Dialogue one

Dialogue ONE is an international theatre festival of one-person theatre. Its founder and artistic director is Omar Sangare, actor and professor of the Williams College.

History

The festival’s primary aim is to establish a platform for Williams students and professional artists to share their theatrical works in a solo-theatre form. The festival was founded in 2007. It is organized annually, usually in the end of November or at the beginning of December at the ’62 Center for Theatre and Dance in Williamstown, Massachusetts. There are 3 categories of s: for the Best Guest Performer, the Best Student Performer and for Outstanding Contribution to Theatre.

Performers

The performers explore essential dramatic themes, such as intellectual and emotional complexity, the subject of solitude and the uniqueness of human imperfection. The festival gathers the choice of solo pieces performed by the Williams’s students and the artists from all over the world. On the ’62 Center’s stage appeared: Jonah Boaker, Tim Collins, Kymbali Craig, Matt Oberg, and others. In 2009’s edition, Omar Sangare presented his “True Theatre Critic”, awarded with many national and international prizes, including New York International Fringe Festival’s and Best Acting Award. Sangare says, he believes that a global range of artists will inspire the artistic dialog among students, professionals, and audiences. From his point of view, the festival is an occasion to share diverse perspectives that span cultural, perceptional, linguistic, professional or personal similarities and differences between people.

External Links

• Dialogue ONE 2009
• Dialogue ONE 2008
• Dialogue ONE 2007

• The Berkshire Review on 2008's edition

• Omar Sangare artistic director's site.