Call for companies of young theatre makers out there! Contacting the World 2008 seeks expressions of interest from young theatre makers to participate in a pioneering, intercultural project.
Contacting the World is a biennial international theatre project developed by Contact in Manchester, one of the UK’s leading organisations creating work by and for young people.
It aims to increase the skills, understanding and experience of young people from around the world in a unique theatre project facilitated by the internet.
12 theatre companies, from the UK and overseas, will be twinned to work collaboratively over an eight month period, devising twelve new productions which will be premiered together in the UK July 2008. This is a unique opportunity to take part in an extraordinary project that focuses on exchange and genuine creative collaboration.
Contacting the World is due to take place from October 2007 to July 2008. Applications to participate are currently being invited from young theatre makers, youth theatres and other organisations creating theatre with young people. You will need to meet the following eligibility criteria as part of the application process:
- Participants of companies must be aged between 15 and 25 years of age
- Be available to collaborate on the project from October 2007 – July 2008
- Be creating work that is groundbreaking. You must be able to demonstrate how your work is innovative. This can be through your artistic product, how you are organised, how you recruit and work with other young people or your aims in creating theatre.
- Provide at least one representative from the company to take part in an exchange visit to an international company
- Availability to perform and attend a week long event in July 2008
- Ability to fund own production costs
- Access for participants to the internet
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If you are interested in finding out more about taking part and receiving an application form, please register interest by contacting the Project Director at
juliaturpin@contact-theatre.org or by calling
0161 234 0631.
Previous CTW companies have included:
UK
Sherman Youth Theatre, Cardiff
Contact Young Actors Company, Manchester
Theatre Royal Stratford East Youth Theatre, London
Bolton Activ8, Bolton
Peshkar Productions, Oldham
Live Youth Theatre, Newcastle
Asian Theatre School (Red Ladder), Leeds
Chicken Shed Youth Theatre, London
Cumbernauld Youth Theatre, Scotland
Nine Theatre Company, Manchester
Act2LDN, The Albany, London
Jack Ass Youth Theatre, County Durham
Young Blood, Leicester Haymarket, Leicester
Macrobert Youth Theatre, Stirling, Scotland
Hope Street Limited, Liverpool
International
Stages Theatre, Sri Lanka
Kattaikkuttu Youth Theatre, India
Pandies Theatre, India
Arts in Action, Trinidad
National Troupe of Nigeria, Nigeria
Akshen Youth Theatre, Malaysia
Studio Theatre, Syria
Performing Arts Centre, Jordan
Ancient Theatre Company, Nigeria
Tarunya, Bangladesh
Black Fish Theatre Troupe, Pakistan
Zao Xin Chang, Malaysia
Art of the Street, South Africa
Mashirika, Rwanda
Massive Company, New Zealand
Sining Kambayoka Ensemble, the Philippines
Project Phakama, India
Companhia Novos Novos, Brazil
Contacting the World has been given quality status by the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture (UNESCO) in recognition of its value.
