MISSION and PURPOSE

Through the art of theatre and its process, The Global Theatre Project activates engaged and empathetic global citizenship explored and expressed in ways that create awakened individuals and healthy local community enthusiastically contributing to a peaceful planet.

Our three-pronged structure of artistic excellence, community outreach and experiential education develops projects and programming which encourage the intellectual and creative capacity of all involved. Working at the intersection of the arts and humanities, we believe that a healthy society requires individuals who are active in their local world and aware of the larger issues interconnecting all living beings on this planet. Because of this, our work focuses both on understanding the historic and current facts of specific social issues and on the development of an approach to theatre-making which innately supports strengthening individuals and relationships (i.e. community)

We recognize an urgent necessity for human beings to both experience and demonstrate a passion and curiosity toward knowing the ‘other.’ And that this necessity, fulfilled, will help to develop individuals who can serve this world as informed and independent thinkers driven not by ignorance and fear but assisted through what we have identified as The Seven Whole Artist Elements: curiosity, passion, sensual development, connectivity, intellectual hunger, knowledge and the courageous action of creative expression and communication with others. These elements are one of the Four Pillars that our work in Theatre For Social Renewal stands upon. The others being Kindness, Community and Artistry.

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).

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