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Photo: David Diamond
What's On with Headlines Theatre
May 2012
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Corporations in Our Heads
May 24 to 27, 2012 |
In 2008 we brought you 2º of Fear and Desire "2º of Fear and Desire was the most profound activism I have ever witnessed." In 2010, Us and Them (inquiry): "Us and Them (the inquiry) has the power for both individual and societal transformation like no other theatre event I have ever witnessed." NOW we are experimenting… Come play with us as we explore ways to evict corporate voices that occupy our collective psyche. The voices of corporations tell us dozens, perhaps hundreds of times a day, what to buy, how to feel, how to perceive and the kind of person to aspire to be. Bring somebody along! |
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Mark your calendars! |
We invite you to come out and show your support at the upcoming AGM and meet our Board, staff, and Headlines' supporters. In addition to the reporting on activities of the past year, it is also an opportunity to hear first hand the plans for the upcoming projects and Theatre For Living work. Numbers do matter. Become a member! Add this evening to your calendar now before your summer schedules fill up. ;-) We promise the AGM will take around an hour of your time. Where: Mainspace Amenities Room When: June 18, 2012 Social gathering We hope to see you there! |
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Theatre for Living |
In June and July 2012, David will offer various Theatre for Living (TFL) workshops in Germany and Austria. If you are interested in participating, please see below for more info on when, where, and how to register for the workshops. Theatre for Living has evolved from Brazilian Director Augusto Boal's "Theatre of the Oppressed". It is a way of seeing. It is a way of communicating, of working with people so that the 'living community' can tell its stories. Since 1989 Theatre for Living has slowly moved away from the binary language and model of "oppressor/oppressed" and now approaches community-based cultural work from a systems-based perspective that a community is a complexly integrated, living organism.
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Our 14th Annual Theatre for Living Trainings, some spaces left! How would you like to learn theatre techniques that you could use to stimulate community dialogue? To use theatre as a vehicle for social transformation? These training sessions are highly recommended for educators, community or cultural workers and activists - anyone interested in working for social change. Level 1 Aug. 18 - 23, 2012 cost: $500 CAN "When the certificates were handed out (at the THEATRE FOR LIVING training), you said that no one would give us a job with them. I secretly vowed to prove you wrong. I am currently developing a syllabus for a theatre course at the United Nations University for Peace in Costa Rica where I studied in 2008. In a way, your certificate got me the job." For more information, please visit our website or contact Dafne Blanco at 604.871.0508 or outreach@headlinestheatre.com
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Spreading the word! When: Fri May 11 2012; 6-9pm Where: W2 Media Cafe, basment |
SWAMP Theatre, who has trained in Theatre for Living techniques, is organizing this workshop, as part of the Mayworks Festival. From their invitation: We live in a competitive society, where the lamentation of our overwork, sleep deprivation, lack of free time and long to-do lists become the trophies of our success. How hard we work than becomes synonymous with our self worth; while at the same time the harder we work the farther away we come from ourselves. No matter what we do, how much we spend, how hard we work it never seems to be enough. To question these standards then becomes an act of subversion, as capitalism, consumerism and the work standard keep us consistently busy, drained, overtired, and distracted. So! After we turn off our phones, leave our computers, set aside our projects and schedules - what are we left with? Without all the external distractions- how can we re-invite that which makes us "enough"? Join them for a three hour workshop where they will invite play, connection, discovery and vulnerability that ultimately challenge our participation in capitalist culture by allowing us to re-connect with ourselves and one another.
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Launching our 2013 main stage project maladjusted web site! Check it out here
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Headlines Theatre gratefully acknowledges the following for Operating Support: |
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