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7 Stages, in partnership with the Georgia Center for the Book, presents
A Citizen’s Response @ the Decatur Library
Wed Feb 6th, 2019 7-9pm
In honor of Black History Month, we offer a panel of artists and activists responding to the current state of our country and 21st century racism and how it relates to 7 Stages’ Big Read pick Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine.
A provocative meditation on race, Rankine recounts mounting aggressions and encounters in daily life and media in the form of essay, image, and poetry. Some of these encounters are slights, seeming slips of the tongue, and some are intentional offensives in the classroom, at the supermarket, at home, on the tennis court with Serena Williams and the soccer field with Zinedine Zidane, online, on TV-everywhere, all the time. The accumulative stresses come to bear on a person’s ability to speak, perform, and stay alive. Our addressability is tied to the state of our belonging, Rankine argues, as are our assumptions and expectations of citizenship.
While our artists are in the community and classroom encouraging responses to the literature and everyday life, activists and artists are initiating conversations across the city, nation and globe – building our tools to strengthen our beloved community and squash racist actions. Artistic Director Heidi S Howard and panelists will share favorite selections from Rankine’s collection as well as highlights from their own artistic responses and community experiences. These initiatives are sure to spark a rich book discussion.
Have you picked up your book already? Bring your responses to the discussion and we will share what the future looks like. Don’t have a book yet? Join us and we will take care of that!
Panelists include:
Theresa Davis is the Literary Coordinator at ArtsXchange, curator of Java Speaks, and lead artist in Human: A Citizen’s Encounter. She is a nationally recognized slam poet, youth advocate, and teacher of poetry. She is a winner of the Women of the World slam, was named the McEver Chair in Poetry at Georgia Tech, and has published two books. Drowned: A Mermaid’s Manifesto is on the ‘Ten Books All Georgians Should Read’ list.
Destiny Thompson is an actress, teaching artist and poet in Atlanta, Georgia. She has studied performance at Florida State University, in London, England and with the Double Edge Theatre Company. She hopes to create a dialogue about the issues that are deeply affecting the society in which we live.
Dalyla McGee is an Atlanta based international teaching artist serving in residence with 7 Stages guiding community responses to Citizen and House on Mango Street for the Big Read. Her work is largely focused on story sharing as a powerful tool in uniting global cultures and underserved communities.
Ismail ibn Conner is an international actor, choreographer, teacher, and Artistic Associate of 7 Stages Theatre, as well as the founder of the United States Koltès Project. Ismail is also a Résidences Internationale aux Récollets Laureate and was in artistic residence at Université de Lorraine Paul Verlaine-Metz’s B.M. Through his ongoing work in translations, acting and krump dance he connects artists and humans across the world.
Full Radius Dance Presents Gone Too Far This Time
February 8th-10th
Purchase tickets at www.fullradiusdance.org.
Full Radius Dance Presents Gone Too Far This Time
February 8th-10th
Purchase tickets at www.fullradiusdance.org.
Full Radius Dance Presents Gone Too Far This Time
February 8th-10th
Purchase tickets at www.fullradiusdance.org.
Get your tickets here!
Warped is a new Circus theater production that investigates concepts of Time. The aerial apparatus was custom designed for the show. They resemble the inner workings of a giant clock and function as onstage mechanisms to raise and lower pulleys and control the other apparatus. The story centers around a man whose loved one is dying, and is therefore driven to understand mysteries of time in order to stave off Death. His investigation propels him into an otherworldly environment where he meets the Catalyst, Death, and Infinity. The concepts of the show address human nature’s complex relationship to our own mortality, as well as our inherent desire to control Time and the consequences that ensue.
This production is a true blending of circus arts and physical theater, balancing high skilled acrobatics with physical acting and attention to narrative. The show also utilizes projection and shadow work, and features original music composition. It has been lovingly crafted in Los Angeles and is in its final stages of creation
Get your tickets here!
Warped is a new Circus theater production that investigates concepts of Time. The aerial apparatus was custom designed for the show. They resemble the inner workings of a giant clock and function as onstage mechanisms to raise and lower pulleys and control the other apparatus. The story centers around a man whose loved one is dying, and is therefore driven to understand mysteries of time in order to stave off Death. His investigation propels him into an otherworldly environment where he meets the Catalyst, Death, and Infinity. The concepts of the show address human nature’s complex relationship to our own mortality, as well as our inherent desire to control Time and the consequences that ensue.
This production is a true blending of circus arts and physical theater, balancing high skilled acrobatics with physical acting and attention to narrative. The show also utilizes projection and shadow work, and features original music composition. It has been lovingly crafted in Los Angeles and is in its final stages of creation
Théâtre du Rêve presents
Code Noir: Les Aventures du premier « Comte de Monte Cristo »
(Black Code: The Adventures of the first “Count of Monte Cristo”)
Who was General Alex Dumas? Find out when you dive into the world of the first Dumas in this highly theatrical company-created show, set in a world of momentous political change!
Get your tickets here!
Warped is a new Circus theater production that investigates concepts of Time. The aerial apparatus was custom designed for the show. They resemble the inner workings of a giant clock and function as onstage mechanisms to raise and lower pulleys and control the other apparatus. The story centers around a man whose loved one is dying, and is therefore driven to understand mysteries of time in order to stave off Death. His investigation propels him into an otherworldly environment where he meets the Catalyst, Death, and Infinity. The concepts of the show address human nature’s complex relationship to our own mortality, as well as our inherent desire to control Time and the consequences that ensue.
This production is a true blending of circus arts and physical theater, balancing high skilled acrobatics with physical acting and attention to narrative. The show also utilizes projection and shadow work, and features original music composition. It has been lovingly crafted in Los Angeles and is in its final stages of creation
Théâtre du Rêve presents
Code Noir: Les Aventures du premier « Comte de Monte Cristo »
(Black Code: The Adventures of the first “Count of Monte Cristo”)
Who was General Alex Dumas? Find out when you dive into the world of the first Dumas in this highly theatrical company-created show, set in a world of momentous political change!
Open Workshop with artists from Paper Doll Militia’s WARPED
February 23rd from 1pm-3pm
Join the artists for a journey into the magical clock world of WARPED by exploring the unique counterbalance system that was specially designed by Circus Gear for the show. While working with our unique Vertical Theatre Method, using improvisation techniques and exercises, your inner artist will be inspired to create beyond the limitations of time. Participants will gain new ideas on approaches and methods that can be incorporated into current and future creative projects for all eternity.
Participants must have some experience with aerial arts, on any apparatus. Beginners and other community members are welcome to observe.
Art of Activism Brunch
ART OF ACTIVISM BRUNCH WITH COMPLIMENTARY FOOD BY BAB’S MIDTOWN
FEBRUARY 24TH FROM 1PM-3PM
This Art of Activism we will discuss women in the arts and sciences. Join members of the cast and crew of Warped for this informal discussion and peer networking event. We are once again honored for Bab’s Midtown providing a complimentary brunch as our Art of Activism sponsor! This is an open event for the entire community.
Théâtre du Rêve presents
Code Noir: Les Aventures du premier « Comte de Monte Cristo »
(Black Code: The Adventures of the first “Count of Monte Cristo”)
Who was General Alex Dumas? Find out when you dive into the world of the first Dumas in this highly theatrical company-created show, set in a world of momentous political change!
Get your tickets here!
Warped is a new Circus theater production that investigates concepts of Time. The aerial apparatus was custom designed for the show. They resemble the inner workings of a giant clock and function as onstage mechanisms to raise and lower pulleys and control the other apparatus. The story centers around a man whose loved one is dying, and is therefore driven to understand mysteries of time in order to stave off Death. His investigation propels him into an otherworldly environment where he meets the Catalyst, Death, and Infinity. The concepts of the show address human nature’s complex relationship to our own mortality, as well as our inherent desire to control Time and the consequences that ensue.
This production is a true blending of circus arts and physical theater, balancing high skilled acrobatics with physical acting and attention to narrative. The show also utilizes projection and shadow work, and features original music composition. It has been lovingly crafted in Los Angeles and is in its final stages of creation
