a Windows Media archive of the program.
Click here for a direct link to the file. We’re on the second half of the show.
Fordham Talk/Art/Cabaret
Dzieci are featured guests at this evening of performance art presented by
Mark Svenvold. Come see our new gypsy characters in action!
March 27th
Fordham University, Lincoln Center
Winter 2002-2003
Read the review of Devils from Backstage.
Dzieci are guests on the famous NPR radio program “Soundcheck”,
hosted by John Schaefer, on WNYC FM 93.9, on Tuesday January 7.
Listen to a Real Audio archive of the live broadcast on WNYC’s website.
(We’re on for the last 18 minutes, if you want to fast forward, though the piano music is quite nice.)
We sing three pieces from The Devils of Loudun, and here they are, in MP3 format (each file is about 1.3MB):
Tourdion (Pierre Attaignant, 1530)
Domine Non Sum Dignus (Tomas Luis de Victoria, 1593)
Psalm 130 (Claude LeJeune, 1606)
THE DEVILS OF LOUDUN
World Premiere
January 2-19 ONLY!!!
&
Fool’s Mass
Sunday Matinees, January 5, 12, 19
Dialogue with Company & Special Guests after each performance
La MaMa etc Annex Theatre
Facing the Flame
Para-Theatrical Workshop
January 13th
The Annex at La MaMa
Fool’s Mass 2002
Grace Church Chantry
December 9th 7PM
December 10th 7PM
December 14th 2pm & 5pm
Union Theological Seminary, James Chapel
December 12th 3:30pm
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Sunday, December 15, 11am
Fool’s Mass Follow up
Fall 2002
Devils of Loudun Preview
December 2nd
Saint Clement’s Episcopal Church
Chanukah Fair – Shul of New York
November 24th
Angel Orensanz Foundation
Fools sing Psalms and play with the crowd
Devils of Loudun Preview
November 18th
St. Malachy’s/The Actor’s Chapel
The Dzieci Devils/Fool’s Mass demo video screening
Two Boots Pioneer Theater
October 27th, as part of their Short Film Slam.
The Holy Fool
Para-Theatrical Workshop
September 21st
Ripley Grier Studios
Communion Service
The Fools are honored to be serving the entire service (not just the music!)
James Memorial Chapel, Union Theological Seminary
September 12th at noon. Free and open to the public.
Sixth Annual Broadway Blessings
The Fools take part in an interfaith celebration of song and story, marking the spiritual start of the theatre season.
September 9th
St. Malachy’s/The Actors’ Chapel
Spring 2002
Dzieci’s Fools are the special guests at the Friday Shabbat Service at Angel Orensanz Synagogue June 21
Healing the World: From Children to Children
Dzieci hosts a benefit for children of Afghanistan and Kosovo
June 9th
Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center, Merkin Concert Hall
Hands of Peace: In the Light of Rumi
Dzieci joins an evening of sacred world music
June 14th
Community Church of New York
Fools
May 23rd
Chashama
The Hero’s Journey
Para-Theatrical Workshop
May 11th
Ripley Grier Studios
3rd Annual Feast of Fools
April 1st
Jan Hus Church
Follow-up report
Ongoing Acting Workshop every Tuesday evening, with Company Director Matt Mitler. beginning January 29.
Fool’s Mass reviewed in the The National Catholic Reporter
Vow of Silence
Para-Theatrical Workshop
January 19th
Ripley Grier Studios
Fool’s Mass
Special Performance as the Sunday worship service
January 13th
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
2001
Fool’s Mass
December 10, 11, 15
Grace Church Chantry
December 14
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
The Devils of Loudun a work-in-progress
November 8-10th
Jan Hus Presbyterian Church
Dzieci: Unleashed and Out of Control
A Halloween Variety Show
October 12th
The Good Coffeehouse
Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
Return of the Native
A Paratheatrical Workshop with Dzieci
September 15
Chashama@129
Dzieci performs at The Producers Club
June 22nd & 23rd
Calling All Angels
A Paratheatrical Workshop with Dziece
May 12th
Ripley Grier Studios
1997 – 2001
To Be Completed Eventually