{"id":518,"date":"2021-07-28T20:20:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T00:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/womenandmasks\/?page_id=518"},"modified":"2023-10-12T11:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T15:51:36","slug":"joan-schirle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/womenandmasks\/joan-schirle\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan Schirle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container joan-schirle autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-2568\" data-slideshow-name=\"joan-schirle\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-2568\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2568_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/womenandmasks\/files\/2023\/07\/JS-with-2-masks-1175x1536-1-487x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2568_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/womenandmasks\/files\/2023\/07\/SS_02_3_1-423x636.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2568_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/womenandmasks\/files\/2021\/07\/Mary-Jane-by-Bob-Doran-copy-532x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2568_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/womenandmasks\/files\/2021\/07\/Rudolfo-in-LaBottega-da-Caffe-copy-383x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2568_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/womenandmasks\/files\/2021\/07\/The-Marchioness_Casanova-scaled-636x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2568_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/womenandmasks\/files\/2021\/07\/Mary-Jane-by-Bob-Doran-copy-532x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-2568\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANNOUNCEMENT:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joan Schirle died on February 1, 2022. She opened the Women and Masks conference as the keynote in September (see recording below) and attended events during October. She generously shared her wisdom and made us laugh and cry. She was joyful, playful, and sage. In so many moments, she invited us to share a state of wonder and awe. Founding artistic director of Dell\u2019Arte International,\u00a0 Joan was a gifted and acclaimed director, artist, performer, and teacher; her influence has extended through the theater community, touching countless women. This made her the ideal person to open a year-long conference devoted to women and masks. Many of us didn\u2019t know her before she became involved in the conference, and we were later astounded\u00a0 (and dismayed) to learn that she had been quite sick during those wonderful fall presentations\u2013and to learn of her death. We regret not getting to know her better while being grateful we shared some time and virtual space with her. Women and Masks\u00a0 wishes to celebrate Joan\u2019s life and create a space for her friends, students, and admirers to share more of her life. You can read\u00a0 more about Joan here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datebook.sfchronicle.com\/theater\/remembering-dellartes-joan-schirle-mentor-to-bay-area-artists\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/datebook.sfchronicle.com\/theater\/remembering-dellartes-joan-schirle-mentor-to-bay-area-artists<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lostcoastoutpost.com\/2022\/feb\/3\/obituary-joan-emilie-schirle-1944-2022\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/lostcoastoutpost.com\/2022\/feb\/3\/obituary-joan-emilie-schirle-1944-2022\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We encourage you to watch her two presentations from the fall, since they will be referenced by long time friend Judy Slattum, who is helping to organize this event, which includes a special video featuring many of Joan\u2019s friends from Bali\u2013a place where she spent significant time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is our hope that we can gather and maintain information about Joan here on the Women and Masks website and create an archive of resources for those who wish to learn about Joan Schirle.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RECORDINGS OF JOAN FROM SEPTEMBER, 2021 AT THE WOMEN AND MASKS CONFERENCE:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opening Night: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wDtMzU7kv7hrB5a7jIA3lSxKc-xhMhQt\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1wDtMzU7kv7hrB5a7jIA3lSxKc-xhMhQt\/view?usp=sharing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joan\u2019s Workshop: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ucuqBznMu_O_g5NMR6x1c3nP8lqXSNsa\/view?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ucuqBznMu_O_g5NMR6x1c3nP8lqXSNsa\/view?usp=sharing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HANDOUTS JOAN PROVIDED TO ACCOMPANY THE PRESENTATIONS:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/womenandmasks\/files\/2022\/04\/Joan-Schirle-references-during-keynote-speech.docx.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joan Schirle references during keynote speech.docx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/womenandmasks\/files\/2022\/04\/Schirles-17-Ss-2021.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schirle\u2019s 17 S\u2019s 2021<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MEMORIES OF JOAN FROM STUDENTS AND FRIENDS:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA couple of months have passed and I don\u2019t know where to start. Joan taught me and everybody so much about so many things. She was a leader, a friend, a pain in the ass, and a profound comfort.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJoan changed my life. Multiple times. Like so many of us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOnce in Mexico City (just before accidentally running into my brother-in-law\u2019s parents (and just after visiting some Absurdists who had a theater in the former home of William Burroughs)) she and I were looking at a museum display of someone regal. The sign said, \u201cGran Tumba.\u201d Joan said she wanted to be the \u201cGran Tumba of Blue Lake.\u201d It means, \u201clarge tomb,\u201d but I took to addressing her as GT for years thereafter.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u201cDON\u2019T STACK THE PLATES AFTER DINNER!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*********************<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cJoan was one of the most inspiring women and artists I\u2019ve ever met. The more I got to know her, at first as a student, then as a collaborator and friend, the more in awe of her I became. Sharing time and space with her in this world has been an absolute privilege. She has been a guiding mother and a leading light, one of the defining pillars in my artistic life. I am still, constantly learning from her. Best foot forward, with love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruxy<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BIO:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joan Schirle was the founding artistic director of Dell&#8217;Arte International. She is an actor, playwright, director, deviser, and teacher whose acting work was recognized with a 2006 Fox Foundation\/TCG <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcg.org\/grants\/fox\/fox_recipients.cfm\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resident Actor Fellowship<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In 2004 she was honored at the 16th Cairo International Experimental Theatre Festival as a leader in experimental theatre. She was the director of Dell&#8217;Arte International School of Physical Theatre from 2003 \u2013 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has performed in masks, created mask performances, and taught masks to actors for many years. Having led 20 study trips to Bali, she learned to carve masks and dance them. Her solo mask show, &#8220;Second Skin,&#8221; toured widely at international festivals for seven years. Recent work includes the 5-minute mask piece, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/433257168\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;JUNE 1, 2020,&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a clown, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ssbQkrjHAoU\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Fireside <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ANNOUNCEMENT: Joan Schirle died on February 1, 2022. She opened the Women and Masks conference as the keynote in September (see recording below) and attended events during October. She generously shared her wisdom and made us laugh and cry. She was joyful, playful, and sage. 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