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 Academic Publications:
"Mama-Dada" (Book Review), Theatre Journal, Spring 2010.
"The Disappearance" (Performance Review, Theatre Journal, Spring 2010.
"Julian Eltinge's Manly Transformations," Gay and Lesbian Review Worldwide 14, 5 (September/October 2007).
Recent Professional Direction:
The Inspector General (2011)
The Bacchae (2010)
The Merry Wives of Windsor (2010)
Recent Professional Acting:
Church (2011) - THEATREWORKS
The Checkov Letters (2011) - THEATREWORKS
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival
New Rep Theatre Boston
The Theatre at Monouth
Dorset Theatre Festival
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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, 2001
B.A. Colby College, Waterville, ME, 1998
Selected Fellowships & Awards
2011
Roser Visiting Artist Grant for Double Edge Theatre Residency
2008
Tufts University Award for Outstanding Contribution to Undergraduate Education
2007
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
Courses I Teach
Upper Division
• Advanced Acting Studio I
• Special Topics World Theatre
• Theatre Practicum
• Clown and Physical Theatre
• World of the Play
• Nordic Legacy
• Manifestos of the Avant-Garde
Lower Division
• Introduction to Theatre |
