Shelter—Marissa Chibas—directed by Martín Acosta—Georgetown University—Washington, DC—Jun 22, 2016
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2016-06-24

Theatre Communications Group and the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics (the Lab) present a Global Pre-Conference livestreaming on the global, commons-based, peer-produced HowlRound TV at howlround.tv on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Share your thoughts and media with #tcg16 and #howlround, and follow @TCG and @HowlRoundTV in Twitter for updates. 

As an introduction to Theatre Nation, the Global Pre-Conference embodies our collective pursuit of a highly participatory, inclusive nation without borders that includes and celebrates all theatre citizens. The theme for the Pre-Conference is Finding Home: Migration, Exile, and Belonging.

Curated by the Global Theater Initiative (GTI), a newly-formed partnership between TCG and the Lab, the Global Pre-Conference will include a range of international guests from around the world, in dialogue with artists and leaders from across the country.

Through a dynamic and innovative range of performances, workshops, and discussions, we will explore together the value of meaningful cultural exchange in the context of an increasingly polarized world, beset by so many forms of conflict and crisis (geopolitical, humanitarian, environmental, etc.). Our hope is that the alliances we make across these borders will help strengthen and inspire us to together identify and face the most pressing issues in our field and in our world.

Shelter
Conceived and written by Marissa Chibas, directed by Martín Acosta
10:15am EDT (Washington, DC) / 7:15am PDT (Los Angeles) / 14:15 GMT / 3:15pm BST (London) / 16:15 CEST (Berlin) / 17:15 EEST (Beirut)

A movement-based theatrical performance that shares stories of the massive human crisis of unaccompanied minors crossing the US border and passing through the US deportation shelter system, unraveling the painful truths of immigration.

A project of CalArts Center for New Performance/Duende CalArts, Shelter "goes after the heart of displacement by delving into the human crisis of immigration," said American Theatre magazine.

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