International theatre workshop
presented by the ITI
Bonn, 10. – 30. 6. 2002
Cultural exchange today is being realised against a background
of radicalised political and cultural internationalism. Set against
fluctuating and dynamic prejudicial structures, sharpening interrelations
are leaving their mark on dialogue, reciprocal questioning and confrontation.
Cultural exchange is nothing other than the struggle for a relationship
based on dialogue.
The ITI through its festival Theater
der Welt was initiating a coming together of artists from
Al Mashriq and the German-speaking cultural arena. Invited
are two international touring and workshop groups, who brought and
presented symbols, pictures, masks, themes, materials, myths and
stories important to the prevailing cultural context of the participants.
Using modern material and contemporary theatrical form to create
rapprochement, the aim was to gently shed light on and open up areas
potentially obscured by prejudice and systems, to the mutual benefit
of the participants.
Workshop modules:
Acting workshops (2 groups of 10-14 people)
working on material and (contemporary) plays brought by the workshop
leaders. (Timespan: 10.06. – 30.06.02)
Public presentation of the resulting work
Two guest performances (Elias Khoury/Rabih
Mroueh, Lebanon, and Amir Reza Koohestani, Iran)
Public symposium/Platform Discussions
with theatre professionals, authors, translators, critics and
directors. Themes: Politics in the theatre: new drama: the
shape and limitations of exchange; experiences of cooperation;
censorship and self-censorship.
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