Flute Theatre Will Present Shakespeare Festival For Autistic Individuals and Their Families
The festival will include Shakespeare s Pericles and A Midsummer Night s Dream, among others.by BWW News Desk
Flute Theatre, who since March 2020 and the onset of the pandemic have made over 700 online performances for autistic individuals and their families, will present three productions from Monday 7th June for 6 weeks.
They will present their two previous adapted productions of Shakespeare s Pericles and A Midsummer Night s Dream alongside their newly commissioned production, created in association with Teatro La Plaza in Lima Peru, of The Tempest presented in both English and Spanish. Flute Theatre s Shakespeare Festival has been created and developed with international partners in order including Teatro La Plaza, Lima Peru, Escuela Monserrat Montera, Granollers Spain and Samatha Learning Centre, Bangalore India.
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People’s Palace Projects, in partnership with Flute Theatre (UK) and La Plaza Theatre (Peru), developed the production during a four-week digital theatre laboratory connecting the UK and Peru.
The one-hour online performance, available in Spanish with English translation, investigated how the dramatic arts can break the stigma and lack of visibility around autism and demonstrates how taking part in theatrical productions can enable resilience among young people with autism.
Adapting to Covid
The show was adapted to a digital format in response to the Covid-19 pandemic using Flute’s Kelly Hunter Heartbeat Method. The UK theatre company has been developing a series of sensory drama games based on Shakespearean rhythms and language for 20 years and in the Covid-19 pandemic has introduced innovative ways of working online with people with autism.
The Tempest was adapted to a digital format in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
People’s Palace Projects, in partnership with Flute Theatre (UK) and La Plaza Theatre (Peru), developed the production during a four-week digital theatre laboratory connecting the UK and Peru.
The one-hour online performance, available in Spanish with English translation, investigated how the dramatic arts can break the stigma and lack of visibility around autism and demonstrates how taking part in theatrical productions can enable resilience among young people with autism.
Adapting to Covid
The show was adapted to a digital format in response to the Covid-19 pandemic using Flute’s Kelly Hunter Heartbeat Method. The UK theatre company has been developing a series of sensory drama games based on Shakespearean rhythms and language for 20 years and in the Covid-19 pandemic has introduced innovative ways of working online with people with autism.
Flute Theatre To Host International Performances and Events During World Autism Awareness Week
Each day Flute Theatre will be dedicated to celebrating the autistic individuals and their families that they work with in each country.by BWW News Desk
Flute Theatre will celebrate World Autism Awareness Week with five days of online international performances, in countries including India, the USA, Spain, Peru and the UK, with autistic individuals and their families around the world. These adapted performances have been created in response to Covid-19, alleviating anxieties and offering unique opportunities for artistic participation during the increased loneliness caused by the pandemic. Since March 2020 and the onset of the pandemic, Flute Theatre have made over 700 online performances for one autistic individual at a time.