Build From Here (2020)

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ABOUT BUILD from here

Under the new leadership of Artistic Director, Debórah Eliezer, and alongside Guest Director Claudia Alick of Calling Up Justice, foolsFURY Theater is gathering the field of ensemble theater makers in a digital convening. True systemic change takes all of us. Let’s change our field at its foundational core. Let’s consider how real change takes time, resilience and iterative, long-term commitment: all characteristics exemplified in ensemble theater practice.

BUILD From Here is a two-day event featuring workshops, artistic presentations, and panels designed for artists, activists, culture workers, educators, theater professionals, and anyone interested in building effective and long-lasting systemic change. Each session offers tools, resources, and participatory dialogues centering racial justice, labor and finance reform, design and technology, education, and seldom-told stories. Connect, learn, laugh and relate. Chill out in our digital lobby. Registration gives you greatest access.

How will we shift our design blueprint to embed racial justice in everything we do? Together, we will create an arts ecosystem worthy of us all.

Are you ready? Let’s BUILD!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

KRISTINA WONG

Performance Artist, Comedian, Activist, and Elected Representative

OUR CO-CONSPIRATORS

Check out our build cohort of artists & dramaturgs

CONFERENCE DETAILS

PANELS & DIALOGUES

KEYNOTE: KRISTINA WONG

STRENGTH THROUGH ALLIANCE: CULTURALLY-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

AESTHETIC EQUITY IN ENSEMBLE THEATER: THE FOUNDATION IS RACIAL JUSTICE

LABOR ETHICS & FINANCE REFORM: NEW MODELS FOR A NEW ERA

Leaders using anti-racist and decolonized models in both digital and physically embodied artistic production spaces.  How is technology being used as a collective space for decolonization? Panel of folks who are using the digital landscape to transform the industry of theater / ensemble theater to make it not only accessible, but an alternative theatrical space for BIPOC narratives.

PRODUCING IN PANDEMIC: TRANSMEDIA & LIVENESS

Leaders using anti-racist and decolonized models in both digital and physically embodied artistic production spaces.  How is technology being used as a collective space for decolonization? Panel of folks who are using the digital landscape to transform the industry of theater / ensemble theater to make it not only accessible, but an alternative theatrical space for BIPOC narratives.

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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Will there be any opportunities for sponsorships, Cross-promotions or collaborations?

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