'MTC
Artistic Director Brett Sheehy explains, “(as part of the NEON
readings) these three works come from writers of diverse backgrounds and
perspectives, each with a unique take on contemporary Australian
life.”' - Mar 1, 2015, http://www.theatrepeople.com.au - Neon 2015.It also confirms Sean McIntyre as one of "Melbourne's most interesting new voices" -- Feb 26, 2015, www.theatrealive.com.au - News
He again teams with Chilean-born, Melbourne-based director Marco Romero, founder of Melbourne's Spanish Theatre.
MTC CONNECT exists to engage talented theatre practitioners from diverse communities to build a richer arts landscape
"'KIDS' is an ideal vehicle through which we can explore and present themes of identity, being a refugee, empathy, migration and Australia's attitudes to immigration", said director Marco Romero. "Broader political issues such as detention of refugees, acceptance of same and how people integrate into, contribute and enrich Australian culture are also considered within 'KIDS'".
"As a proposed future project, 'KIDS' easily meets the criteria of MTC CONNECT", said writer Sean McIntyre, "while as an entertainment product, it also offers a unique commerciality".
Inspired by 'Juegos A La Hora De La Siesta' ('Games During Naptime'), by Polish-born Argentinean playwright Roma Mahieu, 'KIDS' is:
- Multicultural
- featuring characters as immigrants and/or refugees from areas such as Carlton, Dandenong, Brimbank and Deer Park, even affluent areas such as Balwyn.
- Diverse
- offers storytelling through multicultural, artistic voices seldom heard in mainstream theatre.
- New work
- intimate, compelling in its nature, 'KIDS' contains scenes of high drama and humour. As a developing or emerging work, such a project has never been seen in public before.
'KIDS' is their third commercial collaboration and full-length play for the stage. Planning and preparation for their fourth collaboration is well underway.
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ABOUT | ‘KIDS’ by Sean McIntyre
Melbourne Theatre Company - NEON Festival 2015
7pm Monday 13 July 2015
Tickets now on sale at MTC Box Office, Southbank.
ABOUT MTC Connect
MTC CONNECT is a partnership with Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV), by which MAV has identified a number of theatre artists of diverse backgrounds to join the MTC family as ambassadors, advocates and facilitators between MTC and their communities.
The 2015 MTC CONNECT Ambassadors are:
Tania Canas (El Salvadorian), Teame Ersie (Ethiopian), Rashma N. Kalsie (Indian), Nadja Kostich (Serbian), Vuyo Loko (South African), Tariro Mavondo (Zimbabwean), Diana Nguyen (Vietnamese), Rani Pramesti (Indonesian), Jaime Wilson Ramirez (Chilean), Marco Romero (Chilean), and Majid Shokor (Iraqi).
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