International Human Rights Art Festival: Celebration of Human Rights

Friday, December 14th @ 7pm

Featuring:

The Different, The Arabesque, The Other presented by Radical Reversal

Melanie Dyer (viola), Dein Waldman (synth), Brendan Regan (guitar), Trae Crudup (drums), Amma Islam (vocals), Randall Horton (poet)

Radical Reversal will do a short performance of its latest project: The Different, The Arabesque, The Other, which seeks give voice to those who have been erased from social structures by and through the history of violence and moral bankruptcy.

GARDEN presented by Grant Jacoby Dance

GARDEN attempts to unpack notions of displacement, discovery, and geographic acceptance. Filtering this concept through a queer lens, the work touches on how those marginalized in many spaces can find solace and a sense of belonging elsewhere. Additionally, what does it mean to find a home somewhere, in particular in a place that was never yours to begin with? What remains when we depart from a space, return, only to inevitably depart again? Can we ever truly belong to a location, and vice versa?

CRIES OF THE CHILDREN by Carolyn Dorfman Dance

Carolyn Dorfman- Artistic Director
LA Mars- Company Manager/Tech
Anita Thomas- Executive Director
Katlyn Baskin- Rehearsal Director

Dancers:
Dominique Dobransky
Hannah Gross
Aanyse Pettiford-Chandler

“The dancers function as a Greek chorus, commenting through dance on the photographs and forming a poignant counterpoint to a lost humanity.”
--The New York Times


With a haunting score for cello by David Darling and powerful pre-war photographs by Roman Vishniac, Cries of the Children speaks to intergenerational trauma, memory and legacy. Here choreographer, Carolyn Dorfman, explores the feelings, fears and dreams of a child of survivors of the Holocaust. She asks, “Who are these people I did not know?”, “Was I like them?” and the repeated terrorizing question: “Would I have survived?” Danced by a multi-ethnic cast, it expands its message to the world as the intergenerational pains of yesterday remain AND the horrific actions of today will be inherited by generations to come.

Waterslides in the Middle East by Steve Kronovet

A stockbroker, at the end of his rope, proposes a plan for peace in the Middle East.

p u r p l e f l a m e presented by BodyStories: Teresa Fellion Dance

Choreographed by Teresa Fellion
Dancers- Arianna Stendardo, Emanuele Fiore, Natalia Sánchez, Gracen Nelson

p u r p l e f l a m e explores the strength of human resilience through the perspective of an individual and of a community more broadly. It specifically explores the challenge of navigating personal health challenges and navigating the journey of finding strength and adaptability within times of vulnerability. Fluidity and buoyancy act as thematic anchoring points as dancers allow themselves to fall freely through space. The work investigates personal intuition and group support, illustrating the depth and complexity of each person's lived experiences and state of being.

The Blackbird Trilogy presented by Lindsey Wilson

Rhonda Hansom-Director
Roetta Collins-Actor and Writer
Reggie Sylvester-Drummer
Michael Trotman - Bassist
Violizzy-Violinist
Barry Kornhauser - Cellist/Guitarist
Frances Lozada -Actor/Dancer
Marcela Penalvas - Jazz guitarist
Bassikk-Beat Maker

The Blackbird Trilogy is a compelling musical endeavor which captures the profound struggle for true freedom in America through three original songs written and performed by Lindsey Wilson and Human Hearts Trio: Piece of Pie, There's More To Being Free and Stand For the People. Directed by Rhonda Hansome.