Join us for an evening of art and stories that explore shadow work and the work of shadows—from the things that haunt us, hold us, hide from us, and, sometimes, heal us.
ARTIST LINE-UP
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Alli Marshall is a poet, performer, writer, editor, teacher, content creator ... and more that she is in an ongoing process of discovering.She is interested in moving writing beyond the page, seeking the golden in the mundane, finding the intersection of art and social justice, and reconnecting with mythology — both ancient and modern. Alli was named "Artist whose work pushed the boundaries of storytelling" for her multimedia project MER/made at the 2021 Asheville Fringe Arts Festival.
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Bio coming soon
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Jamieson Ridenhour is the writer and producer of the popular audio drama Palimpsest, the author of the werewolf murder-mystery Barking Mad (Typecast, 2011) and writer and director of the award-winning short horror films Cornerboys and The House of the Yaga. His ghost play Grave Lullaby was a finalist for the Kennedy Center’s David Cohen Playwriting award in 2012. Jamie’s short fiction and poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, TheNewerYork, Across the Margins, Mirror Dance, and Architrave, among others, and has been podcast on Pseudopod, Cast of Wonders, and Radio Unbound. The new season of Palimpsest premiers on October 31st.
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Edwin Salas is dedicated to introducing the world of puppetry, theater, and dance to make dark worlds and talk about difficult themes from the personal to political.
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Moth explores female desire in a darkened space of imagination using a single light source: a lantern. The film complicates ideas of sexual objectification, regret, and loss by tracing the flux of whose feelings matter most in the act of coupling.
Longing permeates Nicole Vaughan-Diaz’s rendition of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” originally written by Horace Ott as an apology to his girlfriend for his own bad behavior, and subsequently made famous by Nina Simone’s iconic interpretation.
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CREDITSDirector & Choreographer: Kate Weare
Director & Cinematographer: Jack Flame Sorokin
Dancers: Kendall Teague and Nicole Vaughan-DiazMusic: “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”
Written by Horace Ott, Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell & Sol Marcus for Nina SimonePerformed by Nicole Vaughan-Diaz
Produced by Kate Weare CompanySupplemental Sound Design: Danielle McConaghy
Executive Producer: Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang