ATTENTION YOUNG VETERANS OF COLOR:

A call for experiences, a call for dreams

VETERANS’ WORKSHOP MEETING

JULY 21, 2010, 7:00 – 9:00 pm at THE HARLEM STAGE GATEHOUSE

Our WaterWorks series is all about ENGAGING AUDIENCES IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS.  As our signature series, the audience has an opportunity to participate in a number of ways unique to each project, artist and their creative process from inception to finished work.

Acclaimed pianist/composer Vijay Iyer and celebrated poet/performer Mike Ladd, with Iraq veteran and poet Maurice Decaul, launched a new work-in-progress (music and poetry) commissioned by Harlem Stage’s WaterWorks program earlier this year in February.

This time Holding it Down: The Veterans’ Dreams Project calls for more involvement from the community.  If you are a veteran and a writer, performer, or simply someone with a dream to share, join us for this veterans’ workshop with theater director Patricia McGregor.

During this initial creative community meeting, veterans will discuss the project’s goals, format, time line, and content. All veterans are invited to participate in a series of collaborative writing and performance workshops throughout the summer.

Some veterans selected from the workshops may perform some of the stories, poems, and songs onstage, in collaboration with civilian artists. Collaboration requires significant creative input of all participants including writing and performing researched material. Participants should be comfortable on stage and/or be prepared to work with both literary text and music.

If you are a veteran and feel you can meet these requirements, simply have suggestions or are interested in learning more about the work, please join us.  We look forward to working with you.

Please make a reservation for the workshop with your name, telephone and e-mail address by e-mailing boxoffice@harlemstage.org; or call 212-281-9240 ext. 19 or 20. For more information on the process or if you would like to speak with Mike Ladd, you may call him at (617) 599-9059, or e-mail him at likemadd@gmail.com.

Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 4:30 pm in Brad's Blog, Music.