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dean moss' next work!MAPP will produce "Nameless forest" a multidisciplinary collaboration between director, choreographer and video artist Moss and Korean sculptor and poet Sungmyung Chun.
GOOD COP BAD COP charmsKassys' latest "is a lovely reminder that humor and absurdly clarifying insights can be gained from the simple act of studying how easily we make asses of ourselves in public." -Charleston City Paper
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stories left to tell available for touring 2009 - 2011Bette Midler says "Spalding Gray comes back to life in this wonderful evening... his talent, his love, his despair, all in one heartbreaking package."
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bamuthi's in seattle for a month!?Largely due to The Hansberry Project, a partner of ACT, whose mission is to connect the work of African American theatre artists with a broad and diverse audience.
Africa Consortium
Founded in 2004, The Africa Contemporary Arts Consortium is a landmark program designed to initiate, develop and sustain a dynamic exchange of arts and ideas between artists, arts organizations and public communities throughout the United States and the African continent. The Consortium is dedicated to working with African artists who are interpreting contemporary life through traditional, popular and/or contemporary forms. The Consortium's programs are rooted in experiential opportunities that nurture dialogue and exchange, allowing for organic connections to evolve.
Up next for the Africa Consortium is a series of immersive research trips in
several locations across the continent. Recognizing that our knowledge about the
context in which our African counterparts work has thus far has been limited to
mostly short term visits, each member will participate in an extended residency
with an African artist or organization. The goal of these trips is to more
deeply understand the circumstances for creating art in a particular location in
Africa, the challenges these artists or organizations face, and to discover
mutually agreed upon pathways to further develop equitable collaborative
relationships. Crucial support for this initiative is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Fund for National Projects.
Upcoming trips include:
- Marjorie Neset, VSA Arts/North Fourth Art Center, Albuquerque, NM to Culturarte, Maputo, Mozambique
- Ken Foster, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA to GoDown Arts Center, Nairobi, Kenya
- Laura Faure, Bates Dance Festival to L'Ecoles des Sables, Toubab Dialaw, Senegal