Why Do Actors Train? (Bloomsbury/Methuen Drama) is a new book by local theatre artist and scholar, Brad Krumholz. Focusing on recent developments in neuroscience, philosophy, and related fields, the author develops a new theory of embodiment to investigate the actor’s craft.
Join the author in a lively conversation with Jason Tougaw to catch a glimpse of how all of us, not just actors, encounter the material world and the invisible forces at play within it. The session will include a short, non-compulsory workshop element. All are welcome to listen and/or participate.
Presented in collaboration with North American Cultural Laboratory (NACL) in Highland Lake, Sullivan County, NY.
Manon Manavit returns to Deep Water with Willow Gatwood to present an immersive piece of perfomance art at the 108.
“In the post-WW3 era, a charismatic former Canadian dictator head-of-state delivers long-awaited results of a Psy-Op to his human supporters in the covert fight against AI supremacy.” Text by CHATGPT will be performed by Manavit & Hazen Cuyler of NYC’s Greenhouse Ensemble, with Gatewood transforming e-waste materials into a live soundscape. Join the Resistance
Part of Deep Water Lab, an initiative supporting local early and mid career artists.
Made possible in part by funding from the Sullivan County Arts and Heritage Grant.
Join Lyra Vega as she reads three banned picture books at the Bridge St Bakery. Suitable for children of all ages, come celebrate the right to read, dress up and imagine.
Plus a bonus reading of Broadway Baby by local author Russell Miller.
The Russian writer Sergei Dovlatov once said: “We endlessly curse Comrade Stalin, and, of course, for the cause. And yet, I want to ask—who wrote the four million denunciations?” This immersive performance created by Dasha Ziborova and Juliette Hermant invites the audience to participate in the sinister process of creating “denunciative drawings.” Commencing at Maison Bergogne with a perfomance, then threaded throughout the day and town, look out for these agents and provocateurs, they will surely be watching you.
Legendary downtown musician, producer and performer David Driver curates and leads our opening night cabaret at the 108. Featuring local artists and special guests inspired by the Eurthymics brilliant soundtrack to the movie 1984 directed by Michael Radford. Come watch the show, grab a drink and toast a great weekend ahead.
An immersive dance installation with hanging fabric, light, bodies and sound. Performed in 15 minute bursts, this collaborative project is made and performed by Corinna Grunn and Hilary Melcher Chapman, with sound design by Baxter. Part of Deep Water Lab, an initiative supporting local early and mid career artists.
Made possible in part by funding from the Sullivan County Arts and Heritage Grant.
Select writers will present their true tales inspired by the theme of hunger. Dedicated to the art and craft of story, Yarnslingers was founded in 2012 by writer/musician Ramona Jan. She believes that, “Everyone has a story…or two,” and encourages people from all walks of life to spin their spellbinding tales. Featuring Ramona Jan, John Erik Karkula, Greg Triggs, Janice Meyerson, Alex Gardner, John Roynon, Kiki Reginato, and Bill Fellenberg.
Embedded within the festival and on the streets of Narrowsburg, 2024 channels Orwell’s newspeak in an attractive campaign devoid of context. This series of poetic works and imagined documentation is created by Seth Indigo Carnes and co-curated as an intervention by Rodney Harder and Seth Indigo Carnes.
For the first time, the acclaimed writer and critic will show her collage work in a special exhibition at Ruffed Grouse Gallery, as part of a group show that also features David Kener and Dave Walsh. Sante writes, “I’m primarily drawn to the first half of the twentieth century for its colors and its graphic simplicity. Some of my work is frankly pastiche; the two series on lotto cards (which belonged to my grandparents) allude respectively to Aleksandr Rodchenko’s collages and to early Dada collage as practiced by Francis Picabia and others. The majority of my collages, however, involve words and employ as few elements as possible. The use of single words is very much influenced by Ed Ruscha’s word paintings and the titles Robert Rauschenberg gave his pieces. I tend to work small, but think of even the postcard collages as posters–they shout. Making collages is for me very much like writing poetry, because it involves balancing a delicate structure of ambiguities, always just on the verge of meaning.”
The show runs June 10 to August 13 in addition to festival hours.