The Cohen New Works Festival presented by the University Co-op, is a week-long showcase of new work created by UT students held every other Spring in various locations in and around the Winship Drama Building and the University of Texas campus. It is not just an event, but a celebration of a continuously ongoing process–the creation of new work.
Project Update: Today’s performance of “More Than the Sum” rescheduled for noon tomorrow.
An affiliate production as part of the Cohen New Works Festival, More Than The Sum is an applied theatre piece that bridges creative gaps between educators and artists at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Exeter in England. Drawing on personal history to explore moments of courage, empowerment, confusion, strength and confidence, this ensemble has crafted a performance to reflect and demonstrate the ‘ways of working’ that have developed internationally over the last six months.
In partnership with Perfectly Mixed Up and the University of Texas at Austin Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities, Perfectly Mixed Up is a theatre company that crosses countries, communities, and preconceptions and is comprised of a group of graduate students from the University of Exeter collaborating with young people transitioning out of foster care to create new theatre derived from their own stories.