John Lang                                           Personal CV

Born in Hull in 1965, grew up in Co. Durham, England.

Lived and worked in Spain and the Czech Republic before returning to the UK.

CURRENT WORK

Artistic Director, founder and performer with High Hat Theatre

Freelance director and workshop leader                                                             1999-present

Performs and leads workshop residencies in UK and abroad, at festivals, theatres, colleges and schools.

Manages a team of up to 12 personnel, delivering residencies and community arts projects.

Teaches acting at colleges, currently Craven College, Skipton, N Yorkshire        2007

SPECIFIC SKILLS

Movement and physical theatre, trained in classical and contemporary mime

Experienced, qualified movement teacher with children and adults

Directing and devising, outdoor performance and movement choreography

Experience of Kathak dance and Indonesian martial art/dance

Writing performances, poetry and prose and playing guitar

Languages spoken: native English, Czech, German, French, Polish, Spanish

TRAINING

Bretton Hall College, W Yorkshire: BA Hons degree in Theatre Arts (2:2)             1983-86

DAMU Theatre Academy, Prague (Ladislav Fialka, Ctibor Turba): Modern and classical mime, clowning, movement        1990-92

with Ted Setya Nugraha: Movement from Javanese silat martial art/dance        1995-96

Nataraja Dance School, Bali: Balinese topeng characters, animal movements      1999

Sanchita Muzamdar: Kathak Dance                   2001-3

Navya Rattehali: Bharatanatyam classical dance            2006

Huddersfield University: Post-compulsory Education Certificate for Performing Arts at FE Level      2006-07

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Guest Director: Coyote Dream Theatre, community theatre, W Yorks. The Silver Shoe and Raining Angels. Halifax, Hebden Bridge        2004-05

Facilitator/Director: Newham Youth Arts Festival        2005-06

Workshop Leader: Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic     1991

                                      Youth Theatre Yorkshire, York        1993

                                      Janacek Dramatic Arts Academy, Brno, Czech Republic  1995

                                      Palac Mlodiezy, Katowice, Poland      1996

                                      Horse and Bamboo Theatre          2003

Performing Arts Lecturer: Huddersfield Technical College  1996-97

                                                    (FE Level, Nat. Diploma/Cert courses  1999-2000

                                                    Park Lane College, Leeds (FE and HE courses)     2006-07

Performer: Odysseus Theatre, Czech Republic (toured Czech language production Ionesco's Exit the King. First independent Czech company. 1991-92

                      Semafor Theatre, Prague: Mime performance     1991

                      Black Light Theatre, Prague: Mime  1993

Co-presenter: Radecky Memorial Celebrations, Olomouc, Czech Republic 2006-07

Film and TV: Film Nesmrtelna teta, Czech Republic    1993

                           Czech TV programmes

High Hat Theatre www.highhat.co.uk    email: johnlang@highhat.co.uk