Article by Rebekah Stevens Progress Theatre is currently on tour, performing in New Orleans March 12-14 and in Dallas April 10-11. In late February, Progress Theatre (PT) kicked off 2015 with our first residency of The Burnin’ at the University…
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Exploring the American Dream Mythology through Performance Art Workshops
Article by José Torres-Tama I see performance art as the bastard child from a drunken one-night stand between the visual arts and theater, and neither wants to claim this hybrid offspring at times. For the past twenty years, I have employed…
Carolyn Grady
About the Artist: Carolyn Grady is an Atlanta-based photographer. She is a Philadelphia native and a graduate of Temple University whose portfolio is packed with images that emotionally connect audiences with live performance art. For almost a decade, Carolyn’s photography…
Progress Theatre
About the Group: Houston-based Progress Theatre is a touring ensemble of multi-disciplined performers committed to encouraging social consciousness, cross-community dialogue and cultural awareness. Inspiring audiences with dynamic performances founder Cristal Chanelle Truscott brands “Neo-Spirituals,” these a’capella musicals are consciously, methodologically…
Chris James / The Roots Art Connection
About the Artist: Chris James is an native of Little Rock, Arkansas and by age of 24 he has already become one of the primary leaders of the arts movement in the city. He is a member of 2014 Championship…
Cripple Creek Theatre Company
About the Company: The Cripple Creek Theatre Company is a professional, non-profit organization dedicated to producing dramatic works of cultural, historical, and political relevance in order to provoke the general public into social action. Current Projects: “Possum Kingdom”: For the…
Elise Witt
About the Artist: The producer of the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage calls Elise Witt “a performer to remember with international savvy & personal charm.” Singer, songwriter, educator, and community activist, Elise was born in Switzerland, raised in North Carolina, and…
Voices in the Treetops
About the Artist: Paula Larke left professional theatre in NY, returning to the southeast for now over two decades of community conflict transformation and youth arts education. North Carolina’s Visiting Artist Program, NC Touring Program, innumerable residencies, keynote addresses and…
José Torres-Tama
About the Artist: José Torres-Tama explores the underbelly of the North American Dream mythology, the Latino immigrant experience, and the lingering legacy of white supremacist power structures in the United States. His interdisciplinary creative practices include spoken word poetry, critical…
Melanie St. Ours
About the Artist: Melanie St. Ours works at the crossroads of arts and healing. Previous work includes a Zilphia Horton cultural organizing residency in partnership with undocumented immigrant youth in NC, co-directing and devising The Eleventh Face: Ravana’s Untold Story…
Barry Stewart Mann
About the Artist: Barry Stewart Mann is an Atlanta-based actor, storyteller, writer and educator. He has a BA from Harvard and an MFA from the University of San Diego, and has been working in theatre, storytelling, and arts education for…
SpiritHouse Inc.
About the Group: SpiritHouse is a Durham-based cultural organizing non-profit organization that uses art, culture and media to support the empowerment of communities most impacted by racism, poverty, gender discrimination and the school to prison pipeline. Since 1999, we have…
Queen Sheba
About the Artist: Queen Sheba graduated from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA with a B.A. in English, is an internationally renowned award winning poet, journalist, budding playwright, actor, activist, and CEO of Oya Exclusive Int’l which houses several endeavors…
King Shakur
About the Artist: King is a poet and spoken word artist heavily influenced by poverty, youth engagement, Hip Hop and Soul music. He does powerful performances, and teaches workshops on media images and Hip Hop and how it influences youth,…
The Pacha Mamas
About the Group: The Pacha Mamas is comprised of three unique individuals who work in harmony with each other and spirit to create, express and inspire. Their performances are primarily driven by their eclectic original songs, but also include movement,…
Orisirisi African Folklore
About the Group: Orisirisi African Folklore is co-produced, directed, and performed by a husband and wife team comprised of Nigerian born Adetutu “Tutu” Harrell and music scholar Don Harrell. Tutu, a graduate of Crown College, London, England is an extraordinarily…
NEW NOISE
About the Group: NEW NOISE is a theater ensemble from New Orleans, LA. We create visually-intense, physically-demanding original work through collaborative processes and long-term partnerships with writers, designers and performers. NEW NOISE works to advance ensemble practice through quarterly community…
M.U.G.A.B.E.E.
About the Group: M.U.G.A.B.E.E. is an acronym meaning Men Under Guidance Acting Before Early Extinction. It describes a performing arts group that blends of jazz, hip-hop, spoken word poetry and soul music together with non-traditional storytelling. One of their greatest…
Mondo Bizarro
About This Group: Mondo Bizarro is New Orleans-based ensemble that creates, presents and produces a wide array of imaginative projects aimed at utilizing art as a tool for understanding what makes us commonly human and individually unique. We are place-based…
Melloweb MultiMedia
About the Artist: Rodrigo Dorfman is an award winning multimedia producer and educator known for his documentary collaborations with the North Carolina Latino community. He has worked with POV, HBO, Salma Hayek’s Ventanazul and the BBC among others. His films have…