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What's On with Headlines Theatre
January 2010

Homelessness issues in Calgary:
A Power Play

 

We are truly excited to start the New Year with a great project organized by the City of Calgary Arts & Culture, in partnership with One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo, looking at issues of homelessness, created and performed by people who have experienced this in their own lives. The project will ask difficult questions seeking to address the complexity of homelessness as faced by the growing city of Calgary, where just like in Vancouver, homelessness is mounting to a crisis. Recruitment of participants is at its peak, and the 6-day process will culminate in 2 performances on January 22 and 23 at 8pm, at the Conoco Phillips Theatre, Glenbow Museum, 130 - 9 Avenue S.E. Calgary, AB. Admission is pay-what-you-can. To reserve call: 403.294.7411 or http://www.hprodeo.ca/2010/power-play

Panel Presentation for This Is My City / Art Matters

 

David will join the panel for Art Matters, hosted by Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond.

Discussion Topic: What is the power and purpose of using the arts to engage in social issues? Other panelists include:

  • Beth Gignac, City of Calgary Arts & Culture
  • Louise Gallagher, Calgary Drop-In & Rehab Centre
  • Ian Prinsloo, MFA director/facilitator Experiential Learning Association, Calgary
  • Reg Knelsen, independent artist, Calgary
  • Brooklyn Fink, interdisciplinary artist, Calgary.

When and Where: January 24th 2:30PM – 4:30PM Conoco Philips Theatre, Glenbow Museum,130 9 Ave Southeast.

Please RSVP to thisismycity.calgary@gmail.com or 403.268.4545
http://www.hprodeo.ca/2010/art-matters

 

It's time to register for Headlines' 13th

Annual Training Sessions

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. Register now, the sessions fill up well in advance!

  • Level 1 - Aug. 3 - 8, 2010 cost: $450 CAN
  • Level 2 - Aug. 11 - 16, 2010 cost: $450 CAN
    Pre-requisit: THEATRE FOR LIVING Level I

For more information, please click here or contact Dafne Blanco at 604.871.0508 or outreach@headlinestheatre.com

David's book Theatre for Living is an excellent guide to the techniques and his philosophical approach. You can check it out here. Buying the book is not mandatory.

 

HEADLINES is 29!

 

For those long-standing and not so old friends, stay tuned for the upcoming 30th Anniversary events and our 2010/11 main stage project Us and Them scheduled for 2011.

Not as far as it seems, time flies dear friends!

 

Vancouver Courier's Stars of Vancouver: Headlines ranks 2nd Place for Best Live Theatre Company on the Eastside

 

The local newspaper Vancouver Courier has just announced to us the results of its 11th Annual Stars of Vancouver readership poll. They divided their 40 categories this year by neighbourhoods and asked their readers for their favourite businesses on the Westside, Eastside & Downtown. The official results will be published in their of Stars of Vancouver section on Friday, January 29th.

Thank you to all our supporters!

 

A Day In The Life, The resultant work of the art program: The Creative Journey, created by artist Pamela Masik, hosted by the Union Gospel Mission

 

Masik founded this program to help women of the Downtown East Side express themselves through art. In The Creative Journey, Masik led the women through an eight week course, helping them to find their own artistic voice and create several pieces, a selection of which have been chosen to hang on the walls of GRACE Gallery, 1898 Main Street.
http://www.grace-gallery.com.

Please join the celebration this Thursday, January 14th, 6pm - 9pm

 

Headlines Theatre gratefully acknowledges :: Operating Support: Canada Council for the Arts • City of Vancouver • BC Gaming • BC Arts Council • The Melusine Foundation