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“Can my kind of art change our kind of world?

It’s all about connecting now. Nothing else matters.
What we do, how we treat each other –

from that space of courage the operative question becomes:

What World Can We Create Together?

Essential considerations:

  • How can we most contribute to the future of a planet that, as it becomes more global is also becoming more territorial?
  • What legacy can we leave our children and why are the arts so vital to their inheritance?
  • How can theatrical processes offer tools that assist individuals to both navigate and lead through this global landscape starting in their own neighborhoods?

Belarus Dream TheaterThe role of the arts has shifted.  We are at the edge of a new conversation brought to sharper necessity because of the pandemic and pressed upon us by climate change.  As the social landscape moves through transformation, standing on the sidelines is not an option. 


What is ART FOR SOCIAL RENEWAL?

Can my kind of art change our kind of world? [Read more here . . . ]


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What the last ten years have taught us:

Part of our intention from our inception was to awaken individuals and to build a fluid community of theatre artists and community members who felt their connection to the world more sharply and who would have the tools to work with what they encountered. We achieved this, but it is not enough. Change can not take place without standing on the ground of true renewal of our relationships with our fellow human beings. And that is what our commitment is now to – theatre and art for the RENEWAL of our communities and our society.

Over the next ten years The GTP will be focusing our efforts on the expansion of Creative Corps. This initiative evolved out of our early work with university students in Florence toward its current embodiment of a growing cadre of artists trained in the Four Pillars approach to #Arts4SocialRenewal. We intend to inspire a movement of artists of all types and all experiences to infuse their world with the power of creative expression and engagement. To awaken our neighbors to the truth of our innate empathetic capacity, to the beauty of our world and each other.

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