New World Performance Laboratory
The mission of New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL) is to create theatre events and pedagogical programs, to research performance techniques from around the world, and to develop a contemporary performance methodology for culturally diverse theatre audiences.
New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL) provides performances and workshops locally, nationally and around the world. Under the artistic direction of James Slowiak and Jairo Cuesta, NWPL is an evolving community of theatre artists, operating under the umbrella of the Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture (CATAC). The company’s work has been featured in The Drama Review, Grotowski’s Objective Drama Research by Lisa Wolford, and The Grotowski Sourcebook, edited by Richard Scechner and Lisa Wolford. Since 1992, the NWPL has toured its performances to and conducted its workshops in Italy, Poland, France, Belgium, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Romania, Wales, Brazil, Columbia, and various U.S. cities, including Chicago and New York.
