1. Actors from EMP and Single Carrot Theatre recorded selections of Latin American creation myths from Eduardo Galeano’s historical narrative, Memoria del Fuego.
2. 25 artists were given the stories to listen to create a new work to retell in their own voice and medium, anything from performance and dance to visual art, music, and film.
3. The results will be presented in one-night-only events at EMP Collective’s space EMP Collective’s space in Baltimore (8/17, 306 West Redwood St, 7pm) and at The Fridge (8/24, 516 ½ 8th Street SE, DC, 7pm).
THE ARTISTS
Adam Grise (Washington, DC)
Amanda Walker (Chicago, IL)
Brad Cartwright (Baltimore, MD)
Brett W Thompson (Brooklyn, NY)
Carly J Bales (Washington, DC)
Chris Fitzwater (Washington, DC)
Core Project Chicago
Dana Jeri Maier (Washington, DC)
Erin Rehberg (Chicago, IL)
Joshua Copeland (Washington, DC)
Kate McGraw (Brooklyn, NY / Washington, DC)
Katy Dubina (Baltimore, MD)
Ken Jordan (Baltimore, MD)
Liz Maestri (Washington, DC)
Logan Kornhauser (Washington, DC)
Maggie Villegas (Baltimore, MD)
Meghan Dubina (Baltimore, MD)
Nguyen K. Nguyen (Washington, DC)
Nolan Cartwright (Baltimore, MD)
Rachel Eisley (Washington, DC)
Rams Brisueno (Baltimore, MD)
Robert Marbury (Baltimore, MD)
Ryan Maxwell (Washington, DC)
Sara Moore (Baltimore, MD)
Shorty Bedford (Atlanta, GA)
Steven Krigel (Baltimore, MD)
Zachary Handler
“The goal is not only to explore the ideas and themes within the developing theatre piece but to connect artists from across the DC/Baltimore lines in short-term artistic projects. This is the first experiment.”
From CARLY BALES and MAGGIE VILLEGAS’ open call for artists to take part in Genesis, their multimedia performance on August 24, 7 - 10pm
