Arts Organizing
A colleague once called Sarah “a radical make-happener.” Another once called her, “a connector.” Both of these titles are apt: Sarah regularly brings people together to make trouble, art, community, fight for justice, and encourage connection and communion between audience, performers, writers, and organizers/activists.
From 2011 to 2016 in NYC, Sarah curated, organized, and hosted multiple events throughout the city. These events predominantly took place at Judson Memorial Church’s BailOut Theater Nights and as part of La MaMa’s Poetry Electric Series. Additionally, Sarah co-created and produced three Occupy the Empty Space theatre festivals between 2011 and 2013.
In Wyoming, the bulk of her community organizing has not been centered on art or strongly artistic in nature, but her history and experience as an arts organizer and creative make happener regularly informed her organizing and community building work in Laramie (from 2016-2018).
As far her arts organizing plans for Boston, she has a few things up her sleeves: stay tuned!
A colleague once called Sarah “a radical make-happener.” Another once called her, “a connector.” Both of these titles are apt: Sarah regularly brings people together to make trouble, art, community, fight for justice, and encourage connection and communion between audience, performers, writers, and organizers/activists.
From 2011 to 2016 in NYC, Sarah curated, organized, and hosted multiple events throughout the city. These events predominantly took place at Judson Memorial Church’s BailOut Theater Nights and as part of La MaMa’s Poetry Electric Series. Additionally, Sarah co-created and produced three Occupy the Empty Space theatre festivals between 2011 and 2013.
In Wyoming, the bulk of her community organizing has not been centered on art or strongly artistic in nature, but her history and experience as an arts organizer and creative make happener regularly informed her organizing and community building work in Laramie (from 2016-2018).
As far her arts organizing plans for Boston, she has a few things up her sleeves: stay tuned!
OCCUPY THE EMPTY SPACE
Occupy the Empty Space was a theater festival + direct action, founded in December, 2011, by Kate Foster and Sarah Duncan. The festival arose from within the heart of the Occupy Wall Street Movement in New York City. As the protest art swirled around them, both women were ignited to action by the questions this art, and this movement, raised.
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Occupy the Empty Space was a theater festival + direct action, founded in December, 2011, by Kate Foster and Sarah Duncan. The festival arose from within the heart of the Occupy Wall Street Movement in New York City. As the protest art swirled around them, both women were ignited to action by the questions this art, and this movement, raised.
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JUDSON ARTS: BAILOUT THEATER
Sarah curated and hosted three BailOut Theater nights. These nights followed the Judson Arts BailOut formula: a free group meal, and following that, a free arts show in the Loft of Judson Church. The particular nights Sarah managed were filled with poetry, video, and live music. Sarah brought a myriad of talented performers on board, including Audra Wolowiec, Caley Vickerman, Siobhan O’Loughlin, Sharisse Francisco, Justin Woo, Nicole Goodwin, Teniece Divya Johnson, and Anna/Kate.
Sarah curated and hosted three BailOut Theater nights. These nights followed the Judson Arts BailOut formula: a free group meal, and following that, a free arts show in the Loft of Judson Church. The particular nights Sarah managed were filled with poetry, video, and live music. Sarah brought a myriad of talented performers on board, including Audra Wolowiec, Caley Vickerman, Siobhan O’Loughlin, Sharisse Francisco, Justin Woo, Nicole Goodwin, Teniece Divya Johnson, and Anna/Kate.
POETRY ELECTRIC
With the support of Poetry Electric series head, William “Electric” Black, Sarah curated and hosted two performance poetry nights at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club. The first show, entitled The Lot I’ve Got, Poetry on Privilege, asked performers and audience to examine the various societal privileges they either held or lacked, and what that meant for themselves and the world. The second show, entitled Only Yes: Poetry on Consent, examined consent of the body, consent of the mind, and consent as citizens. Both events had a stellar line-up, including: Safia Elhillo, Kit Yan, Adam Falkner, Lauren Whitehead, Taylor Steele, Timothy DuWhite, Alyssa Harley, Amy Virginia Buchanan, and Michelle Thompson.
With the support of Poetry Electric series head, William “Electric” Black, Sarah curated and hosted two performance poetry nights at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club. The first show, entitled The Lot I’ve Got, Poetry on Privilege, asked performers and audience to examine the various societal privileges they either held or lacked, and what that meant for themselves and the world. The second show, entitled Only Yes: Poetry on Consent, examined consent of the body, consent of the mind, and consent as citizens. Both events had a stellar line-up, including: Safia Elhillo, Kit Yan, Adam Falkner, Lauren Whitehead, Taylor Steele, Timothy DuWhite, Alyssa Harley, Amy Virginia Buchanan, and Michelle Thompson.
