Us and Them

Judith mentioned David Diamond a couple of classes ago. David Diamond is the artistic director of Headlines Theatre. He's been working on an interesting project that I thought I'd bring to your attention.  A bit more about him:

He is the originator of Theatre for Living, a merging of Augusto Boal's Theatre of the Oppressed, and a life-long interest in systems theory. Theatre for Living recognizes communities are complexly integrated living organisms and invites them to engage in constructive social change, moving from various forms of violence to respectful engagement.

You might be interested in attending "Us and Them," a play that runs at the Cultch from October 21st to November 12. The Community Workshop page is quite interesting as it takes you through the process of how they created the cast for this performance, here it is briefly:

In Spring 2011 we invited people from various diverse communities across Metro Vancouver to join us in developing an Interactive Physical Theatre Project, looking at issues of "us and them". We received more than 185 applications expressing interest in participating in the Community Workshop and as Cast Members.

I'm planning to attend one of the performances, maybe I'll see you there!

Resources: Systems Theory