THE FESTIVAL:

7 Stages is bringing you a revolutionary selection of local, national, and international artists, virtually and in person!

Join us for 7 days in June to experience the 7 stages of empowerment:

AWAKENING, RAGE, REBELLION, DECONSTRUCTION, HOPE, RECONSTRUCTION, & CHANGE

THE LINEUP:

This multidisciplinary art extravaganza will include projects by artists from China, Serbia, the Netherlands, Canada, all over the United States, as well as local favorites!

SELECTED PROJECTS INCLUDE:

• EXPERIMENTAL SHORT FILMS by Tye Alexandra, Brittany London, Diego Serra, Steven Hao, Jesse Rasmussen, Kāli Quinn, Leila Ghasempor, Autumn Davis and Ben Yoganathan

• VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES and INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES by Anicka Austin, Danse Theatre Surreality, Last Call, Saviana Stanescu, Banana Effect, Corpus Acrobatics and Maja Mitic

• COVID-SAFE IMMERSIVE, LIVE THEATRE and INSTALLATIONS (indoor and outdoor) by Christopher Hampton, Aysha Waheed, Katelyn Greaton and Jenna Edmonds & Naomi Lavender

• LIVE DANCE by Frankie Mulinix and Jacquelyn Pritz

• CIRCUS, MUSIC and PERFORMANCE ART by Flight of Swallows, Ember Webb, Lucy Eden, Nicolette Emanuelle and The Valkyrie

• ARTISTIC RESPONSES to Stephanie Burt’s Big Read selection Advice from the Lights

• VITAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS & CONNECTIONS through our Service Saturday and Art of Activism platforms.

AUDIENCES WILL ALSO HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO REVISIT THE PROVOCATIVE FILMS PRODUCED BY 7 STAGES IN THE PAST YEAR:

• Bloodflow, written by Robert Earl Price,  film created by Ashley James
• Then They’ll Tell You It’s All in Your Head by Theresa Davis
• TIT by Elizabeth Dinkova, Barrett Doyle, and ensemble
• True North by Lee Nowell and Heidi S. Howard
• What Are You?  By Nicolette Emanuelle.