Homeless people staging artistic occupation for Rio 2016

• LocationLondon, Brazil, Japan, international
• Type
• Salary
• Artformmusic, theatre, Other, participatory arts
• ContactLaura Dodge ld@streetwiseopera.org

Description

Homeless people are taking over the streets of Rio in an artistic occupation week of pop-up performances and workshops as part of the 2016 Cultural Olympiad. Entitled Uma Só Voz, the week runs between 19 and 23 July 2016 and aims to increase visibility and dignity for Rio’s street homeless population.

The week is part of With One Voice, an international programme run by Streetwise Opera which strengthens and develops arts and homelessness projects worldwide. It follows on from London 2012, where an artistic showcase at the Royal Opera House was the first time homeless people had ever been represented at the Olympics.

The week culminates on Saturday 23 July when With One Voice launches the first ever international arts and homelessness movement. The movement seeks to build the arts and homelessness sector internationally through exchanges in policy and practice. A new website, with information about the movement and a map of international arts and homelessness projects, will be launched on 23 July at http://ift.tt/29IOao9.

The launch event also features local and international performances (including a choir performing on stilts) and a symbolic handover of the Olympic arts and homelessness ‘baton’ to Japan in preparation for Tokyo 2020. The event will be live-streamed at 8pm UK time at http://ift.tt/29IOao9.

Throughout the rest of the week, Rio homeless choirs will be performing across the city, from the streets and homeless centres to the most iconic cultural venues. From just one in 2015, there are now 11 homeless choirs locally as a result of With One Voice’s work expanding homeless arts provision through international exchanges. 

The Uma Só Voz week also involves a delegation of 18 arts practitioners, policy makers, people who have experienced homelessness and a researcher coming to Rio from projects in the UK, Australia, Japan, the USA and Portugal. They will be involved in performances, training and meetings with Brazilian organisations to exchange ideas, policy and practice.

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Homeless people staging artistic occupation for Rio 2016