On April 27 Seven will be performed in Washington DC during the three day summit “Think Globally, Act Locally” organized by the George Washington University in cooperation with the US Institute of Peace, the Embassy of Sweden in the U.S., the Power of 7-team and Hedda Produktion AB. See the full programme below.
We are grateful to the US Institute of Peace and the Embassy of Sweden for the invitation to participate in the seminar “Catalyzing Social Change: Women, media and the arts”, and we are particularly thankful to Ms Ruth Pollack and Ms Bonnie Nelson-Schwartz who have not only initiated the events in Washington, but are also working on a documentary film, The Power of 7 (http://sevenwomen.voicesprojects.com/the-project/countries/usa), about the impact of Seven.
The participation of Hedda Krausz Sjögren in the activities in Washington DC are made possible by the generous support of the Swedish Institute and the organisation SWEA.
27 APRIL
SEVEN
Time: 7.30
Location: Betts Theatre (Public event). More information here.
Performance of the play Seven, post performance talk back organized by GWU Department of Theatre and Dance in cooperation with Bonnie Nelson-Schwartz. Director: Leslie Jacobsen. Consulting producer/director: Hedda Krausz Sjögren.
28 APRIL
DC SEVEN
Time: 7.30
Location: Betts Theatre (Public event). More information here.
Performance of the play DC Seven. Stories of women from the DC area, inspired by Seven, organized by GWU Department of Theatre and Dance .
Directed and conceived by Leslie Jacobsen.
OPEN SQUARE SUMMIT
Time: Day time
Location: GWU (By invitation only). More information here.
Summit on women’s empowerment organized by Futures Without Violence, The Power of 7 and the Global Women’s Institute.
APRIL 29
CATALYZING SOCIAL CHANGE: WOMEN, MEDIA AND THE ARTS
Time: 10:00-12:00 am
Location: House of Sweden, Washington, DC. More information here.
Panel discussion with relevant stakeholders in the fields of human rights, media and the arts interwoven with excerpts from the play Seven and DC Seven directed by Leslie Jacobsen of George Washington University.
Panelists:
- Hedda Krausz Sjögren, Producer/Director SEVEN on Tour
- Carol Mack, Playwright, SEVEN
- Alyse Nelson, President and CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership
- George Lopez, Vice President, Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding, USIP (invited)
- Honey Al Sayed, Creative Media and Arts Consultant/Host and Producer
- Maria J. Stephan, Senior Policy Fellow, USIP
- Bonnie Nelson Schwartz, Co-Producer, The Power of 7 Film
THE POWER OF 7
The reading and linked events in Washington will be filmed and featured in The Power of 7, produced by EFC/Educational Film Centre, based in Washington DC in cooperation with Hedda Produktion AB. The Power of 7 is a documentary film and transmedia project documenting the events around the play SEVEN, currently under production. See the reel below!