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Intersection is New WORLD Theater's biennial conference and festival examining new work practices by artists of color and showcasing multidisciplinary theater pieces on the cutting edge of new aesthetics. Begun in 1998, the conference is a diverse national gathering of artists, educators, organizers, activists, scholars, theater professionals and presenters. As an organization that bridges the worlds of creativity and scholarship, community activism and professional performance, NWT is committed to furthering national conversations on cultural equity, emerging aesthetics and activism through the arts.

CONFERENCE REPORTS & RESOURCES

INTERSECTION V: Creative UpRising(s) April 4-6, 2008
A global look at art and activism, emerging aesthetics, and the role of performance practices in cultural organizing.

• Visit archived 2008 Conference website

• CONFERENCE REPORTS & RESOURCES
Downloadable 2008 conference pdf transcripts:

• Ngugi wa Mirii Keynote Address
-- Tribute by Dale Byam
-- Notes & Reflections by Priscilla Page

• Jesusa Rodriguez Keynote Address

• Pre-Conference: The Rise of an Arab American Cultural Movement
-- Session notes: Women's Work: "Performing While Arab" and
"Arab American Hip Hop"
-- Reflections & Artist Statements: breaking letter(s) by Suheir Hammad

• Artistic Praxis Track
-- Artist Workshops: "The Performance of Biography" with Djola Branner & "Louisiane Noir: Hip Hop and Black Creole Dance" with Millicent Johnnie
-- Open Studio notes: The Hungry Woman, with Cherrie Moraga
-- Roundtable notes: "Hip Hop Histories & Resistance"
-- Artist Statements: by Community/One showcase artists

• Hip Hop Histories from Artistic Praxis Track

• From Activist Art to Cultural Organizing Track
-- The Work We Do: A Poem for Cultural Organizing, by Graciela Sanchez
-- Session notes: "Voices from the Battlefront" and "Activist Art to Cultural Organizing" (parts 1 & 2)

• Youth Aesthetics, Action & Leadership Track
-- Youth Dialogue notes: Profits/Prophets in the Arts
-- Workshop notes: YouthSpeaks Meets Project 2050
-- Artist Statement: The Love in Revolution, by Project 2050

INTERSECTION IV: Re/Generations April 7-9, 2006
A truly intergenerational, cross-cultural gathering, investigating historical models and new directions in multicultural performing arts and activism.

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• CONFERENCE REPORTS & RESOURCES
Downloadable 2006 conference pdf transcripts:

• Youth Convergence

• Opening Dinner & Keynote

• Opening Plenary Session

• Saturday Sessions

• Sunday Sessions

• Closing Session

• Suheir Hammad Keynote Address

• Workshops

• Performances

• Progressive Resources/Networking List (downloadable pdf)
Generated by conference participants at the closing session as a part of the "Next Steps" from the Re/Generating a National Movement session. Includes organizations and agencies nationwide.

If you have questions about the downloaded materials, email us at nwt@admin.umass.edu or call 413-545-1972