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Women of the World Festival (WOW) is a UK based festival that celebrates the achievements of women and girls as well as looking at the obstacles they face across the world. The festival was founded in 2010 by Jude Kelly and contains arts and science programmes. It takes place around International Women's Day in early March. It sponsors lectures, debates and performance on a range of themes and topics. Its principal venue is the South Bank Centre in London, where it was founded. There are satellite venues at other locations, notably Cambridge UK, Hong Kong, Ethiopia, Australia, Iceland, New York, Sydney and Egypt. 〔(WOW-Cambridge Festival ) WoW Cambridge 2014.〕〔(WOW Women Of The World Cambridge ) accessed March 2015〕 〔(What’s WOW all about? Founder Jude Kelly explains ) South Bank Centre website, accessed March 2015〕 From 2015 Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall become its president. Also in 2015 the BBC streamed much of its content.〔(WOW - Women of the World Festival ) BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, March 2015〕 Women of the World is a week long festival held in various places, it features musical performances, debates, public speeches, mentoring sessions, and more. Women of the World festival is usually referred to as WOW. Many talented women and men come to perform and teach girls about how to tackle the obstacles society throws their way. The festival always takes place the week of International Women's Day which is March 8. WOW has been going on for a few years now and it is always a huge success; 2015 is its sixth year. The first WOW Festival was held in United Kingdom, but now has many other locations throughout the world. The festivals are rooted in local areas, but are connected internationally. The festivals feed into each other, sharing stories and inspiring one another; all of the festivals are intertwined by being unique in their own way even though they have same name, they are held in a different place every year attracting different people from the last one. Currently, the Women of the World Festival has been held on three different continents, and the Southbank Centre hopes to have it established all around the world by 2018. The Southbank Centre was created in 1951 and is famous throughout the world for its many art festivals. Southbank is inspired by heritage and has a wide range of cultural events. Committed to working with young and emerging talent, Southbank offers free activities involving music, dance, art and performance inside and outside the historic building. It is also famously known for hosting the Women of the World Festival every year. Jill Dolan is a very important person to the people of WOW and she attends the festival every year. Dolan published The Feminist Spectator as Critic, a groundbreaking book on feminist theatre criticism. She expresses her interest in the relationship of feminist criticism to feminist theatre production. In the book, WOW is not the object of her criticism, it is attained a privileged position as the model for feminist performance. Dolan says, "I went on to suggest that the performances at WOW offered the most potential for subverting the historically conservative performances of gender authorized by theater production." She found the performances at WOW to be somewhat radical. Dolan was worried that the insularity of WOW might limit its capacity for social change. A day at the Women of The World Festival includes many events, discussions, debates, and cultural music. Speakers come from all over the world to participate in this global festival and speak on specific topics. Usually the first two days of the festival are focused on the more serious topics, and the last two days involve teaching in typical women lifestyle rituals and participate in cultural music and dances. The musical performances are to celebrate women and spark progressive discussions of their rights. Women of the World festival helps women and girls proudly participate in their rights. ==References== Women of The World Festival(source | edit ) Women of the World is a week long festival held in various places, it features musical performances, debates, public speeches, mentoring sessions, and more. Women of the World festival is usually referred to as WOW(). Many talented individuals perform and teach girls about how to tackle the obstacles society throws their way. The festival always takes place the week of International Women's Day - March 8. WOW will be celebrating its sixth year of the festival as of 2015.() A day at the Women of The World Festival includes many events, discussions, debates, and cultural music. Speakers come from all over the world to participate in this global festival and speak on specific topics, such as gender roles and identity, women empowerment, and the inspiration of other feminists. Usually the first two days of the festival are focused on the more serious topics, such as women equality and debates of violence, and the last two days involve teaching women lifestyle rituals and participate in cultural music and dances. The musical performances are intended to celebrate women and spark progressive discussions of their rights. Women of the World festival helps women and girls proudly to stand for the power that they are capable of inquiring. Origin(source | edit ) The first WOW Festival was held in United Kingdom, but now has many other locations throughout the world. The festivals are rooted in local areas, but are connected internationally(). The festivals develop by sharing stories and inspiring one another; all of the festivals are intertwined by being unique in their own way even though they have same name, they are held in a different place every year attracting different people from the last one. Currently, the Women of the World Festival has been held on three different continents, and the Southbank Centre, which is a complex of artistic venues in England, hopes to have it globally known for all to participate. The Southbank Centre was created in 1951 and is famous throughout the world for its many art festivals. Southbank is inspired by inheritance of cultural traditions and has a wide range of custom events to the society.() Committed to working with young and emerging talent, Southbank offers free activities involving music, dance, art and performance inside and outside the historic building. It is also famously known for hosting the Women of the World Festival every year. Influences of the Movement(source | edit ) Jill Dolan is seen as an important figure to the WOW community.() Dolan published The Feminist Spectator as Critic, a groundbreaking book on feminist theatre criticism.() She expresses her interest in the relationship of feminist criticism to feminist theatre production. In the book, WOW is not the object of her criticism, but has attained a privileged position as the model for feminist performance. Dolan says, "I went on to suggest that the performances at WOW offered the most potential for subverting the historically conservative performances of gender authorized by theater production." Although she found the performances at Women of the World Festival to be somewhat radical, Dolan was worried that the insularity of WOW might limit its capacity for social change. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Women of the World Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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