The Saartjie Project is a Washington, DC-based artist collective producing and developing performance art through collaborative processes. Committed to working together consistently to develop a distinct body of work and practices that reflects who they are — black women poets, singers, performance artists, visual artists and dancers — they gather to create and share dynamic art that explores the intersections of their experiences.
Accomplished jazz pianist and composer Helen Sung has had the privilege of working with many of the living jazz greats. A member of Fractured Atlas for the last seven years, she is currently in residence at Flushing Town Hall in Queens, New York, and will perform at the Tokyo Jazz Festival in September.
Vermont-based Big Action Performance Ensemble does more than just turn on the lights and dance before an audience sitting in the dark — they aim to create a sensory and often social experience for all involved. Sometimes they serve wine and bake cookies for their audience. They may ask the audience to pick up trash, or demand their help in a time of need. Read about more of their “big actions”…
From Yiddish poetry to a history of the African slave trade in the Indian Ocean, Sonik Productions’ films and books promote international understanding and bring to life historical and artistic events that have a universal dimension.
Larry Hill Taylor, a survivor of family abuse, gangs, prison, drugs, and the Chicago streets, spent 30 years on stage, drumming and singing and learning the blues from his musical elders. In her new book, Stepson of the Blues, Fractured Atlas member Bonni McKeown examines what happened when Taylor started to lead his own band.
I’m hoping to meet Dana Reed this summer. Not just because her dance company, Alternative Collaborations, transforms space with their virtuosic performances, and not just because she’s had an enviable dance residency in Bali, but because she’s passionate about teaching dance to kids.
The founders of this think-tank/venue aim to make contemporary art, film and design accessible to Honolulu audiences, thereby expanding the bounds of creative possibility within their community.
Recess offers schoolchildren a host of opportunities: creativity, self-expression, the exchange of ideas… How appropriate then for a new contemporary art venue in NYC that prioritizes and facilitates interactions between working artists and the community to call itself “Recess”.
Austin-based Josh Meyer and Matt Hislope formed Rubber Repertory in 2002. Since then, they’ve been pushing envelopes and blurring boundaries with the experiences they offer to their theatre audiences. Their unpredictability and, shall we say, sense of “adventure” might either excite your senses or remove you from your comfort zone. Or both.
Many “basement projects” stay in the basement, never to see the light of day. Stephen van Vuuren’s basement project will be seen. On IMAX screens. Worldwide. Yup. He’s making an IMAX film in his basement.
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Fractured Atlas is a non-profit organization that serves a national community of artists and arts organizations. Our programs and services facilitate the creation of art by offering vital support to the artists who produce it. We help artists and arts organizations function more effectively as businesses by providing access to funding, healthcare, education, and more, all in a context that honors their individuality and independent spirit. By nurturing today's talented but underrepresented voices, we hope to foster a dynamic and diverse cultural landscape of tomorrow.
