SCA Resume - 4 tabs - Sophia the Orange

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1	Time Frame	What kind of art was it?	Description
2	1992 - Present	European Dance	Since I joined the SCA, I have studied and taught SCA period European dance. In the Midrealm (until 2005): -- Regularly taught dance classes -- Ran occasional regional dance practices -- Created the Cloved Orange Ball After I moved to Atlantia: --Continued teaching occasional dance classes locally and at Atlantia University. --Can teach approximately 20-25 dances without having to relearn them. These include English Country Dances, 15th and 16th century Italian Dances, French, English Gresley, and an assortment of SCA Choreographies.
3		Dance Class	Beginning Italian Dance - A variety of easy dances from 15th and 16th century Italian masters
4		Dance Class	Queen Adelhait's Pavan and other SCA Choreographies - I choreographed a dance in honor of Queen Adelhait and in partnership with Master Johann von Solothurn. I teach this along with other dances choreographed by SCAdians in a period style.
5		Dance Class	Buffens Sword Dance from Arbeau
6	1992 - Present	Dance Music	1998-2006 played actively 5-10 events per year with Musica Subterranea, including Pennsic. 2006-present played occasionally, especially to get other music ensembles launched on their own
7	2000 - Present	Commedia dell' Arte	Started learning Commedia when I met I Sebastiani at Pennsic in 2000. -- Taught first Intro to Commedia class at Pennsic 2001 -- Created my first troupe in 2002, I Scandali, in the Midrealm -- Created a Pennsic-only troupe in 2002 called I Rosi Lioni which rehearsed and performed only for my household camp at Pennsic, "Camp Spartii" of House Red Winged Lion -- Continued to teach, learn, and run these troupes while flying to Boston from my home in Indianapolis to learn from i Sebastiani as often as possible. -- Moved to Atlantia in 2005 and continued to teach commedia occasionally at home and at Pennsic. -- In 2010, I started my new local troupe, i Firenzi, which performs at events all over Atlantia. I also occasionally coordinate ad-hoc troupes of i Firenzi and Friends to perform at events like Twelfth Night. -- Got an official job in 2012 as Co-Lead of the Pennsic University Performing Arts Department Commedia, Foolery, and Physical Theater track. I created this track with my friend Niccolo Bartolazzi. We grew this program from nothing to being robust enough to fill the Amphitheater with shows, classes and rehearsals for 7 days, all day, through Pennsic. -- In 2018, I am running the track solo while training a replacement. -- Starting in 2013, I created a Pennsic-only troupe called the Commedia All Stars which rehearses and performs only at Pennsic.
8	2002 - 2005	Commedia dell' Arte - troupe management	I created a commedia dell' arte troupe, i Scandali, with members from central Indiana, Dayton OH, and Cincinati OH. I Scandali continued on for many years after I left. They still occasionally put on commedia shows for special occasions. They once served as the Baronial A&S Champions for the Barony of Flaming Gryphon.
9	2000 - Present	Commedia dell' Arte - teaching	I have developed the following 7 classes which I teach at Pennsic, Atlantia University, War of the Wings, and various smaller events:
10		Commedia class	Intro to Commedia - versions in 20 minutes to 2 hours
11		Commedia class	Improvisation Skills for Commedia Characters
12		Commedia class	How to Perform Commedia Characters
13		Commedia class	How to Run an Iron Commedia Session
14		Commedia class	Running a Commedia Troupe
15		Commedia class	Iron Commedia Sessions - Intro to Commedia with rehearsal and performance.
16		Commedia class	How to Make Commedia Happen in your Local SCA Group
17		Commedia class	Period Commedia Performed for Modern Audiences
18	New in 2019	Commedia class	Commedia dell' Arte by Barry Grantham - what I learned at the 5 day workshop by Barry Grantham in Oxford, England.
19	2011 to present	Commedia dell' Arte - troupe management	I created a commedia dell' arte troupe, i Firenzi, in the Barony of Windmasters Hill. We have performed 2 completely period plays with 12 actors each. We have performed countless plays in the style of period commedia dell' arte with custom written scenarios based on period scenarios. We average 6 major performances a year. Video recordings of our performances can all be seen at www.ifirenzi.com. That web page also contains a Starter Kit for anyone wanting to get started in performing commedia in the SCA.
20	2013 to present	Commedia dell' Arte - troupe management	I created a commedia dell' arte troupe, Pennsic Commedia All Stars, at Pennsic. --Pennsic-only, interkingdom troupe --Rehearses daily for 6 days at Pennsic and performs 1 hour show --Cast of 11-15, changes somewhat every year. --Performed Pennsic 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
21	Fall 2015 to Fall 2016	Commedia dell' Arte - author	I wrote Compleat Anachronist #173 with co-authors Drea Leed, Robert Drake, Dina Ternullo, and Scott Dean. It was titled "Bringing Commedia dell' Arte To Life" and covered how modern day volunteers can create historically accurate plays in the style of 16th century commedia dell' arte.
22	1992 - Present	Performing Arts in General	I particularly studied how Performing Arts works in the SCA while serving as Protégé to Master Henry Best from 1998 - 2004. During that time, he created the Coxcomb Academy at Pennsic with my assistance. I learned a great deal from him about how SCA events are run and how Performing Arts can fit in. I also learned a great deal about working as a professional performer as he learned how to create a new career for himself as a professional magician. I dissolved that formal relationship on April 17, 2004. I continued to study performing on my own and find other teachers.
23		Performing Arts in General - teaching	I have developed the following classes which I teach at Pennsic, Atlantia University, War of the Wings, and various smaller events.
24		General PA Class	Improvisation Skills for SCA Life
25		General PA Class	Responsible Performing in the SCA
26		General PA Class	How to Create and Run a Kingdom Sized Performing Arts Program
27		General PA Class	Organizing Performing Arts in the SCA
28		General PA Class	Finding Research Materials for Performing Arts in the SCA
29		General PA Class	Bardic Circles 101; aka "Running and Participating in Bardic Circles."
30		General PA Class	Performing Arts Best Practices
31		General PA Class	Performing Arts Feedback
32		General PA Class	Taking the Teeth Out of Stagefright - A Class developed by my sister Mistress Lucia Braganza a Firenze
33		General PA Class	Performing Arts Roundatbles - I often lead roundtable discussions for performers to share their thoughts and get support from experienced performers.
34	Fall 2019	Performance Piece	Shakespeare for Signy: A program of sprinkling a little more Shakespeare into the lives of Atlantians. Her Majesty Signy approved a program of performing a speech or small scene from Shakespeare in the 10 minutes before Royal Court at some Royal Progress Events. I organized and performed in this program. On November 9, 2019, I performed the "I Am An Ass" speech by Dogberry from the play Much Ado About Nothing.
35		Performance Piece	I played cello and directed the dance band for the Masked Ball at Buckston Birthday event, Noveber 9, 2019
36		Dance Class - Italian 15th Century	I taught Contrapasso in Due in three styles: The steps directly from the reconstruction, the steps altered a little to fit the modern song "As The World Falls Down" by David Bowie per Autorat's request, and a very simple version of improvisation using the original steps.
37	January 2020	Performance Piece	Shakespeare for Signy: A program of sprinkling a little more Shakespeare into the lives of Atlantians. Her Majesty Signy approved a program of performing a speech or small scene from Shakespeare in the 10 minutes before Royal Court at some Royal Progress Events. I organized and performed in this program. At Atlantia Twelfth Night, January 18, 2020, I organized a troupe of 8 actors to perform Shakespeare monologues and dialogues within a frame story of an English troupe coming to Germany to share this new author's work, William Shakespeare, who's all the rage back in London. I created the improvisation scenario for the frame story, the research with handout for the audience, and I performed two pieces. I performed Henry IV's "Once more unto the breach" and a scene from Othello - I played Desdemona and Owyn played Othello.
38	COVID Times Began in early March 2020. I began teaching classes and providing content to Virtual Atlantia in about May 2020.
39	May - Oct 2020	Class	How to Move Your Performing Arts Activities to Online
40		Class	The difference between Google Hangouts and Zoom
41		Class	How to use Google Resources To Mimic A Website For Your SCA Hobby, 15 JUNE 20, https://youtu.be/DhIEDywRu88
42		Class	Commedia dell' Arte for the Audience, 11 MAY 20, Sophie, https://youtu.be/esEYXy-RjxI
43		Class	Conflict Resolution for People (Not Heraldry), 11 MAY 20, Sophie, https://youtu.be/gQ_K9cxc1tQ
44		Class	Making Commedia dell' Arte Happen in the SCA, 1 JUN 20, Sophie, https://youtu.be/0W6a6ezR7Ag
45		Class	Taking the Teeth out of Stagefright, 8 JUN 20, Sophie and Lucia, https://youtu.be/bqeLd7MucN4
46		Class	My sister's class "How To Create A Class From What You Already Know" was a class I was deeply involved in co-creating with her, she taught at Atlantia University on September 12 and at Royal University of the Midrealm on September 21. Here's the link to the Midrealm class recording: https://youtu.be/acG2GQtWbKo
47		Class	How to use Zoom for Beginners
48		Class	How to use Google Meet for Beginners
49		Class	How to create an online collegium or other shindig
50		Class	Consultations for moving your activities to online
51		Performance Piece	Commedia play "Keep Your Distance" written and directed by Alfarinn & produced by me and Manus
52		Performance Piece	Commedia video "The People of Ravenna" written by me and Celia le Fleur for the Commedia All Stars Troupe - I managed the video editing
53	11 Oct 20	Class	Co-Taught class for Midrealm University "Taking the Teeth Out of Stagefright" with my sister, Mistress Lucia a Firenze
54	19 Oct 20	Class	Taught new class "Body Movement for Commedia" at Midrealm University
55	25 Oct 20	Took professional commedia workshop	Took fifth online workshop with professional Commedia dell' Arte actor and teacher, Fabrizio Paladin.
56	15 Nov 20	Commedia Camp Class	Taught 2 part workshop for student performances as part of the East Kingdom Commedia Camp. Assisted Event Steward in creating the structure for the new day long Commedia workshop.
57	Nov 2020	Rehearsals with i Sebastiani	Performing in rehearsals online, occasionally, with i Sebastiani for producing the scenarios from Scala's book of 1611 with focus on how to adjust the period scenarios for a modern audience.
58	28 Nov 20	Class	Intro to Commedia at Drachenwald University online
59	26 Dec 20	Took professional commedia workshop	I arranged for this professional workshop to be customized by my coach, Fabrizio Paladin, for SCA players.
60	9 Jan 21	Performance Piece	Produced, Directed, and performed in a Shakespeare Speeches performance with frame story of an English theater troupe visiting Spain and meeting Capitano Spavento and his wife (from Commedia). Ten actors came together to perform their individual speeches with two additional actors from i Sebastiani helping to create the frame story.
61	16 Jan 21	Class	Introduction to Theater in the SCA - new class taught by request at Avacal-Northshield 12th Night event
62	16 Jan 21	Class	Taught Intro to Commedia also at Avacal-Northshield 12th Night Event
63	13 Feb 21	Class Track at University	Recruited & organized teachers and Zoom Moderators for Commedia Track of 6 classes for University of Atlantia
64	6 Mar 21	Performance Piece	Produced, Directed, and performed in an hour long collection of Shakespeare Speeches for Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival
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