[rsc] FW: RSC and performances
- From: Carolyn Morris <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "rsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rsc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "rsc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <rsc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:51:24 -0400
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From: Carolyn Morris <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 15:02:26 -0400
To: <rhleonar@xxxxxx>, Hope Clark <hopeclark@xxxxxxx>
Cc: AM Coordinator <amcoordinator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, laura schandelmeier
<laura@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Stephen Clapp <stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bob Leonard
<robert.leonard@xxxxxx>, Kathie de Nobriga <kdenobriga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Carlton Turner <carlton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Conversation: RSC and performances
Subject: Re: RSC and performances
Bob,
Thank you so much for putting names out in the ethers to begin shifting
language around how we refer to the Principles. I mentioned to a group
recently that you encouraged us to refer differently to the Principles,
again, I appreciate the initiation of this dialogue.
And, with that said, I like "Principles of Artists Working in Communities".
While I like the Principles of Art and Social Justice too, the former seems
more consistent with the work of ROOTS. We support individual artists who
act as agents of positive social change, and the principles inform their
work.
Best,
Carolyn
On 5/30/08 2:43 PM, "rhleonar@xxxxxx" <rhleonar@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Hey All,
>
> This list of projects is great! I'm with Hope. Let's use the Friday, June 6,
> call to begin thinking together on how we might approach the work "through the
> lens" of the Principles.
>
> A couple little things. Let's settle on a name for the Principles, other than
> RSC. I suggest Principles for Artists Working in Communities, or Principles
> for Art and Activism, or Principles for Art and Social Justice. Others may
> have better ideas. For me, RSC seems inappropriately proprietary.
>
> Oh and principals head schools or consulting firms. Remember, "the Principal
> is
> your pal" ruse?
>
> Best.
>
> Bob
>
> Quoting Hope Clark <hopeclark@xxxxxxx>:
>
>> Thank you Ashley,
>>
>> I will forward this on to the whole RSC list.
>> My assumption is that all of these groups know about the RSC workshops
>> happening in various rhizome regions in June and July and that all of them
>> are trying to make it to them. If not, that would be the first step. I know
>> that Trey is going to be in Africa during the Maryland one, so we would need
>> to figure out something else for him.
>>
>> Our next RSC Conference call June 6th has on its agenda to discuss RSC at the
>> Annual Meeting. Perhaps this can be a time to discuss how to incorporate this
>> kind of analysis into the Meeting.
>>
>> Hope
>>
>> On Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at 10:29PM, "AM Coordinator"
>> <amcoordinator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hello!
>>> The following folks selected that they would like for their performance work
>>> to be addressed/explored through the lens of the RSC Principals. What would
>>> we like to do with this?
>>>
>>> Can this be forwarded to the RSC list -I'm not sure who else is on RSC...
>>>
>>> Here is the contact information and short description of each piece.
>>> Please let me know what you need from the AM workgroup to help facilitate
>>> this.
>>> Thank you!
>>> Ashley
>>> 540-558-8744
>>>
>>> Triangle Project: Shannon Whooley, shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 347-439-8884
>>> Looking for Lilith Theatre¹s new work-in-process, The Triangle Project, uses
>>> the primary sources of newspaper reports, eyewitness accounts, survivor
>>> testimonies, and the transcripts of the trial to explore the lives of the
>>> young women of The Triangle Company during the strike, fire, and trial of
>>> 1911. The piece involves narrative storytelling, lyrical movement, natural
>>> realism, and spoken word.
>>>
>>>
>>> String Theory: Priscilla, priscillasmith@xxxxxxxxxxx 404-578-4430
>>> String Theory is a multi-media work incorporating poetry, dance, visual art,
>>> science, theater, the Internet, and video in an exploration of physics
>>> throughout its history. The ultimate realization of this project will not
>>> take place until 2009-2010.
>>>
>>> Aware and Outraged: Ron, awareandoutraged@xxxxxxxxx 443-803-4239
>>> Aware and Outraged is the raw and uncensored spoken word/theater performance
>>> from award winning poet, writer, performance artist and activist Ron Kipling
>>> Williams. From America¹s occupation in Iraq to slavery and exploitation,
>>> Williams attacks these and other injustices with ferocity and a willingness
>>> to go to places few artists dare to tread in this era of social fear and
>>> homogeny.
>>>
>>> PIC: Trey, trey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 703-946-5217
>>> What is a criminal? Who does the law protect? Who are victims of the law?
>>> These were questions posed to strangers, friends, and family by students
>>> working on P.I.C: Prison Industrial Complex. ³P.I.C.² is a collaboratively
>>> authored effort, written by students through a course in Ritual Poetic Drama
>>> at Virginia Commonwealth University, taught by founder and Artistic Director
>>> of The Conciliation Project, Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates.
>>>
>>> Haunted: Stephen, stephen@xxxxxxxxxxxx 301-779-6383
>>> Haunted draws from acts of possession, ghost stories, and rituals to create
>>> an motion narrative with a sensual luster and dynamic variety. Text for the
>>> work has been taken from the 1949 Washington Post article about the ³haunted
>>> boy² of Mount Rainier, MD that inspired the book and film, The Exorcist.
>>>
>>> Different Shade: Paula, paula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 404-294-4566
>>> Two women one Black Creek southeastern US, one
>>> Trinidadian/Moroccan/Asian/Native American use story, dance, percussion,
>>> vocals, pantomime and spoken word to show, with humor and pathos, their
>>> journey over cultural taboos to celebrate the ³us and we² in each other. The
>>> piece is about the collide-o-scope method of dealing with conflict.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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