It's been a while, and finally time to venture out into the world again!
I just got back from an intensive two-week project in Sudan. It was an amazing, beautiful and profound experience.
I joined the American Voices YES Academy program to teach theater to university students and youth, and to create a performance piece on a relevant social issue, such as national identity (particularly in the wake of separation between Sudan and South Sudan).
While there I had very little internet connection, so the blogging has had to wait. I was able to post a couple of times to Facebook, and here is my first check-in:
11/11/13: First day in Sudan. After a bumpy start with logistics, we finally started the workshops -- and the students are fantastic! I am so impressed. The kids are great and the students from the University of Sudan are so talented, so expressive, and 100% into it. What great stuff we're gonna do in the next two weeks. This is the first high-profile artistic exchange between the US and Sudan. A member of the government was there to check us out, make sure everything's on the up and up.... Hopefully he approved.
Over the next few days, I will give more details to bring you along on my journey. Fasten your seatbelts, we're going on an intense roller coaster ride!
I just got back from an intensive two-week project in Sudan. It was an amazing, beautiful and profound experience.
I joined the American Voices YES Academy program to teach theater to university students and youth, and to create a performance piece on a relevant social issue, such as national identity (particularly in the wake of separation between Sudan and South Sudan).
While there I had very little internet connection, so the blogging has had to wait. I was able to post a couple of times to Facebook, and here is my first check-in:
11/11/13: First day in Sudan. After a bumpy start with logistics, we finally started the workshops -- and the students are fantastic! I am so impressed. The kids are great and the students from the University of Sudan are so talented, so expressive, and 100% into it. What great stuff we're gonna do in the next two weeks. This is the first high-profile artistic exchange between the US and Sudan. A member of the government was there to check us out, make sure everything's on the up and up.... Hopefully he approved.
Over the next few days, I will give more details to bring you along on my journey. Fasten your seatbelts, we're going on an intense roller coaster ride!
