A two woman show (by the nationally acclaimed and award winning performance duo - Climbing PoeTree) about unnatural disaster and a great shift in universal consciousness.
Hurricane Season is a post-Katrina performance uprising: a multi-media show and movement strategy that draws vital connections between shared struggles and common solutions in a critical moment in national and global history. more...
Representations: A Series on Culture, Politics and Aesthetics invites you to attend Urban Aesthetics and Flow. Please join us at the brand new Backstory Cafe (located inside the Experimental Station) as some of Chicago's most talented wordsmiths create a unique literary space with works that are meant to be performed, read, listened to, and shared. Bring your notebooks and journals and come down south to find out more about the art of lyrical flow in the city. Hosted by Toni Asante Lightfoot. more...
Inkbombed is an art exhibit by Hugostyle “STEP ONE” which explores graffiti and hip-hop's role in addressing social, racial and economic justice. Since graffiti's earliest forms, globally it has been utilized as a tool for the voiceless and oppressed to express their struggle for social change and draw awareness to issues affecting their communities. Hip-hop's roots in poor inner-city communities are undeniable. Despite the current focus on bling, fame and clubbing, graffiti and hip-hop are still valuable and effective ways to promote progressive social justice movements today. Join us at the opening of Inkbombed as we celebrate the socially conscious side of graffiti and hip-hop. The evening will feature spoken word, art, performances, music, and a panel discussion.
Performers include Segundas Productions, Army of Juan, Misha Ferguson, and Rominna Villaseñor. Also featuring Step One, Eams, Static, About, and more. more...
Don't miss out on a special Community Café Friday, June27th at 6pm in the heart of Southside Chicago's historic Bronzeville neighborhood at the Parkway Ballroom. Join us as we explore the spiritual drive and motivating factors for art from a diverse group of performers. From the Native American Hip Hop music of Culture Shock Camp to the boogaloo dance and movement styles of Robot M.A.F.I.A (Masters Aligning Forces Influencing All) to the Nu Jazz Sitar sound of Renegade Sufi, we hope to share a glimpse of these artist's spiritual expressions with all in attendance. Of course we will also showcase Chicago local artists with a theatrical piece by EthnoSis, a short musical set from Chicago's own Imam William Bilal, and an IMAN Art Installation.
Make sure to attend this one of a kind event and bring a friend!
Friday, May 9, 2008 8:00pm - Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:00pm
The Finch Gallery, located in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, launches its first annual performance festival with a diverse line up of new and exploratory works, many being previewed to the public for the first time by ten provocative performance and installation artists. With a rotating schedule, each night offers a glimpse inside new works through mediums of sound, durational works, installation, movement, text, video, and monologue.
each artist is bringing a work to the event that was inspired or connected to one of the following thematic suggestions: the number eight, cage, garden, and stacking.
