2015
THEATRE, FREEDOM, DIALOGUE: EUROPEAN NETWORKING WITH THEATRES IN UKRAINE AND BELARUS
The European Theatre Convention (ETC), Europe’s network for public theatres, created in 2014 new relations with artists and theatres from Ukraine. In 2015, those relations shall be strengthened and further developed. This year’s program "Theatre, Freedom, Dialogue: European Networking with theatres in Ukraine and Belarus" focuses on the powerful means of theatre, the art of drama and live performing arts as an important place in society for dialogue, reflection and exchange on public stages and consists of three main activities:
1) Ukrainian Theatre Showcase in Kiev, December 2015 2) 10 Scholarships for Ukrainian theatre makers on European theatres, October – November 2015 3) Theatre festival ‚Staging A Revolution‘ by the Belarus Free Theatre in London, November 2015 Through its different activities, the project is about connecting theatre makers from Ukraine, Belarus and Europe. It is about sharing experiences across borders and new professional opportunities with the goal to build bridges between people and civil societies from Eastern and Western Europe, to raise public awareness of empowering civil engagement.
THEATRE, FREEDOM, DIALOGUE: EUROPEAN NETWORKING WITH THEATRES IN UKRAINE AND BELARUS
UKRAINIAN THEATRE SHOWCASE IN KIEV 3 - 6 DECEMBER, 2015
Upon the initiative of the ETC and Ukrainian theatre makers and artists of public theatres and the fringe scene, a three-day theatre showcase will take place in Kiev from the 3rd to the 6th of December 2015. A selection of Ukrainian theatre plays will be shown to an international professional audience, media representatives and stakeholders. In addition, workshops and discussion groups with artists focusing on international cooperation and media work practices will
complement the showcase program. The visit of an international delegation to the theatre showcase shall enable theatre artists and theatre managers to gain new perspectives of international collaboration and is also an important step towards getting to know each other, exploring local structures, building trust, entering into dialogue on eye level and interlacing the artistic communication between the theatres in Ukraine and in Europe more tightly in the future. At the same time the theatre`s important role as a public space of discussion and reflection with and in society will be stressed. It´s responsible position to strengthen pluralism and to convey values will be addressed as part of the program.
THEATRE SHOWCASE PROGRAM The Dog's Cage: View from Above. View from Below. Production: Dakh Theatre Director: Vladyslav Troitskyi
Erik XIV
Production: Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre Director: Stanislaw Moiseiev
Vij 2.0
Production: Bilyts Art Centre Director: Maxim Golenko
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Production: Les Kurbas Theatre Director: Vladimir Kuchinsky
Love and Intrigue
Production: Kiev Academic "Molodij" Theatre Director: Andriy Bilous
Stalkers
Production: "Golden Gate Theatre" and Kiev Academic Young Theatre Director: Stas Zhirkov
Gogol Poisk
Production: Pechersk New Drama Theater Director: Oleksandr Kryzhanivskyi
Morituri te Salutant
Production: Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theatre Director: Dmytriy Bogomazov Plus panel discussions and workshops! www.europantheatre.eu
THEATRE, FREEDOM, DIALOGUE: EUROPEAN NETWORKING WITH THEATRES IN UKRAINE AND BELARUS
SCHOLARSHIP FOR UKRAINIAN THEATRE MAKERS IN EUROPEAN THEATRES OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2015
The ETC offers a scholarship for young Ukrainian theatre makers, that creates the opportunity to work for 6 weeks at an ETC member theatre in Germany and Europe. The ten scholars (from the artistic, technical and administrative field) join a production team and contribute until the premiere as part of the artistic ensemble. Furthermore each scholar has the chance to organize a public event on the stages of ‚his‘ or ‘her’ hosting theatre and to present the own work in a discussion and dialogue with the audience. A scholarship meeting at
the Schauspiel Leipzig, partner city of Kiev, in October will be one of the highlights of the residency where the scholars have the possibility to connect and exchange experiences. The intensive work program involves the scholars into the daily routine thus offering the chance to discover working structures and artistic processes of a theatre in a foreign country. It allows experiencing different working methods, to create new contacts and expand professional relations.
HOSTING THEATRES Schauspielhaus Graz (AT ) Théâtre de Liège (BE ) Kote Marjanishvili State Drama Theatre Tbilisi (GE ) Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (DE ) Deutsches Theater Berlin (DE ) Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden (DE ) Staatstheater Braunschweig (DE ) Schauspiel Leipzig (DE ) Theater Dortmund (DE ) Theater und Orchester Heidelberg (DE )
BELARUS FREE THEATRE " STAGING A REVOLUTION" FESTIVAL LONDON, 2 - 14 NOVEMBER 2015
ETC supports the 10th anniversary celebrations for Belarus Free Theatre in 2015, and their "Staging A Revolution" Festival in London. Belarus Free Theatre is a supported member of the European Theatre Convention. Described by The New York Times as, “one of the bravest and most inspired underground troupes on the planet”, BFT has brought audiences some of the world's most provocative theatre –
more than 40 new productions performed in over 30 countries across the globe over the past decade. Since the end of 2010 its founders have been banished from Belarus and have been living in exile as political refugees in the UK from where they create their new productions. Working with their permanent ensemble in Minsk via Skype, they continue use theatre to tackle taboos, reveal universal human
truths and challenge the injustices of the Belarusian dictatorship – the last in Europe. "Staging A Revolution" will feature some of BFT’s most acclaimed original productions, reinvigorated classics and the work premiere of a new work, Time of Women. www.youngvic.org/whats-on/staging-arevolution www.belarusfreetheatre.com www.moc.media
The project Theatre, Freedom, Dialogue: European Networking with Theatres from Ukraine and Belarus was initiated by the European Theatre Convention (ETC) in collaboration with the Schauspiel Leipzig, Germany. With thanks for the support of the project by the German Federal Foreign Office.
About the European Theatre Convention The European Theatre Convention (ETC) founded in 1988, is a non-profit-making membership organization representing the publicly funded theatre sector in over 20 countries. Its aims are to create, protect and promote the art of theatre and its linguistic diversity in Europe and beyond; to act as a transnational theatre network to foster cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue; to act as a platform for professional exchange, development and capacity building of theatre-makers in an international context and to advocate for the public theatre sector at EU, member state and local levels. Contact European Theatre Convention head office: 8, rue Blanche, 75009 Paris executive office: Schumannstr. 13a, 10117 Berlin EU office: c/o European House for Culture, Sainctelettesquare 17, 1000 Brussels Heidi Wiley, General Secretary Paula Oevermann, Project Coordinator E: convention@etc-cte.org T: +49 (0)30 / 284 41 207 WWW.ETC-CTE.ORG Imprint publication Publisher and Editor: European Theatre Convention Editor: Heidi Wiley, Paula Oevermann Design: induxia Fotos by Dakh Theatre, Bilyts Art Centre Copyright Š 2015 European Theatre Convention All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission.