Boundless Theatre recently announced ‘Extended Universe,’ a two year project funded by Creative Europe where they will partner with three European theatre companies to develop new young independent theatre audiences across Europe.“Boundless Theatre will lead the project partnering with four politically-engaged, outward-looking theatres from across Europe, Teater Grob (Denmark), Entropia (Greece) and Sala Beckett (Spain) with the shared aim of connecting more with young audiences and maximizing digital developments for storytelling. The partners have connected through conversations about recent social, cultural, and political shifts in each country; together they will explore ideas around power, protest, and utopia, offering a platform to young adults and their perspectives,” says the official release.The four companies will each work with a theatre-maker (to be announced shortly) and 15-25 year olds over the next two years to co-create a narrative for multiple platforms (including live theatre), adopting a transmedia approach to storytelling. Work will be presented in Copenhagen, Barcelona, Athens, and online (created in London) in May 2020.As per the release, Rob Drummer, Artistic Director of Boundless Theatre, said: “This is an extraordinary and exciting time to be working with three inspiring and innovative companies across Europe. Extended Universe will honor the conversations we’ve all had with teenagers and young people and will reflect a changing Europe through the eyes of a generation living with the impact of recent upheavals in the UK, Denmark, Greece, and Spain. Creative Europe funding is a real endorsement of an outward looking collaboration across Europe and an investment in Boundless Theatre’s audience-first approach, for which we are incredibly grateful.”Creative Europe supports the delivery of cultural and creative transnational cooperation projects across any art form for a maximum duration of four years. The 2018 results for Creative Europe’s Cooperation Projects have been announced with 40 awards to UK lead and partner organizations in European projects. Overall, 37 of the 101 selected projects involve the UK, which means that the UK continues to be one of the most partnered countries in what is the principal funding opportunity in Creative Europe’s Culture sub-programme.Boundless Theatre creates exhilarating, relevant, and shareable theatre with and for young people. “We empower, inspire and invest in future audiences and artists, promoting conversation and exchange across the UK and Europe. Since 1991, the company has pushed the boundaries of work made for and with young people, producing over 25 high quality productions,” says the release.http://www.blouinartinfo.com Founder: Louise Blouin
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