As an American student who has been fortunate enough to spend three days observing the actors prepare their play, I’ve been struck by their immense creativity and imagination. Choosing the classic Beauty and the Beast, the youth threw out any idea of a “classic” play and began to synthesize the story with their ideas about a heavily non-verbal theater. With the mentoring of Serbian theater teacher Nela and English theater teacher Rosie, this production of Beauty and the Beast has become a progressive and alternative theater performance combining percussion, rap, video, dance, acrobatics, and carefully created lines.
Musicians without Borders has provided the youth a space to express themselves and their ideas, and the actors have quickly filled the space with their creativity. The youth have chosen not to have fixed roles, instead exchanging characters throughout the play. Carefully analyzing each scene they created, the youth decided which emotions they wanted to illustrate throughout the play and they’ve artfully communicated each of these feelings.
Each day I have spent with the actors and directors, I have seen ideas exchanged and discussed among them. Each day Beauty and the Beast acquires newer and deeper meaning thanks to their energy.
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| Seth (right) helps with making props |
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