The Gaza Mono-Logues
Headlines Theatre, in collaboration with Neworld Theatre, Transformative
Communities Project Society, and Jews for a Just Peace present:
The Gaza Mono-Logues
Hear the voices of youth from Gaza, as read by Vancouver youth.
“The war was a black ghost that covered Gaza’s day and night. It imposed its hell on people, on the earth and sky and air that we breathe.”
- The Gaza Mono-logues
The Gaza Mono-Logues is an exciting global project initiated by Iman Aoun, Artistic Director of Ashtar Theatre, Palestine’s first theatre training organization for youth. The impulse for the project emerged from the attack on the Gaza Strip, December 2008 to January 2009, which led to the death of 431 children and wounded another 1,872. In 2009 Ashtar Theatre, with the help of UNICEF, began conducting drama therapy and creative writing workshops with youth directly affected by the attacks. By focusing on these youths’ individual experiences, their dreams, fears, and hopes, Ashtar Theatre compiled a body of work that led to the birth of The Gaza Mono-Logues . Ashtar Theatre has organized recitals of the The Gaza Mono-Logues in 30 cities worldwide, in multiple languages, all on the same day: October 17, 2010.
Headlines Theatre, in collaboration with Neworld Theatre, Transformative
Communities Project Society, and Jews for a Just Peace is proud to be part of this important undertaking. In the Vancouver production, staged at the Rhizome Café, six local youth will each perform a monologue written by six youth in Gaza. The evening begins with a musical introduction by local musician Emad Armoush, and will end with a facilitated discussion after the monologues. Vancouver is the only Canadian city hosting the global project.
The Gaza Mono-Logues Vancouver is directed by David Diamond, Rachel Aberle
and Aliya Griffin.
Sunday, October 17, 6:30pm
Rhizome Café, 317 East Broadway
Admission by donation
Seating is limited, reservations recommended
604 - 871 - 0508
www.rhizomecafe.ca
