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THEME
 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,
2001, Brave New World seeks to provide a forum for artists
to express their response to the environment we now
find ourselves in. We hope to inspire an explosion of
ideas, thoughts and reflections that revolve around
themes of 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.
APPROACH
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 running over 1-3 days. Such a condensed format
will provide a focused and compelling presentation.
The 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 and serve the variety of work
involved.
FORMAT
Short plays (10-30 minutes), including monologues
Music, short films, and multimedia woven between the theatre pieces
Full day access to the multimedia and visual arts component in second venue
Related themed activity including discussion, music, visual arts and multimedia
Each day of the marathon will present several performance times. To expand upon the opportunities for observation and discussion, we are considering open rehearsal sessions, as appropriate. The marathon will also include discussions, music, visual arts, and multimedia presentations.
ARTISTS
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.
AUDIENCES
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.
MULTIMEDIA
Mechanism
to unify the marathon artistically, prevent segmentation
Utilizing
video as transitions between pieces
Presenting
taped interviews of participating artists
Performance
pieces by actors via the web or prerecorded media.
Offstage
moments captured live - i.e., perspectives and insights
that surface in rehearsal or casual
conversations are shared with the online audience worldwide
Articles,
commentary, poetry, scripts - published on the BNW Web
site
Chat
and bulletin boards that allow the online audience to
comment on the work
The
digital world and the age of Internet connectivity have
provided us with a set of unparalleled tools to speak
to a global community. In many parts of the world, the
post-attack experience was heavily influenced by media
coverage - e.g., images of destruction and war, interviews
with participants and those personally affected, and
so forth. We are researching mechanisms to include multimedia
presentation not only as form of artistic expression,
but also as an enhancement of the daily experiences
of all marathon participants.
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