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Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk
Theatre for a Shared Humanity – Improvised Performance and Arts and Human Rights Artist Talk
October 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm IST
A live improvised performance created by participants in the Theatre for a Shared Humanity workshop, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A
The Q&A will be held with Frédérique Lecomte, Artistic Director, Theatre maker and performer, Théâtre & Réconciliation, Brussels, Belgium and Mary Moynihan, writer, poet, creator of art and photography, Smashiing Times. The event explores European values, inclusion, reconciliation, social change and the power of arts practice with diverse communities.
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Frederique Lecomte, Artistic Director, Theatre & Reconciliation
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Join us for an inspired evening of improvised theatre, creativity and dialogue. Enjoy a live, improvised public performance orchestrated by Frédérique Lecomte with participants from the ‘Theatre for a Shared Humanity’ workshop, exploring European values of human dignity, gender equality, human rights, diversity, democracy and peace.
The live improvised performance is followed by a panel discussion and Q and A with internationally acclaimed award-winning artist Frédérique Lecomte, Artistic Director, Théâtre & Réconciliation, Belgium in conversation with Mary Moynihan, writer, director, creator of art and photography, and Artistic Director of Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Ireland.
Both artists share their highly successful award-winning creative practices and methodologies and discuss the We Are Europe project and the role of the arts in fostering inclusion, reconciliation, and social change. The artists explore shared European values of equality and human rights and the power of the arts for working with diverse communities in conflict zones and in times of peace.
Presented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Dublin, Ireland and Théâtre & Réconciliation, Brussels, Belgium, as part of the 2026 Irish Arts and Human Rights Festival, this unique event offers audiences the opportunity to experience the work of two of Europe’s leading socially engaged theatre and arts practitioners.
Frédérique Lecomte is a founder and Artistic Director of Théâtre & Réconciliation, an award-winning Belgian theatre company dedicated to social engagement, artistic innovation, and community empowerment. Through original theatrical creation, the company works with diverse communities in both conflict zones and peaceful settings, using theatre as a powerful tool for dialogue, transformation, and inclusion. The company are a true hub for original theatrical creation, promoting social change and a shared humanity.
This event is presented as part of WE ARE Europe, a collaborative European initiative between Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Ireland, and Théâtre & Réconciliation, Belgium, supported by Erasmus+. The project promotes transnational collaboration, shared creative methodologies, and inclusive arts practice across Europe.
Speaker Biographies:
Frédérique LeComte is the founder and main facilitator of the Theatre and Reconciliation method. She is a sociologist, writer and stage director from Belgium. She is an expert in rebuilding traumatised and conflicted communities, organising theatre workshops and performances both with and for the community in war areas all over the world. In these areas, Frédérique creates a safe space where everyone is free to speak – victims of torture, torturers, people displaced and prisoners alike. She aims to use theatre to discuss issues such as justice, trauma, elections, land and ethnic conflicts. In Belgium, she works with prisoners, psychiatric patients, diasporas, illegal migrants and asylum seekers. Frédérique also offers training and conferences about Theatre and Reconciliation for NGOs, associations and individuals.
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