All around the world, we are now collectively stumbling to figure out what life means after two years of being in a pandemic. While everyone has suffered loss and been hurt by COVID-19, young people, in particular, have been robbed of the childhood they were supposed to have. With World Day of Theatre for Children…
What do tea cups, salt shakers, Dame Judi Dench, and bits of PVC tubes all have in common? They have all played prominent roles in critically acclaimed and thought-provoking theatre around the world. Material has always been part of the general world of theatrical performance, serving as props, sets, costumes, make up, lights and…
Childhood has an intrinsic propensity towards theatre – children perform the roles of adults that surround them and even develop make-believe friends. These friends become the co-actors of their internal worlds during play. The crossroad where childhood and theatre intersect gives rise to imagination, lateral thinking and ideation. In a world threatened by passive absorption of…