Theatre Mentors and Protégés
2010/2011 Mentor and Protégée
Peter Sellars and Maya Zbib
The protégée believes for theatre to remain vital, she must “make noise and create change”. During their dramatic year of travel and sharing, her mentor showed her how he has been doing just that for three decades.
2008/2009 Mentor and Protégé
Kate Valk and Nahuel Perez Biscayart
A heightened, formal and intense relationship resulted when two actors were paired together for the first time in the history of the Arts Initiative. It was a one-of-a-kind work/life collaboration.
2006/2007 Mentor and Protégée
Julie Taymor and Selina Cartmell
An experience in Balinese theatre served as essential inspiration for each of these unconventional directors.
2004/2005 Mentor and Protégée
Sir Peter Hall and Lara Foot
Sir Peter Hall assumed he was going to be working with a fellow director. He soon discovered that Lara Foot was a talented playwright too.
2002/2003 Mentor and Protégé
Robert Wilson and Federico León
First I said to myself: ‘No.’ Then I thought that with him (Federico) I’d be taking the biggest risk. It’s exciting when you really don’t know yet what will develop.”
Theatre Features
Lara Foot
is attracting new audiences through innovative programming at South Africa’s Baxter Theatre
Maya Zbib
discusses her goals and a trip to Africa with mentor Peter Sellars
Programme Overview
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