Programs

  • Hungry River Performance Project

    TIFT MERRITT'S HUNGRY RIVER HUNGRY RIVER IS A PERFORMANCE COLLABORATION BETWEEN SONGWRITER AND COMMUNITY HISTORIAN TIFT MERRITT, ILLUMINATING THE PROPHETIC IMPORTANCE OF THE PEOPLE IN AN UNEXPLORED BOX OF PATIENT PHOTOGRAPHS FROM A 1920S-ERA SEGREGATED NORTH CAROLINA ASYLUM, AND A PORTRAIT OF HOW THE VULNERABLE CARRY THE SOUL OF A SOCIETY. A COLLECTION OF SONGS AND MONOLOGUES, A CEREMONY, A MEDITATION, A COMMUNITY HISTORY - THIS CREATIVE INTERVENTION SINGS LOUDLY: WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE, AND WHAT MUST WE LEARN FROM THEM?
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $18.1K

  • Rancho La Puerta Artist Retreat

    RANCHO PUERTA ARTIST RETREAT AND FOLK FESTIVAL UNMANAGEABLE IS THE FISCAL SPONSOR AND CO-PRODUCER OF THE ANNUAL RANCHO LA PUERTA ARTIST RETREAT AND FOLK FESTIVAL IN TECATE, MEXICO, WHICH INCLUDES A WEALTH OF COLLABORATIVE CONCERTS, ARTISTS TALKS, AND SPONTANEOUS PERFORMANCES, SHARING THE POWER OF FOLK MUSIC TRADITIONS WHILE FOCUSING ON DIVERSITY, COLLABORATION AND THE DISSOLUTION OF BOUNDARIES THROUGH CREATIVE EXCHANGE.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $20.9K

  • The Rosetta Circle Project

    THE ROSETTA CIRCLE THE ROSETTA CIRCLE IS A CREATIVE RESPONSE TO ROSETTA REITZ MUSICAL ARCHIVE OF CARE -- A PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE OF CARE. WE EXPLORE HOW TO CONTINUE THE SPIRIT OF ROSETTA'S WORK AND HONOR THE UNSUNG FOREMOTHERS OF JAZZ WITH COLLABORATION AND MULTIPLE VIEWPOINTS. THE STRUCTURE AND THE PRACTICE OF THE CIRCLE IS DESIGNED TO SPEAK BACK TO THE MUSIC BUSINESS'S HARMFUL PRACTICES LIKE RACISM, SEXISM, UNFAIR WAGES AND LEAVING WOMEN OUT OF THE STORY. OUR WORK PURSUES MUSIC'S ABILITY TO AMPLIFY PUBLIC HISTORY AND MAKE CHANGE. THIS PROJECT IS A PILOT FOR AN ONGOING SOCIAL JUSTICE-MINDED PERFORMANCE COLLECTIVE. A FIRST ROSETTA CIRCLE IN-PROGRESS PERFORMANCE PILOT THIS APRIL FEATURES ADIA VICTORIA, RISSI PALMER, SHIRLETTE AMMONS, SHANA TUCKER AND TIFT MERRITT AND BEGINS OUR WORK EXPLORING HOW THE WOMEN OF ROSETTA RECORDS SPEAK TO TODAY. UNMANAGEABLE IS THRILLED TO PRODUCE THE FIRST ROSETTA CIRCLE IN TANDEM WITH DUKE PERFORMANCES AND TIFT MERRITT.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $33.1K