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- Global
Terrorism and the ‘New War’
- Explosion
of Ideas, Thoughts, Feelings, Reflections
- Multicultural
perspectives and viewpoints
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, Brave New World will provide a forum for artists to express their response to the environment we now find ourselves in. We hope to inspire ideas, thoughts and reflections that revolve around Global Terrorism, the New War, and the current state of our communities. Multicultural perspectives will be sought to add greater depth, perspective, and diversity to the program.
- Mix of script-in-hand and
off-book pieces
- Less staged, more impromptu,
possible improvisation
- Minimal sets, costumes,
and lighting
The Brave New World program will be presented in a marathon format. Such a condensed format will provide a focused and compelling presentation. This approach will provide artists with numerous opportunities to perform pieces with script-in-hand or off-book. The production will have a unified design to allow for seamless movement between plays.
- Short plays (10-30 minutes), including monologues
- Music, songs, and multimedia woven between the theatre pieces
- Related themed activity including poetry, fiction, and photographs
Each day of the marathon will present an evening performances with a matinee on Wednesday, September 11. The marathon will also include discussions, music, visual arts, and multimedia presentations. (See Programming
Structure.)
- Informal roll-up-sleeves
and dive-in-now
- Highly charged, free-wheeling,
spontaneous
- Premier writers, actors,
directors converging / popping in and out
of the marathon
Participating artists will experience a directed and focused marathon format. The atmosphere will be highly charged and spontaneous due to the short, intense rehearsal times and the freshness of the writing. We will invite prominent actors and artists to participate for particular pieces.
- Audience allowed mid-way
into the artistic/creative process
- Feeling: participation in
the ‘beginning’ or the spark of the creative idea
- Interactive - more
active, less passive involvement
A primary goal of this
program is to allow the audience to witness and participate
in the variety of perspectives and emotions that September
11th stimulated. By creating opportunities for observation,
interaction, and inclusion, we hope to spark continued
creativity and debate.
- Mechanism to unify the marathon
artistically, prevent segmentation
- Utilizing video to unify the program artistically and as transitions between pieces
- Presenting taped interviews
of participating artists
- Performance pieces by actors
via the web or prerecorded media.
- Articles, commentary, poetry,
scripts - published on the BNW Web site
We are researching mechanisms to include multimedia presentation not only as form of artistic expression, but also as an enhancement of the experiences of marathon participants.
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