News, Events, and more from the Women in the Arts and Media Coalition and our member organizations, and posts of interest about women in the arts and media
8/18/2015
The Neo-Political Cowgirls Bring EVE to NYC
Supporting theatrical work written, directed, and designed by women.
Neo-Political Cowgirls, under the direction of Kate Mueth, is bringing their acclaimed interactive, theatrical production "EVE" to The Gym at Judson.
EVE is a music-art-dance theater immersive performance about a "perfect woman" newly created by the mad "Maker" in a world already rife with experiences and history. Set loose with a companion, "Man," the audience moves freely through multiple rooms, watching her story unfold through music, movement and art -- minus the fourth wall –bringing us more intimately into the various personal moments of Eve's experiences. Called "unapologetically sensual" and "brilliantly stunning," EVE is a moving human tale filled with stunning visuals, physical artistry, humor and joyful resurrection.
Thursday, August 20, 2015 - The NYC premiere of Lynn Nottage's story of the love affair between Louis XIV's wife Queen Marie-Therese and Nabo, her African servant as told through the imagination of their illegitimate daughter.
Friday, August 21, 2015 - Grimké's powerful play takes us inside the home of a family attempting to cope with the aftermath of the lynching of a father and son. In a year when the streets ring with chants of "Black Lives Matter," Rachel asks us to feel the quiet pain of a young black woman who doubts whether she can bear to bring more lives into a violent world.
Your voice matters, and Girl Be Heard has a spot with your name on it. 2 Opportunities: Our Sunday Workshops & Our Mainstage Show
Our Sunday Workshops
Girl Be Heard is seeking performers, songwriters, dancers, writers and activists to join our Sunday Workshops - young women ages 12 through 21 ONLY. Fluency or ability in foreign languages is a plus.
Workshops are every Sunday from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm and will have public performances in December 2015 and May 2016.
Our Mainstage Show: Embodi(ED)
Girl Be Heard is seeking 5 writer/actors and 5 writer/dancers/movers for our 2015-2016 mainstage show Embodi(ED) to debut at HERE Arts Center, February 8 - February 21, 2016. Embodi(ED) is a documentary theatre and dance piece addressing the issue of eating disorders and the $55 billion dollar diet industry. Based on interviews with people of all ages and all genders conducted by Girl Be Heard ensemble members, Embodi(ED) demands media accountability in how images of "beauty" are used against women, fueling a culture of body and food obsession that feeds into eating disorders and a dangerous economic investment in maintaining a culture of hatred for women's bodies.
Young women of all backgrounds, abilities, gender expressions, ethnicities, races, sexual orientations, religions, and nationalities are strongly encouraged to audition.
In MEMBER CORNER, members of Works by Women can share productions they are working on which feature many women artists, but either have a run of less than 2 weeks or do not meet the 50/50 writer, director, design team Works by Women requires. If you would like your project to be included, please email info@worksbywomen.org with the subject "Member Corner and Title of Your Show" by Monday at noon.
Encanta written by Shawn C. Harris Crossroads Theatre Project Manhattan Repertory Theatre 303 W. 42nd Street, 6th Floor New York, NY August 26 - August 28, 2015
Encanta is a fantasy romance that tells the story of a pirate with a checkered past who embarks on her most dangerous adventure yet...winning the heart of the most terrifying woman in town--a powerful sorceress with a bad attitude!
Do you have a service to offer, are you a business owner interested in supporting Works by Women in exchange for publicity? Works by Women is looking for donations for our upcoming silent auction! To get in touch please email info@worksbywomen.org
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