Cuerpo Dance

Panellists

Augusto Boal
The Brazilian theatre director, writer, and erstwhile politician is the founder of the Theatre of the Oppressed, a global social movement which uses political theatre to empower the repressed in society.



 
 
Andrew Dickson
The arts editor of the Guardian newspaper’s online Guardian Unlimited, is also a writer and broadcaster on theatre and classical music.



 
 
Htein Lin
The Burmese artist and social activist who was in prison from 1998-2004, Htein Lin used whatever tools for painting he could acquire, and composed and haunting portraits evocative of incarceration and injustice, but also positive portraits of futures hopes.

He has said that art and politics do not mix. Yet he also knows that political situations can inspire powerful and moving art. Art that serves an agenda is not art, yet artists cannot help but respond to real life.

 
Samira Makhmalbaf
Iranian filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf was born in Tehran in 1980. A ‘new wave’ Iranian filmmaker, Ms Makhmalbaf has been twice nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and won the UNESCO Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2002.

For her many films on the reality of life in Iran today, and her special perspective as an Iranian women, Ms Makhmalbaf has shown special courage in telling powerful truths to any audience. She has served on the juries of numerous film festivals, notably at Venice, Locarno, Moscow, Berlin, Montreal and Cannes.

 
Carlos Reyes-Manzo
The Chilean poet, photographer and photojournalist has documented the lives of thousands of marginalised peoples. In many communities he has used photography to capture injustices or human rights abuses suffered by many voiceless victims.

In 1973 Carlos was detained for two years by the military government of Chile, lived in exile in Panama and eventually escaped South America and claimed asylum in London. He has since been ceaselessly involved with the promotion of human rights and the documentation of their abuse around the world.

 
Ana Tzarev
The Croatian-born painter began her artistic career in 1993. She has long been a passionate advocate for the role of arts in cultural progress and the richness that stems from studying cultural diversity around the world.