Project Girl Performance Collective Presents Project Girl Congo
By: Gabrielle Sierra Oct. 21, 2011
Project Girl Performance Collective (www.projectgirlperformancecollective.org), a non-profit theatre group that creates a fearless space for girls to write and perform their own work presents the Project Girl Congo.
This event addresses the atrocities of war and rape affecting women in the Congo in a cutting edge show written and performed by girls (ages 8-21). Company members from throughout the NYC area will inspire you in this showcase of theatre, dance, music, monologues, poetry and activism created in partnership with youth leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
When:Friday Oct 21, 2011 @ 6:00 pm and Saturday Oct 22, 2011 @6:00 pmWhere:
The Estrogenius Festival @ Manhattan Theatre Source
177 Macdougal Street (& West 8th Street), NYCWhy:
Benefit to support the renowned center for healing in the DRC, Panzi Hospital. Panzi Hospital Foundation USA is taking Project Girl Congo on tour to raise awareness about the importance of treating victims of reproductive and sexual violence trauma with fistula operations.
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