[Capdist-announce] Channel Z: Theatre Uncut-Walking the Tightrope

[Channel Z Productions]

Theatre Uncut was created to get people thinking, talking and taking action on the events that are happening in the world around them!
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** Channel Z: Theatre Uncut
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** presents plays from
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** WALKING THE TIGHTROPE: The tension between art and politics
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** Sunday, February 8th, 2015
7:30pm
Caffe Lena
47 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, NY
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http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=7ef7f6f349&e=5d6ee8162a the Tightrope: The Tension between Art and Politics, is an Offstage Theatre (http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=95b2d5097b&e=5d6ee8162a) production in association with Theatre Uncut (http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=52c6898348&e=5d6ee8162a) . It features newly-commissioned short plays by established and emerging playwrights, exploring issues of censorship, boycotting and freedom of expression in the UK arts today.

The plays were first performed in a flagship production hosted by Theatre Delicatessen in London, 26th January-1st February 2015.

The plays were written in response to 3 major events of boycott and censorship in the UK theatre world in 2014:

- The Jewish Film Festival refusing to hold the event at the Tricycle Theatre in London after being challenged on receive funding from the Israeli State.
- The cancellation of a Hip Hop Opera by Israeli state-funded company Incubator
Theatre at the Underbelly during the Edinburgh Festival due to pressure from
pro-Palestinian protestors.
- The cancellation of Exhibit B at the Barbican in Edinburgh due to pressure from anti-racism campaigners.

Walking the Tightrope was created in response to these events.

Click these links for further information:
The Jewish Film Festival at the Tricycle Theatre- http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=5cef664f02&e=5d6ee8162a
Incubator Theatre at the Underbelly- http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=971c4adab9&e=5d6ee8162a
Exhibit B at the Barbican- http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=e3c7a2b97c&e=5d6ee8162a   /  http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=3b03fefd79&e=5d6ee8162a

The plays we will be performing are by Caryl Churchill, April De Angelis, Ryan Craig,
Tim Fountain, Hannah Khalil, Neil LaBute, Gbolahan Obisesan, Evan Placey,
Mark Ravenhill and Sarah Solemani.
*These plays contain strong language and themes of an adult nature.
Not suitable for children.
"If you care about humanity, then you care about the arts. If you care about the arts, you need to support this kind of work. In my mind, there is nothing that can't be said or seen on the stage. I think Walking the Tightrope intends to prove that many times over, five minutes at a time."- Neil LaBute

“There is nothing like witnessing intelligent theatre that takes you up on a tightrope without a safety net.”-Huffington Post

For more information contact  info at ChannelZProductions.org (mailto:info at ChannelZProductions.org)



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** The Cast
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Austen Halpern-Graser
Austin Zehr-Scibilia
Grace Janiszewski
John Wilson
Olivia Pedersen

This production is directed by Irma Zehr and produced by Jeannette Zehr of Channel Z Productions .
For more information visit www.channelzproductions.org or visit Facebook at www.facebook.com/channelzprodutions.


** About Theatre Uncut
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Theatre Uncut was created to get people thinking, talking and taking action on the events that are happening in the world around them.

The idea is simple. Playwrights from a selection of countries are asked to write brand new short plays in response to their current political situation. These scripts are then made available for anyone to perform anywhere for a limited period.

Theatre Uncut plays have been performed by over 3,000 people in 17 countries across four continents and contributing writers include Mark Ravenhill, Lucy Kirkwood and Neil LaBute.

Theatre Uncut is run by artistic directors Emma Callander and Hannah Price in the UK.
To find out more please visit www.theatreuncut.com (http://ChannelZProductions.us5.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=37c2b17e303146bdc3cd8ec41&id=7e99886e80&e=5d6ee8162a)

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