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?
Everywhere.
Our Theatre Aid projects to date include: Aceh, Indonesia; Seoul, South Korea; London, England;
Manila, Philippines. Let us know if you have a proposal for a collaboration! We are always looking to discover
new places and have new adventures...
Movement in Morocco: 2007
Amoeba worked on a project called "Rooftops" followed by a tour throughout Morocco 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.
Tsunami Theatre Aid: 2005
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?
Haiti 2012, Continuing support for Aceh with our ongoing project "Tsunami Theatre Aid"
How does Amoeba fund the Amoeba Theatre Project?
We are always interested in
partering with interested institutions. We also rely 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 theatreamoeba@gmail.com
