Call Out – Theatrum Mundi Cohort 2022: Displacement

Theatrum Mundi is looking for aspiring urbanists interested in forming a transdisciplinary, intergenerational cohort focused on knowledge exchange connecting architecture and urbanism with the crafts of the stage. The arts are too often considered as an afterthought brought in to activate, decorate, or represent the city. What if they could be used as a tool to reshape, reconstruct, or reimagine cities? This year’s cohort will focus on the themes of displacement and identity of the human and nonhuman, and how we can use storytelling to create new narratives and an intersectional perspective on city-making. We will explore this central theme through four dedicated sessions on choreography, sound, writing and infrastructure. 

The cohort will participate in a 6-month curated program of workshops, talks, walks, and activities led by our diverse network of collaborators including Andrea Luka Zimmerman, Arman Nouri, Adesola Akinleye, Gascia Ouzounian, Chiara Ambrosio, Susannah Haslam and Adam Moore amongst others. Participants will develop their thinking and practice through the co-production of knowledge, establishing a platform for sharing cross-disciplinary ideas on city-making. Participants will be supported in co-producing a series of five zines proposing imaginative responses to shared questions about the staging of urban public life and will curate a two-day summer school taking place at the end of the program.

To apply, please fill up the following form by the 20th January 2022. 

For any questions please contact cohort@theatrum-mundi.org 

Read full call here.