Joe Hill was always on the line

Hankstertube continues to get lots of hits and positive comments on Brian Mullin's rendention of Joe Hill. Please enjoy... see also Joan Baez tribute to Obama . Or here's Phil Ochs rendition...(the traditional renditional....) ...the union was the only friend he had!

btw -- Brian Mullin will be directing the next play at Castillo Theater in Manhattan -- This is one of the few plays written by the late Aimé Césaire, one of the great surrealist poets of the 20th century and a founder of the Negritude Movement. First produced at Castillo in 1995, the new production will feature a core group of performers from Youth Onstage! and will be directed by Brian Mullin, Program Manager of the Youth Onstage! Community Performance School.

Joe Hill was always on the line. Carry it on!  Or go yonder...

-NH

IDEA's Dan Baron Cohen declares Nov. 27th International Drama/Theatre and Education Day

My friend Dan Baron Cohen (one of my co-participants last month at Performing the World 08) has sent an email to The Hankster that I thought you might be interested in:


IDEA friends, amigos, amis!

As the President of IDEA, I’m delighted to declare November 27th International Drama/Theatre and Education Day. We now have a specific date to celebrate our rich and distinctive contribution to the global project of cultivating a human education, human rights and peace for all, in particular for young people, children, and excluded communities that are threatened by violence...

Cómo Presidente de IDEA, estoy encantado de declarar el día 27 de Noviembre como el Día Internacional del Drama/Teatro y Educación. Ahora tenemos un día especifico para celebrar nuestra rica y distintiva contribución al proyecto global que busca cultivar una educación humana, los derechos humanos y la paz para todos, en particular para los jóvenes, los niños y las comunidades excluidas amenazadas por la violencia...

En tant que Président d’IDEA, j’ai l’honneur de déclarer le 27 novembre Journée Internationale de l’Education Artistique en Théâtre. Nous avons désormais une date spécifique pour célébrer notre riche et singulière contribution au projet global de développement de l’éducation des hommes, des droits de l’homme et de la paix pour tous, et tout particulièrement pour les jeunes, les enfants et les exclus menacés par la violence...

Dan Baron Cohen
IDEA President 2007-2010
Chair of the World Alliance for Arts Education
www.idea-org.net

Avant-Garde Olympic Closing Ceremonies

I'm watching the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics and I must say, this is the most avant-garde production I have ever seen outside Fred Newman's Castillo Theater.

The opening and closing ceremonies were truly a showcase of creativity, innovation, performance, fearlessness, and collectivity. But also of great great beauty. A most beautiful performance.

Hats off to the Chinese people.

They should be very very proud. And speaking for at least some of the American people, and possibly some portion of the world's people, WE are very very proud of the Chinese people and their committment to twisting our perceptions of space and time. We have all grown another head!

Beijing, Beijing
Ch
Xie xie
Toa chi
Doh je
Gracias
Graci
Arigato
Merci
Thanks

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