Inclusivity Professional & Community Creation Workshop
ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE: AFTER IBSEN
United Players (Vancouver, Canada)
Reimagining the Community/ Professional Artist Relationship in a post dramatic process, EoP tested an inclusive audition process with no headshots, CV’s or monologue submissions.
The creative ensemble included professional and community artists from ages 18- 70, across disability and autism spectrums, gender/ two spirit identities, multiple cultural heritages and backgrounds, and a range of disciplines, and lived experiences.
Through a post dramatic approach incorporating creation & Active Analysis practiced, and anchored in the themes of Ibsen’s play, creations included:
- Poetry by an artist with down syndrome adapted to soundscape;
- Traditional Indian dance set to verbatim text;
- Devised movement set to instruction to change your Youtube algorithms;
- A Zimbabwean fable layered with physical theatre;
- Ibsen text role assignment were selected at random to avoided matching identities.
Photos by Niall McNeil
