The Odyssey Project 2012
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August 5, 2012
Michael Morgan and UCSB Department of Theater & Dance Present
The Odyssey Project 2012
Homer's Odyssey is a compelling story of a hero's journey home. Michael Morgan's The Odyssey Project that partners teens from Los Prietos Boys Camp with UC students will be presented at Center Stage on August 5. Together these two different cultures come together to re-write the Odyssey of Homer using their own life stories. Each member of the cast has been encouraged to develop their own unique voice supported by a network of university and community contributors including a mask maker, poet, storyteller, martial artist and hip-hop choreographer. The project seeks to demonstrate how artistic cooperation transcends class, racial and social barriers and how art with rehabilitation serves as an alternative to incarceration and penalty. The project is social change in action. It provides a democratic blueprint, a level playing field between teens at risk and UC students. Conception Media of Santa Barbara is currently filming a documentary short on this experimental process. It will examine the efficacy of this creative collaboration as a model for social justice and life affirming transformation.
The performance will be followed by a Q&A with the participants.
Tickets for this performance are not available online and must be purchased through the Center Stage box office.
The producers of this performance reserve the right to refuse admittance at the time of performance.
TIMES: Sunday, August 5, at 2:00 P.M.
TICKETS: $20 suggested donation
All seating is general admission. All ticket sales are final at the time of purchase. There are no refunds or exchanges.
BOX OFFICE (805) 963-0408 (V/TDD)