Contacting the World 2010 Launch

January 2010 marks the launch of Contacting the World 2010, Contact’s revolutionary international theatre project for young and emerging artists.   Contacting the World brings together the newest, most exciting and innovative young theatre companies from across the globe to help redefine the way in which collaboration and internationalism combine in the global community.  150 young people from twelve young theatre companies from countries including Jamaica, Palestine, Iran, Demark, The Netherlands, USA, UK, Switzerland, South Africa and India will be randomly twinned to engage in a seven month long exchange process to create brand new, visionary and truly global theatre/art.

Leading up to the Festival in July 2010, the journey of these young artists will be played out simultaneously across the globe and revealed on line as the collaboration intensifies. CTW10 looks set to stage a truly global event Manchester firmly at its epicentre.

For further press enquiries contact

James Stanley

Communications Officer

Contact

+ 44 (0)161 274 0627

Note to the Editor

Conceived in 2002, Contact’s unique initiative has taken place every two years so far involving over 40 countries and just under 1000 young people.

Contact is one of the UK’s leading, award winning arts organisations working with young people.  It is based in Manchester in the North West of England.

Companies selected for participation in CTW10 include

10p Mix Up, Manchester

20 Stories High, Liverpool

Outhouse Collective,London

Junges Theater Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Nowhere; The Poetry Circle Nowhere, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Radiator Factory, Copenhagen, Denmark

First Wave Hip Hop Theater Ensemble, Madison, USA

Jamaica Youth Theatre, Kingston, Jamaica

84theater, Tehran, Iran

CuciOtak, East Java, Indonesia

Sophiatown Ambassadors, Johannesburg, South Africa

Working Title 2.0 , Mumbai, India

Contacting the World is grateful for the support of its key partner, the Arts Council of England.  The Festival will take place in Manchester in July 2010.

Contacting the World was granted the International Fund for the promotion of culture’s quality label in 2005 in recognition of its value by UNESCO.

www.contact-theatre.org

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