Photo Flash: First Look at World Premiere Of NEW AND DANGEROUS IDEAS At Wilbury Group
Inspired by Roger Williams, Bill T. Jones and Everett Stage and School, New and Dangerous Ideas is the world premiere play by internationally known slam poet Christopher Johnson and directed by Johnson and Wilbury Artistic Director Josh Short.
Check out a first look at the show below!
A multi media experience, New and Dangerous Ideas challenges ideas of criminalizing race and expatriating police while humanizing statistics by using personal stories of several members of different communities intersected with spoken word poetry, framed in music, dance and video. Featuring performances by Christopher Johnson, Sarah Leach, and Phoenyx Williams.
'New and Dangerous Ideas' was developed with a grant from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment on the Arts.Photo credit: James Lastowski
Christopher Johnson and Phoenyx Williams in the world premiere of New and Dangerous Ideas by Christopher Johnson, directed by Christopher Johnson and Josh Short at The Wilbury Theatre Group. Photo by James Lastowski.
Christopher Johnson, Sarah Leach, and Phoenyx Williams in the world premiere of New and Dangerous Ideas by Christopher Johnson, directed by Christopher Johnson and Josh Short at The Wilbury Theatre Group. Photo by James Lastowski.
Phoenyx Williams, Sarah Leach, and Christopher Johnson in the world premiere of New and Dangerous Ideas by Christopher Johnson, directed by Christopher Johnson and Josh Short at The Wilbury Theatre Group. Photo by James Lastowski.
Phoenyx Williams in the world premiere of New and Dangerous Ideas by Christopher Johnson, directed by Christopher Johnson and Josh Short at The Wilbury Theatre Group. Photo by James Lastowski.
Christopher Johnson in the world premiere of New and Dangerous Ideas by Christopher Johnson, directed by Christopher Johnson and Josh Short at The Wilbury Theatre Group. Photo by James Lastowski.
Sarah Leach, Phoenyx Williams, and Christopher Johnson in the world premiere of New and Dangerous Ideas by Christopher Johnson, directed by Christopher Johnson and Josh Short at The Wilbury Theatre Group. Photo by James Lastowski.
Sarah Leach and Phoenyx Williams in the world premiere of New and Dangerous Ideas by Christopher Johnson, directed by Christopher Johnson and Josh Short at The Wilbury Theatre Group. Photo by James Lastowski.
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