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PHCA’S PROGRAMS
PHCA Presents offers curated seasons of local and touring performance, including both resident companies and co-produced work. Curations focus on artists that take on important explorations, that create unique products, and that demonstrate excellent command of their chosen tools. Please contact Patrick if you are interested in presenting work with us.
PHCA’s Artist Residency Program gives emerging artists a comprehensive 3-month residency including rehearsal space, administrative and marketing support, a fully produced performance run, and a small stipend. Residencies are awarded by application and are free to the artist. We are open to any medium and award residencies to a broad range of experience levels. See our Residencies page for more information, and submit proposals here.
The Extraordinary Performance Importation and Circulation (EPIC) Program brings exceptional artists from across the country and the world to perform at PHCA, and sends local artists through out the region to share their work. We aim to broaden our audiences’ access to the global arts dialogue by presenting independent work by emerging and cutting edge artists. Please contact us if you are interested in touring work to PHCA.
PHCA Professional Development and Community Education Programs give professional artists and interested community members the opportunity to study with our master artists. Offerings range from weekly dance, yoga, and movement classes to special-topic intensives and festivals. See our Classes page for course listings, and contact Kristine if you are interested in offering a class at PHCA.
THE SPACE
PHCA is a 20’ x 60’ theater/gallery, 7’ x 12’ foyer, and 20’ x 40’ back-stage area. Staging and seating set-ups are highly versatile, and we also present non-seated installation/performance events, and the maximum capacity is 150. There are two entrances from outside at the south end, and one exit into the back-stage at the north end.
Basic Equipment:
Dance linoleum with sprung sub-floor
Overhead lighting grid with 20-instrument dimmable light set and 48-channel board
Rock band PA with (2) 500W EV speakers, 4-channel mixer, and (2) microphones
80 folding seats
(4) 6’ x 8’ risers
Rolling box office/bar
(8) folding or stackable tables, various sizes
Soft goods: 20′x12′ black curtain; (8) 3′x8′ red velvet curtains
HVAC with heating and cooling
MISSION STATEMENT
Control Group Productions seeks to provide the highest quality contemporary art and performance to Denver, the region, and beyond through stimulating the development of innovative new works and presenting and promoting excellent art from the local community and the global contemporary arts culture.
VISION STATEMENT
Control Group Productions was founded to fill a crucial role in the development of a robust contemporary performance culture in Denver. It stimulates the artist community by providing a platform for important experimentation and innovation and offering opportunities to create and present work and to expand professional skills, experiences, and knowledge. Through dense, coherently curated programming we will cultivate a broad viewership committed to our pursuit of a rich, vibrant avant garde. Our comprehensive artist services will advance the careers of local artists from their first attempts through regional and national visibility and success. Through our activities we aim to develop Denver’s nascent dance and theatre culture into an internationally renowned nexus for performing arts innovation.
A short history and a long list of gratitudes…
The Packing House Center for the Arts is a project of Control Group Productions, a non-profit corporation aimed at stimulating, facillitating, and developing Denver’s experimental arts scene. CGP was founded by Patrick Mueller in 2008 in conjunction with founding Board members Alan Bush, Jane Cahn, Wes Snyder, and Ari Sommer. CGP moved into 835 E. 50th Avenue in January 2009 and PHCA celebrated its grand opening on March 20th and 21st, 2009.
CGP/PHCA owes endless thanks and gratitude to the many people who helped it through its birthing stages:
2009-2010 Donors: Mark and Margie Mueller, Silvine Farnell, Stewart Farnell, Dave Mueller, Francie Marbury, Connie Kowal, Kristine Whittle, Keil Mueller and Heather Lee, Anneke and Patrick Hohl, Marian Marbury and Yarrow Morgan, Mark Sink, Susan and Charlie Holt, Annie Nestor, Eve Brady, Marshall Elliott, Ashley Thorndike
Volunteers: Marshall Elliott, Mike Meter, Wes Snyder, Jane Cahn, Kristine Whittle, Candess Giyan, William Alsup, Dave Mueller, Connie Kowal, Francie Marbury, Matt Kowal, Tony Craig, Andre Gates, Gary Burden, Eric Wright, Judy Danielson, Michal Carlton, Daniel Hendricks, and Kim Olson.
And of course we would be nowhere without our amazing staff:
Executive Director: Patrick Mueller
Director of Education and Scheduling: Kristine Whittle
Director of Marketing and Development: Hallie Bauernschmidt
CGP Board of Directors
Patrick Mueller: Board of Directors Member, CGP Executive Director
Artistic Director: Control Group performance company
Adjunct Faculty: Naropa University and Red Rocks Community College
Ari Sommer: Board of Directors Member
J.D. Candidate: Boston College of Law
Alan Bush: Board of Directors Member, Development Consultant
Sustainability Consultant, International Iron and Steel Institute
Former Sustainability Consultant, Center for Science and Development, Delhi
Former Systems Consultant, Carnegie Council
Wes Snyder: Board of Directors Member, Treasurer
Parts and Inventory Manager, Ketelsen Campers
