Performance — Theatre. Conflict. Change.

Theatre. Conflict. Change.

PERFORMANCE

ariadne speech.png — Ariadne Group Opening Speech

UK PERFORMANCE

UK performanceThe testimonies performed by Finn Todd, Megan Symons, Morgan Lewins and Adam Pardy are part of a full-length script written by Annecy Lax, and drawn from testimonies collected by the student participants from their own grandparents, re… — UK performance
The testimonies performed by Finn Todd, Megan Symons, Morgan Lewins and Adam Pardy are part of a full-length script written by Annecy Lax, and drawn from testimonies collected by the student participants from their own grandparents, relatives or elderly friends. Continue Reading ➙

PALESTINE PERFORMANCE

Palestine PerformanceThis performance was inflected with warmth and bubbled through with humour, despite the serious contents of the testimonies contained in this performance from Palestine. The play comprised three interleaved personal stories from… — Palestine Performance
This performance was inflected with warmth and bubbled through with humour, despite the serious contents of the testimonies contained in this performance from Palestine. The play comprised three interleaved personal stories from George, Julia and Um Imad, elders from Palestine who had lived through the termination of the British Mandate of Palestine, the ensuing Arab-Israeli war, and the huge displacement of people that culminated in the partition and bifurcation of the country in the latter part of the twentieth century. Continue Reading ➙

RWANDA PERFORMANCE

Rwanda performanceA high energy and impassioned performance, this piece saw actors Megan Sharman, Ilaria Smiderle and Grace Durbin work all of the stage space, before cutting it across repeatedly with red ropes and punctuating it with paper flags of… — Rwanda performance
A high energy and impassioned performance, this piece saw actors Megan Sharman, Ilaria Smiderle and Grace Durbin work all of the stage space, before cutting it across repeatedly with red ropes and punctuating it with paper flags of words culled from the sparse performance text. Continue Reading ➙

SRI LANKA PERFORMANCE

Sri Lanka performanceGirls at Checkpoints was a coruscating and deeply unsettling examination of sexual violence in conflict, showing how warfare enables and fosters the assault of women as tactical strategy or as a by-product of the brutalisation t… — Sri Lanka performance
Girls at Checkpoints was a coruscating and deeply unsettling examination of sexual violence in conflict, showing how warfare enables and fosters the assault of women as tactical strategy or as a by-product of the brutalisation that infects all members of the community. Continue Reading ➙

SERBIA PERFORMANCE

Serbia performanceQuirky, feisty, funny and provocative, this performance directed by Dijana Milosevic and performed by Ivana Milenovic Popovic, Chloe Atkinson, Eleanor Kingsford and Ruby Mcilroy, was scripted from the perspective of young people re… — Serbia performance
Quirky, feisty, funny and provocative, this performance directed by Dijana Milosevic and performed by Ivana Milenovic Popovic, Chloe Atkinson, Eleanor Kingsford and Ruby Mcilroy, was scripted from the perspective of young people reflecting on recent social and political changes, before leaving a letter to the older generations. Continue Reading ➙

PERFORMANCE: Cold Season in Calcutta

BELGIUM PERFORMANCE

Belgium PerformanceThe final segment of the Dear Children, Sincerely performance burst its way out of the confines of the theatre, and cajoled, persuaded and hauled the assembled audience out into the corridors, foyers and surrounds of the Mercury T… — Belgium Performance
The final segment of the Dear Children, Sincerely performance burst its way out of the confines of the theatre, and cajoled, persuaded and hauled the assembled audience out into the corridors, foyers and surrounds of the Mercury Theatre, to meet the Superheroes of Social Cohesion. Continue Reading ➙