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Where:  6th Floor Numa , Church St. When:  7-8:30pm on Friday 12th Feb, 2016 How much:  Free As injustice reaches epic propor...

February 01, 2016
Where: 6th Floor Numa, Church St. When: 7-8:30pm on Friday 12th Feb, 2016 How much: Free As injustice reaches epic proportions, we reach back into the epics to reflect on contemporary struggles. Shadow Liberation uses creatively crafted visual stories to captivate the imagination and invite audiences to interrupt the injustice of gender violence. In the tradition of Augusto Boal's Forum Theatre,...

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To devise honest theatre drawing upon our lived experiences, we need to do inventory. Shady Lib members reflected on Internalized Misog...

April 17, 2015
To devise honest theatre drawing upon our lived experiences, we need to do inventory. Shady Lib members reflected on Internalized Misogyny (using this checklist), during the process of developing new material and here are 5 quotes from the performers: "I think accepting that I have internalized misogyny is a baby step in my effort for gender justice." “I was...

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Our latest play was written and performed by 18 new Shadow Liberation members who are first year students at  Srishti School of Art, Des...

September 09, 2014
Our latest play was written and performed by 18 new Shadow Liberation members who are first year students at Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology. The following quotes come directly from the pages of actors journals as they reflected on the process of devising our latest show. These quotes paired with images will give you an inside look...

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Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the Fundraiser and Shadow Dance Party we threw with DJ Slimrock at the Olympia Bal...

May 31, 2014
Thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of the Fundraiser and Shadow Dance Party we threw with DJ Slimrock at the Olympia Ballroom in Olympia, WA. We had an intimate and generous group of supporters who enjoyed a special guest performance by Alison Marie Baker of Full Moon Radio with Rhea Melina Dorsey and an opening set...

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To share the art of crafting participatory shadow theatre, we teamed up with Living Stages to offer a Shadow Liberation workshop title...

May 29, 2014
To share the art of crafting participatory shadow theatre, we teamed up with Living Stages to offer a Shadow Liberation workshop titled, Devising Forum Theatre with Shadows, at Headwaters Theatre in Portland, OR.What started out as a a couple stories about misogyny, grew more complex as the group physically improvised visual narratives without dialogue. The workshop was followed...

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In the heat of May,  Evan Hastings traveled to Bangladesh to lead a series of workshops for the 12th annual National Therapeutic The...

May 26, 2014
In the heat of May, Evan Hastings traveled to Bangladesh to lead a series of workshops for the 12th annual National Therapeutic Theatre Workshop, where he facilitated workshops including: Shadow Theater Therapy for Gender Justice,  Transforming Trauma & Enacting Resilience with Shadow Theater,  Playing with Projections: Visual Metaphors in Drama Therapy,  See more pics on the Shadow Liberation Facebook...

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Behind the shadow scenes in the  LOK  studio in South Kolkata, a group of young theatre artists improvise with sound and shadows toward a...

May 13, 2014
Behind the shadow scenes in the LOK studio in South Kolkata, a group of young theatre artists improvise with sound and shadows toward a vision for the future of India's Youth Theatre Movement. Beyond naming the obvious struggles of financial resources, lack of platforms for artists and group cohesion issues, we got into the issue of language, the hegemony of...

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