Haircuts by Children occured in Dublin under the direction of producer Natalie De Vito in collaboration with Ms. White's and Mr. O'hici's level 6 classes at St. Josheph's Primary School. It was presented by the Dublin Dockland Authority.

Digital Ink from Dublin:
Article in the Sunday Tribune
Scroll down to Sept 24. for an account of a sad/funny conversation between a girl and her boyfriend after they got their haircut.
Photos from the Dublin Docklands site.
Photos from Stephen Hill's blog.

Haircuts by Children invites the consideration of children as creative and competent individuals whose aesthetic choices can be trusted. The idea that kids should be allowed to cut our hair evokes the same leap of faith, courage and understanding required to grant children deeper citizenship rights. For many it is actually less terrifying to contemplate allowing kids to vote!

In the future, every child will be given a pair of scissors and invited to shape our destinies. In the future, every child will be granted full citizenship rights; encouraged to vote, run for office and drive streetcars. In the future, children will teach and adults will learn; a playground will be built on every battlefield; and candy will be free. In the future, children will be powerful creatures able to cross the street without looking both ways, and hold their breath underwater forever and ever and ever.

So, while Haircuts by Children is a performance for kids, it's actually for the benefit of who they will become; for the adults who have to deal with the consequences of eighteen years of political disenfranchisement. Haircuts by Children: a performance about the future.

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