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MicroFestUSA: Atlanta
One festival, three cities. From October 2010 through January 2011, the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) will premier its highly anticipated Micro-Fest: USA in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. NET is a national coalition of ensembles that exists to propel ensemble theater practice to the forefront of American culture and society.
Atlanta hosts the first festival, October 8-10, 2010 at 7 Stages Theater, with additional activities at the Little 5 Points Community Center, Dad's Garage, and Horizon Theatre. Designed to build a national conversation in the ensemble theatre field, this two-and-a-half-day "Micro-Fest" will combine town hall meetings, main stage performances, catalyst conversations, and master classes to provoke a deeper dialogue around the intersection of race, culture and aesthetics. Curated by Charmaine Minniefield and presented in partnership with Alternate ROOTS and the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA), MICRO-FEST: ATLANTA - RACE, CULTURE, AND AESTHETICS will serve both national and local audiences while highlighting the works of four different theater companies.
THE PERFORMANCES (at 7 Stages) include:
YEAH, I SAID IT! - Youth Ensemble of Atlanta (YEA)
Friday, October 8th @ 7pm
Set in urban Atlanta, a group of inner-city youth are confronted by "visitors of a different sort" as they invade Metro Atlanta's Transit System—MARTA! Filled with humor, heart-pounding music and wickedly funky choreography "Yeah, I Said It!" brings the secret issues of society to the forefront. Contact info@fhyea.org for more information.
PEACHES - Progress Theater.
Saturday, October 9th @ 6pm
Inspired in part by Nina Simone's classic song, "Four Women," PEACHES tackles head-on the stereotyping of African American female identity from slavery times to the present. Contact info@progresstheatre.com for additional information.
THE SHOW! - Out of Hand Theater
Saturday October 9 @ 9pm.
Out of Hand Theater's late-night, Ten-in-One freak show, an ever changing exhibit of human oddities, riffing on classic carnival sideshow commodification of anomaly. For Micro-Fest Atlanta, Out of Hand lays down all new material in this special edition, The Race SHOW! Nothing is off limits. You decide how far we go. Please direct questions to Adam Fristoe, adam@outofhandtheater.com, 404-452-5970
NE 2ND AVE - Teo Castellanos
Sunday, October 10th @ 2pm.
A jitney (small Caribbean bus) becomes a metaphor for a journey that takes the audience through the bumpy streets of Miami. Bringing voice to marginalized urban populations, this one-man show explores the underlying issues of racism and social injustice, while acknowledging the differences and ultimately discovering the common threads that bind us together. This is a co-production between NET and Atlanta's Dance Canvas. Contact Teo Castellanos, teocastellanos@mac.com, 786-271-2076 for more information.
ADDITIONAL FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING
In addition to mainstage performances, local and regional ensembles and theatre makers such Susan Booth, Del Hamilton, Elizabeth Omilami, Quic Rojas, Funk Lordz/Zulu Nation, Dad's Garage, ArtSpot Productions (New Orleans), Carpetbag Theatre (Knoxville), Mondo Bizarro (New Orleans), and M.U.G.A.B.E.E. (Jackson) will be leading workshops and participating in Town Hall conversations.
ABOUT NET:
A national coalition of ensembles created by and for artists, the Network of Ensemble Theaters (NET) exists to propel ensemble theater practice to the forefront of American culture and society. NET links a diverse array of ensembles and practitioners to one another and the performing arts field, encouraging collaborations and knowledge building and dissemination. NET is committed to the advancement of the ensemble form and strives to bring about change in the world beyond ourselves through the transformative power of collaborative theater.
NET's Micro-Festival: USA is made possible through the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Ford Foundation, the Department of Cultural Affairs City of Los Angeles, and WESTAF.
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Location7 Stages
1105 Euclid Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30307
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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