What is The Theatre
Amoeba Project?
The
Theatre Amoeba Project aims to create community theatre and performative workshops that push boundaries of devised theatre,
playwriting and production, while at the same time participates in the education of local communities. Amoeba seeks to engage
in artistic integrity and excellence in all of its performance endeavors and is particularly interested in the relevance of
performance to social and cultural concerns. We strive to explore these issues in theatrical form as well as in content with
and for international communities.
Where does Amoeba work?
Every
where. Our volunteer projects to date include: Aceh, Indonesia; Seoul, South Korea; London, England; Manila, Philippines.
Movement in Morocco
Amoeba worked on a project
called "Rooftops" followed by a short tour including Errachadia, Fez and Chefchaouen. The Théâtre
Appinumm du Maroc company invited Theatre Amoeba to "The Theatrical days of Chefchaouen (JTC)"
festival which began on August 1, 2007 in the north of Morocco (Chefchaouen). This is an annual festival which encourages
cultural and artistic exchanges between different civilizations. There were six creators involved in the project.
Prior to the festival Project Theatre Amoeba partnered with ASTVS for one month in July 2007
to teach theatre to local teens. ASTVS is a youth and non-profit making organization, situated in Errachidia, a city in the
South-East of Morocco.
Our group was a flexible band of trained (MFA and MFA equivalent) talented acrobats, writers, musicians, mask makers and
improvisers with experience training teachers, children, local community members and artists. We came from South Korea,
USA, Lebanon, England, Ireland and Spain. Our future hope is to tour to Lebanon where we have an invitation to continue
our performance and devising process in 2009.
Theatre Amoeba also lead a residency workshop in Aceh in which we performed
and lead workshops for and with tsunami survivors in Indonesia. Since our residency the project we developed has
continued. One community of teachers and students that we helped to organize a small theatre group is presently performing
an educational play throughout the devastated areas.
What are our future plans?
We are also preparing for our future projects in:
Lebanon
2009, "Clown and the Rednose", Lebanon 2010, "Shout it Outloud"
Aceh, Indonesia ongoing project “Tsunami Theatre Aid”
How does Amoeba fund the Amoeba Theatre Project?
We rely strictly on donations and fundraising. Small
NGO's often provide the necessities like food, logistical support and housing. Past and present project partners:
ASTVS is a youth and non-profit making organization which
aims to bring under attention the poverty which is reality for a lot of people in the area and to create a common understanding
amongst different cultures in the world.
Chashama
is an American non-profit arts, tax-exempt, 501(c) (3) organization that provides opportunities for performing and visual
artists since 1995, Chashama has provided artists with a home and the support resources necessary to present and create art
that engages the community. For more information about Chashama visit their website at www.chashama.org
AMURT (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team) was the first
relief group to hit down and provide aid in Aceh, the northern most tip of Sumatra after the 2004 Tsunami. Founded in India
in 1965, its original objective was to help meet the needs of victims of disasters that hit the Indian subcontinent. AMURT
is a private voluntary relief organization and the only Eastern Asian relief group that exists.
If you are interested in participating in this project or proposing
another please email Denise at theatreamoeba@hotmail.com
