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Young Europe IV Launch Event: Non-Dominant Voices in European Youth Theatres
Watch the webinar from Thursday 6 October 2022. Playwrights, mentors and dramaturgs joined a discussion about writing new plays about inclusive topics in different parts of Europe, and how international collaboration can help emerging creatives find their voice on a larger scale, to launch the ETC artistic collaboration project Young Europe IV.
"The stories we tell each other are not harmless. It’s time for change. Time for new audiences. Time for a new repertoire."
On Thursday 6 October 2022, The ETC artistic collaboration project Young Europe IV had its public launch. This was a public discussion on writing new plays about inclusive topics in different parts of Europe, and how international collaboration can help emerging creatives find their voice on a larger scale.
The event also introduced Young Europe’s 'Forgotten Plays Committee', which is rediscovering work by writers from historically marginalised backgrounds—artists who were not granted a place in the European theatre canon, but did crucial work to oppose a one-sided history and still have the power to inspire new generations of writers and audiences.
Speakers include:
- Mohammad Al Attar, Mentor, Syria/Germany
- Paulien Geerlings, Head Dramaturg at De Toneelmakerij and Artistic lead on Young Europe IV, Netherlands
- Tomer Pawlicki, Playwright, Poland/Netherlands
- Teunkie van der Sluijs, Head of Artistic Development at Young Vic, UK
- Olga Voronkova, Playwright, Belarus/UK
- Heidi Wiley, ETC Executive Director
Moderated by Christy Romer, ETC Communication Manager