Free Street Theater: spark
spark tells the stories of youth activists and activists in their youth, couched in the worlds of punk, archives, and revolution.
the youth will make the revolution
In spark, Free Street's youth ensemble questions how the burden of change falls on the shoulders of youth with little to no support. How do you find your spark to mobilize, when the system works against you?
To answer this question, spark tells the stories of youth activists and activists in their youth. The process engages interviews with over 20 adults about their youth, the book Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba, and looks at archive projects as both an aesthetic and important practice in an age of erasure.
co-directed by Katrina Dion, Xitlali Celeste and Marilyn Carteno, this new piece invites audiences to think about their own spark, and welcomes them into intergenerational collaboration.
The show runs Thursdays & Fridays at 7pm, May 1 - 15 at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse location, 1419 W Blackhawk St,
may 1st - opening celebration
may 8th - talkback
may 9th - child co-programming
may 14th - masks required performance
About Free Street
Free Street is a femme-led arts and culture organization that centers original performance work by Black, Latine, Brown, and Immigrant communities; queer artists; youth artists; and work that is committed to the thriving and well-being of people on the South and West Sides of the city. We believe in the theater as a space to uplift joy and justice, especially racial, economic, and environmental justice in Chicago. For more information visit https://www.freestreet.org.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/3599988-0
