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American in Tent
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American in Tent
Exploring the art of the possible with podcasting, virtual visual, and live streaming while honouring sustainability.
Developed in 2021 during the lockdown we explored and developed spoken word performances created during the Edinburgh Festival - the biggest arts festival in the world.
Here we present a virtual spoken word venue featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers.
"The American in Tent is a collective of American artists expressing their take on the American narrative more personally while mitigating the carbon footprint of global festivals. We honor diversity and positive inclusion while freely exploring everything that ails us. We welcome cultural exchange and seek to be part of a greater global awareness. Even in the darkest of times, the artist’s voice must be heard."
Whether attending a live theatre event or an art gallery, people value their engagement with art. It is the most succinct interface between what we experience in our world and how we process it.
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The Art of the Possible – the podcast as dramatic ruse for dramatic storytelling
Oct 6, 202400:09:27Tap to summarizeThe Art of the Possible – the podcast as dramatic ruse for dramatic storytelling “When artful expression went silent in Lockdown, overtaken by the angry volley of rhetoric on social media, stuff shifted. Arguably, artists say what is recklessly expressed on social media with tools that are far more succinct, thought-provoking, and impactful – craft, the benefit of mentors, and the understanding of dramatic structure, of poetic metaphor and simile. A virtual spoken word venue at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers.
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The Sound of My Grandmother’s Voice
Oct 6, 202400:29:35Tap to summarizeOur Voices carry the emotional history of our lineage. It is a sonic map of our joy and pain–an identity carried across language, through the generations. Soprano and Sound Artist Micaela Tobin reflects upon the lineage of her voice through an intimate narration of aural memory and soundscape.
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A Branch of Frangipani
Sep 21, 202400:14:28Tap to summarizeJoin Stephanie Vlahos on a a stage director's process, exploring the story behind playwright Willy Holtzman's play "The First Mrs Rochester." It moves to unexpected places. Players: Jean: Natasha Detmer Selma: Kate Mcclorey A virtual spoken word venue at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers.
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John K from A Road Trip to Mars – a Triptych part 2
Jul 21, 202400:28:29Tap to summarizeA series of spoken word performances telling the story of creation – the writer’s creation, where characters on the page become real. "I am a witless forger of my fate, a fate that should have been about touching a life, providing someone insight into their humanity, reminding whomever that all of us are everything. We are all, we are…" John K
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In the Moon Room
Jul 20, 202400:35:51Tap to summarizeIn The Moon Room leaves us all with the question, how do we mindfully inspire future generations to do the right thing? These are the stories about women and how their voices are better heard.
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Never Say Never
Jul 19, 202400:19:21Tap to summarizeNEVER SAY NEVER UNLESS IT’S FOREVER ramps up emotions with skateboards and rap with a hook as it focuses on alienated youth as inspired by the Lost Boys in JM Barrie’s Peter Pan. Part of the American (in)Tent Reach In Don’t Outreach program promoting the voice of youth, cuz the kids are alright. Directed and performed by youth artists, this program advocates cultural commonality out of current issues that deeply afflict younger generations. Never Say Never is written by S Vlahos with rap lyrics by Jack Zager.
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She Said
Jul 18, 202400:31:34Tap to summarizeI was raped in New York City during my final week of college in 2013. This moment marked a rupture in my childhood freedom and forced the beginning of my autonomy as an adult.
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What The Fleck
Jul 17, 202400:28:34Tap to summarizeA successful performance artist known as one of the infamous ‘NEA Four’ – along with Karen Finley, Tim Miller, and Holly Hughes – whose lawsuit against the National Endowment of the Arts achieved notoriety in the early 90’s.
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