For Audiences

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.

Global Water Dances (GWD) uses the art of dance to illuminate water issues on a global scale. Their work incites collaboration to address water issues through the universal language of dance, and encourages participants to take direct action aiding in the fight.

Core Dance in partnership with the Hawai’i Wildlife Fund, Hawai’i Environmental Restoration, and Volcano Art Center cultivated and performed a movement offering for Global Water Dances, on June 13th, 2021. The video performance of this work will air on their Facebook Live on the summer solstice. The airing of this performance will feature a life discussion with Artistic Director of Global Water Dances, Vannia Ibarguen and Artistic Director of Core Dance, Sue Schroeder. This event is free and open to the public.

Sunday, June 20th at 8:30 PM at the Callanwolde Amphitheater

Performances:

Charmed – Excerpts from a recent show choreographed by Corian Ellisor and performed by Corian and guest dance artists.

Now and Then – A brand new show choreographed by Corian Ellisor and performed by the Pro-Prime Movers of the Callanwolde School of Dance.

Purgatory – A work in progress choreographed by Jillian Mitchell and performed by the artists of Kit Modus.

Wren’s Nest – Choreographed by Jerylann Warner and performed by the Pro-Prime Movers.

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.

Beacon Dance will present the third installment of a year-long three part series of site-specific dance and performance works to the public the weekend of June 25-27, 2021.  Cartography of Association:  …whether we accept ourselves will feature a cast of 8 dance artists, one musician, and one spoken word artist, and will take place at 6:30 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as at 4:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.  Performances will take place in the Beacon Dance Studio at The B complex in the Capital View neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.  The performances will last approximately 45 minutes, and were created specifically for this space.  The B Complex is at 1272 Murphy Avenue in Southwest Atlanta, GA.  The performances are free and open to the public.  All recommended Pandemic safety protocols will be required, including the wearing of face masks, social distancing between individual households of attendees, and the encouraging of hand sanitizing.

Beacon Dance will present the third installment of a year-long three part series of site-specific dance and performance works to the public the weekend of June 25-27, 2021.  Cartography of Association:  …whether we accept ourselves will feature a cast of 8 dance artists, one musician, and one spoken word artist, and will take place at 6:30 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as at 4:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.  Performances will take place in the Beacon Dance Studio at The B complex in the Capital View neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.  The performances will last approximately 45 minutes, and were created specifically for this space.  The B Complex is at 1272 Murphy Avenue in Southwest Atlanta, GA.  The performances are free and open to the public.  All recommended Pandemic safety protocols will be required, including the wearing of face masks, social distancing between individual households of attendees, and the encouraging of hand sanitizing.

Beacon Dance will present the third installment of a year-long three part series of site-specific dance and performance works to the public the weekend of June 25-27, 2021.  Cartography of Association:  …whether we accept ourselves will feature a cast of 8 dance artists, one musician, and one spoken word artist, and will take place at 6:30 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as at 4:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.  Performances will take place in the Beacon Dance Studio at The B complex in the Capital View neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.  The performances will last approximately 45 minutes, and were created specifically for this space.  The B Complex is at 1272 Murphy Avenue in Southwest Atlanta, GA.  The performances are free and open to the public.  All recommended Pandemic safety protocols will be required, including the wearing of face masks, social distancing between individual households of attendees, and the encouraging of hand sanitizing.

Beacon Dance will present the third installment of a year-long three part series of site-specific dance and performance works to the public the weekend of June 25-27, 2021.  Cartography of Association:  …whether we accept ourselves will feature a cast of 8 dance artists, one musician, and one spoken word artist, and will take place at 6:30 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as at 4:30 PM on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.  Performances will take place in the Beacon Dance Studio at The B complex in the Capital View neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia.  The performances will last approximately 45 minutes, and were created specifically for this space.  The B Complex is at 1272 Murphy Avenue in Southwest Atlanta, GA.  The performances are free and open to the public.  All recommended Pandemic safety protocols will be required, including the wearing of face masks, social distancing between individual households of attendees, and the encouraging of hand sanitizing.