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Michael Hurwicz
POB 969
Eastsound, WA 98245
360-376-5773
Writing & Production (Video)
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2009 - “Where is Tomorrow's Farmer?” Wrote and produced a ten-minute documentary focusing on bringing young people into small, sustainable farming. Produced with a grant from The Raynier Foundation. Received public screenings on San Juan Island, WA, at the Earth Day Fest on April 17, 2010, and throughout the day on April 23 and April 24, 2010, at events held by Land & Sea Friday Harbor (video available at greendept.com/tf/ and youtube.com/ourlittleisland)
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2009 - Short video documenting the 350.org International Day of Climate Action on Orcas Island, WA (available at youtube.com/ourlittleisland)
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2007 - Documented “Penguins on Thin Ice” stage performance by students from New York’s public High School for Environmental Studies at the United Nations, for the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development. Camera, sound, editing. Produced with a grant from The Celebration Foundation.
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2003 - Wrote and produced “Let’s Keep the Water Clean” animation. When the King Stinko factory dumps pollution in the river, it gets into the fish that we eat. This animation shows how pollution travels up the food chain. (Video at greendept.com/PSA/PSA.htm)
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1997 - 2000 Producer at Brooklyn Community Access Television (BCAT). Wrote and produced “Puppetically Incorrect” puppet show. Also did camera, switching and sound for other producers' projects.
Stage Production
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2005 - Created climate change musical revue Penguins on Thin Ice with Sharon Abreu (penguinsonthinice.com)
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2002 - With Sharon Abreu, created The Great Climate Caper, a musical about global climate change. Produced a special performance on Orcas Island in Washington State to address the unique ecology of the San Juan Islands.
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1999 - With Sharon Abreu, created Turn the World Upside Down, an interactive musical show based on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Classroom of the Waves, teaching young people about recycling and keeping the water clean. The duo performed the show at the New York Aquarium with Emmy winner Bill Nye The Science Guy, on Manhattan and Brooklyn cable television and in the New York City public schools through the Brooklyn Arts Council.
Acting/Musical Theater
- 1991 - Played Jesus in Godspell at The Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA
- 1992 - Played Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happpened on the Way to the Forum at The Orcas Center, Eastsound, WA
- 1999 - Played The Professor, King Stinko, and Himself in Turn The World Upside Down, at the New York Aquarium in New York City, in the New York City Public Schools through the Brooklyn Arts Council, and at the Grange in Eastsound, WA
Acting/Improv Training
Acting with Elizabeth Hoffman (Los Angeles) and Paula Russell (Austin, TX)
Improvisation with Gary Schwartz (The Spolin Center, North Bend, WA), DJ Hamilton (Theatre Babylon, Seattle, WA), Roberta McGuire (Bellingham, WA), John Clancy (Eastsound, WA), The Second City at Orcas Center
(Eastsound, WA)
Voice
- Private lessons at Indiana University
- Sharon Abreu
Video/Animation Software Tutorials
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2009 - “Adobe Flash CS4 Video” at vtc.com. 8.5 hrs / 121 tutorials, available on CD and Online University. Creating cutting edge, media-rich web sites with Flash CS4 Professional. All the information needed to publish Flash video projects, from putting a video onto a website quickly, easily and elegantly, to implementing a customized video player.
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2005 - “Discreet 3ds max 7” at vtc.com. 12 hrs / 227 tutorials, available on CD and Online University. Visualization, construction and animation of 3D projects and characters, utilizing 3ds max 7's improved character creation and animation features.
Video/Animation Software Reviews
Website Creation
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2010 - The Climate Monologues (climatemonologues.com)
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2009 - New Irthlingz website (irthlingz.org)
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2005 - Penguins on Thin Ice (penguinsonthinice.com ). Includes creating Titanic Island animation – Reggie the reggae penguin grooving and strumming to “Titanic Island” song, as the ocean engulfs his island home, due to global warming. Also created the initial animation showing two penguins on a melting ice block.
Book Review
Magazine Article
Computer Game
Music
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1999-2010 – Musical duo with Sharon Abreu focusing on environmental education
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2002 – Michael and Sharon provided music for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in South Africa, with funding from the Celebration Foundation and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
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2000 - Performed original music with Pete Seeger and Sharon Abreu in New York
Nonprofit Organization
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In 2002, Michael Hurwicz and Sharon Abreu started Irthlingz Arts-Based Environmental Education 501(c)(3), with the mission of using music and the arts as fun and powerful ways to address the serious environmental crises facing our world.
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