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American in Tent

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American in Tent Exploring the art of the possible with podcasting, virtual visual, and live streaming while honouring sustainability. Developed in 2021 during the lockdown we explored and developed spoken word performances created during the Edinburgh Festival - the biggest arts festival in the world. Here we present a virtual spoken word venue featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers. "The American in Tent is a collective of American artists expressing their take on the American narrative more personally while mitigating the carbon footprint of global festivals. We honor diversity and positive inclusion while freely exploring everything that ails us. We welcome cultural exchange and seek to be part of a greater global awareness. Even in the darkest of times, the artist’s voice must be heard." Whether attending a live theatre event or an art gallery, people value their engagement with art. It is the most succinct interface between what we experience in our world and how we process it.

The Art of the Possible – the podcast as dramatic ruse for dramatic storytelling

The Art of the Possible – the podcast as dramatic ruse for dramatic storytelling “When artful expression went silent in Lockdown, overtaken by the angry volley of rhetoric on social media, stuff shifted. Arguably, artists say what is recklessly expressed on social media with tools that are far more succinct, thought-provoking, and impactful – craft, the benefit of mentors, and the understanding of dramatic structure, of poetic metaphor and simile. A virtual spoken word venue at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers.

Oct 6, 2024

9 min

The Sound of My Grandmother’s Voice

Our Voices carry the emotional history of our lineage. It is a sonic map of our joy and pain–an identity carried across language, through the generations. Soprano and Sound Artist Micaela Tobin reflects upon the lineage of her voice through an intimate narration of aural memory and soundscape.

Oct 6, 2024

29 min

A Branch of Frangipani

Join Stephanie Vlahos on a a stage director's process, exploring the story behind playwright Willy Holtzman's play "The First Mrs Rochester." It moves to unexpected places. Players: Jean: Natasha Detmer Selma: Kate Mcclorey A virtual spoken word venue at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers.

Sep 21, 2024

14 min

John K from A Road Trip to Mars – a Triptych part 2

A series of spoken word performances telling the story of creation – the writer’s creation, where characters on the page become real. "I am a witless forger of my fate, a fate that should have been about touching a life, providing someone insight into their humanity, reminding whomever that all of us are everything. We are all, we are…" John K

Jul 21, 2024

28 min

In the Moon Room

In The Moon Room leaves us all with the question, how do we mindfully inspire future generations to do the right thing? These are the stories about women and how their voices are better heard.

Jul 20, 2024

35 min

Never Say Never

NEVER SAY NEVER UNLESS IT’S FOREVER ramps up emotions with skateboards and rap with a hook as it focuses on alienated youth as inspired by the Lost Boys in JM Barrie’s Peter Pan. Part of the American (in)Tent Reach In Don’t Outreach program promoting the voice of youth, cuz the kids are alright. Directed and performed by youth artists, this program advocates cultural commonality out of current issues that deeply afflict younger generations. Never Say Never is written by S Vlahos with rap lyrics by Jack Zager.

Jul 19, 2024

19 min

She Said

I was raped in New York City during my final week of college in 2013. This moment marked a rupture in my childhood freedom and forced the beginning of my autonomy as an adult.

Jul 18, 2024

31 min

What The Fleck

A successful performance artist known as one of the infamous ‘NEA Four’ – along with Karen Finley, Tim Miller, and Holly Hughes – whose lawsuit against the National Endowment of the Arts achieved notoriety in the early 90’s.

Jul 17, 2024

28 min