INSIST on gathering

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

The Field Guide to iLANDing by Jennifer Monson

Glass Discovery Experience from FOCI Minnesota Center for Glass Arts

And more!

REFRESHMENTS

Coordinated by Jeffrey Wells, with support from Red Eye’s Board of Directors

Thanks to donations from Seward Co-op and Trader Joe’s

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!