john zibell (he.they)
practice as research (PaR) scholarship on image, montage, and the training body
practices include :: directing/devising, writing, and acting [cinema, theatre, performance art]
theoretical points of focus :: devising as decolonial practice, bodied storytelling, the image/event, technicity, traditional knowledge systems [20th century western actor training], the game, virtuality, exhaustion, play and unsettling
featured works
labor
workshops
currently working at the University of Salford. i’m also conducting workshops in collaboration, devising for cinema, theatre games and improvisation as well as in devising for various media
collaboration
i am currently engaged in a few projects around [1] devising, story, and decolonial practices for cinema and [2] theorizing co-presence with camera [see my CV]. if our work overlaps and you are interested in collaborating please message me below
read my writing
as i revise my dissertation for publication i may post sections of it here as a sort of blog
about me
i trained as an actor and improviser in New York with mike nichols, paul sills and george morrison and many other gifted artist/teachers. i began teaching/coaching actors and improvisers the year i graduated from conservatory
i wrote, directed, and acted in two feature films [some shorts, many short docs, and some industrials]. i originated the role of jimmy patraglia in joe roland’s off-broadway play On The Line – produced by nichols
then, i did an mfa – theatre/multi-media directing – and a practice as research phd. now i study body practices and camera practices
i’ve collaborated over the years with my dear friend Guillermo Gómez-Peña of la pocha nostra
i’m also a lecturer in film production at the university of salford where I teach undergraduate and grad students and serve as international exchange coordinator
latest CV at this link: JZ CV Jan 2023
John Zibell 