Iago is Going on the Road!

Iago is Going on the Road!

We’re thrilled to announce that Iago is going on the road! Thanks to Regional Arts Victoria Iago will tour schools around Victoria next year.

Iago is a timely and well-crafted response to a complex and pressing social issue that makes young people feel positive about themselves and helps them build respectful relationships. The work is well-researched through consultations with teachers and educators. It is highly responsible in its messaging as well as being engaging, funny and flexible enough to allow young people to respond in a variety of ways without feeling judged. The work successfully explores male issues without stigmatizing or alienating young men and presenting positive models of masculinity.

This performance is for young people in years 10 -12 and directly addresses the issue of male violence against women and promotes respectful relationships. The performance is based on a contemporary, modern language adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ and is set in a rat-infested boxing gym. The characters in this work are reinvented and embrace the backgrounds of the culturally diverse cast members. Told through physical theatre and fast poetic dialogue, Iago is woven with issues including misogyny, male violence, raunch culture and pornography – it’s an in-yer­face contemporary theatre reworking and was presented at The Coopers Malthouse in 2015 to critical acclaim (see support material).

“Whilst still identifiably Shakespeare, it is the cast’s work and their interpretation of these complex themes; the characters are translated into their own cultural backgrounds. While being loosely driven by Shakespeare’s narrative, the audience is transported into a contemporary Australian context.” Dr Dave Kelman, WEYA Artistic Director

Read interview with the artistic director of Western Edge Youth Arts: Dave Kelman

Content Warning: Iago contains some challenging themes and limited swearing that some might find offensive. Schools are advised to contact Education & Families to discuss any concerns they may have regarding this production.

TOUR DATES
April 18 – 29 2016

IDEAL FOR
Years 10 -12 (VCE)

DURATION
50 mins + Q & A
FEE: Base rate of $1040 +GST for up to 130 students with additional students @ $8 each LESS Eligible Subsidy
AusVELS Links: The Arts, English, Health and Physical Education,
Artforms: Drama
General Capabilities: Critical and Creative thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Intercultural Understanding, Ethical Understanding
Key Themes:  Respectful relationships, male violence, identity and gender issues