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Grrl Action Summer Performances

Grrl Action and Rude Mechanicals

July 16th and 17th

The Off Center

Grrl Action celebrates its 12th anniversary on July 16th and 17th as approximately 20 girls take the stage and transform their autobiographical writing into two powerful and personal public performances. The shows play at 4 p.m. each day at The Off Center.

Sponsored by the Rude Mechanicals, the Grrl Action Summer Workshop is a three-week program where 13- to 16-year-old girls envision, create, publish, and perform original works for the stage - drawing from each girl's own life experiences. The Grrl Action summer workshop is led by Grrl Action Co-Managing Program Directors Madge Darlington and Jodi Jinks, and enhanced by workshops from professional women guest artists with expertise in movement and writing

Girls who participate in Grrl Action are given space, materials, skills, and guidance as they work individually and as a group to generate poems, stories, songs, collages, dances, and drawings from their life experiences. The participants then craft this material into a live performance and a published anthology, which is available to the audience, free of charge, before and after the girls' performances in July.

Grrl Action began in 2000 as a writing and performance program designed to empower girls between the ages of 13 and 16 to find their public voices while building confidence, interacting with girls from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and creating community. In 2007, based on the success of the summer workshop and with multi-year support from Impact Austin, Grrl Action expanded into a year-round program. This year-round model invites girls to develop long-term artistic projects inspired by their individual interests and passions with the help of professional woman mentors who provide one-on-one attention and guidance.

Admission to the performances is free. Tickets will be available at the door only and seating is first-come, first-served.

The Off Center is located at 2211-A Hidalgo. For more information, call (512) 476-RUDE (7833) or visit www.GrrlAction.org.




Grrl Action Summer Performances Grrl Action and Rude Mechanicals July 16th and 17th The Off Center Grrl Action celebrates its 12th anniversary on July 16th and 17th as approximately 20 girls take the stage and transform their autobiographical writing into two powerful and personal public performances. The shows play at 4 p.m. each day at The Off Center. Sponsored by the Rude Mechanicals, the Grrl Action Summer Workshop is a three-week program where 13- to 16-year-old girls envision, create, publish, and perform original works for the stage - drawing from each girl's own life experiences. The Grrl Action summer workshop is led by Grrl Action Co-Managing Program Directors Madge Darlington and Jodi Jinks, and enhanced by workshops from professional women guest artists with expertise in movement and writing Girls who participate in Grrl Action are given space, materials, skills, and guidance as they work individually and as a group to generate poems, stories, songs, collages, dances, and drawings from their life experiences. The participants then craft this material into a live performance and a published anthology, which is available to the audience, free of charge, before and after the girls' performances in July. Grrl Action began in 2000 as a writing and performance program designed to empower girls between the ages of 13 and 16 to find their public voices while building confidence, interacting with girls from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and creating community. In 2007, based on the success of the summer workshop and with multi-year support from Impact Austin, Grrl Action expanded into a year-round program. This year-round model invites girls to develop long-term artistic projects inspired by their individual interests and passions with the help of professional woman mentors who provide one-on-one attention and guidance. Admission to the performances is free. Tickets will be available at the door only and seating is first-come, first-served. The Off Center is located at 2211-A Hidalgo. For more information, call (512) 476-RUDE (7833) or visit www.GrrlAction.org.


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