Michael Gunst has been working in the field of movement based theatre for just under 50 years as a creator,performer,collaborator of original works,director,teacher and just an actor. He has performed and toured with The International Mime Company of New England in Mexico. Faustwork Mask Theatre,Toronto, Circus Flora, St Louis, Asolo Theatre,FL, Studebaker Theatre of Boston MA, where he has collaboratively created 5 different shows that toured nationally and internationally to Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Holland and England. With his solo work Michael created and produced “Four Wishes” a Puppet Mask Theatre show based on a Native New England Indigenous teaching story that has been performed in schools and festivals in the U.S. as well as Canada. As an Associate Member of The Band of Toughs, Boulder,CO Michael has helped bring Local Boulder and Denver audiences several different genre bending performances of self produced works. For several years as a teaching/performing artist Michael was on the rosters of Young Audiences in Maryland, Houston, Rochester,NY and Think 360 Arts of Denver. Locally he has performed with Germinal Stage, Denver Civic, Nomad, and Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Michael has also had recurring roles on Nickelodeon’s Weinerville show. He received an MFA from Brandeis University’s Professional Actor Training Program. His newest show with creator Betsy Tobin, Moment in Time, inspired by black and white photography has performed at The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO, The Tank, NYC, and Denver Fringe Festival.
Gunstwork performs at theaters, festivals, schools, and libraries. We conduct workshops in mask movement, mask making and audition techniques, as well as hold art residencies. Gunstwork is on the rosters of Think 360 Arts.
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