This year, FAROUT Live Arts Festival introduces the Official Festival Jury! A group of outspoken teenagers will evaluate almost all of this year’s projects, observing, reviewing, critiquing, and ultimately voting on everything FAROUT has to offer. These lively viewers will be treated as true VIPs as they confer awards during the final Award Ceremony, based on their personal criteria applied to a program not specifically designed for them.
Tenacious Teen Trophies redefines the social contract between young people, adult audiences, and cultural and artistic institutions. Typically, the critical perspectives of teenagers are sidelined, overlooked by adult artists, organizations, curators, reviewers, and the media. With the establishment of an Official Festival Jury, Tenacious Teen Trophies empowers teenagers to make executive decisions and actively participate in the artistic and cultural landscape, giving weight and legitimacy to their essential viewpoints.
Beyond its educational value, Tenacious Teen Trophies is a subversive act that challenges adults to reconsider the power dynamics inherent in our perceptions of youth, education, and art. The verdict will be decisive!
BIO
Mammalian Diving Reflex is always in search of contradictions to transform into aesthetically brilliant experiences. The company creates performative events, theatrical productions, participatory gallery installations, videos, art objects, and theoretical texts, all tailored to specific locations and societies. The goal is to foster dialogue and dismantle barriers between individuals from all backgrounds, bringing people together in new and unusual ways.
CREDITS
This presentation of Tenacious Teen Trophies is made possible in part thanks to the Ontario Arts Council, the Government of Ontario, and grants from the Canada Council for the Arts for touring programs.
Tenacious Teen Throphies is the third chapter of Are You Not Entertained, the performing arts introduction course created with support from the Fondazione Di Comunità as part of Bando 57.
