Brother Alexis Gonzales

Background

Gonzales, Brother Alexis was born on October 1, 1931 in Santa Fe.

Education

Bachelor, College Santa Fe, 1957. Master of Education, University Southwest Louisiana, 1960. Postgrad, Fordham University.

Postgrad, St. Mary's University, San Antonio. Postgrad, University de Santo Tomas, Manila.

Career

Academy dean De LaSalle University, Negros Occidental, The Philippines, 1960-1966. Teacher England and religion, drama coach Antonian High School, San Antonio, 1967-1970. Professor experimental theater and communications, founder and director Loyola University, New Orleans, since 1970.

Participant Christian Brothers International Symposium, Rome, 1978, Cannes (France) Film Festival, 1970-1990, United States Information Service Arts in American program, Asuncion, Paraguay, 1985-1997. Organizer international festival HemisFair, San Antonio, 1967, seminar on media Center Social Communications, San Antonio, 1968. Director Creative Arts Festival, San Antonio, Arts in American television and Theatre Project, Paraguay, 1986, Tennessee Williams Fest, Paraguay, 1985-1986, film festivals in Hungary, France, Israel, Brazil, Spain, Federal Republic of Germany, Latin American, Eastern European countries.

Member planning council College-Cmty. Creative Arts Center, Model Cities, San Antonio, 1969. Board consultant Mexican-American Social Communications Institute, San Antonio, 1971-1972.

Visiting professor theatre University Mexico, 1971-1972, lecturer communications, 1975-1976. Visiting professor University Monterrey, Mexico. Visiting lecturer Latin American Center Institute Latinoamericano de Investigaciones Pedagogicas y Antropologicas, Mexico City, 1971-1972.

Fullbright lecturer, director in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Italy, France, 1971-1988. Founder Experimental Theatre, Loyola University, 1970. Director, coordinator Office of Economic Opportunity Summer Impact Poverty Program for Disadvantaged Youth.

Lecturer, consultant Project 8 children, Orlean Parish School Board. Assistant director Supervisory Control Of Program Execution program, Loyola University. Jury member 3d World Cinema Festival, Brazil, 1974-1977, Gramado Brazilian Film Festival, 1975-1978, Berlin International Film Festival, 1985, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 1985.

Paraguay, 1986; Fullbright senior lecturer, Catholic University American, Paraguay, 1985-1996. Consultant, lecturer numerous other schools, community and theater related projects. United States.Info. Service (United States Information Agency) senior academy specialist to University Central, Quito, Ecuador, 1988, 89, 91—, to University Catolica, Asuncion, 1989-1997.

Director committee project among the Aymara people of Bolivia-Radio San Gabriel, La Paz, since 1991. Senior United States Information Service specialist Cinemateca, La Paz, Bolivia, 1995. Guest director in residence Oxford University, England, 1991-1997.

Achievements

• Brother Alexis Gonzales has been listed as a noteworthy theater and communications educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Producer, director Antonian Creative Theatre, San Antonio, 1967-1970. Director (Latin American premiere) The Serpent, Mexico City, 1970, Black Medea, New Orleans, 1976 and 1st Spoleto-United States of America Arts Festival, Charleston, South Carolina, 1977, (four casts) Suddenly, Last Summer and Streetcar Named Desire, United States Information Service Theatre Project, Paraguey, 1985, Our Town, Hay Que Deshacer La Casa (anti-drug video) Desde el Tejado, Centro Paraguayo-Americano, United States Information Service, 1986. Film archivist, consultant Film Collection Archdiocese of San Antonio.

Senior academy specialist to organize a seminar for directors theatre and film Casa de La Cultura, United States Information Service and Central University and Catholic University, Quito, Ecuador, 1989-1992, LaPaz, Bolivia, University Catolica, 1990-1997. Editor at large New Orleans Review. Contributor articles to newspapers, magazines.

Member American National Theatre and Academy, American Educational Theater Association, International Theater Association, National Cultural Theater Conference, Association Educational Communications and Tech of National Education Association, International Fine Arts Council, Institute Latinoamericano de Archeologica y Pedagogia, University Film Institute.