PRATIK MOTWANI

“Motwani has elastic physicality; each new idea or feeling seems to reanimate his entire being, his every nerve ending alive to the most minuscule shift in mood”

- San Francisco Chronicle

“highly trained in physical and masked theatre, (Pratik) had the audience in hysterics ... a brilliantly executed, wordless study of how naked a performer can feel on stage, how humiliating for everyone the unexpected can be”

-Oregon Arts Watch

“Pratik's physical grasp of the Commedia moves makes it seem as if the original Ruzzante (playwright and actor Angelo Beolco (1502-1542) nicknamed Il Ruzzante) has come to life. Motwani can mime the birth of a child with a few moves of his pelvis and bring back the memory of Motown with his singing and dancing. The man is versatile”

-Mad River Union

NO SHO Talks (In Development):

VIDEO: www.noshotalks.com

WEBSITE: www.noshotalks.com

Episodic Talks by Bhagwaan Shri NO SHO (A metaphysical manifestation Inspired by the Indian Guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement - OSHO). Spiritual Humor and Cosmic Comedy collide in this parable style youtube talks broadcasted from a hitherto unknown/unseen dimension which NO SHO calls ‘Quarantino’ - “A profoundly deep inner space of meditative and contemplative isolation where all form exists in constant reform, where all matter is nothing but a matter of time and where all life exists in none but one nation - Hibernation”

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VIDEO: www.embeddedtheshow.com

WEBSITE: www.embeddedtheshow.com

A Multimedia piece of devised theatre combining Film Projection, Image projection, GIF Animation and Physical Theatre. An introspection on Identity and connections in a digital world

Opening Ceremony Keynote Performance for 2018 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, Region 5

Official Selection, 2018 CoHo Summerfest, PDX

Official Selection, 2018 FURY Factory Fest, SFO

Official Selection, 2018 CAATA Confest, Chicago 

The Mysterious Magical Brandishers of Magic -

WEBSITE: www.brandishersofmagic.com

A Daredevil style “freak show” performed by an International, Intercontinental and Intergalactic clown trio - Fuses together worlds of Vaudaville, Magic, Illusion and Clown

Official Selection for 2018 New York Clown Festival, The BRICK, NYC; 

Official Selection for 2017 Play the Fool Festival, Edmonton, Canada 

The Heroine of Horse Shoe Falls -

VIDEO: The Heroine of Horseshoe Falls

Based on the true story of Annie Edison Taylor - A 64 year old woman who was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Dell'Arte Company, Blue lake,CA -

WEBSITE: www.dellarte.com

As an actor with the Dell’Arte Company Pratik was recently seen playing leading roles in their production of The State of Jefferson (2017), The Big Thirst (2016), Comedy of Errors (2014) and most recently in the title role as Ruzante (Arlechino) in a Commedia Dell'Arte adaptation of Ruzante Returns From The War, June  2018 at Dell'Arte International's Mad River Festival. 

IMAGO Theatre, Portland, OR

VIDEO: www.imagotheatre.com

WEBSITE: www.imagotheatre.com

Pratik has also toured nationally/internationally as lead performer and teaching artist with IMAGO Theatre, Portland, OR in their world renowned physical comedy/mask performance shows FROGZ and Zoo Zoo (http://www.imagotheatre.com/workshop.htmll) 

THE SPIRIT OF THE MASK

Workshops and Intensive training in mask performance, devised work and the craft of the physical actor

Pratik has taught guest lectures in mask performance technique, physical theatre and devised work as part of master class series “The Spirit of the Mask”  in university programs across the United States including Pennsylvania State University, University of California in Berkley, University of Missouri in Columbia, Virginia Tech, Michael Chekhov School,NY, and Internationally including countries like Canada, Egypt, Jordan, India and France; has been an invited guest teacher/respondent/judge at Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festivals

RURAL RESIDENCY, Dell'Arte International

Faculty/Producer

As part of the first year MFA and PTP (professional Training Program) program at Dell’Arte International students interface with a specific rural community to create an original theatrical event; During the course of the 8 – 10 day residency, students meet with community members and organizations, teach workshops, camp at a local campsite, and create a final performance event inspired by the community.

International Artistic/Cultural Exchange Program

Producer/Lead Artist

 A 10 day international cultural/artistic exchange program between Girls High School Harare (GHSH) Zimbabwe, Arcata High School and Dell'Arte International. Key partners included Lloyd Nyikadzino (Theatre Teacher, GHSH Zimbabwe)  and Anne Bown-Crawford (Director, Arcata Arts Institute). 

RUN, HIDE, REPEAT - A devised adaptation of American cartoonist Art Speigelmen's graphic novel MAUS.

Lead Artist 

A collaboration between the Arcata Arts Institute and Dell'Arte International - Funded by California Arts Council's Artist in School Engagement Grant