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| Formation | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Theatre group |
| Purpose | To build a healthy and creative community through life-sustaining practices in farming, art, food, and ecology[1] |
| Location | |
Artistic director(s) | Tannis Kowalchuk |
| Website | www |
Farm Arts Collective is a nonprofit devised theatre troupe founded in Damascus, Pennsylvania in 2018 by theater artist Tannis Kowalchuk[2]. Described as "An Agri-Cultural Center for Farming, Art, Food and Ecology," the theater is located on the grounds of Willow Wisp Organic Farm[3].
Works
[edit]Decompositions
[edit]Farm Arts Collective founder Tannis Kowalchuk wrote and performs this solo performance using decomposition as a metaphor for life.[4]
Dream on the Farm
[edit]In this decade-long performance cycle focused on climate change, one new play is created annually from 2020-2030.[5]
Dream on the Farm #1: The Extinction Event
[edit]Premiering in August 2020, this play brings the character of Mother Nature to the farm "where she is holding an 'Extinction Event' to warn humans of their destructive and risky behavior on the planet."[6]
Dream on the Farm #2: The Scientists
[edit]Premiering in August 2021, this play follows the journey of two deceased American scientists, Carl Sagan (astronomer) and Lynn Margulis (microbiologist) who are reunited in a boxing ring and challenged to compete to “help save life on the planet.”[7][8]
Dream on the Farm #3: Tavern at the Edge of the World
[edit]Premiering in August 2022, this play is set in the year 2062, on a farm in Northeastern Pennsylvania where the Spider Sisters of Arachne run their tavern as a refuge from a world in crisis from climate disasters.[9]
Dream on the Farm #4: The More Things Change
[edit]Premiering in August 2023, this play follows a multi-generational family who is offered a large sum of money to sell their organic farm to a group of developers who want to turn it into a “bio-diversity” theme park called EcoLand.[10]
Dream on the Farm #5: Conference for Those Still Living
[edit]Premiering in August 2024, this play tells the story of a group of artists, scientists, philosophers, meteorologists, chefs, farmers, and anarchists who are summoned to a climate change retreat.[11]
Dream on the Farm #6: Paradise Lost: Scavenger Hunt
[edit]This play is anticipated to premiere in August 2025.[12]
Alice in Scienceland
[edit]Inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, this children's theater production follows a young student named Alice who falls asleep while studying for her science exam.[13]
Lucy Joseph
[edit]Premiering in 2024, this play is about 19th century gender non-conforming pioneer Lucy Ann Joseph Israel Lobdell, also known as Joseph Lobdell.[14]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant[15][16]
- 2025 New York State Council on the Arts-A.R.T./New York Creative Opportunity Fund recipient[17]
- 2024 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant[18]
- 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Inc Guidestar Profile". Guidestar. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Guidestar Farm Arts Collective Inc Guidestar Profile". Guidestar. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Agriculture and art blooms at Farm Arts Collective in Damascus Township". WVIA. WVIA Public Media. February 7, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances Decompositions". Farm Arts Collective. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Agins, Michelle V.; Jacobs, Julia (August 10, 2021). "Lend Us Your Ears, and Don't Forget Your Farm Boots". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances". Farm Arts Collective P. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances". Farm Arts Collective P. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ Agins, Michelle V.; Jacobs, Julia (August 10, 2021). "Lend Us Your Ears, and Don't Forget Your Farm Boots". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances". Farm Arts Collective P. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances". Farm Arts Collective P. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances". Farm Arts Collective P. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances". Farm Arts Collective P. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performances Decompositions". Farm Arts Collective. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective Performance Lucy Joseph". Farm Arts Collective. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "NEA Grant Announcement FY 2025" (PDF). National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "Farm Arts Collective to Receive $10,000 Challenge America Award from the National Endowment for the Art". Sullivan County Democrat. January 28, 2025. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "NYSCA ART New York 2025 Creative Opportunity Fund". Google. NYSCA ART New York.|access-date=15 March 2025}}
- ^ "NEA Grant Announcement FY 2024" (PDF). National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- ^ "NEA Grant Announcement FY 2023" (PDF). National Endowment for the Arts. Retrieved March 15, 2025.