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Conference: Changing the face of freedom

international artists with artists based in the UK, from the Middle East, Burma and Belarus, will reflect on what happens to the creative vocabulary when the political landscape changes.

Published: May 3, 2012

When: Friday, 22. June 2012 10:30-13:00
Where: London, Free Word Centre, EC1R 3GA
Host: Index on Censorship, Free Word Centre and LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre)
More info: www.indexoncensorship.org/2012/04/coming-up-22-june-changing-the-face-of-freedom-a-half-day-conference/

In a half-day conference of panel discussion and breakout sessions, we will explore how exile, expression, revolution and democracy variously constrain or simulate artistic freedom of expression.

This event is a partnership between Index on Censorship, Free Word Centre and LIFT (London International Festival of Theatre), a biennial festival taking place every other summer in theatres, arts venues and sites across London. LIFT 2012 runs from 12 June to 15 July.

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