Trinity Rep to Present Everett Company's FREEDOM PROJECT
By: Tyler Peterson Apr. 22, 2016
Freedom Project is a multimedia physical theater piece that weaves gripping personal stories, evocative imagery, and athletic choreography in an examination of mass incarceration in America. With material drawn from extensive research, as well as personal experience, the Everett Company calls upon our common humanity to challenge the conditions that have transformed the "land of the free" into the most incarcerating country in the world.
"We are honored to present Everett Company for the first time on our stage," artistic director Curt Columbus said of the Providence-based company celebrating its 30th season. "Not only is it a thrilling collaboration, but Freedom Project is an incredible piece to share with our audience as we continue our conversation around race in America."
What the critics have said about Freedom Project
"Magnificent...achingly moving stories; people's experiences artfully and powerfully interpreted; thought-provoking poetry; emotionally captivating dance sequences; jaw-dropping creativity; unforgettable performances..."-Cox Local
"Haunting...gripping...revealing." -The Providence Journal
About Everett Company
Since 1986, the Providence-based Everett Company has been devising multidisciplinary theater works that tour nationally. Several of their pieces have received critical acclaim in major publications such as The New York Times, who singled out Everett's Home Movies as a performance highlight for 2004. Another piece, Body of Work, was awarded a Bessie, the New York Dance and Performance Award.
Since 1990, Everett has run a school out of their Carriage House rehearsal and performance space that offers free dance and theatre classes to low-income youth. Many students who have grown up through the school have gone on to join Everett's professional touring company.
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