Between Theatre and the Environment: The Experience of Cope/With/Land Theatre Co.

Reagan R. Maiquez; Dennis Gupa; Kulay Labitigan

doi:10.33303/gpsv1n2a9

Authors

Reagan R. Maiquez Australia Asia Performance Community Inc.
Dennis Gupa University of Victoria, British Columbia
Kulay Labitigan Independent Artist

Author Biographies

Reagan R. Maiquez, Australia Asia Performance Community Inc.

Reagan completed his PhD at Monash University, Australia with a research on flow and cultural performances in the Philippines. He has taught and delivered creative research in the humanities at the University of the Philippines Los Baños. He is now working on various creative and community development projects in Melbourne.

Dennis Gupa, University of Victoria, British Columbia

Dennis is currently a PhD Candidate in Applied Theatre. His doctoral project is a performance-based research of sea rituals that examines ecological sustainability in the age of Anthropocene. His works as a theatre director were exhibited in Southeast Asia and North America. He is the founder of Cope/with/Land Theatre Co.

Kulay Labitigan, Independent Artist

Kulay is an experienced designer based in the UK. He obtained his Master’s degree in Narrative Environment at Central Saint-Martins, University of the Arts London. His artistic work spans across art direction, performance design, and creative public engagement. He has participated in several group exhibitions in Manila, Jakarta, Venice, and London.

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