How do we dismantle existing power structures, both in theatre and the wider world? And what should we build in their place? Through workshops, installation, interactive performance and a house party, Dismantle: A Festival About Power which runs at the Bush Theatre, London from 24 July – 4 August will interrogate these questions.
This festival is created and curated by the current cohort of Project 2036, Milli Bhatia, Ingrid Marvin and Nina Segal. They facilitated a series of open conversations this year, to interrogate existing power structures in theatre – and how it intersects with gender, race, class, economics and education. This festival is the result of those conversations, exploring new potential models for the future.
Project 2036 is a programme run by the Bush Theatre, which offers three artists of colour – a director, a producer and a playwright – a year-long bursary, funded by the Leverhulme Trust, and the opportunity to curate the Studio for a fortnight.
Throughout their residency, this year’s Project 2036 cohort have committed to widening access and sharing resources. To actively practice the redistribution of power, they have partnered with three Associate Companies, Art+ Feminism, Skindeep and Sisters Uncut, who will deliver and support workshop events as part of the opening week.
