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  • Community Chorus call out: Be a part of The Suppliant Women!

    • Community Chorus call out: Be a part of The Suppliant Women!

    26 Aug 2021

    Photography by Stephen Cummiskey and trailer by Alex Raptatasios from the 2016 production of The Suppliant Women

    ***APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN. THANKYOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED A RECRUITMENT WOKRSHOP***

    Gulbenkian Arts Centre and iCCi at the University of Kent are recruiting participants for a Community Chorus for the upcoming production of The Suppliant Women – would you like to be a part of it?

    Find out more on the fantastic team you could be working with here.

    ★★★★★ “A timeless, fantastical production of colour, song, and movement” The Independent

    ★★★★★ “Remarkable…choral power unleashed” WhatsOnStage

    ★★★★★ “An epic, feminist protest song” The Guardian

    We’re looking for people who:

      • Want to work with a top professional creative team
      • Enjoy singing, acting and performing
      • Have a willingness to learn, enthusiasm and dedication
      • Having an interest in the social and political themes of the play would also be great!

    The Community Cast breaks down into 3 choruses as follows:

    • The Suppliant Women: Chorus of Young Women aged 18-30 (Some singing and movement experience/ability required but doesn’t need to be seasoned performers.) This chorus is on stage for the majority of the performance and therefore will have the most intensive rehearsal schedule from Sept-Nov 2021 (mainly Tuesday evenings and weekends) and the production week from Monday 8th November 2021.
    • The King’s Soldiers: Chorus of Men aged 18-35 (Some singing and movement experience/ability required but doesn’t need to be seasoned performers.) This chorus has a smaller role and therefore less intensive rehearsal schedule, mainly 4 weekend days and then the production week from Monday 8th November 2021.
    • Men and Women representing the community: Chorus of the Community aged 18+ Ability to sing required –  This chorus features at the end of the play with one main song.

    “Don’t hold back, just go for it. You will have an amazing, transforming experience” – Margaret Crisp, Edinburgh Recruitment

    Find out more about The Making of The Suppliant Women.

    Find out more about The Suppliant Women performance at Gulbenkian

    How to get involved:

    We will be running taster workshops at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre on Saturday 11th & Sunday 26th September 2021, from which the Creative Team will select their choruses. For more information please contact creativeengagement@kent.ac.uk

    ART31

    ART31 takes its name from Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, which states that ‘Children have the right to relax and play, and to join in a wide range of cultural, artistic and other recreational activities’.

    ART31 is a vision created with, by, and for young people in Kent, championing the belief that all children and young people have an entitlement to access high quality arts and culture, to empower them to achieve their creative potential, and to genuinely engage young people as equal partners in any decision making that affects them.

    The ART31 Youth Board is made up of young people from across Kent aged 13-25 who steer its governance, and influence policy and practice across the county and beyond, challenging the creative sector to examine existing ways of working and integrate young people into the core of their practice.

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    TECH31 provides free practical training in technical theatre for ages 13 - 25
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    NT Connections is the National Theatre’s nationwide youth theatre festival. Each year it offers a unique opportunity for youth theatres and school theatre groups to stage new plays written for young people by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights, and to perform in leading theatres across the UK.
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    Square Pegs Arts are an award winning charity who provide drama groups, music projects and other accessible Arts opportunities for children and young adults who have learning disabilities and autism, and produce original, inspiring, challenging Theatre. Difference is celebrated and everyone is supported to shine in their own way.
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    ARTY31

    Gulbenkian’s ARTY31 group is for young people aged 8-12 with a wide variety of arts interests.

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