KEYNOTE
SPEAKERS
Curtis Muhammad
Suheir Hammad
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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.
INTERSECTION IV: Re/Generations April 7-9, 2006
Intersection IV: Re/Generations - a truly intergenerational, cross-cultural gathering, investigating historical models and new directions in multicultural performing arts and activism.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
FRIDAY. APRIL 7, 2006
YOUTH CONVERGENCE:
Pre-Conference events for youth and those who work with youth. Separate registration required. Call 413-577-2990 or click here for email
OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Curtis Muhammad · ARTIST WORKSHOPS · OPENING DINNER · PERFORMANCE: Project 2050 On The Frontlines: Sex, War & Lies · LATE NIGHT MUSIC
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
INTERGENERATIONAL PLENARY: Bridging the Centuries of Art & Activism · PANELS & ROUNDTABLES: Multicultural Theater in the 21st Century · Vigilance at the Borders: Chicano and Mexican Artist-Activists · Asian American Women Playwright Archive · Leadership Transition Case Studies · INDIGENOUS ARTISTS SHOWCASE · ARTIST WORKSHOPS · PERFORMANCE: Junebug Productions Inc. Trying To Find My Way Back Home with William O'Neal · LATE NIGHT
MUSIC & OPEN MIC ·
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
Conference Panels , ROUNDTABLES and PRESENTATIONS: Embodying Multiplicity: Multiracial Identities and Performance · Arab & Muslim Voices: A Political Intervention · Future Aesthetics: Diversity Within Hip-Hop · ARTIST WORKSHOPS · CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS by Suheir Hammad · PERFORMANCE: Continuity and Movement: A Future Aesthetics Showcase
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Friday, April 7
Project 2050 On The Frontlines: Sex, War & Lies
Saturday, April 8
PREMIERE!
Junebug Productions Inc.Trying to Find My Way Back Home
with William O'Neal
Sunday, April 9
Keynote Address by Palestinian-American poet SUHEIR HAMMAD, 1:30 pm, Mahar Auditorium. FREE EVENT. Co-sponsored with the Distinguished Visitor's Program.
Continuity and Movement:A Future Aesthetics Showcase featuring Baba and Steve Ben Israel, Mango Tribe, olive Dance Theatre with Paula Larke and more.
All shows at 8 pm in Bowker Auditorium (unless otherwise noted.) Tickets are: $15- General Public; $8-Seniors/Low Income;
$5-Students (with I.D.) Call FAC Box Office for tickets: 413-545-2511. Conference attendees: performances are included with conference registration.
CLICK HERE for more season info
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ARTIST WORKSHOPS
These workshops are offered throughout the conference and often during concurrent sessions. We encourage you to refer to the conference schedule when making your choices. Pre-registration for workshops is required and is a part of your registration confirmation process (via email.) And space is limited!
FRIDAY APRIL 7
3 - 5 PM • Artist Workshop # 1 (for early conference arrivals: pre-registration required!)
Rituals of Vigilance: A Dance-Theater Workshop
with Dora Arreola of Mujeres en Ritual Danza-Teatro. This workshop will explore the topics of "borders," "security," and "the other" through movement improvisation based in pre-structured rituals of vigilance. Exercises will include spatial orientation, rhythm, and movement exchange leading to real human connection.
SATURDAY, APRIL 8
6:30 - 9:00 AM
The Art of Weaving Faiths: an interfaith practice & workshop on Spiritual Activism with Nobuko Miyamoto and Kamau Ayubbi
11:45 Am - 1:45 PM
Artist Workshop # 2 - Urban Voice: Unorthodox Chants
with Akim Funk Buddha, internationally known performance artist & MC.
An experience in throat singing, human beat box, mouth percussion & vocal sound, open to all!
4:15 - 6 :15 PM
Artist Workshop # 3 - Tracing Our Bodies' Power
with Ananya Chatterjea of Ananya Dance Theater
A movement-based workshop to examine the ideologies that reside in our dancing bodies. Work together towards understanding how dance can be an active shaper in the movement towards social change. What constitutes "authenticity"? How can dance become a shared medium between different communities even as we value cultural specificity and particular aesthetics?
Movement based on deconstructions of the Odissi dance form, Chhau, and yoga. Come dressed to move!
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
6:30 - 9:00 AM - The Art of Weaving Faiths: an interfaith practice & workshop on Spiritual Activism with Nobuko Miyamoto and Kamau Ayubbi
10 AM -12 NOON
Artist Workshop #4 - The Break Down
Hip Hop Movement workshop with Rokafella & Kwikstep of Full Circle Productions
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