PERFORMANCES
THE RADICALIZATION PROCESS July 6 & 7 at 8pm; July 8 at 4pm
Created & performed by THE HINTERLANDS
Layering historical accounts of the radical left in the 1960’s and 70’s with socialist pageantry, and a gleefully obtuse re-production of The Living Theatre’s "Antigone," this show asks us to question our assumptions about what drives us to take action, how far is too far, and what role the imagination has in revolution. Also, it’s funny. Sometimes. Other times it’s really dark. But hey, that’s America!...Read More
THE OVEN July 13 & 14 at 8pm; July 15 at 1:30pm
Written & performed by ILAN STAVANS
Directed by MATTHEW GLASSMAN
After a chance meeting with a shaman in Colombia, Ilan Stavans, the highly regarded literary scholar, found himself in the Amazon rainforest. He had reluctantly agreed to participate in a religious ceremony that involved taking the hallucinogen ayahuasca...Read More
KOFEST STORY SLAM July 21 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, 5 minutes or less — and on the theme of “RADICAL ACTS.” A benefit to keep Ko going strong, this event typically sells out, so reservations are highly recommended, and if you've got a story to tell . . .
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LIKE A MOTHER BEAR July 27 & 28 at 8pm; July 29 at 4pm
Written and Performed by HELEN STOLTZFUS of BLACK SWAN ARTS & MEDIA
From San Francisco, a solo performance that follows one woman’s extraordinary journey to healing in which she discovers the Great Bear Mother of imagination, the intimate connections between her infertility and the environment, and—in a powerful encounter in the wilds of Alaska— the very real endangered grizzly bear...Read More
INDUSTRIOUS ANGELS Aug. 3 & 4 at 8pm; Aug. 5 at 4pm
Written & performed by LAURIE McCANTS
with music by GUY KLUCEVSEK, directed by SABRINA HAMILTON
A solo hand-crafted-story-spinning-shadow-puppet-memory-play-with-music evoking the secret creative lives of women, mother/daughter bloodlines, and the ghost of Emily Dickinson.
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A solo hand-crafted-story-spinning-shadow-puppet-memory-play-with-music evoking the secret creative lives of women, mother/daughter bloodlines, and the ghost of Emily Dickinson.
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2018 WORKSHOPS
SOUND AND FURY: An Embodied Approach to Voice, Text & Sound Design for the Theatre
with RICHARD NEWMAN
Co-Artistic Director of The Hinterlands
July 9-14, 2018
An intensive workshop exploring the theatre as a place for radical sonic exploration. Using the voice, everyday objects, instruments, technology, and architecture, participants will take a holistic approach to sound design and performance...Read More
FIRST PERSON: Crafting Your Story for Performance 2018
with GERARD STROPNICKY, Co-Founder, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
July 16-21, 2018
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
THEATRE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT
with HELEN STOLTZFUS
Black Swan Arts & Media
July 30-Aug. 4, 2018
What is the story within you that “must be told”? We use voice work, movement, journaling, improvisation and guided fantasy to discover these stories and to shape them – personal, mythic, ancestral – into . . .Read More
KEEP KO STRONG
FUNDERS
The Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Art Angels
The Amherst Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
The Northampton Arts 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
Artists Creating Theatre. Artists Creating a Community. Artists Creating a Movement.
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