Build Forward 2021 — foolsFURY

foolsFURY Theater presents:
BUILD FORWARD: Advocacy, Artistry and Adaptability
Convening Digitally October 15 & 16, 2021

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ABOUT BUILD forward

Under the leadership of Artistic Director, Debórah Eliezer, partnered with the TGNC Advocacy Collective, LMDA and alongside Guest Facilitators Claudia Alick of Calling Up Justice, and Pamela Capalad and MC Dyalekt of Brunch & Budget, foolsFURY Theater is gathering the field of ensemble theater makers in its second field-wide digital convening. This year’s sessions will focus on trans advocacy and organizational adaptability. Returning Art Share format brings 14 new performances that negotiate the nature of digital liveness responding to the theme “Uprooted” with Curation Coordinator, Anita Holland of Philadelphia-based theatre company Applied Mechanics.

Advocacy: Going beyond allyship and moving towards accompliceship. Demonstratively using privilege and agency to move marginalized voices to the center.

Artistry: Innovative storytelling at the intersection of aesthetic equity and artistic excellence.

Adaptability: The humble recognition that real change takes time, resilience and iterative, long-term commitment.

BUILD Forward is a two-day event featuring interactive townhalls, Art Shares with Microturgs, and discussions designed for artists, activists, culture workers, educators, theater professionals, and anyone interested in building effective, long-lasting systemic change.

The field of ensemble theater is moving forward. Join us.

BUILD Forward’s convening is complete. You can read more about the convening by scrolling below and watch the convening on HowlRound Theatre Commons by clicking the button.

Watch BUILD on HowlRound

Advocacy & Artistry: Day 1: Trans Advocacy Collective, Indigenous Digital
and 7 Art Shares

Oct 15th

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AdAptability & Artistry: Day 2: calling up justice, Brunch and Budget
and 7 Art Shares

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CHECK OUT OUR BUILD COHORT OF ARTISTS & DRAMATURGS

MEET OUR PRODUCTION TEAM

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CONFERENCE DETAILS

PANELS & DIALOGUES

The TGNC Advocacy Collective (TAC) discusses Queer and TGNC community testimonies and findings from surveys collected in August and September of 2021, followed by a discussion about how the Bay Area theatre community should move forward with more inclusive practices. What can theatres do to be better? What resources can we provide for our Queer and TGNC community for self advocacy? What does safety and inclusion look like for the TGNC community within the theater industry?

WHAT WE NEED: TESTIMONIES AND DEMANDS FROM THE TGNC THEATRE COMMUNITY

The TGNC Advocacy Collective (TAC) discusses Queer and TGNC community testimonies and findings from surveys collected in August and September of 2021, followed by a discussion about how the Bay Area theatre community should move forward with more inclusive practices. What can theatres do to be better? What resources can we provide for our Queer and TGNC community for self advocacy? What does safety and inclusion look like for the TGNC community within the theater industry?

INDIGENOUS DIGITAL: Contemporary Native Storytelling

Ensembles are often created to make art from a shared vision, but disproportionately more time is spent writing grants and raising money. In times of crisis small orgs tighten their belts and do more with less in order to survive. Who is truly being served by the non-profit model? How can small and mid sized companies consider how money is used and flows? Are there benefits of staying small and resisting budgetary growth? What if economic security and artistry went hand in hand? How can individuals and organizations raise the bar and change the starving artist ethos? Join Pamela Capalad and MC Dyalekt of Brunch & Budget as they shine a light on the shadows of the non-profit industrial complex.

CHASING THE MONEY: ECONOMIC EQUITY AND THE NON-PROFIT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX

Ensembles are often created to make art from a shared vision, but disproportionately more time is spent writing grants and raising money. In times of crisis small orgs tighten their belts and do more with less in order to survive. Who is truly being served by the non-profit model? How can small and mid sized companies consider how money is used and flows? Are there benefits of staying small and resisting budgetary growth? What if economic security and artistry went hand in hand? How can individuals and organizations raise the bar and change the starving artist ethos? Join Pamela Capalad and MC Dyalekt of Brunch & Budget as they shine a light on the shadows of the non-profit industrial complex.

As the experimental wing of The American Theater, how do we reckon with the field-wide challenges we have been unable to meet? What have we been unable or unwilling to acknowledge? What is the civic contract between artists and community? How do we “pass the torch” to the new leaders our field needs to transform? In the midst of pandemic and economic crisis what are the new structures we must imagine? When is closing the most liberatory practice? What and how do we dismantle as we build forward?

THINGS FALL APART: LOOKING BACK TO SEE AHEAD

As the experimental wing of The American Theater, how do we reckon with the field-wide challenges we have been unable to meet? What have we been unable or unwilling to acknowledge? What is the civic contract between artists and community? How do we “pass the torch” to the new leaders our field needs to transform? In the midst of pandemic and economic crisis what are the new structures we must imagine? When is closing the most liberatory practice? What and how do we dismantle as we build forward?

Our Co-Conspirators

FAQs

DO I HAVE TO PAY TO ATTEND?

We practice radical inclusivity here at foolsFURY. To keep our convening accessible and open to everyone working in theater, we are providing our workshops, keynotes and panels at NO COST. To help support offset the cost and invest in the future of ensemble theatre, we kindly ask for sliding scale support ($0-$180). Please contribute at the level you can afford. If you’re able to, consider paying more to offset those participants unable to pay at this time.

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foolsFURY Theater presents: BUILD FORWARD: Advocacy, Artistry and AdaptabilityConvening Digitally October 15 & 16, 2021