URI Providence Campus Urban Arts and Culture
presents
STOP THE ABUSE:
Domestic Violence Awareness Exhibit
March 1-26 2010
Gallery Night Reception March
18th 5:00-9:00 p.m.
A mixed media exhibit of artwork focusing on Domestic
Violence Awareness from professional artists, community
artists and expressive arts therapy programs. The
artwork is inspiring and speaks to the strength,
the perseverance and the will to make change and
move forward. The exhibit will also include the Silent
Witnesses and The Clothesline
Project.
Artists include
Constance Allen, Debbie
Amyulon, Ken Amoriggi, Sharon
Armour , Ellen Blomgren, Elizabeth
Berroa, Maria
Caban, Erin Carolan, Lisa
Decesare, Celine DelPesco,
Patricia Flyntz, Stephen
Gross, Kira Hawkridge, Daniel
Henriquez, Ann-Victoria
Hilaire, Richard Jacobellis,
Jade, Jerock, Lee
Johnson, Kathy King, Myrna
B. Lamb,
Victor Martelle, Robert
McGloin, Donna McGowan, Meghan
Reynolds, Fredrick Kent, Katrina
Majkut, Zan Nordlund,
Shirley Pryor, Jane Parillo, Lincoln
Read, Hannah
Resseger, Joshua Robinson, Nanda
Shewmangal, Chris
Sisson, Kathleen Sonier, Harry
Stewart, Anna-Marie
Still, Brittanny Taylor, Jessica
Thurber, Michele
Vara, Dawn Valentim, Reuven
Wallack, Travelling Theatre
Company, and the McCauley
House.
IN HIDING, a multimedia performance piece
March
19 & 20, 2010 at 8:00 pm
By Deirdre McCarthy MFA ’10 (Theatre Performance and Society Rhode
Island College) Paff Auditorium URI Providence Campus
IN HIDING is a multi media performance piece based
on the oral histories gathered from women fleeing
Domestic Violence. It is the culmination of a year
and a half of research and interviewing with the
purpose of giving voice to a population that for
a number of reasons, the foremost being personal
safety, are unable to speak for themselves. The title
implies both the reality that abuse happens most
often behind closed doors and the women are forced
to cover or mask both the physical and the emotional
scars. It is also true that in many cases those who
leave abusive relationships must go into hiding or
protective custody until the abuser, is behind bars
and even then safety is not assured due to the network
of support for the abuser and the relative isolation
of the abused.
The research and the performance piece
is not just about telling the stories of abuse; it
is also about giving these women an identity beyond
that of “Victim” or “Survivor”.
It is about regaining their humanity with all the
good parts and the ugly parts so that we as a society
can recognize that beyond the horrible statistics
and numbers, there are real people who deserve our
help, respect and above all, our recognition. We
will be examining what is visible to the outside
world, what is invisible and what is there right
in front of our eyes, but we choose to dismiss.
This
production will make much use of projection and visual
images in an effort to reach the audience with more
than just rhetoric. Spoken word will be used in conjunction
with powerful lighting and sound effects to create
a message that transcend traditional language. The
cast is made up of an ensemble cast of powerful women
who take their responsibility as the voices of the
voiceless very seriously.
The production was researched,
created and directed by Deirdre
McCarthy in partial
fulfillment of the MFA in Theatre Performance and
Society at Rhode Island College. The cast includes
Stephanie Carey, Tina
Do, Candace Sampson, Colleen
Farrell, Nina Genatossio, Kelli
Noonan, Kristina
Drager and Valerie Westgate, students from Rhode
Island College. The research and performance for
this project are funded and produced through the
URI Providence Campus Urban Arts and Culture Program
and Student Government Board.
The performance is
free of charge. Donations will be accepted to support
Women’s Shelters.
For information call 401-277-5206
URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery
1st and 2nd floor lobby
80 Washington Street
Providence RI 02903
Hours:
Monday – Thursday 9-9
Friday and Saturday 9-4, closed Sunday and holidays
For information call Steven Pennell 277-5206
Steven Pennell
Coordinator, Arts and Culture Program
URI Feinstein Providence Campus
80 Washington St
Rm 214
Providence, RI 02920
401-277-5206 spennell@etal.uri.edu
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