Movement of Body and Story
Fri May 30, 4:00 PM - Fri May 30, 5:00 PM
in 18 days

“Movement of Body and Story,” featuring Hermitage Fellows nicHi douglas and Sam Steiner, Friday, May 30 @ 4pm: In this two-part ‘master class’ experience, two award-winning Hermitage Fellows and theater artists at the top of their game explore how the mind moves the body and the body inspires the mind. Choreographer and experimental theater-maker nicHi douglas is fresh from the news of winning the prestigious Callaway Award and Lucille Lortel Award, honoring nicHi’s exceptional work Off-Broadway with (pray) as a multi-hyphenate playwright, director, and choreographer. UK playwright and Hermitage Major Theater Award finalist Sam Steiner visits the Hermitage from London, where his work has been produced on the West End and beyond. His acclaimed plays have been translated into a dozen different languages and performed all over the world. This international playwright and screenwriter’s subjects are as wide-ranging as the cultures that have embraced his work – from draconian censorship laws to Kayne West and table tennis, Steiner mines theatrical and cinematic gold in some of the most unexpected places. Sam Steiner’s Hermitage Residency generously sponsored by Sondra & Gerald Biller. Sam Steiner was a finalist for the 2024 Hermitage Major Theater Award, made possible with generous support from Flora Major and the Kutya Major Foundation. Presented in partnership with Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe. Registration is required at HermitageArtistRetreat.org ($5/person registration fee). Estimated running time: 60-70 minutes; Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, 1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236