Location: Western New York / Ontario Canada
Genres: Performance
Languages: English

Email: mft[at]adelphia.net

Interest: Film and Theater

I am a 51 year old Film and Video Artist. I have had several of my film and video works in Film Festivals here in the US. I am interested in narrative work but also work in Kinostasis which is a form of animation where I animate borrowed images. My main area in theater is Directing and Theater History. I am presently examining Theater and film in the United States 1930-1960 and The Red Scare of the 1940's and 1950's.

CV:
MARK F. TATTENBAUM THEATER ARTIST, DIRECTOR, AND FILMMAKER
OBJECTIVE
Increase my knowledge as a Theater Artist, Director, and Filmmaker in preparation for a career as a University Professor. To continue to refine and perfect my own artwork.
EDUCATION
State University of New York At Buffalo
Ph.D. student in American Studies
Theater, Film, and Communism in Hollywood
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Braun in American Drama course
Teaching Assistant to Professor Maria S. Horne in Arthur Miler course
Employing Electronic Blackboard in Miller course

M.F.A Media Study 2/2005 SUNY BUFFALO
Wrote the play Antigone Again! I adapted this play to a screen play and directed and produced this work on DVD
Taught Theater History course and Directing Course for the month of September 2004 to enable Dr. Braun to direct an original Work in Warsaw, Poland.

M.A.H. Theater and Media Study 2004
Teaching Assistant to Dr. Kazimierz Braun, Theater Department. Assisted Professor in the teaching of Theater History I & II, Directing I & II, and Major Figures in Polish Dramatic Literature. Duties included assisting with daily routine of the class. I prepared and delivered lectures, tutored students, administered and graded exams, and conducted rehearsals. In addition I conduct a weekly review of materials covered via email with the entire class.
Assistant Director and Actor in Paderewski’s Children. This work was a world premier and a joint production between the University at Buffalo and the Drama Academy of Warsaw, Poland with a cast of 40 actors, actresses, and an original marionette from the Puppetry Department in Bialystock, Poland.



B.A. Cultural Multimedia 09/2002
1972-1975, 1994-2002: State University of New York At Buffalo

Other course work outside of B.A. Degree.
UB School of Management
Certified Web Developer and Web Designer
Flash Certification level 1 and 2
CSS Style Sheets Certification
Cold Fusion Certification
A+
Implementing and Support MS Internet Services
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2002- Present State University of New York At Buffalo
Teaching Assistant to Professor Kazimierz Braun
2000- Present Dancing Lindy Film Productions
Owner Film and Video Production Company. Produced Videos for Buffalo based Performance Artist/Poet Eric Johnt Produced set designs for Mr. Johnt’s performances.
1999- Present Mark F. Tattenbaum
Poet performing at various venues in Western New York.
1992-1993 Lockheed Middle East Services
Instructor to Royal Saudi Air Force in Heavy Aircraft Maintenance. Provided hands on training to members of Saudi Air Force.
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
September 2002- Present
Sarmatia Review, Rice University April 2004 Issue Book Review History of Theater in Poland.
The Quill, University at Buffalo, SUNY. 2002-2004 Graduate publication columnist.
Editor of Dr. Kazimierz Braun’s book History of Theater in Poland. A 500 page work tracing the History of Polish Theater.
AWARDS RECEIVED
Produced Views from a Gas Mask 2002 Best Film Under Five Minutes at the Humboldt International Short Film Festival. Film was also a finalist and was screened at 2002 Ann Arbor Experimental Film Festival.



CURRENT PROJECTS
Light Show Daze a film chronicling a Light Show Company in Buffalo, NY in the late 60’s.
Presently researching the H.U.A.C. period in Hollywood for a possible script.
Research project on director Elia Kazan and his Theater and Film accomplishments.