CoMMiT
Camille Maurine's Moving Theater
CoMMiT - Camille Maurine's Moving Theater is a living, evolving form of experimental theater. Created and directed by Camille Maurine, this exciting, body-based performance process is about bringing the inner world out into creative expression. Through an unusual weaving of dance, sound, and words, the performers reveal images, stories, myths, and dreams that pulse in the human heart. CoMMiT is a Moving Theater of the soul - raw, tender, humorous, and deeply personal.
Performances and Open Houses occur periodically at the Continuum, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA.
“Here Now” ~ Improvisations on Love, Magic, and Transformation ~ Performance on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 ~ 8pm at Continuum in Santa Monica. Members of CoMMiT ~ the advanced group of Camille Maurine’s Moving Theater ~ share stories and visions from the Heart. Performers: Casey Marie Smith, Craig Schwartz, David Sadka, Gina Carlson, Julie Coren, Mathilda Rosset, Nomi Isak, Raven Nalika Rose, Russel Mulock. Suggested donation: $10. Contact Camille by email or call 310 821-0620.
"No Stranger" - Sundays, April 30, May 7, 14, 2006. 7:30 PM at Continuum, Santa Monica, CA. The advanced group of CoMMiT gave a series of lively informal performances in Spring. "No Stranger" is a moving dream of stories, energies, and inner characters, improvised from deep listening, intimate interaction, and embodied expression. Taught and directed by Camille Maurine, performed by Gina Carlson, Doug Hammett, Outi Harma, Fred Kahane, Nomi Isak, Craig Ng, Samantha Persoff, Craig Schwartz, and Casey Smith. At the Continuum Studio, 1629 18th Street #7, just north of Olympic.
"Holiday Spirits" ~ December, 2005 - an improvisation on the holy, heartrending, and hilarious, Sunday, December 4th and 11th, 7:30 PM at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica. Performed by members Kelly Garrity, Doug Hammett, Outi Harma, Fred Kahane, Nomi Isak, Craig Ng, Samantha Persoff, Craig Schwartz, and Casey Smith.
"Open Secrets”~ Improvisations on the Light and Shadow of Love - Summer, 2002. A daring experiment in a unique, completely spontaneous format, and we mean 100% improv, diving into the great unknown together, both performers and audience. Each evening was entirely different, a kind of moving dream that exposed some of the secrets that pulse in the human heart. The particular texture each night was created through the interplay among the performers, as well as the presence and attention of the audience. The house was filled to capacity and many audience members attended several performances.
"Naked Moment" ~ Wild and tender musings on life, the universe, and everything - 2001. Performances by 8 Advanced Players, woven together in a tapestry of honesty, revelation, and support.
"Perturbations" ~ 2000. Improvisational Performances by Advanced Players. At the Continuum Studio, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica.
"Love, Death, Power" ~ 1999. Improvisational Performances by Advanced Players. At the Continuum Studio, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica.
"Sistrum" ~ 1998. Performances by 8 Women, directed by Camille Maurine. At the Continuum Studio, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica.
"Las Locas" ~ 1997. Performances by 8 Women, directed by Camille Maurine. At the Continuum Studio, 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica.
Below: CoMMiT Performers 2002 (as seen below from left): Camille Maurine, Chris Shearer, Craig Ng, Doug Hammett,Kara Masters, Denyce Giannioses, Malcolm Groome, Outi Harma, and Sara Staehle.
This group of talented dancers, actors, artists and healers has been working with Camille for years, cultivating the rapport, skills and artful awareness of Moving Theater that was evident in these performances. For the 2002 series, Camille gave herself the challenge of being both director and performer. A documentary is being created on CoMMiT and the intimate interactions that Camille and this group experienced together. Extremely intense, inspiring, transformational!
Photos & Card by Réne Armenta