Creative Convergence is a festival celebration of Arts and Community that will take place over five days: October 3 -7, 2007. Coming on the heels of the US Social Forum (www.ussf2007.org), Creative Convergence aims to identify and share the strengths of artists in the DC-Baltimore region as an integral piece of a movement towards sustained social change.
Our vision for Creative Convergence includes a workshop series (including youth-led workshops for young people and adults) and performance series (highlighting the dynamic work of artists whose work intersects with social justice). We encourage all artists whose work focuses on or reflects social issues, community building to attend.
The Convergence has three principal goals:
- To provide space for artists and activists to share their work through performances and workshops.
- Workshops will provide participatory opportunities to engage in demonstrations of processes used in community-based work as well as engage in conversations around various systemic oppressions.
- Network and brainstorm about potential partnerships across the region.
As a regional event, Creative Convergence will provide opportunities for artists, activists, organizers, educators and progressive institutions to connect with other like-minded change agents in the DC/MD/VA/WVA region. Thanks to support from Alternate ROOTS Community Arts Partnership
Download the "WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE" Here
Creative Convergence Festival is made possible through the generous support of:
- Alternate ROOTS and the Nathan Cummings & The Ford Foundations
- The Baltimore Community Foundation
- Free Fall Baltimore
Mayor Sheila Dixon & the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts  - Maryland State Arts Council
Creative Convergence is co-presented by Alternate ROOTS, Baltimore Theatre Project and ClancyWorks Dance Company.
About Alternate ROOTS:
- Alternate ROOTS mission is to support the creation and presentation of original art which is rooted in a particular community of place, tradition or spirit. As cultural workers we strive to be allies in the elimination of all forms of oppression. ROOTS is committed to social and economic justice and the protection of the natural world and addresses these concerns through its programs and services. For more information about Alternate ROOTS, please visit us online at
- www.alternateroots.org.
About Baltimore Theatre Project:
- Baltimore Theatre Project (BTP), founded in 1971, realizes its mission through the presentation of a diverse array of original and experimental theatre, music, and dance and connects the artists and audiences of Baltimore with a global community of performers. BTP seeks to nurture those artists who are actively experimenting with new forms of expression and support both performers of international reputation and emerging local companies creating new work.
- www.theatreproject.org
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