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Benefit Concert for
 The Performance Project

Edwards Church
Main Street, Northampton
Saturday, July 26, 2008

THE PERFORMANCE PROJECT ANNOUNCES FIRST GENERATION, OUR NEW INTENSIVE ARTS AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE TO BEGIN SEPTEMBER 2008!

First Generation is an intensive arts-based, community building, and leadership development program for first generation youth that provides a platform for youth to have a public voice in their community and beyond.  
Beginning in September 2008 a group of 12 young people, ages 15-22, who self-identify as "first generation" will come together for a year-long process of research, self-reflection, artistic training, and dialogue to create a full-length multi-lingual performance about the experience of being first generation.  Priority will be given to youth who are multi-lingual and/or court-involved. Community Elders will also participate in the creative process by sharing their experiences and perspectives.
 
First Generation is based on the belief that the cultural legacies and family histories of first generation youth are a source of strength
as we shape our individual identities. The program's focus on creating a multi-lingual performance invites First Generation participants to embrace individual complexities within their family, and community cultures and provides a platform for young people to have a public voice within the community.  Ensemble members will invite audiences to participate in a public dialogue about how systemic oppression severs youth from their cultural origins.

email: info@performanceproject.org

http://www.performanceproject.org

07/10/08