projects

Negative Liberty / Positive Liberty is an artistic distillation of Berlin’s lecture, in which he points out that when concepts of liberty are used rhetorically to control and repress individuals in the name of liberty itself, it will eventually, and inevitably, lead to violent conflict. In addition…

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"the american vicarious has quickly earned a place on my list of must-see theatre companies!” "A wildly off-beat, thought-provoking riff on the way we’re influenced to see history!”– Broadway World “Mary Todd Lincoln: misunderstood First Lady, bereft mother, obsessive widow—and now, the…

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NY Times Critic's Pick "fascinating to behold" The discipline of holding one’s breath underwater, motionless - static apnea. Breath has been taken away. By a virus. By a knee. By the uncertainty. The struggle to restore it has rendered us motionless, collectively holding our breath. Do you know how…

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World Premiere. "scintillating, magical and transporting" - Broadway World "It looks and sounds terrific" - The New Yorker "You should try not to miss this unique theatre experience" - Theater Pizzazz A gritty, dilapidated five-floor walk-up in Manhattan’s seedy flower district is an after-hours…

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Produced by the american vicarious, Piedmont Blues: A Search for Salvation is a live mixed media concert led by celebrated jazz pianist / composer / bandleader Gerald Clayton and directed by Christopher McElroen that explores the essence and impact of the Piedmont blues. The project features The Assembly…

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