#theatre-education

#theatre-education

The concept of the BANI World was proposed by Jamais Cascio in 2018 and further refined in 2020 to describe four major characteristics of future society: Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, and Incomprehensible. Compared to the previous VUCA ( Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and A mbiguity) World, the BANI World more accurately depicts the increasingly complex and volatile global situation and trends. "Brittle" refers to social systems being more susceptible to shocks and damage, often accompanied by the risk of sudden collapse.

(Editor's Note: The publishers of the San Francisco Bay Times, upon learning that Ed Decker would soon step down from his nearly five decades of inspired, dedicated leadership at the New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC), asked him to provide his thoughts about some of NCTC's most memorable, significant productions over the years. Since he has produced or directed over 500 productions for NCTC, the Bay Times asked him to look back on a select number of NCTC productions. Here's what he shared.)

Entitled Sculpting Our Love of Theatre, the 7:30 PM benefit performance will feature Tony winner Bonnie Milligan ( Kimberly Akimbo), Amber Iman ( Lempicka), Conrad Ricamora ( Oh, Mary!), Alyse Alan Louis ( Disaster!), and Jelani Alladin ( Frozen).