Wild Project presents
International Human Rights Art Festival- 2021
Celebration of Immigration
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 7:30PM
Wild Project
195 East 3rd Street
New York,
NY
10009
Between Ave A & B
F train to 2nd Ave, 24 hour parking garage located on Essex (Ave A) just south of Houston
December 6-12, 2021
The International Human Rights Arts Festival began in 2010 under the auspices of Amnesty International. It has now grown to an annual week-long event, offering hundreds of visual and performing artists the stage to showcase their work, share their stories and inspire social influencers, policy makers, cultural leaders and the general public to support their causes.
COVID Safety protocols at wild project
Upon entry all audience members must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination. We welcome the NYC Covid Safe App and the New York State Excelsior Pass, which provides secure, digital proof of COVID-19 vaccination. For more information on Excelsior Pass, visit: https://epass.ny.gov.
To help us ensure a fast and efficient entry, we ask that guests using the Excelsior Pass Wallet app download the app in advance and log in prior to your visit so you have access to your documentation before arriving at the venue.
Audience members will be required to wear masks at all times within the theater. There will be no food or drink permitted within the theater.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 7:30pm
CELEBRATION OF IMMIGRATION (THEATRE, MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, DANCE)
Sara Farrington: Honduras. An excerpt of a new one-woman play, performed by Valeria Avina, (valeriaavina.com). In the summer of 2018, one mom hid in the mountains, while one mom was extorted, while one mom was killed, while one mom made it, while one mom lost her kids, while one mom heard about it on the radio, while one mom organized a cross country relay, while one mom waited at the bus station … HONDURAS is inspired by true events, accounts and personal experience of asylum-seeking mothers and children who crossed the border in the summer of 2018 and the women who helped them. ladyfarrington.com
Luis D’Elias: For this year's Celebration of Immigration, Luis D'Elias will embody himself the idea of New Caracas, his personal artistic persona based on the city that will always live in his imagination. He will perform a set of new tunes that draw as much inspiration from his Venezuelan roots as from his own personal identity as a citizen of an increasingly globalized world. By being his most personal musical set so far, New Caracas intends to celebrate immigration by honoring his own artistic soul, as unique as it is part of a complicated, multicultural world. newcaracasmusic.com
Axons Dance Theatre: Belong-ing. Belong-ing depicts the journey of immigration and fitting in. As the privileged few that made it to this land, we must not forget those that paved the way and the weight of those that perished. Under the façade of joy, how do we walk the constant struggle of blending in while honoring tradition and individuality? Choreographer: Joan Liu. Dancers: Raquel Beauchamp, Jessica Frazier, Saeko (Rio) Hayashi, Marisa Pisano, Emma K. Sniegowski. Music: We Fought Valiantly by Hill, Daydream That One Time by Midnight. Joan Liu was born in Taiwan and made the trip to the US for graduate school. She has since received her MS degree in biology from New York University and MA in dance education from the collaborated program between NYU and American Ballet Theatre on scholarship. She established Axons Dance Theatre in 2019 with the hopes of creating a safe place for vulnerability and exploration and to encourage communication through the art of dance. Liu’s choreography, including a full-length ballet, has been showcased in various historic venues including New York City Center, Dixon Place, Abrons Arts Center, Players Theatre…etc. axonsdancetheatre.com
