Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival 2020
A Celebration of Women in the Arts - Artist Series @ Broward Libraries
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We as women gather to celebrate our power as artists, our passion for community, to inspire through creativity and performance as actors and visionaries in the world. We invite you to join us! |
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Performance Festival at Broward Main Library
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Storytelling Workshop On Saturday March 14th with Helen Reynolds South Regional Library - 7300 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 in the 2nd Floor Conference Room 1pm-4pm Explore the art of true, first person storytelling in a fun, hands-on workshop! Learn about the psychology and cultural significance of storytelling; explore what makes true, personal storytelling effective; and develop skills in the selection, creation, and performance of stories based on your own life experiences. The workshop includes group activities, in-depth partner-work, and individual story-development exercises. We will focus on how to craft a meaningful story with emotional resonance, clear focus, and an effective structure. Then we will explore ways to connect with an audience while telling your story. Participants will have the opportunity to tell a short story in front of the whole group, and may be invited to tell a story at the 2020 Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival! Women Write On! A Poetry Playshop
on Saturday March 14th with Marie Whitman Main Public Library- 100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-1830 on the 6th floor 2pm - 5pm Women! Come explore the power of your words. Speak your mind. Tell your heart. Change your world a little bit! Through the exploration of writing rituals, poetic play and inspiring improvisations you will be ignited to unleash your inner Poet! Performance Artist and Writer, Marie Whitman guides you through an inspiring and dynamic poetry workshop where each participant will birth at least one potent poem (even if you’ve never written one before!) Explore ways to build a satisfying, personal practice around writing that can add creativity and freedom of expression to your life. Poems from the participants who wish to share, will be on display during the “Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival.”
Haitian Folklore Dance Lab on Saturday March 21 with Weiselande Cesar African American Research Library and Cultural Center - 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 In the Meeting Room from 2:30- 5:00pm This workshop covers the roots and meaning of dances in the Haitian culture and teaches the dances to participants. Some of these include dances for opening prayer (Yanvalou), dance of harvest, (Mayi/Djouba) celebration dances (Kongo/Siren Song), the warrior dance (Nago), the revolutionary dance (Petro), the dance depicting life and death (Banda) and the dance of thanksgiving. After the workshop, participants who desire can join the dancers of Tradisyon Lakou Lakay for a short presentation in the lobby of our performance festival on April 4th.
Mask Making and Performance On Sunday March 22 with Jean Minuchin Northwest Regional Library- 3151 N University Dr, Coral Springs, FL 33065 in the Multi-purpose Room 1pm-4pm Explore the theme of gender while delving into the fun of mask performance. In a supportive environment, unleash movement as the underlying expression for masks. Create simple scenes addressing restriction and liberation. Then go home with a personal mask of empowerment created by you! Masks and works from participants who wish to share will be shown at our culminating Festival or simply come to enjoy, learn and express yourself! What’s Your Elephant ? An Art Making Workshop Saturday March 28 with Niki Lopez
Pompano Beach Library - 50 W Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL 33060 In the Multi-purpose Room 1pm-4pm The purpose of “What’s Your Elephant" is to provoke awareness and facilitate discussions unveiling unaddressed topics including, but not limited to: gender, discrimination and abuse.This hands-on creative workshop is an invitation for the participant to share an ‘elephant’ that is personal to them or a topic they want to bring awareness to. Various art supplies and magazines are included for participants to create a piece of art based on their elephant. No prior artistic experience or skill is needed. Once the projects are complete the workshop goes into the discussion phases. Participants are encouraged to share about their work and dialogue takes place. Participants will be given the option to have their work displayed at the “Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival”. |
Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival
Location/Hours
When: April 4th 1pm-5pm
Where: Broward Main Library Auditorium
100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Location/Hours
When: April 4th 1pm-5pm
Where: Broward Main Library Auditorium
100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
The afternoon includes 30-minute performances with short breaks between each presentation. Come for several or stay for the day. Enjoy multiple performances for one ticket price! Interactive displays, exhibits and performances in the lobby between shows.
Performers
Inez Barlatier
Inez Barlatier is an Ayisyen (Haitian) singer-songwriter & neo-roots musician. Her work has been featured in the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herlad, The Miami New Times, NPR, WLRN, Miami Sundial, Complex TV & CBS 4 News. Inez was awarded a 2017 Knight Arts Champion grant which produced her debut EP entitled Moun Moon.
Marie Whitman
Marie Whitman is a Poet, Interdisciplinary Performing and Teaching Artist and Director/Founder of Eat Your Poem Poetry Project. Whitman’s interdisciplinary performance work blending original spoken word, movement, music and visual art has been presented by the Harvey Milk Festival, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs, Miami Design District’s Site Specific Performance Series, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami, MDC’s Live Arts Lab and through Williamsburg Arts Nexus at Triskelion Arts in New York City.
Weiselande (Yanui) Cesar
Haitian and African Dance. Weiselande directs the organization "Tradysion Lakou Lakay" a 'nonprofit arts and culture organization in the Haitian Community and is a professional dancer. Ms. Cesar states:"Dance movements are an essential part of our DNA, the imprints of our journeys, the words for our stories and the voice of our souls/spirits. So let's communicate.”
“Women's Tales” - Storytelling
This year World and Eye is having a competition to find four compelling and moving storytellers that speak to the importance of women. To submit a 5-7 minute story on the theme "Women's Tales" please click here. (All genders welcome to submit)
Jean Minuchin
Jean Minuchin is the director of World and Eye Arts Center and a multi-disciplinary performance artist of highly visual theater. Her works blend masks, puppets, animation and storytelling to tell tales about contemporary world issues. This year’s work is called “Puppets, Passion and Politics” and is a look at the past year in the news.
Trigger Warning: Some suggestive language/ images and anti-Trump sentiment. If either of these things offend…think twice.
Performers
Inez Barlatier
Inez Barlatier is an Ayisyen (Haitian) singer-songwriter & neo-roots musician. Her work has been featured in the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herlad, The Miami New Times, NPR, WLRN, Miami Sundial, Complex TV & CBS 4 News. Inez was awarded a 2017 Knight Arts Champion grant which produced her debut EP entitled Moun Moon.
Marie Whitman
Marie Whitman is a Poet, Interdisciplinary Performing and Teaching Artist and Director/Founder of Eat Your Poem Poetry Project. Whitman’s interdisciplinary performance work blending original spoken word, movement, music and visual art has been presented by the Harvey Milk Festival, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs, Miami Design District’s Site Specific Performance Series, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami, MDC’s Live Arts Lab and through Williamsburg Arts Nexus at Triskelion Arts in New York City.
Weiselande (Yanui) Cesar
Haitian and African Dance. Weiselande directs the organization "Tradysion Lakou Lakay" a 'nonprofit arts and culture organization in the Haitian Community and is a professional dancer. Ms. Cesar states:"Dance movements are an essential part of our DNA, the imprints of our journeys, the words for our stories and the voice of our souls/spirits. So let's communicate.”
“Women's Tales” - Storytelling
This year World and Eye is having a competition to find four compelling and moving storytellers that speak to the importance of women. To submit a 5-7 minute story on the theme "Women's Tales" please click here. (All genders welcome to submit)
Jean Minuchin
Jean Minuchin is the director of World and Eye Arts Center and a multi-disciplinary performance artist of highly visual theater. Her works blend masks, puppets, animation and storytelling to tell tales about contemporary world issues. This year’s work is called “Puppets, Passion and Politics” and is a look at the past year in the news.
Trigger Warning: Some suggestive language/ images and anti-Trump sentiment. If either of these things offend…think twice.
FOR INFORMATION- call Jean at 954-540-9897 or email [email protected]
Funding for this project has been provided in part
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