I was really excited last week to find out that a funding application I had put into ACE and the British Council's Artists' International Development Fund has been successful!! If you're interested in working internationally, take a look and apply - it's a really fantastic opportunity to get collaborating with others across the globe. I've been talking to Maxwel Okuto from Amani People's Theatre in Kenya for quite a while now - initially I was just hoping to find out more about their work. But, as we kept emailing back and forth the initial ideas for a collaboration between us starting forming. The funding will enable Maxwel to come to the UK later this year, and for me to travel to Kenya. Amani People's Theatre was founded in 1994, and focuses on using theatre in peace education, conflict resolution and reconciliation. This will be a fantastic opportunity for me to develop my own practice here in the UK and overseas - especially given APT's focus on drawing on Kenyan performance forms. More news on exactly what we'll be doing to follow!!
Bobby SmithI'm a theatre maker and community educator, working mainly through applied theatre and Theatre for Development but also film and photography. Currently researching for a PhD, and looking for reasons to procrastinate...this blog is one... Archives
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