Performing the World: Jackass go to New York!
Posted on Wednesday, 4 June 2008 at 8:50 by Richard O'NeillCategory: NAYT, performances, youth theatre |
County Durham’s Jackass Youth Theatre have been invited to present “Sharp Practice”, their recent project about slavery, at Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, a Performing the World conference and festival in New York in October 2008. Performing the World is an international community of people who recognise performance as a powerful developmental activity for social-cultural transformation. The event will showcase innovative practice and scholarship and provide a rich context for learning and performing together. PTW 08 will bring the international performance movement to the streets of New York and introduce the performance movement to the communities of New York City. Last year’s conference brought together 300 practitioners, scholars and community activists—educators, youth workers, researchers, psychologists and therapists, health and helping professionals, business people, artists and activists from 27 countries. Travelling to New York to participate in the conference this year are Jackass Youth Theatre director Julie Ward, assistant director Laura Emerson and designer Joseph Robson. “Sharp Practice” was premiered in April this year and will be re-staged later in the year. For more information contact Julie Ward on 01388 730574. Email julie@jackdrum.co.uk
