Mudslinging, false accusations, the cult of personality. No, it’s not the 2008 elections. It’s “Phaedre’s Love,” the contemporary response by Sarah Kane to “Phedre,” the 1677 play by Jean Racine … both of which are being presented by Butler Theatre.
Mudslinging, false accusations, the cult of personality. No, it’s not the 2008 elections. It’s “Phedre,” the 1677 play by Jean Racine, and “Phaedre’s Love,” the contemporary response by Sarah Kane, both of which are being presented by Butler Theatre. “Phedre” kicks it off.
In case you are not fully recovered from your 2008 Fringe Fit: A short encore performance of the top selling 2008 IndyFringe show, “Assholes and Aureoles,” and direct from the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Rob Johansen in Provocate favorite “After Paul McCartney”
In retrospect it is easy to see the coalescing of Apartheid in Sount Africa in black & white terms (no pun meant). Suzanne Klausen’s study of conflict and coalitions over birth control among different groups of South African whites before Apartheid shows that things were more fluid.
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Some say that “Angels in America” goes beyond the best movie about HIV/AIDS ever, or the best TV miniseries ever … some say it is the best movie. Watch it with doctors and philosophers, filmmakers and critics.
If ever anyone needs proof that television is capable of creating great and enduring works of art, show them “Angels in America.”
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Alzheimer’s and its effects on families is the subject of “away with Her,” one of the best movies of 2007. Watch it with lit crits and medical professionals.
Photographs by local youth inspire new conversations, and a coalition of homeless adults creates a community newsletter—these are just two stories that champion the ingenuity of community engagement. Connect with these artisans of civic life, witness how they create meaning through collaboration, and get inspired to take action in your own neighborhood.
Individual and cultural expectations about our sexuality and sexual decision-making can help or hinder healthy sexual expression. What boundaries affirm and anchor? What boundaries restrict and confine? Join Dr. Pepper Schwartz, professor of sociology at the University of Washington (Seattle) and former sex columnist for Glamour magazine, in a provocative and playful exploration of how our culture, race, gender, spiritual beliefs, orientation, and life experiences influence our sexual imagination and creativity.
How do teenagers envision a just, sustainable, and peaceful community? Local high school and congregational groups will share their imaginative and artistic visions with a panel of Indianapolis community leaders.
NUVO gives Provocate 2007 Cultural Vision Award
Provocate featured in Indianapolis Monthly
"Award combines film, activism: Festival to recognize social justice of Sept. 11, Congo in discussions,"
Indiana Lawyer April 16, 2008 ... on Provocate's Eric Parker Social Justice Award at the Indianapolis International Film Festival
