For the past 30 years we have gathered in the summer on the lawn of Dell’Arte’s amphitheatre to come together as a community to laugh, listen, sing, celebrate, and see things from around the world and down the block that we’ve never seen before anywhere. It is an experience that we hope engenders solidarity, empathy, understanding, and provides new windows and apertures for us to see into who we are as a community.
Dell’Arte Tragedy, Clown and Thesis Projects go electronic
Dell’Arte International BLUE LAKE – Dell’Arte International is expanding its online season by adding a series of student performances to the schedule, including the annual Tragedy, Clown and Thesis Projects. While sheltering in place, students have creatively and collectively adapted these culminating performances of their school year to online media. “While we can’t offer the…
Love, loss and revelation in Blue Lake
Dell’Arte International BLUE LAKE – Share an evening with five actor-creators as they transform into vivid physical characters, whose stories of love, loss and revelation unfold within a richly imagined theatrical world. Performances are Thursday, Dec. 5, Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. in the Carlo Theatre, 131 H St., Blue…
Janine Volkmar Review: A love fest and great theatre in Blue Lake
Janine Volkmar Mad River Union It is difficult to write a critical review about what was so clearly a love fest at the opening night of Turning Gray Skies Blue: The Music of Timmy Gray. The Dell’Arte company celebrated Gray’s work on over 50 productions by reprising songs from many of those plays, many with…
Dell’Arte’s tantalizing 2019 Mad River Festival is underway!
View the complete 2019 Mad River Festival schedule here!
Behold the spectacular 2019 Mad River Festival
Dell’Arte International BLUE LAKE – Dell’Arte International has been bringing original entertainment to local, national and international audiences for over four decades. As one of a handful of rural, professional ensemble theatres in the United States, Dell’Arte is internationally recognized for its unique contribution to American theatre and is proud to call Humboldt home! At…
Groundbreaking new works at Dell’Arte’s Thesis Festival
Dell’Arte International BLUE LAKE – The Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre presents Thesis Festival 2019, featuring four groundbreaking new works of theatre created by this year’s graduating MFA class. The festival marks the culmination of three years of graduate study by an international ensemble of theatre artists. This year’s new works include an eclectic…
Clown! at Dell’Arte
Dell’Arte BLUE LAKE – Come share in the joyous spirit of laughter at the annual Dell’Arte Clown show! Clown! tumbles into the Carlo Theatre for three performances only, May 9 through 11. Get your tickets early, as Dell’Arte’s annual Clown show consistently sells out! This popular performance by the students of Dell’Arte’s Professional Training Program…
Arcata Chamber recognizes the best in the business community, beginning with these three beautifiers
Joellen Clark-Peterson Arcata Chamber of Commerce ARCATA – This is one part in a series of articles featuring the three nominees in the six categories of Arcata’s Annual Business Leadership Awards. In January, members of the Arcata Chamber of Commerce, who made the nominations, will vote for the winners, and they will be announced at…
Review: Dell’Arte’s ‘Around the World in 80 Days’
Janine Volkmar Mad River Union BLUE LAKE – Around the World in 80 Days is simply the best holiday show from Dell’Arte in years. I’ve had the fun of seeing 10 or 111 of their holiday shows out of the 38 (yes 38! Time flies when you are having fun.) shows that they’ve done. Around…