Photos from The Theatre Consortium
The Orientations Trilogy
An international tour of a Trilogy of devised productions:
Orientations, Dis-Orientations, and the forthcoming Re-Orientations. Created
by Border Crossings in collaboration with partners from China, India, France
and Sweden, the Trilogy will tour both Nationally and Internationally in
2010.
www.bordercrossings.org.uk/Productions
Origins Festival
Produced by Border Crossings, Origins is a festival of First Nations creative arts, bringing together groundbreaking artists from the indigenous cultures of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA. The inaugural festival was run in May 2009, and was presented at venues across London, exploring First Nations experience in the twenty-first century through theatre, film screenings, and participation.
www.originsfestival.bordercrossings.org.uk/
The President's Tobacco
Bilimankhwe Arts has commissioned award-winning poet Jack Mapanje to write a new play, which will be presented both in Malawi and the UK. Called The President's Tobacco, the first three scenes were given a rehearsed reading at the Young Vic as part of International PEN's Free the Word Festival in April 2009.
www.bilimankhwe-arts.org/performance
BYC
The Bilimankhwe Young Company of 13 - 19 year olds has been running since 2006 and has presented work at Hampstead Theatre, the Arcola Theatre and Jackson's Lane. The company is currently partnering with the local police on a film project involving young people from across the borough.
www.bilimankhwe-arts.org/youththeatre