Tripwires

Tripwires is a leadership training and performance programme. We use theatre, poetry, music, dance, film and more to explore freedom of expression, offence and self-censorship.

We are looking for 25 people aged 17-23 from East London to be the Tripwires leadership trainees.
Starting on Saturday 23rd of October at Queen Mary, University of London (Mile End Campus), it runs for 20 Saturdays, followed by outreach and performance in Spring 2011.

If you would like to join us to explore these issues, learn new skills in the arts, plan and deliver your own projects and help devise the final performance, with the opportunity to go for accreditation, email Isobel by 26 September 2010 at arts@indexoncensorship.org for more details.

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Tripwires is a collaboration between Index on Censorship and Project Phakama UK, with the support from City Bridge Trust and Queen Mary, University of London

Phakama and Orpheus group photo

A huge well done to all members of Phakama and Orpheus for creating the most amazing show!

Phakama and Orpheus Outdoor Spectacular

Dear Friends,

Phakama and Orpheus have joined forces this summer to create a site specific event at the Orpheus Centre.

Phakama's and Orpheus' young artists and facilitators will be in residence at the centre for two weeks this month. The two groups will bring together shared experiences and stories which will become a short exploratory performance full of puppetry, music and audience interaction.

Come and join us at Orpheus Centre on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th August, 7.30pm.
Tickets are £8 (£6 concessions) available on 01883 741414 or email marketing@orpheus.org.uk

For details on how to get to Orpheus Centre please check the link below:
http://www.orpheus.org.uk/contact-us/map-and-directions.html

We look forward to seeing you at the performance,

Best wishes

The Phakama team

Postponing The Inevitable

Dear Friends

After careful deliberation between Teater Tetas, Project Phakama and our UK supporters - Queen Mary's University and The Indonesian Embassy - we have made the decision to postpone the European premier of The World At My Feet until October this year.

Although we have been working extremely hard to try and ensure the project went ahead this month, time has really been against us. We set ourselves a difficult challenge when the TWAMF plan was first hatched in March because of two excellent performance opportunities that presented themselves to us:

• The chance for Tetas to perform with us at the Trashcatcher's Carnival in Tooting

• The chance to take The World At My Feet to Contact The World international theatre festival in Manchester

These two events, both taking place now in July, were the reason we gave ourselves such a short amount of time (4 months) to garner the high level of support needed for such an ambitious project.

Sadly, although very generous offers of support have been pledged by organisations both in the UK and Indonesia, there were certain key pieces of paper that we were unable to obtain in time, namely:

• Visas

• Plane tickets

HOWEVER! We are now, thanks to the revised schedule, able to give The World At My Feet an even brighter future for October. Our intentions are now:

• To increase the number of performances in London

• To offer enhanced workshop opportunities for local schools

• To offer enhanced workshop opportunities for drama practitioners and the public

So do not take your eyes from this spot because over the next 3 months it's gonna get hot, hot like a Latin disco. And we want you there in the front row at the opening premier European show! See you in October, if not before.

Viva Phakama! Viva The World At My Feet!

Un abrazo muy fuerte

De los Phakamistas

Trashcatchers Carnival route this Sunday

Click on the poster for all the details you need to know for
Sunday's Trashcatchers' Carnival including the route and the
finish point on oft-locked Fishponds playing fields! We can't wait!

Volunteers for Sunday

Are you free on Sunday and want to volunteer on our Carnival? We are looking for extra stewards and groups hosts - come and join our parade! It will be a joyful and fun experience - email inest@projectphakama.org for more details

Volunteering opportunities

We are looking for volunteers for our Trashcatchers’ Carnival in Tooting.

Everyone is welcome!
The roles include technical support, front of house, group hosts and more.

If you have some free time between now and the 4th of July get in touch!

Also if you know of someone that might be interested in volunteering with us please pass them this message

Email Ines on inest@projectphakama.org for more details.