COURAGEOUS
VOICES
WHAT IS COURAGEOUS VOICES?
THE HEROES & HEROINES
PERFORMANCES
APR26
Performance at EAST
7-8:30pm, Room 301
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MAY03
In a performance called Courageous Voices, the EAST Alternative School's Grade 8 class honours people who have fought for social justice and made a difference. Courageous Voices begins with the students examining Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”.
Each student chooses an individual they are passionate about and they argue that person’s case as a hero/heroine. After the students have successfully convinced their teachers and peers, they research the life of the hero/heroine and develop a speech in that person’s words.
The performance is based entirely on the words of the courageous people the students have chosen. The class combines their speeches, weaving together portraits of their hero, the dialogue and music into a powerful production featuring some of the greatest words ever written or spoken. Brilliant every year.
Learn more in this short documentary about Courageous Voices shot in 2016 by former EAST parent Mark Korven:
NOT YOUR AVERAGE SCHOOL PLAY.
Performance at EAST
7-8:30pm, Room 301
Metropolitan Community Church
7pm, 115 Simpson Ave.
Admission is pay-what-you-can ($10 is suggested). All funds collected will be directed to the students' chosen hero/heroine causes.
Thursday May 25, 2017
Please join us in celebrating EAST’s 20th Anniversary and Silent Auction at the school (21 Boultbee Ave.)
For further information or to donate to the silent auction please email: 20yearseast@gmail.com
Grade 8 students ask what makes a hero? - Toronto Star: What a night! It was 90 minutes of inspiration. Imagine writing a letter to your hero and getting a personal reply! Brent Hawkes and Dr. James Orbinski did even better - arriving at EAST Alternative School to watch their biggest 13-year-old fans recite their own words in a play about heroes. Read more...
No Doubting Thomas - Now Magazine: The walls of the room where NDP leader Tom Mulcair would soon be holding a townhall-style meeting with students at East Alternative School, are lined with larger-than-life drawings of the pupils’ heroes: Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., the Dalai Lama, even Michael Moore. Read more...
Courageous Roles... - Town Crier: Alternative school students dramatize their impressions of a hero. Stop us if you’ve heard this one: Roméo Dallaire, Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela walk into a room… Read more...
Scenes from 2013's Show - YouTube: For a taste of what your'll see at Courageous Voices watch videos from the 2013 show. Watch...
Due to the serious nature of the content this show is not suitable for children under 10.
MEDIA COVERAGE
20th ANNIVERSARY
THANKS TO...
'Courageous Voices’ helps students find their voice - Beach Metro: For Grade 8 students at East Alternative School (EAST), being courageous doesn’t necessarily mean wearing a cape.… Read more...