The workshops were well received and important to both Theatre Venture's groups. The East London Performance Ensemble (ELPE) and New VIc's Youth Theatre Ensemble (YTE) devise their work in a collaborative process and your work complimented our methodology.
Your Development Workshops were good for both groups to experience because they experienced a different Director with a different style and fresh eyes to the art form.
Also, the subject matter was "more serious" than our normal material and it was important for the participants to see that theatre can be used as a very serious tool in the "real" world.
The consequences of the work were a collection of freeze frames and words reflecting conflict and, with the East London Performance Ensemble, more detailed work on resolving the conflict and addressing how it was resolved.
On the whole the groups liked the workshop leader very much and gained from his experience and approach to theatre-making. There was a mixed response to the workshop itself and the more mature members saw experienced a deeper meaning. Members of the YTE were impressed by the amount of work that was achieved in a relatively short workshop. It is difficult subject matter because our sessions tend to be more light and up-beat but I think this work is incredibly important because it highlights the life-changing power of theatre.
I was very open minded about the workshop. In this respect I personally was very impressed and pleased by the workshop and how the groups reacted to it. I saw certain members in a new light and I was glad that so much work was produced.
We will build on the freeze frames and a selection will be in our final performance.However, I respect the importance of doing this work justice for the participants and how an audience might receive it. I'm a Theatre Practitioner and I do theatre and not therapy and I think work like this can only be done in skilled hands.
I think it would be good if we were able to keep in touch with you and see how the work progressed via the web site. And the future? Who know's but there might be more working together in the future.......
Ray Downing, Associate Theatre Director, Theatre Venture
MESSAGE FROM PRISHTINA
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/12/2006 - 12:32pm.Dear Mr. Chadwick
I'm Yllka from Prishtina. I don't know wether you remember me from the short
movie we did together with my friends in Prishtina. Otherwise I act the role
of the corrupted teacher.
I wanted to write you and tell you that the film was wonderful. We all liked
it a lot and not only us
but everyone who saw it said that it was gorgeous.
Thank you so much for keeping the promise and for bringing us the copies of
the film.
We hope you'll be back in Kosovo with another great project like this!
Yours sincerely,
Yllka
جحى
Submitted by ????????? on Sat, 25/11/2006 - 4:56pm.اتاجحى يعد الحمير وحمياتى ج اتى جحى يعد الحمير وحميره 10 وهو عاى متن العاشر فاذا بها 9 وهو يصرخ
ويصيح اين الحمار العاشر
FEEDBACK FROM THEATRE VENTURE
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 16/11/2006 - 6:27pm.The workshops were well received and important to both Theatre Venture's groups. The East London Performance Ensemble (ELPE) and New VIc's Youth Theatre Ensemble (YTE) devise their work in a collaborative process and your work complimented our methodology.
Your Development Workshops were good for both groups to experience because they experienced a different Director with a different style and fresh eyes to the art form.
Also, the subject matter was "more serious" than our normal material and it was important for the participants to see that theatre can be used as a very serious tool in the "real" world.
The consequences of the work were a collection of freeze frames and words reflecting conflict and, with the East London Performance Ensemble, more detailed work on resolving the conflict and addressing how it was resolved.
On the whole the groups liked the workshop leader very much and gained from his experience and approach to theatre-making. There was a mixed response to the workshop itself and the more mature members saw experienced a deeper meaning. Members of the YTE were impressed by the amount of work that was achieved in a relatively short workshop. It is difficult subject matter because our sessions tend to be more light and up-beat but I think this work is incredibly important because it highlights the life-changing power of theatre.
I was very open minded about the workshop. In this respect I personally was very impressed and pleased by the workshop and how the groups reacted to it. I saw certain members in a new light and I was glad that so much work was produced.
We will build on the freeze frames and a selection will be in our final performance.However, I respect the importance of doing this work justice for the participants and how an audience might receive it. I'm a Theatre Practitioner and I do theatre and not therapy and I think work like this can only be done in skilled hands.
I think it would be good if we were able to keep in touch with you and see how the work progressed via the web site. And the future? Who know's but there might be more working together in the future.......
Ray Downing, Associate Theatre Director, Theatre Venture
ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIVE
Submitted by zeynep ozturk on Tue, 07/11/2006 - 6:58pm.hi Jonathan, hi Anna!
I was a translator in your workshops during the Black Sea
International Theatre Festival in TRabzon. Your workshops
were really fascinating, I am not an actress but I liked
attending your workshops even though I have nothing with
acting. What you did during your workshops were so creative
that I was impressed by them. I am sure the young girls and
some actors loved them, too.
you are great!
GREAT!
Submitted by handan ilyas on Wed, 23/08/2006 - 9:52pm.hi Jonathan, hi Anna!
I worked as a translator during the International Blacksea Theatre Festival.
I was really fascinated by your energy and love for drama,
I was only a translator but I definitely loved your style,
I enjoyed the workshops, actually everybody did.
I really hope to see you again next year, I know the participants loved your style and really looked for learning some useful things.
you are GREAT!!!
Handan ?LYAS
WHY IS RECONCILIATION, FORGETTING AND FORGIVENESS IMPORTANT?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 27/07/2006 - 7:55pm.Unity is an important defence. Forgiveness is the only solution to prevent further violence, and to allow us to live again as brothers and sisters.
Comment from Mlle Dalila Abed in Bordj Bou Arreridj when asked why the recent Referendum in Algeria was important.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 20/06/2006 - 10:58am.I enjoyed coming to see the workshop and was impressed with the young people's performance, obviously I would have liked to see more young people, but understand how difficult it is at times to get young people to be persistent in their commitments.