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your views: is devising still a feminist strategy?

a survey of women in the UK

Dear all

I've been commissioned to write a chapter for a forthcoming book on women and devising/collective creation and would like to represent the experiences and views of as many women as possible. If you're a theatre practitioner in the UK, and have used devising within your work at any point, I'd love to hear of your experiences and views.  

Submitted 11 years 1 week ago by Mermi.
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Tantidhatri Festival Book

donations appeal

A limited-edition book documenting the Tantidhatri Festival (2012) is going to be published. This was both the first Magdalena festival, and the first international women's performing arts festival, in India.

Submitted 11 years 3 weeks ago by admin.
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Farewell Fran

Frances Medley (1969-2013)

Frances (Fran) Medley, who has chosen to end her life at the age of 44, made an important contribution to the history of the Magdalena Project in Wales.

Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by Gilly Adams.
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Opening the possibilty of making a Magdalena Festival in Caracas Venezuela

Hi Magdalenas! I would like to introduce myself: My name is Beatriz, I am originally from Caracas, Venezuela, but I moved to Spain 10 years ago.

Recently, I had the chance to participate at the Magdalena Festival A Solas in Madrid, and the experience got me inspired to go back to Caracas and promote a Magdalena there.

Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by BeatrizAfonso.
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Magdalena Bibliography

A new feature on this web site is a Bibliography.

This is the beginning of what we hope will become a large and comprehensive collection of books, articles, videos and other publications about or referring to the Magdalena Project, its activities and associated festivals and activities - a very useful resource for anyone researching the Magdalena Project.

Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by helen.
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Theatre Founder Wins Transformative Grant

Stacy Klein, Founder and Artistic Director of Double Edge Theatre, has received the prestigious 2013 Artist Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Klein is among only twenty artists nationwide and the only Massachusetts artist chosen by the foundation to receive the $225,000, multi-year grant. The transformative award is intended to empower, invest in and celebrate artists who have demonstrated “thrilling, vibrant work that affects both audiences and the larger performing arts field.”  

Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by helen.
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Tantidhatri Festival Book

donations appeal

A limited-edition book documenting the Tantidhatri Festival (2012) is going to be published. This was both the first Magdalena festival, and the first international women's performing arts festival, in India.

Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by admin.
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agosto en la piel

Estreno Teatral 2013

El grupo Magdalenas Estación Junín (Mujeres en el Teatro), estrenará el día 25 de octubre de 2013, en la ciudad de Junín (Bs.As) la producción teatral denominada "agosto en la piel". Tema cuerpomujer violentado. Hay un destino, una señal en el cuerpo de mujer. Hay un mandato transmitido a través del tiempo para cumplirlo en todos los tiempos. Hay preguntas que dan lugar a otra y a otra y todas duelen en un cuerpo de mujer.

Elenco: Stella Tuñon, Marga Chiaro, Mariela Díaz, Virginia Entesano y Mirta Taberna. Dirección: Claudia Quiroga

 

Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by Magdalenas Esta....
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Carmencita Palermo

Balinese Topeng specialist

Different Cultures, different economic backgrounds coming together in artistic harmony – mask theatre and dance improvisation in Gazebo with Carmencita Palermo

 
Submitted 11 years 1 month ago by kerensadewantoro.
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Afghan Women Speak Out through Theatre


We are launching an Indiegogo campaign to support Afghan Women's Voting Rights in preparation for the April 5, 2014 elections, and you can make a huge difference! 

Submitted 11 years 2 months ago by BondStreetTheatre.
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