In March we participated in Belarusian Dream Theater with events in Florence and Los Angeles. This was a pivotal project for us connecting our artists with university students, high school students and community members around the questions of democracy and
Why Belarus? That is an important question. With all of the possible issues that are occurring in the world, why would we chose to focus on a country few have ever heard of? Although this is a question I hope all
I have been thinking a great deal lately about this question of ‘service.’ Being of service throughout my life, what that looks like, what it truly means. For many years I have thought it meant giving fully to the community, being
Evo-lu-tion: A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better form. There is a lot that theatre can do. But I believe, at its best, theatre can evoke evolution in society. And, at this
On August 3, 2013 Gerry Hochwald passed away. He was my father and I miss him terribly. It was an unexpected loss, sudden and sharp the results of it spanning out like the vibrations of one of his pieces of
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. - Martin Luther King, Jr. On July 3rd I read an article in the Huffington Post which
Of Rape and Strike In 2008 we decided to participate in the global VDay initiative created by Eve Ensler. Bringing together over 40 US and international students, community members and theatre artists we created 6 events throughout the city which brought
Community Theatre In 2009 I attended a gathering of the Società delle Idee in Florence. The theme of the event was ‘From Galileo to the Gas Bill.’ An intriguing theme that opened the door into a many-sided discussion. Galileo said: We cannot
Translation continued from Our Subtitle Process (Part 1) Once we were sure that we had to include subtitles in our work, then both practical and an artistic questions came up. First of which was related to translation. This was a developmental process
Politics and Art I remember, several years ago, I had a student in Creative Campus named Georges. Georges was from Egypt and studying international law at the European University in Florence. He wasn't an artist. But he was curious and passionate
