The Gaza Mono-Logues are as much stories of childhood, as they are of war. They are told by children who dream of a tomorrow – while hoping they get through their today. And while they may be located in the specific context of Gaza, they speak of a collective psyche of a generation born into, growing up in and altered by experiences of war.
Floating Space Theatre Company partners with the Ashtar Theatre Company based in Palestine on The Gaza Mono-Logues performance project – Ashtar’s global initiative for peace and non-violence.
Directed by Jake Oorloff, the performance of the Gaza Mono-Logues is based on a series of monologues developed by Ashtar Theatre and written by children in workshop of a period of one year. The Gaza Monologues deal with the realities of children living in a context of armed conflict.
Students from Ladies College and Wesley College in Colombo will make up the cast of fourteen that will perform these monologues on the 30th and 31st of October.
FLOATING SPACE
As a theatre company that is committed to experimentation, Floating Space is inspired
by the unconventional and shared experiences in performance. Its focus is to create and produce performance, with the objective of exploring the possibilities of theatre in terms of form, style, space, approach and purpose.
Floating Space creates and facilitates collaborative creative arts projects with local and international artistes, theatre practitioners and companies.
We work in partnership with a range of organizations and individuals to advocate the use of theatre outside its more traditional purpose, especially with regard to participatory theatre techniques and issue-based work.
Floating Space was initiated in 2007 by Jake Oorloff and Ruhanie Perera.
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