PERFORMANCES
JIMMY & LORRAINE
July 7 & 8 at 8pm; July 9 at 4pm
by TALVIN WILKSPerformed by HARTBEAT ENSEMBLE
Jimmy & Lorraine is a meditation on the American political climate of the late '50s and early '60s through the lens of two significant artists of the time, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry...
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TENSE VAGINA: an actual diagnosis
July 14 & 15 at 8pm; July 16 at 4pm
created and performed by SARA JULIA solo show about motherhood — its beauty, challenges, isolation, and comic side revealing “all that is awesome and all that sucks when it comes to being a mother”…
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KOFEST STORY SLAM
Saturday, July 22 at 8pm - One Night Only!
You’ve heard of poetry slams – competitive poetry events. This is one is for first person, true stories – told live and without notes and all on our season theme of “Tactics for Trying Times.” Story Slam Slotting will begin in June, but start thinking of stories that fit the theme…Read More
BEFORE THE SUN & MOON
Sunday, July 23 at 8pm • SPECIAL ALL-AGES EVENT
The METTAWEE RIVER THEATER COMPANYDirected by RALPH LEE
Our annual favorites return with the tale of a husband and wife drawn from an ancient Korean folktale and told out under the stars with live music, movement, masks and exquisite puppets, in an atmosphere full of magic and celebration…
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DEATH OF A MAN
July 28 & 29 at 8pm; July 30 at 4pm
NEW WORLD PERFORMANCE LABTwo years ago, NWPL set out on an expedition to understand their hometown’s relationship with rubber. Through the pillaging of natural rubber in the Amazon forests, and the working class citizens who broke their backs building tires – Akron, OH became the "Rubber City." Colombian actor, Jairo Cuesta performs a ritual of storytelling, a sacrifice to heal the city…
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THE SOCIETY OF CIVIL DISCOURSE
August 4 & 5 at 8pm; August 6 at 7pm (Note non-standard curtain time)
Created by TEAM SUNSHINE PERFORMANCE CORPORATION and THE PHILLY PIGEON/Jacob WintersteinAn interactive performance event that celebrates the pleasure of passionate debate and provides a safe and fun space to indulge in the practice of oratorical muscle-flexing. The event unfolds in three phases…
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WORKSHOPS
TELLING TALES WITH CRANKIES
INES ZELLER BASS
Sandglass Theater
July 3-8, 2017
A crankie is an old storytelling art form that has recently become hot again. A long illustrated scroll is wound around two spools and set into a box with a viewing window. The scroll is…Read More
COMPASSIONATE CREATIVITY
with Kali Quinn
of the Center for Compassionate Creativity
July 10-15, 2017
What is the relationship between creativity, mindfulness, self-care, and bettering the world? How do you integrate love, work and play? Come jumpstart your creative process and…Read More
FIRST PERSON: Crafting Your Story for Performance
with Gerard Stropnicky, Co-Founder, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
July 17-22, 2017
Why do some stories – some performances – spark your imagination, set fire to your soul, and leave you transformed, while others just sit there? Is it the content, or the telling? The framing, or the style? Can story be employed to bring laughter, or tears, or understanding, or lasting social change, or…Read More
2017 Installation
This year, the KO Festival theme, "Tactics for Trying Times," will be also interpreted through an art installation created by Kali Quinn. This interactive, public sculpture...
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FUNDERS
The Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
The New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.
The New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Art Angels
The Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
In addition, we are most grateful to the AMHERST COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF THEATER AND DANCE, for access to their lovely theater and studios.
KO Theater Works is proud to be a member of
THE NETWORK OF ENSEMBLE THEATRES
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