‘America’s best players in public diplomacy have always been its people and its ideas.’ – Why Is The United States Waging The Battle Of Ideas With One Hand Tied Behind Its Back? by Senator Richard Lugar
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MISSION and PURPOSE
The Global Theatre Project develops and supports opportunities for creative engagement and collaboration that will unite American theatre artists and students with their international counterparts positively affecting the communities in which they are working. The Global Theatre Project seeks to promote cross-cultural alliances and improve the perception of Americans abroad by placing two valuable segments of our citizenry into productive action: our professional theatre artists and our youth.
HISTORY
The Global Theatre Project is born of the work of President and Artistic Director, Bari Hochwald who co-founded and ran Florence International Theatre Company in Florence, Italy from 2005 through 2010. The work, which focused on integration of the various communities of the city as well as that of visiting artists and US students, led to rapid growth and involvement levels (please see our ‘Impact’ page). Very quickly it became clear that this sort of innovative, yet simple interaction can have a powerful and enduring effect on the participants and the community alike (please see our ‘In Their Words’ page).
THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
The time has come to now expand the work on a larger scale and to a broader audience internationally through the establishment of The Global Theatre Project. By basing the organization in the United States and continuing to build on FITC’s work in Florence, The Global Theatre Project, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, seeks to launch additional projects and engage additional communities around the world. The Global Theatre Project recognizes and addresses the importance of providing opportunities for American artists and students to engage internationally in a positive and collaborative way and to explore the full potential of live theatre and events to promote cross-cultural understanding. In doing so, the work done abroad will be brought back to the US and shared in events which bring active attention to the importance of recognizing our global citizenship and the impact that the US has overseas.
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