History and Home—2016 TCG—Georgetown University—Washington, DC—June 22, 2016
Channel: HowlRound Theatre Commons
Date: 2016-06-28

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.

History and Home, moderated by Catherine Coray, Director Middle East-US Playwright Exchange, The Lark (USA)
3:15pm EDT (Washington, DC) / 12:15pm PDT (Los Angeles) / 19:15 GMT / 8:15pm BST (London) / 21:15 CEST (Berlin) / 22:15 EEST (Beirut)

As we, as a global nation, face crises related to issues of race, poverty, and oppression of various kinds (economic, cultural, etc.), many playwrights are turning to history as a way to engage with the present tense. Join this extraordinary panel as we explore how cultural, national, and personal histories are used as a basis for understanding our present home.

Participants include:
Kyoung Park , Artistic Director, Kyoung's Pacific Beat (USA/Chile) 
Heather Raffo, Iraqi American playwright and actor, 9 Parts of Desire (USA) 
Fabio Rubiano, Dramaturgo y director, Teatro Petra (Colombia)

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