Thorne Hall, Occidental College
Join us for an evening of conversation between Pulitzer Prize-finalist playwright, MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, and groundbreaking performance artist Taylor Mac and visual artist and cultural collaborator Alexandra Grant.
Join us for an evening of conversation between Pulitzer Prize–finalist playwright, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, and groundbreaking performance artist Taylor Mac and visual artist and cultural collaborator Alexandra Grant.
Music isn’t a form of entertainment. It’s a lifeline. For Vijay Gupta, all art is a kind of soul-metabolism: a way of transforming pain, grief and trauma into something which nourishes. Described by The New Yorker as “a visionary violinist and a radical thinker in the classical music world,” Vijay is an internationally celebrated musician, speaker, and advocate who bridges the worlds of art, justice, and healing. In hopeful, inspiring talks, he shows us creative ways to revitalize our sense of hope and belonging.
Join us for an evening of conversation between best-selling author and feminist icon Roxane Gay and visual artist and cultural collaborator Alexandra Grant.
When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America has been selected as this year’s Community Book.
Dubbed “a shape shifter of the highest order” by The New York Times, Mac creates experimental theater work that pushes the boundaries of performance—as in the Pulitzer Prize finalist epic A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. Join