Arts Alliances: Real Time Collaboration
Location: SoleSpace, 1714 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA
Date: December 2, 2015 | 7:30-9pm
Come join OakTech Rep, Oakland Technical High School’s award winning theatre company, as they perform excerpts from their recent production Voices from the Storm.
Based on oral histories from 13 people from New Orleans who lived through Hurricane Katrina, this devised work was adapted from the Voice of Witness oral history collection Voices from the Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath.
Voices from the Storm: The People of New Orleans on Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath
Edited by Lola Vollen & Chris Ying
Hurricane Katrina inflicted damage on a scale unprecedented in American history, nearly destroying a major city and killing thousands of its citizens. With far too little help from indifferent, incompetent government agencies, low-income people bore the brunt of the disaster. The residents of traditionally marginalized communities suffered incalculable losses and endured unimaginable conditions. Now, the victims of Hurricane Katrina find themselves spread across the United States, far from the homes they left and faced with the prospect of starting anew. Families are struggling to secure jobs, homes, schools, and a sense of place in unfamiliar surroundings. Meanwhile, the rebuilding of their former home remains frustratingly out of their hands. This bracing read brings readers to the heart of the disaster and its aftermath as those who survived it speak out about their lives then and now.
The Alameda County Office of Education’s (ACOE) Integrated Learning Department will be co-hosting the event. The event will also feature a panel discussion with OakTech Rep, their Drama Director Ena Dallas, and ACOE Integrated Learning Specialist Jessa Brie Moreno. The group will discuss the creative process and the larger implications of integrated arts learning partnerships between local schools and non-profits.
See upcoming Voice of Witness events here.
