Let It Be Art! - Fulbright Teaching Specialist

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CELEBRATING ITS 20TH YEAR!
25 COUNTRIES! 20 STATES!
RONALD RAND starring as HAROLD CLURMAN
in RONALD RAND’s acclaimed Solo Performance Play

Fulbright Specialist Scholar (2021-2025, 2013-2018)


	photo includes: Mr. Ivica Saric, Sarajevo Canton Minister of Culture, Dragan Jovičić, Artistic Director of Chamber Theatre 55, and Mrs. Elizabeta Delalic, Public Office Affairs, U.S. Embassy

	L to R: Zijad Mehić, Vice-Dean - University of Sarajevo -Academy of Dramatic Arts Arma Tanovic Brankovic, assistant professor, Ronald Rand, Pierre Žalica, Dean University of Sarajevo-Academy of Dramatic Arts, Thomas E. Mesa, Public Affairs Officer - U.S. Embassy-Sarajevo, Mrs. Elizabeta Delalic, Public Office Affairs, U.S. Embassy-Sarajevo

	with my students at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Sarajevo as a Fulbright Teaching Specialist

	An imagination exercise with my students at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Sarajevo as a Fulbright Teaching Specialist

	A vocal/body exercise with my students at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Sarajevo as a Fulbright Teaching Specialist

	with my students at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, University of Sarajevo as a Fulbright Teaching Specialist

	meeting some of the 100 students I taught at my workshop - ‘Awareness & Communication & the Art of Acting’ - in the theater at Sarajevo's Third Gymnasium (High School). Principal Aida Arnautovic is at far left. Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

	in Mostar teaching my workshop with young students of the Mostar Youth Theatre, founded in 1974 as the first theater for young people in Mostar. During its 38 years it has educated and awakened a passion for theater in thousands of young people.

	During my workshop with the young students of the Mostar Youth Theatre

	Working with the students during an exercise in my ‘Art of Transformation’ Workshop at the Academy for Dramatic Art-University of Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina

	With the students I taught in my Workshop, and Prof. Baisa Baki at the Academy for Dramatic Art-University of Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina

	While I was a Fulbright Specialist, I was invited by Artistic Director, Dragan Jovicic, to become the 2nd U.S. Director in the history of the famed Chamber Theatre 55. He invited to direct one of their productions during my 6 week stay in Sarajevo. I chose to direct Murray Schisgal's comedy, "LUV," working with a translator who was my assistant director as the production was in Bosnian (a language I don’t speak). I had the privilege to direct three of Bosnia & Herzegovnia’s finest performers: Zana Marjanovic, Moamer Kasumović, and Mohammed Hadžović. The production set and costumes were designed by the award-winning designer, Vanja Popovic. It was a most rewarding rehearsal period and has turned into a sold-out production which continues to be performed for seven years in repertory at Chamber Theatre 55. The production has been taken on tour receiving awards at state festivals across Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro.

RONALD RAND

Ronald Rand became the First Fulbright Specialist Scholar
sponsored by the U.S. State Department, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
and World Learning, invited to:
University of Sarajevo, Academy of Dramatic Arts, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 2013
(6 weeks)
University of Malaya, Cultural Centre,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2015 (6 weeks)
The Theatre Workshop, Paysandu, Uruguay, 2018 (5 weeks)
Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2023 (6 weeks)

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Mr. Ivica Saric, Sarajevo Canton Minister of Culture:

“I want thank you for your fine contribution to the enrichment of the cultural events in Sarajevo and beyond, by your expert visit via the Fulbright Specialist program and your work here in particular underlining the importance of your work with younger generation of actors and actresses. Please understand how welcome you will always be in Sarajevo and I express my genuine hope that you will be returning again in future for other projects and I am looking forward to those prospects. I am so pleased with the role that Chamber Theater 55 headed by Mr. Dragan Jovicic and his team, as well as Arma Tanovic Brankovic from the Academy of Performing Arts, played in bringing you here to work with the undergraduates and younger generation of Theater students from the Academy.”

Mrs. Elizabeta Delalic, Public Office Affairs, U.S. Embassy:

“It has been a deep pleasure to work with such a great professional and kind person at the same time. Congratulations on your teaching in Sarajevo, Mostar, and Tuzla. And also Congratulations on your premiere of “LUV” at the Chamber Theatre 55, as you brought in something new among Sarajevo’s audiences, and those who came the first night are still reflecting on the unforgettable performance.”

Hailed as an “International Goodwill Cultural Ambassador” – Mr. Rand was chosen by the U. S. State Department through The Fulbright Program, first in 2013, as the 1st Fulbright Specialist to teach at University of Sarajevo’s Academy of Dramatic Arts in Bosnia & Herzegovina. During his visit he became the first Fulbright Specialist to teach at University of Tuzla’s Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mostar’s Mladih Youth Theatre Group, and at Sarajevo’s Third Gymnasium High School.

In 2015, Mr. Rand was chosen as the 1st Fulbright Specialist to teach acting and directing classes for 6 weeks at the University of Malaya's Cultural Centre Drama Department in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

During his time in Malaysia, Mr. Rand became the first American invited to perform a solo play by the Malaysian Department of Culture, Arts & Tourism, at Malaysia’s JKKN State Theatres in Ipoh, Alor Setar and Kuala Terengganu, and in Kuala Lumpur.

Mr. Rand, for the first time since the country's founding, became the first American to introduce Stanislavsky’s “Method of Physical Actions” to hundreds of acting students across the country. Mr. Rand performed and taught at the Aswara National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy, Islamic International State University, University of Malaya, Universiti Teknologi Mara, and the Temple of Fine Arts Academy in Penang.

Mr. Rand was also a Guest Panelist for the Constantin Stanislavski International Forum at the University of Malaya entitled "The Transformation of Acting Style from America to Malaysia with the Stanislavski System" along with Dr. Zainal Abd. Latiff, Sabera Shaik, and Professor Chesley John Skinner. Mr. Rand was invited to have a Talk with the KL Shakespeare Players in Kuala Lumpur, was the honored guest speaker at the 4th Anniversary Celebration of Enfiniti Acting Academy in Selangor, and the guest speaker at the Fulbright Malaysia MACEE Alumni Gathering in Kuala Lumpur.

The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to “increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.” With this goal as a starting point, the Fulbright Program has provided almost 310,000 participants – chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential – with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

The Fulbright Program was established in 1946 under legislation introduced by then-Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas. The Fulbright Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Fulbright Program awards approximately 8,000 grants annually. Roughly 1,600 U.S. students, 4,000 foreign students, 1,200 U.S. scholars, and 900 visiting scholars receive awards, in addition to several hundred teachers and professionals. Approximately 310,000 "Fulbrighters" have participated in the Program since its inception in 1946. Currently, the Fulbright Program operates in over 155 countries worldwide.

The Fulbright Specialist Program promotes linkages between U.S. scholars and professionals and their counterparts at host institutions overseas, choosing only 75 professors each year for a 5-year track.

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Photos from my 6 week visit as the first U.S. State Department Fulbright Specialist to the Cultural Centre, Theatre Department - University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (with a National Tour across Malaysia as the first American invited to perform in a solo play and presenting Master Workshops on Stanislavsky at Malaysia’s JKKN State Theatres sponsored by Malaysia’s Ministry of Culture including at Aswara National Arts, Culture & Heritage Academy, Kuala Lumpur; Universiti Teknologi Mara, Sha Alam, Selangor; JKKN State Theatre, Alor Setar, Kedah; JKKN State Theatre, Ipoh, Perak; Islamic International State University, Kuala Lumpur; Temple of Fine Arts Academy, Penang).

Photos from my 5 week visit as the first U.S. State Department Fulbright Specialist to The Paysandu Workshop Theatre Group, Paysandu, Uruguay.


International Theater Panel Discussion hosted by Artistic Director, Raul Rodriguez of the Paysandu Theatre Workshop Theatre in Paysandu, Uruguay, with Ronald Rand (USA Fulbright Specialist), Paco Guitierrez (Peru), Juan Maldonado, (Mexico), with Ilse Olivera, translator	Teaching students and actors in my “Art of Transformation” Master Workshop (7 hour, 4 days a week) at Taller de Teatro de Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017

Students and actors in my “Art of Transformation” Master Workshop (7 hour, 4 days a week) of Theatre Workshop of Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017	Students and actors in my “Art of Transformation” Master Workshop (7 hour, 4 days a week) of Theatre Workshop of Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017

Teaching students and actors in my “Art of Transformation” Master Workshop (7 hour, 4 days a week) at Taller de Teatro de Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017, with Ilse Olivera, translator	Students and actors in my “Art of Transformation” Master Workshop (7 hour, 4 days a week) of Taller de Teatro de Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017

Teaching high school students my “Art of Transformation” Workshop at Family English Institute, Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017	Teaching young students my “Art of Transformation” Workshop at Family English Institute, Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017

Teaching young students during my “Art of Transformation” Workshop at Family English Institute, Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017	Students and actors in my “Art of Transformation” Master Workshop (7 hour, 4 days a week) of Taller de Teatro de Paysandu as a Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017

Ronald Rand, Fulbright Specialist with Artistic Director, Raul Rodriguez, Pachanga, Ilse Olivera, and an actor of the Company	Graduation Day of the 5-week Workshop, with the daughter of Raul Rodriguez, Dulcinea.

During rehearsals as Director of a production of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, “Our Town” (translated into Spanish) with Ilse Olivera, translator	During dress rehearsal (wedding scene) of “Our Town” with actors of the Taller de Teatro de Paysandu Company

During the performance of “Our Town” at the Aras Theatre (Paysandu Premiere)	Ronald Rand, Director of “Our Town” (in Spanish) at the Aras Theatre, Paysandu, with the cast included: Yanina Ibarra - Stage Manager One, Victoria Balbuena as Stage Manager Two, Luis Orono as Stage Manager Three, Martha Orona as Stage Manager Four, Nelson Peralta as Dr. Gibbs, Ilse Olivera as Mrs. Gibbs, Pablo Coll as George Gibbs, Dulcinea Rodriguez as Rebecca Gibbs, Patricia Fernandez as Mrs. Webb, and Sofia Rodriguez as Emily Webb.

After the performance with Pachanga-Nelson Peralta (who played Dr. Gibbs) in “Our Town” and Raul Rodriguez, Artistic Director of Martha Orona right photo: “Finale” party with Raul Rodriguez, Artistic Director, and many of the students and actors of Taller de Teatro de Paysandu	“A Huge Thank you!” Ronald Rand, Fulbright Specialist, with Raul Rodriguez, Artistic Director, Taller de Teatro de Paysandu and Martha Orona

“A Beautiful Thank you!” Ronald Rand, Fulbright Specialist, with Raul Rodriguez, Artistic Director, Taller de Teatro de Paysandu, Lise Olivera and Martha Orona.	Ronald Rand onstage after the performance of his play, “LET IT BE ART!” at Paysandu’s Theatre Workshop Theatre, Uruguay, as a U.S. State Department Fulbright Specialist, November, 2017

Ronald Rand with Raul Rodriguez, Artistic Director of Paysandu’s Theatre Workshop Theatre, and Ilse Olivera and Patricia Fernandez after the performance of his play, “LET IT BE ART!” at Paysandu’s Theatre Workshop Theatre, Uruguay, November, 2017	Ronald Rand with audience members onstage after the performance of his play, “LET IT BE ART!” at Paysandu’s Theatre Workshop Theatre, Uruguay, November, 2017

Ronald Rand with audience members onstage after the performance of his play, “LET IT BE ART!” at Paysandu’s Theatre Workshop Theatre, Uruguay, November, 2017

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