
A youth theatre lab that focuses on unleashing the most authentic storytelling imaginable while simultaneously nurturing the capacity to be authentically human.
About Us.
A nonprofit arts and education organization in Salt Lake City, Utah, focused on Theatre Education.
In the Theatre, we use stories as a way to travel the distance between the experiences and circumstances of individuals with vastly different identities across time. We use a LAB format to experiment with how to travel that distance as both performers and human beings.
As an arts and education organization, BLK BOX LAB focuses on the development of artistic excellence in performance and performance education through the integrated use of current research in neuroscience and behavioral science to create a generative artistic model that is constantly questioning the human condition while making art that represents it.
What we do.
Youth Theatre Conservatory
BLK BOX LAB creates Youth Theatre that views young artists and youth audiences as capable of tackling timely and age appropriate issues through theatre. We expect the youth to challenge each other, challenge us, and challenge their audiences while working together to create excellent works of art that are innovative because of the texture and complexity the performers embody.
Educator Training
Educators are invited to observe any rehearsal and each production will have a corresponding education packet available. We train educators to look for markers that indicate students are maximizing the full benefits of engagement, and we will provide paradigms and strategies for them to use with their own students. Educator LABS allow for intensive training and collaboration. The LAB provides a liminal space to practice performance techniques that will activate this fully connected state of being and allow for the most authentic type of storytelling.
Targeted Projects
We are building a roster of artists, educators and researchers who are specialists in their field and can build targeted curriculum and intervention strategies in partnership with a wide range of organizations and populations who might benefit from using theatrical strategies.
The Big IDEA
We believe that the stories we tell should encompass the depth and breadth of human experience, and so we intend to constantly consider representation and best practices at all levels of our organization until this type of expansive storytelling becomes part of the natural way we think about and create stories. We believe this effort involves intense reflection and education, and we recognize that we'll have to constantly reflect and rework our process.
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BLK BOX LAB is registered with the State of Utah to accept charitable donations, and has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization. Make a contribution today. Thank you!