The British Council celebratesthe 200th birthday of Charles Dickens with projects across the world, including this exciting partnership with the Bronx Museum of the Arts.
Our EventsJung Chang's bestselling memoir Wild Swans comes to the stage for the first time through a transatlantic partnership with London's the Young Vic, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Actors Touring Company. This production brings together a joint US/UK artistic team that includes playwright Alexandra Wood, director Sacha Wares, designer Miriam Buether and Beijing video artist Wang GongXin.
Wild Swans premieres at A.R.T. before moving to the Young Vic in April 2012 for World Stages London, a new international theater festival supported by the British Council's London 2012 program.
11 February to 11 March 2012
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.)
Cambridge, MA
In their new performance work Super Night Shot, UK/German collective Gob Squad declares a “War on Anonymity.” An hour before the audience arrives, the artists take to the streets armed with synchronized video cameras. The result is an uncut, unedited series of comic and surreal adventures that celebrate unexpected meetings with strangers.
4 - 5 May 2012
Fusebox Festival
Austin, TX
Acclaimed London theater company 1927 hits the road this summer with the US premiere tour of The Animals and the Children Took to the Streets.
Amidst a dystopian metropolis squirming with cockroaches and unrest, characters must navigate a maze of government oppression and urban paranoia. Combining live music, a darkly humorous narrative, and captivating interaction between animation and live actors, 1927’s newest show is a graphic novel sprung to life.
25 May – 3 June 2012
Spoleto Festival USA
Charleston, SC
8 – 30 June 2012
The Studio Theatre
Washington, DC
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