7 STAGES PRESENTS
THE MOST DYNAMIC ARTS FESTIVAL OF THE SUMMER
Human Lights Festival: A Curious Encounter
June 18th – 20th (Juneteenth/Father’s Day Weekend)
AND June 24th – 27th (PRIDE Weekend)
THE FESTIVAL:
7 Stages is bringing you a revolutionary selection of local, national, and international artists, virtually and in person!
Join us for 7 days in June to experience the 7 stages of empowerment:
AWAKENING, RAGE, REBELLION, DECONSTRUCTION, HOPE, RECONSTRUCTION, & CHANGE
THE LINEUP:
This multidisciplinary art extravaganza will include projects by artists from China, Serbia, the Netherlands, Canada, all over the United States, as well as local favorites!
Selected Projects Include:
- EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS by Tye Alexandra, Brittney London, Diego Serra, Steven Hao, Jesse Rasmussen, Kāli Quinn, Leila Ghasempor, Autumn Davis and Ben Yoganathan
- VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES and INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES by Anicka Austin, Danse Theatre Surreality, Last Call, Saviana Stanescu, Banana Effect, Corpus Acrobatics and Maja Mitic
- COVID-SAFE IMMERSIVE, LIVE THEATRE and INSTALLATIONS (indoor and outdoor) by Christopher Hampton, Aysha Waheed, Katelyn Greaton and Jenna Edmonds & Naomi Lavender
- LIVE DANCE by Frankie Mulinix and Jacquelyn Pritz
- CIRCUS, MUSIC and PERFORMANCE ART by Flight of Swallows, Ember Webb, Lucy Eden, Nicolette Emanuelle and The Valkyrie
- ARTISTIC RESPONSES to Stephanie Burt’s Big Read selection Advice from the Lights
- VITAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS & CONNECTIONS through our Service Saturday and Art of Activism platforms.
Audiences will also have another chance to revisit the provocative films produced by 7 Stages in the past year:
- Bloodflow, written by Robert Earl Price, film created by Ashley James
- Then They’ll Tell You It’s All in Your Head by Theresa Davis
- TIT by Elizabeth Dinkova, Barrett Doyle, and ensemble
- True North by Lee Nowell and Heidi S. Howard
- What Are You? By Nicolette Emanuelle.
The festival is curated by 7 Stages’ new leadership team, Associate Artistic Directors Ashley James, Elizabeth Dinkova, and Marium Khalid, Education Director Destiny Renee, and Artistic Director Heidi S Howard.
*Complimentary copies of Advice From The Lights by Stephanie Burt are available at 7 Stages, 1105 Euclid Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30307.
Virtual premieres and content will remain available until June 30, three days after the festival schedule.
In-person performances (both indoor and outdoor) take COVID safety seriously.
Indoor events will require masks and social distancing.
