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Theater Mitu

Theater Mitu is a permanent collective of artists devoted to challenging the definition of theater by systematically experimenting with its form and exploring the tension between acting and performance, design and installation, multimedia and interactive technology. The company, Theater Mitu, is dedicated to praxis as the union of research and practice, which is manifest in their theory, Whole Theater. With the theory of Whole Theater as a guiding ideal, the company investigates global performance as a source for its training, work, and methodologies. Founded in 1997, Theater Mitu has earned both national and international repute under the leadership of founder and current artistic director Rubén Polendo. The company's work has been presented and developed nationally (including New York Theatre Workshop, The Public Theater, Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, NAATCO, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, 3LD, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, McCarter, Perseverance, The Alliance, Mark Taper Forum, A.C.T., Sundance, Watermill, NACL, Z Space, Rubin Gallery, MassMOCA, NOLA Contemporary Arts Center, LATC) and internationally (including Patravadi Center/Thailand, CCPN/Mexico, DUOC/Chile, Visthar/India, UB Blkbx/Mongolia, Mansion Blatt/Lebanon, Manarat Al Saadiyat/ UAE, NYUAD Arts Center/UAE, Kontakt Festival/Poland).

Education being one of the main pillars of Theater Mitu' work, the company continues offers workshops and has taught Mitu’s Training Methodology of Whole Theater at several institutions including NYU, NTI, Juilliard, Bard, CCM, Vassar, SMU, BYU, Duoc-UC/Chile and UNAM/CUT-Mexico. The company offers yearly Artist Intensives that take place both in the U.S. and internationally. Past intensives include: The South India Artist Intensive, the Bangkok Artist Intensive, the Japan Artist Intensive, and the New York Artist Intensive.

Recent recognitions include the prestigious MAP Fund, CEC Arts Link Grant, NYSCA grant, NEFA grant, and most recently a touring grant from the NEA. (Midatlantic)

Company
Rubén Polendo Founding Artistic Director

Justin Nestor Associate Artistic Director

Jimmy Walden Managing Director

Founding* and Original Members
Nathan Baesal*               Jenni-Lynn Brick*                   Aysan Celik*

Airron Doss                     Jeff Evans*                             Lori Petermann*

Mark Shultz*                   Scott Spahr                             Ben Fox

Carmen Herlihy               Miranda Hoffman                    Bryce Dallas Howard

Jason Lew                       Chris Mills                               Darren Pettie

Corey Sullivan                 Ryan West