CHANGE
June 27, 2021
HUMAN LIGHTS FESTIVAL: A CURIOUS ENCOUNTER
Art of Activism
Performing Queer History, Activating Queer Space
1:00 – 3:00 PM ET
by 7 Stages Theatre – Live Virtual Brunch Conversation
Our brunch series brings together community experts, artists and patrons for a COMPLIMENTARY VIRTUAL dialogue as we examine our role beyond the art. This vital connection with our VIPs, Last Call – a collective of trans and queer artists, activists and archivists who were drawn together by the closing of the last remaining dyke bar in NOLA, will be the beginning of a collaboration with the Atl community and the 7 Stages family! We will be presenting their original production Alleged Lesbian Affairs, and thus invite YOU to join the process of development! Last Call creates innovative, multi-platform performances, events, and digital media that document and interpret neglected trans and queer history. The cultural organizing model creates connections between those who lived this history and those who have much at stake if it is forgotten.
In this virtual shareback story sharing experience, Last Call organizers will delve into their practice of archiving oral histories and creatively interpreting them! Participants will be guided through a listening session followed by a story sharing, utilizing elements of their oral history podcast and our lived experiences. Oral history and storytelling are our oldest ways of documenting how we survive, pass down our cultural practices and rituals, and captures how embracing the complexities of identity can help to shape the way we experience the world. We welcome all voices to join the VIP’s in connecting across our differences while sharing in commonalities.
CRIMSON CHRYSALIS: EMERGENCE
ALL DAY
Katelyn Greaton –Sculpture Installation
What do you see when you look into someone eyes? Within every face lies a different truth. When you peer into the reflective faces within this installation, you’re invited to envision who, or what you may be. 7 faces, 7 representations. Which one are you?
Kate Greaton is an Atlanta based mixed media contemporary sculptor, ceramicist and production designer. After graduating the University of Southern Maine in 2018, she moved to Los Angeles, California where she put her sculpting and design skills towards creating unique music videos; most notably, K Michelle, Call Me Karizma and Carole’s Daughter. Now living in Atlanta, Kate is going back to her roots and focusing on her own sculptures while also pursuing art in film. Kate uses mixed media to combine realism and abstraction to demonstrate the relationship between the beauty of our world and our imaginations.
Short Film Screening
5:00 – 7:00 PM ET
Indoor short film screening on the Main Stage
HYSTERIA
5:30 & 6:30 PM ET
by Burning Bones Physical Theatre – Live Indoor Performance
Women’s emotional expression has always been policed – first venerated as religious ecstasy, later condemned as witchcraft, and eventually diagnosed as the mental illness hysteria that mysteriously only afflicted one gender. This dance performance by Burning Bones Physical Theatre incorporates elements of butoh, clowning, and burlesque to conjure the stories of women in psychiatric hospitals, whose role as the subjects of early photography was essential in establishing the practice of psychology.
Burning Bones Physical Theatre is based in Atlanta, Georgia. We are creating work that is original, bold, and personal. Burning Bones is dedicated to collaborating with fellow creatives to engage with the local community and expand the possibilities of live performance in daring and imaginative ways.
CIRCUS OF THE SELF
5:15 and 7:15 PM ET
by Lucy Eden – Outdoor Performances
In this autobiographical busking show, Lucy Eden interweaves circus and poetry to explore issues of identity, gender, and our capacity for transformation. Blending humor, poignant personal narrative, circus arts, and a healthy dose of literary analysis, Lucy chronicles a journey of gradual self-discovery: fear, repression, acceptance, and celebration. This performance includes juggling, knives, unicycles, and fire.
Lucy Eden is a veteran Atlanta performance artist, unicyclist, juggler and transgender visibility advocate. With a background in street performance, her passion for bringing circus arts to pedestrian spaces has been life long. She has performed in both solo and ensemble productions in Atlanta and across the US. Her shows combine storytelling, virtuosity, and a unique queer southern charm.
THE VALKYRIE
Human Lights Festival Finale
8:00 PM ET
by The Valkyrie – Live Indoor Concert Performance – Mainstage
“We are The Valkyrie, a musical performance group featuring corpse Vikings in drag. We play loud rock and roll, but in our skirts and armor, we invert the machismo typical of the genre. We are driven by the community of artists that we are lucky to be a part of — by the process of creating with each other and pushing each other forward. Also, we just like to rock.” – Rob Thompson of The Valkyrie
