Hedy Weiss guides an artistic journey towards healing from three sources. by Hedy Weiss on January 25, 2021
Hershey Felder at the piano. Photo courtesy of Hershey Felder.
Vaccine or no vaccine, the COVID-19 pandemic is still very much with us, and probably will continue to plague the world for some time to come. But while artists and arts organizations have suffered immensely throughout the past year, they also have refused to be silenced. Theater has adapted itself to the small screen. Music has been recorded. Books have been published. Here are three ideal, yet very different examples of art that might help ease the long trek back to normal.
The interactive theater project is a trio of encounters between strangers that take place over several months.
Part 1, which will begin Thursday, is a scheduled phone call in which two audience members will be paired together to create a shared fiction through a series of prompts. Part 2 will take place in a few months, when two audience members will sit at a table, separated by a pane of glass, to create another story using a stack of index cards, a handful of objects and a set of instructions. Part 3 will take place when the pandemic ends. All artists and audience members will gather together and, using a shared script, will create a collective experience inspired by the previous encounters.