The Legend of Europa

ph. Lucio Summa In 1994, twenty young theatre artists decided to get together to develop a special idea of theatre. A theatre meant as an open and inclusive space and action. A theatre which regains its ancient social and political feature, together with its artistic and cultural value. A theatre that can metaphorically become the centre of our cities and societies again, an agora , a place of encounter not only for spectators, but for people of any age, gender, culture, experience, background, status. A theatre whose function is not limited to what happens on stage, with artists and performances, but also includes what happens in the audience, what are the needs and desires of spectators; a theatre which takes care of the relationships between people through artistic practices on the border between art, culture, education, social. And those practices are occasions and tools for exchange, enrichment, wellbeing, intergenerational and intercultural dialogue, and active citizenshi...

Chemnitz Salon The Fence is an international Network of playwrights, dramaturgs and freelance theatre makers across Europe and beyond. The Fence was founded on the core principles of:  the importance of the playwright to culture and wider society that in practice, diversity and mobility are the same thing and that through engagement with others our own work develops.  The network exists as a space to think, to be and to do. The founding aim was to create a network based primarily on relationships, rather than scripts and translations, that would enable people to come together and work out for themselves what they wanted to do together. Established in October 2003, the network in 2021 comprises 250+ members from 50+ countries. Created originally in the UK, as of 2018 The Fence is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Fence network meets on average twice yearly - these typically feature 15-50 participants, and last between 5 and 8 days. Fence Membership is via recommendation from exis...