LABOR – Theater Lab in Schools

LABOR
la·bor |ô|
(Latin labor, -oris, work)

masculine noun

Work; labor, toil.

LABOR is an artistic and educational project that fosters interaction between schools, theater, artists, and educators, seeking to provide a hands-on experience of contemporary artistic creation.

LABOR aims to encourage students to participate in the construction of a performative discourse, where the very format of what we understand as theater can be questioned.

Theater is a reflection of the world offstage, which changes just as eras change. However, it is also a way of acting in the world, not merely of representing it.

This season, LU.CA is launching a competition for middle and high schools and for artists in the city of Lisbon to collaborate on a performance piece that reflects on the state of the world, based on a contemporary text and a set design kit.

Between January and June, the four winning schools will participate in a collaborative process that includes theater visits, interaction with the technical and artistic teams, attending performances, and discussions with the artists. The project will conclude with a final presentation open to the public, to be held at LU.CA in June.