Join Chicago theatre’s WTD Celebration at the Chopin Theatre on Saturday, March 27. In the evening, experience a special World Theater Day performance of The House’s WILSON WANTS IT ALL or BackStage’s ORANGE FLOWER WATER. Then, beginning at 9:30 as the city’s Saturday shows come down, join us for some complimentary food, music, conversation, and performances all provided by the League of Chicago Theatres, the Chopin Theatre, and folks in the Chicago theatre community.
Every space in the Chopin becomes a promenade party, with a little bit of something for everyone to celebrate our corner of the world, and reach out to all the others. Downstairs will feature live music and loungey hob-nobbing with the folks who make Chicago theatre tick. In the lobby, social media connections fuel an international conversation with a host of Chicago’s international friends. And on the mainstage, Chris Piatt, former theatre editor for TimeOut Chicago, brings his PAPER MACHETE live magazine to investigate – and roast – Chicago’s historic relationships with other cities in “The Second City Complex.”
INTERNATIONAL THEATER SHOUT-OUTS
Since World Theatre Day is all about generating cross-cultural dialogue that explores the power of theater to celebrate life and effect social change through collaborative performance, we’re hoping to foster some real international dialogue and collaboration leading up to the event. So this goes out to both Chicago companies and theatres outside of the United States – we want to be “sister” companies with you this year!
STEP ONE – Let’s make contact. Connect with an artist or company in Chicago, or outside the country – and think about what issues, ideas, and dialogue you would want to share them. Tell them about World Theatre Day and how theater changes your community.
STEP TWO – Talk it out. Record a video or audio greeting to that sister company, and have them send one to you. Share your thoughts about social issues, community issues, aesthetic exploration, or just who you are. Listen to what your new friends across the globe are working on and trying to accomplish. Find common ground.
STEP THREE – Share. Make a record of your conversation – a video greeting, an audio recording of a skype conversation, a collaborative art project, a photo – and post it to the internationally-contributed World Theatre Day tumblr blog (http://wtd10.tumblr.com), just by emailing a link to what you’ve made to http://tinyurl.com/wtdmedia, or ask us for help with this project at worldtheatreday@nikku.net.
[...] Today, I was griping about the fact that I won’t be in Chicago for World Theatre Day and the big party at the Chopin Theatre when I realized that there isn’t anything planned for World Theatre Day in [...]
[...] Make a connection with a sister company in another country. Partner with a company in another country to celebrate World Theater Day. Share your work, and document this conversation with a World Theatre Day Shout Out, which we’ll feature on this year’s Tumblr feed. For more information on this project, go to the WTD Chicago blog post here. [...]
[...] After the show, Christopher Piatt went down to the Chopin to read his essay, ”The Second City Complex: The House Theatre and the Chicago Tribune” as part of World Theatre Day. [...]
Check out Pics from Chicago’s World Theatre Day event on the TimeOut Chicago blog!