Visual and Performing Arts
Dr. kevin landis
assistant professor of theatre
Program Director, theatre
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Education
Ph.D. in Drama
Tufts University, Medford, MA
Dissertation: Republic of Dreams: Stacy Klein and the Double Edge Theatre
2009
M.F.A. in Acting, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
2005
M.A. in Theatre Theory
Brown University, Providence, RI
Thesis: Camera Space: Liminality, Photography and Theatre
2001
Colby College, Waterville, ME
1998
Selected Awards and Service
Tufts University Award for Outstanding Contribution to Undergraduate Education
2009
Award for Sleight of Hand, Sleight of Dress Graduate Colloquium, Tufts University
Spelling's Commission on Higher Education Committee, Tufts University
Colloquium Organization, Academic Publishing, Tufts University
2007
Phi Beta Kappa
Summa Cum Laude
Colby College Charles A. Dana Scholar
Full academic scholarships
Kevin Landis is an assistant professor of Theatre in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. His research involves "avant-garde" theatre groups and the prevalence of Eastern European training methods in the United States. Professor Landis has published several articles on the subject and is currently completing a manuscript about the Double Edge Theatre Company of Ashfield, Massachusetts. Landis' academic interests go beyond the avant-garde as he has studied the works of drag film and stage star, Julian Eltinge and is deeply interested in representation of Native Americans on the early American Stage. Landis is an MFA trained actor and member of the Actor's Equity Association. He specializes in physical theatre training derived from his work with Grotowski's lead actress, Rena Mirecka and with Stacy Klein and the Double Edge Theatre. Landis uses an eclectic training method that includes Michael Chekhov Technique, Suzuki and LeCoq clown and mask work. The training focuses on the actor's understanding of his/her body as the integral component for vocal expression and performative creativity.
Recent Publications and Papers:
"Dreaming in Place," American Theatre Magazine 26, 6 (July/August 2009).
"Julian Eltinge's Manly Transformations," Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide 14, 5 (September/October 2007).
Placeness Living Culture and the Double Edge Theatre - American Society for Theatre Research, Boston (2008).
Farming Culture and the Double Edge Theatre - Mid-American Theatre Conference, Kansas City (2008).
Sleight of Hand, Sleight of Dress: The Magic Drag of Julian Eltinge - Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association, and Tufts Universtiy Graduate Symposium, Boston (2007).
The Semiotics of the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams - MATC, Chicago (2006).
Dropping in with Tina Packer: Shakespeare and Co. and Classical Training - Association for Theatre in Higher Education, Chicago (2006).