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Big Secret Book

An Intense Guide for Creating Performance Theatre

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Length 5 hours 36 minutes
Language English
Narrators Denise Clarke & Andy Curtis

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The Big Secret Book is an invaluable guide on the subject of creativity, no matter the preferred artistic discipline. Written by Denise Clarke, director of One Yellow Rabbit Summer Lab Intensive, the book outlines methods and methodologies of the Lab that have inspired writers, dancers, musicians, as well as performance theatre artists. Sidebar case studies of Denise Clarke’s remarkable performances disclose the big secrets behind her unique and brilliant style of performance creation.

Art

Denise Clarke is an Associate Artist with One Yellow Rabbit and is the Director of the OYR Summer Lab Intensive. She has toured extensively in shows she has created or co-created for OYR including Ilsa, Queen of the Nazi Love Camp, Mata Hari: Tigress at the City Gates, Doing Leonard Cohen, Thunderstruck, Sign Language, and Dream Machine. Denise has been recognized by the University of Calgary with an Honourary Doctorate from the Faculty of Arts and in December 2013, she was appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada.

Denise Clarke is an Associate Artist with One Yellow Rabbit and is the Director of the OYR Summer Lab Intensive. She has toured extensively in shows she has created or co-created for OYR including Ilsa, Queen of the Nazi Love Camp, Mata Hari: Tigress at the City Gates, Doing Leonard Cohen, Thunderstruck, Sign Language, and Dream Machine. Denise has been recognized by the University of Calgary with an Honourary Doctorate from the Faculty of Arts and in December 2013, she was appointed as a Member to the Order of Canada.

Andy has performed and toured internationally with One Yellow Rabbit since 1987 in numerous shows including What The Thunder Said, Munich Now, People You May Know, Schlachter Tango, Kawasaki Exit, Gilgamesh La-Z-Boy, Dream Machine, Thunderstruck, and Doing Leonard Cohen. Other favorites roles include Vertigo Theatre's production of The 39 Steps, Ground Zero/Hit and Myth's The Pillowman, and Shadow Theatre's Sterling Award winning production of Underneath The Lintel. Andy played Jake in the Station Arts production of W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid and Directed Mesa, Picnic, The Carrot Warrior, Paranormal, and The Cruise for Ghost River Theatre. Andy has worked with many Calgary theatres including: Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Lunchbox Theatre, Quest Theatre, and Stage West, and continues to work with theatre companies across Canada. Andy's work has been recognized by the Betty Mitchell Awards in Calgary, Sterling Awards in Edmonton, and with the Lt. Governor of Alberta Performing Arts Award with the One Yellow Rabbit Ensemble.

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Reviews

The Big Secret Book distills years of knowledge and practise into a practical guide for artists of all stripes, offering a roadmap that shows where to go so you are not solely reliant on the fickle whims of inspiration. —Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald Expand reviews