As part of his series “Together Again: Music & Poetry,” Indiana Poet Laureate Norbert Krapf joins with jazz pianist Monika Herzig (and the alternative country and American group Tom Roznowski and the Living Daylights) to perform songs and poems about war and peace.
“Golda’s Balcony” is an affectionate portrait of the larger-than-life Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, a complex one-woman play, takes a dramatic look at history, idealism and power. In connection with the performance by the Civic Theatre, Middle East expert Pierre Atlas will give a talk about Gilda Meir.
Storytelling performed by Gerald Fierst, Arif Choudhury and Susan O’Halloran (Jewish, Muslim and Catholic) offering a “real life-story tapestry” of traditional, personal and sacred stories illuminating the experience of being an American in a time of religious tension and change.
Joseph Lehner puts on the coolest monthly event in Indy — Wine Wednesday — at his extremely cool house. This month Joseph shifts the happening to Earth House and takes away the wine … and Provocate is invited to be part of the performance art. Yikes!
A three-day symposium organized around the premise that narratives about cancer have influenced the way in which cancer is experienced in America. Prose, poetry, performance, and the visual arts constitute the range of narratives the symposium will explore. (more…)
Where does imagination reside? Who or what is cultivating the practice of imagination? When are social, religious, and cultural boundaries appropriate? What is needed to unleash public imagination in ways that benefit our communities’ economic, social, and cultural health? These are just a few of the thought-provoking questions that will be explored across the city through performances, dance, panel discussions, exhibits, workshops, and more during the 2008 Spirit & Place Festival. (more…)
When: Thursday November 20
Where: Atherton Union Reilly Room, Butler University
The glory days of the Yiddish Vaudeville stage and beyond are brought to life in this documentary chronicling the bittersweet saga of a legendary theatrical family: the Bursteins. (more…)
Raise money for worthy causes, and continue down the path of becoming a locavore. (more…)
One of the most celebrated films in the Chinese language, “Farewell my Concubine” looks at the turmoils of the mid-20th century through lives of two performers in the Peking Opera and the woman they love. (more…)
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
