A CONFERENCE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY THEATRE
Saturday 7th January 2012
Read a report from the conference
Why make intergenerational community performance?
What are the challenges and the opportunities?
The conference explored developments in the field of theatre and dance made with and for an intergenerational community. Professionals and amateurs, participants and commentators debated an area of theatre making that is as controversial as it is old.
"The future may look like this - Theatre with rather than Theatre for" Lyn Gardner, July 2011.
Agenda for the day attached here.
Panelists included choreographer Rosemary Lee, theatre critic Lyn Gardner, academic Dr Louise Owen and representatives of a range of theatre and dance companies including directors, designers and performers - young and old.
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