Dear friends, Last Friday, the youth from our Community Theatre Programme set foot into the Esplanade Theatre Studio for the first time. They were checking out the venue as from 1 to 3 August 2018, they will be staging The Block Party, an original play there. Although they had performed at communal spaces in different neighbourhoods, being inside the theatre triggered feelings of anxiety and excitement within them. Despite, almost 18 months of work co-creating this production, the significance of performing at the Esplanade has just hit them. Being involved in the programme has been significant for these youth in …
Another Week Beyond – 1923
Dear Friends Sometimes, those who tell us that they are coming for a meeting or an event do not show up. As a result, we tend to get a little disappointed and even blame them for not honouring their word. However, it would be apt to ask ourselves, “How have we contributed to this very situation that we are complaining about?” “Did we actually give people the space to honestly decline our invitation without feeling that we would think less of them or imagining that they would be penalised in some way?” The “conversation of dissent” is one of 6 …