2020 ONLINE PERFORMANCES –
Thanks to all who attended. If you had trouble accessing the performance, feel free to contact us via inof@kofest.com
THE MAGIC CITY MASSACRE • Streaming online June 19 at 7:30 EST
selections of the play by DELETTA GILLESPIE
Post-show discussion will follow and include DARYL DAVIS, noted for his work convincing Klansmen to leave and denounce the KKK.
Situated in the fictional Museum of Conveniently Forgotten History, “The Magic City Massacre” tells the story of one of the most prosperous black communities in the history of the United States, how Tulsa came to be the site of the worst incidence of civil unrest second only to the Civil War, and why almost one-hundred years later, most Americans still don’t know about it. Your exhibit guide is JUSTICE, a docent....
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STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY
Ko supports and honors the activists and community members who have taken to the streets this week across the country to defend human and civil rights and demand justice for Black Americans.
We grieve with and for the families of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the many others brutally murdered at the hands of the state and of white civilians.
Ko stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter; with Black, Indigenous, and POC artists, and colleagues; and with the movement-building cultural organizations, collectives, and individuals that have invested decades and generations in the struggle to undo systemic racism.
We call on our larger community to listen and respond to the national and local leadership of these and other frontline organizers who are, as ever, leading us in this moment with grace and integrity. Please help leverage and distribute resources to support their labor and amplify their vision, as you’re able.
MORE ON OUR 2020 PLANS
We’re also busy researching digital infrastructures and best practices while talking with artists who have previously appeared, or who were scheduled to appear at the Ko, to see if we can offer you shows never before seen at Ko – either pre-taped or streaming live — and perhaps even a commission or two for some new work!
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2020 WORKSHOPS
WRITING FROM STILLNESS, SPEAKING FROM SILENCE: Contemplative Practice for Writers
with JUANITA ROCKWELL
Online 4-7pm EST on July 23 - 26 + Aug. 2 & Aug. 9, 2020, plus a 30 minute one-on-one with the instructor
The world is begging us to find new ways of being together, being in the world, being creative, being with ourselves. In this online workshop, you will learn contemplative practices of body, energy and mind, and how to integrate them with writing prompts structured to undo restrictive habits of writing and thinking. Together, these new habits can become a daily practice of access to the stillness and silence that is home to your wildRead More
FIRST PERSON: Crafting Your Story for Performance 2020
with GERARD STROPNICKY, Co-Founder, Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
Summer 2020, Exact Dates TBA
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
KEEP KO STRONG
FUNDERS
The Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
The 2020 NET/TEN Mini-Grant program of the Network of Ensemble Theaters
The Amherst and Pelham Cultural Councils, local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Art Angels
The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
In addition, for seasons when we are able to gather in person, 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.
LET’S GET SOCIAL