Description
Andee Kinzy takes Shakespeare plays, mashes them up, mixes them with different artistic disciplines, and spits them back out to forge a fresh connection to the dusty old verses with a contemporary twist. She collaborates with participants and teachers/program directors to cultivate a love for language, enhance critical thinking, ignite creative confidence, and fuel a sense of achievement. She works with groups of all ages in school settings, community centers, afterschool, and theater programs. Andee offers three TEKS-aligned in-person touring programs: 1) ImprovEd Shakespeare’s Texas Hamlet – a five-hour hands-on residency program for all ages. Participants learn about Shakespeare, filmmaking, and performance skills while creating content for the state-wide web series; 2) Shakespeare Minutes – bite-sized early literacy/ESL workshops for K-8th graders; and 3) Shakespeare Pigeon Theatre – a workshop that combines literature with digital literacy. K-8th students are introduced to Shakespeare in a fun and unique manner using live pigeons as actors and smartphone filmmaking. Andee is an award-winning writer/producer/director, working in both narrative and documentary film; she founded a short film festival for girls and nonbinary youth; served on the board for women in film organizations; and has led Shakespeare workshops for hundreds of students around the world. Photo courtesy of Andee Kinzy.
Additional information
| Discipline | Visual & Film |
|---|---|
| Contact name | Andee Kinzy |
| Contact address | Austin TX 78737 |
| Phone 1 | 646-285-6852 |
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| Public Performance | $250 – $750 |
| School performance | $250 – $750 |
| Workshop fees | $50 – $3, 000 |
| Travel per diem lodging | $0 – $500 |
| City | Austin |
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| Special audiences | Festivals, Hands-on activities, Libraries, People with disabilities, Schools, Seniors |
| School audiences | Elementary, High, Middle, Pre-K |
| Venue size | Medium, Smaller |
