Dell’Arte presents Baduwa’t Festival: A Gathering of the People
Dell’Arte International BLUE LAKE – Dell’Arte International is producing the five-day-and-night outdoor Baduwa’t Festival this summer, featuring live theatre acts, music and speakers. Formerly known as the Mad River Festival, Dell’Arte is partnering with the Wiyot Tribe, Circus Nonsense and other community partners and artists to reimagine and remember what a gathering of the people…
Dell’Arte’s Mad River Festival canceled
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.
Supes: Dell’Arte enriches, expands, builds community
Daniel Mintz Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – In the midst of Dell’Arte International’s five-week Mad River Festival event, Humboldt’s Board of Supervisors has honored the theater school and performance company as a cultural asset that’s inspired by – and enriches – the county’s communities. At their July 2 meeting, supervisors approved a resolution honoring the…
A stirring tribute to Sir Timmy Gray
Janine Volkmar Mad River Union BLUE LAKE – “I spent a lot of time at Dell’Arte. It was wonderful! All good things!” Tim Gray was reflecting on his 20-plus years, working for Dell’Arte, as a composer, a performer, and a sound man. Now the theatre company is celebrating those years with a really big show.…
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…
The HUM: The Tim Gray Love Train and beyond
People all over the world (everybody), join hands (join), start a love train, love train… The next stop that we make will be soon… – The O’Jays After working as a music writer for several decades now, I’ve assembled a massive collection of records, CDs, etc. I wish I could say they’re well-organized — alphabetized…
Theatre Review: Ruzzante Comes Home From the War
Janine Volkmar Mad River Union BLUE LAKE – A friend said before the play started, “I’m so glad it’s comedy.” I just looked at her. Ruzzante Comes Home From the War, the new production at Dell’Arte, is true Commedia dell’Arte in that it whipsaws from comedy to tragedy in a moment and then back again.…
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