A discussion with artists at the intersection of performance, community engagement, and social change livestreaming as part of the Stages of Change program at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club.
The panelists discuss their work in the field focusing on their successes with community engagement. This conversation kicks-off a weekend of workshops exploring their techniques and insights.
Panelists
- Stephan Koplowitz (Toolkit for Site Performance)
- Irina Kruzhilina, (Performance as Civic Action)
- Nisha Sajnani (Sociodrama: Rehearsing the World)
- Aaron Landsman (Tools for Creative Social Action)
- David J Diamond (Moderator)
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Fascinating summaries from these very different theatre-makers about the power of theatre involve people compassionately in taking action to meet severe challenges whether individual and personal, local community or nationalional/global. Part of La Mama Experimental Theatre's "Stages of Change"
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