Peter Balkwill
Positions
Assistant Professor, Drama
Contact information
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Location
Office: Craige HallCHD06
Background
Educational Background
B.F.A. , University of Victoria, 1997
M.F.A. , University of Washington, 2000
Biography
In addition to teaching Peter Balkwill is also a founding co-Artistic Director of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, as well as founding co-Education/Artistic Director for the Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry, and the curator of live performance for the Festival of Animated Objects.
Through the arc of his artistic journey Peter has focused primarily on the physical nature of theatre and live performance, with a strong emphasis on the application of puppetry, and how design integrates into the embodied form of expression. Recently he has begun to apply the implication of dance into his work. Through much of his work, design, and performance Peter has sought to elevate puppetry up to a level of sophistication, moving it past the moniker of children’s entertainment, joining the current renaissance within North America at least, of restoring puppetry to a high-art – a form that is able to address deep, dark, complex and epic themes relevant to people of every walk and any age of life.
Working almost exclusively in the arena of collaborative creation Peter incorporates almost all known media of live performance as well as instillation within the formal setting of galleries and museums.
With the Old Trout, Peter’s work has toured across Canada, the U.S and into Europe including: Demark, Romania, France, Spain and the U.K. over numerous engagements, including eight touring productions.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| DRAM 400 LAB 01 B01 | Advanced Acting I | 2020 |
| DRAM 209 LAB 02 B02 | Introduction to Acting I | 2020 |
| DRAM 209 SEC 02 S02 | Introduction to Acting I | 2020 |
| DRAM 210 LAB 02 B02 | Introduction to Acting II | 2020 |
| DRAM 210 SEC 02 S02 | Introduction to Acting II | 2020 |
| DRAM 301 SEC 01 S01 | Intermediate Acting I | 2020 |
| DRAM 400 LAB 01 B01 | Advanced Acting I | 2021 |
| DRAM 400 SEC 01 S01 | Advanced Acting I | 2021 |
| DRAM 400 SEC 01 S01 | Advanced Acting I | 2021 |
| DRAM 500 LAB 01 B01 | Advanced Acting II | 2020 |
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