Red Eye Presents:
INSIST on gathering
Saturday, March 1, 2025
7-11 pm
INSIST on gathering, on joy, on relating, on sharing, on resourcing, INSIST on pleasure, on energy, on play, on resistance, on freedom, on body, on autonomy, INSIST on justice, on boycott, on care, on community, on rhythm, on tenderness, on laughter, on growth, INSIST on change, on light, on dance, on clean water, on land back, INSIST on liberation, on courage, on questioning, on writing, on facts, on lineage, on kindness, on softness, on queerness, on disobedience, on friendship, INSIST on reciprocity, on possibility, on marching, INSIST on love, on listening, on elasticity, on responsibility, on accountability, on ecosystem, on grounding, on sovereignty, on movement, on moving, on participation, INSIST on complexity, on song, on togetherness, on rest, on nourishing, on inspiration, on being seen, INSIST on collective, on celebration, on thriving, on our truths
This year, we gather because we must.
Leave your screens, at least for the night.
We are not alone: let's lift each other.
Come be with people you deeply know, or people you know from a distance, or people you don’t know yet. Bring your friends, dates, mates, castmates, polycules, daddies, mommies, situationships, art crushes, regular crushes, collaborators, babes. Find a familiar face across the room.
This evening offers a chance to grow and sustain connection, now and for a long time. Connection is a type of resourcing, and together we are shifting how we resource ourselves as a performance community. We are centering solidarity and reciprocity. We are resourcing from within, so that Red Eye is accountable to its community first.
Walk with us as we build this growing RED EYE tradition of celebration and resourcing.
PERFORMANCE OFFERINGS
Shaped collaboratively with José A. Luis, Sharon Picasso, and Ritika Ganguly
Responding to this time, place, and what we need now:
Connor Berkompas
Charles Campbell
Nick Chatfield-Taylor
E.C. Comstock
Felicia Cooper
Erika Hansen
Lior Hardin
Deborah Heltzer
Juliet Irving
Phoebe Josephine
Katie Kaufmann
Masanari Kawahara
Rachel Lieberman
A.P. Looze
Kae McMahon + J.H. Shuǐ Xiān
Kabir Mohamed
Rebecca Nichloson
Dylan Portuguese + Katie Capistrant
aegor ray
Saulaman Schlegel / the Web
Amanda Timm
Andrea Zimmerman, Denise Gagner, Tamin Totzke, Erika Hansen
And some surprises!
DANCE FLOOR ACTIVATION
Music by DJ Vinyl Lite
Moves by y’all
SILENT AUCTION FEATURES:
Coordinated by Kaya Lovestrand
Including a range of hands-on experiences offered by the Red Eye community:
Pilates with Benny Olk
Somatic Bodywork with Taja Will
Painting by Leslie O’Neill
Tickets to the Cedar Cultural Center
Minnesota Opera Behind the Scenes Backstage Pass
Tickets to the Walker Art Center
Musical Mayhem with David Erickson
Clay Date at Mudluk Pottery
Bedroom Besties Gift Card
Books from Cow Tipping Press
And more!
REFRESHMENTS
Coordinated by Jeffrey Wells, with support from Red Eye’s Board of Directors
Thanks to donations from Seward Co-op and more
TICKETS
Pay-what-you-wish, suggested range $5 to $500
Rest assured that no gift is too small (or too big!)
ALL WELCOME
COVID POLICY
Masks are encouraged but not required for this event, as there will be food and drink. Please stay home if you are not feeling well.
ACCESSIBILITY
Red Eye's performance space is fully wheelchair-accessible. To request ASL interpretation, audio description, large-print programs, or other accessibility-related accommodations for any event, please contact us with as much advance notice as possible. staff@redeyetheater.org | 612.870.7531
SUPPORT RED EYE
Water is life and sustenance! Walk with us by jumping in the reservoir.
The Reservoir is a group of committed recurring monthly donors who are deepening Red Eye's financial sustainability, making possible EVEN MORE creative risks, equitable pay, and space as a resource for artists and audiences alike.
Anyone can join The Reservoir by signing up for a monthly recurring donation! For a minimum of $5 a month, come to open rehearsals and partake in process-related conversations with and by artists. Sustaining gifts are vital to a lean operation such as Red Eye!