Article by Nicole Gurgel 2014 marks the beginning of Alternate ROOTS’ three-year initiative, A Call to Action, in which we will be deeply reflecting on our work as artists and cultural organizers. Each year of this initiative is focused on a…
Project South, Atlanta, GA The University Sin Fronteras recognizes that successful popular movements in the U.S. have always endeavored to deploy art and culture as a substantial, capable, and strategic conveyer of the espoused goals of their efforts. Through research,…
“Bobby B” Martin, Clear Creek Festival, Clear Creek, KY Clear Creek is proposing a Land, Water, Food, Stories project in Bob and Carrie’s local community Big Hill/ Disputanta Kentucky. This work will be centered on the themes of loss and…
ALIENS Taco Truck Theater Project / Teatro Sin Fronteras. Conceived by José Torres-Tama & ArteFuturo Productions in Partnership with Puentes New Orleans The ALIENS Taco Truck Theater Project / Teatro Sin Fronteras aims to transform a food vehicle into a theater…
Supporting participation in the 2014 TCG conference in San Diego, CA, and the pre-conference that will be held in Tijuana, Mexico, June 18-21, 2014
Travel to Italy for an invited residency at La MaMa Umbria, and mentorship by legendary actress and master teacher, Rena Mirecka
The Burnin’ is an a cappella musical inspired by two nightclub tragedies; one in 1940 in Natchez, Mississippi (the Rhythm Night Club fire) and one in Chicago, Illinois in 2003 (a stampede at the city’s popular E3 nightclub). Occurring decades…
Support the research stage of development of Looking for Lilith’s Environment Play (title TBD). Most of the events will be within the company as we dig into the research to continue to hone in on the issues and themes to…
Article by Rebecca Mwase & Hannah Pepper-Cunningham An outdoor performance set at the edge of our disappearing wetlands, C/APP partner project Cry You One is part song, part story, and part procession that celebrates the people and cultures of South Louisiana while turning clear…
Speed Killed My Cousin, The Carpetbag Theatre’s newest play, is a multimedia performance rooted in the story of an African American female soldier and her struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder upon her return home from Iraq. While driving down the…