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The Future Within Us
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How do you envision the future? What aspects of that world are already here? The Future Within Us kicked off the 5th Climate Change Theatre Action global festival with original short plays that grappled with a changing world. Presented at Caveat NYC on September 17, 2023, the evening featured five Read More
Poetic People Power
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On April 1, 2023, Poetic People Power celebrated its 20th anniversary with a show titled Not Yet Said at Caveat in New York City. This milestone event premiered poems on topics not covered in the groups previous annual shows and shared stories about how this community of artists worked together Read More
Trolley Park: Midway Memories
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Trolley Park: Midway Memories is a half-hour documentary film that tells the story of Midway Park, revisits the history of trolley parks and serves as a reminder, an inspiration and a call to action for individuals and communities across this country. A reminder of what we can accomplish when we Read More
Once She Dries
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Once She Dries is a multimedia installation that blends sculpture, video projections, and sound to tell a story of coral reefs and climate change. The piece unfolds as a looped recording, featuring an original score (vocals, piano, violin) and video projections that cycle every half hour. The work’s narrative stems Read More
Singing for Justice
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SINGING FOR JUSTICE reveals the story of Faith Petric (1915-2013), a San Francisco-based political radical, musical organizer, and joyous performer who united folk music and activism through almost a century of American social movements. Over her long and purposeful life, Petric combined group singing and progressive politics, inspiring all to Read More
Metra: A Climate Revolution Play with Songs
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Metra: A Climate Revolution Play with Songs is a new work about the transformative power of collective action in the face of the climate crisis. The piece was created through exploration and adaptation of a myth from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. In the original myth of “Erysicthon,” a King destroys a sacred Read More
The Women of Terrell Homes
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Co-Directed by members of the Terrell Homes Tenant Association, Rita Fortenberry, Rosemary Horsley, Rhonda Napier, Valerie Hall and Betty Brazell, this film is a personal, political, and spiritual story about their intergenerational fight for home. Currently still in post-production, this film is a community driven effort to confront power, preserve Read More
Bad Outdoorsmen
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“Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.” – John Muir This quote opens season 8, episode 5 of the tv show Alone. Every episode begins with a quote, from Roosevelt to Gandhi, but John Muir is the most popular. Read More
{IN}TANGIBLE
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A small cast of 6, a minimal set, and over 10 circus apparatus lift the audience from the four walls of a memory unit into a vibrant exploration of one woman’s life – told through dialogue and circus movement. Described as “an accurate portrayal of dementia” by the Dementia Society Read More
Disappearing Jewels
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“How did my grandfather feel to be constantly aware of the weather and the climate?” “Is time running out for us to react to the climate change?” These are the questions the filmmaker didn’t get to ask his grandfather who was a blind man and a walking weather forecast. Missing Read More