Annie Loui
Annie Loui works as a director/choreographer, and is the Artistic Director of Counter-Balance Theater. She trained with dancer Carolyn Carlson (at the Paris Opera), and studied in France with Etienne Decroux, Ella Jaroszewicz and Jerzy Grotowski. Original physical theater pieces have been seen in France, Monaco, West Germany, Italy, at the Edinburgh Festival, and in the United States at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival among other venues. She was the resident choreographer at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), Boston; before coming to the University of California, Irvine where she is Head of Movement for the MFA Actor Training Program. Her book THE PHYSICAL ACTOR is published by Routledge Press.
Recent reviews:
Review: Caligari
a 1920's silent film about power and illusion retold by a talented young company of musician/actors
Review: Kin
Joyous and exhilarating circus/physical theater- exciting intersection of professional gymnastic skill and acting in a production about competition and group dynamics
Review: 9 Circles
A monster play of words and ideas that leaves you speechless. Astute, political and personal.
Review: She-Wolves
Informative story-telling about historic women rulers and how they have been represented and mis-represented through time.
