Huma(N)ature

A dance, theater, music, and circus production investigating humanity's relationship to nature in the Anthropocene.

Dance Mission Theater

---------------------****Our Saturday March 14th show is CANCELED due to one act pulling out, our desire to give our dancers a night of rest to process the current situation, and to reassess protocols on how to move forward. If you need a refund please reach out to us. However, if you are able to donate the cost of your ticket to our artists and technicians who have worked on this production for the past several months and may be without income for the foreseeable future we would greatly appreciate it. Please also know if we decide to move forward with a show on Sunday it will be with utmost consideration for our guests and performers health and will include stringent caps on capacity.****---------------------Huma(N)ature is a dance, theater, and circus production investigating humanity’s relationship to nature - our misguided dominion over it, our inordinate influence upon it, our continued reliance on its systems, and our place within it. Showcasing a variety of artists and shows, Huma(N)ature will be a different experience nearly every night. The throughline each night will be The Secrets of the Trees, a circus and dance show inspired by the book The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohleben. This theatrical critique of capitalism and greed is told through the trees as they struggle for survival in the Anthropocene*. Originally performed in June 2018 at Athletic Playground in Emeryville, Caitlyn Kilgore and her cast have been excitedly updating this deeply affective, dazzling acrobatic display for its Dance Mission reboot.Other shows sharing the stage with The Secrets of the Trees vary from musicals to monologues to modern dance. Created and performed by some of the Bay Area’s strongest activists and artist - including members of our local Extinction Rebellion (@XRSFBayArea) - each show will offer something unique, beautiful, and important for the times ahead. Donations and proceeds after expenses will go to <a href="https://sogoreate-landtrust.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sogorea Te Land Trust</a> and <a href="http://www.idlenomoresfbay.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Idle No More SF Bay Area</a>.*The current, scientifically proposed geologic epoch in which human activities constitute a major impact on all Earth’s ecological processes.TIckets:$25 (general admission)$15 (Students and artists)$40 (support the arts)Hello Friends and loved ones and supporters! We are monitoring a lot of information (CDC, CA/SF/Alameda County Depts of Public Health, and WHO). Recommendations for canceling and postponing events have not changed since yesterday. The recommendation is still to cancel events of 250+. CA/SF/Alameda County recommend having 6ft of space between people at events, WHO recommends 3ft. We are taking this seriously and care about all of you. Our cast and crew are feeling healthy and are planning to be there tonight to make more magic.Things we are doing to help reduce harm:- sanitizing surfaces before attendees arrive- providing hand sanitizer- encouraging hand washing- not handing out tickets or programs- limiting capacity to 35 people (which is 1/4 the capacity of the space and is still well below the recommended limits on attendance at gatherings)If you decide not to come, we fully respect your decision!! Part of our motivation in still coming to perform tonight is to get video that we can then share with folks who decide not to come - given that, we are prepared to perform whether or not we have an audience.If you need a refund please let us know!! However, given that we are already facing taking a loss on this project in light of COVID19, and that some of our performers and technicians are artists working the Bay Area for whom this might be their last income for while, we very much appreciate the donation of the price of your ticket if you can afford it.Schedule

All Dates and TimesThe Secrets of the Trees by Caitlyn Kilgore, featuring Stephanie Chen, Bobbi Dulaney, Carrie Gaydos, and Mel MarkInspired by the book The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohleben, this piece blossomed into an affirmation of our interdependence. Drawing inspiration from Standing Rock and other political actions, and books like Blessed Unrest and Radical Ecology, the performers have woven together a story of struggle and hope in a harrowing time. Touching on themes of socialism, competition, set-back, and rebirth, The Secrets of the Trees is a circus, dance, and theatrical critique of capitalism and greed told through the eyes of the forest as they struggle for survival in the Anthropocene.

Friday March 6th 8pmTerra Femme by A. Spearman &Co.<a href="http://AspearmanAndCo.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">AspearmanAndCo.org</a>Terra Femme centers on embodying Earth as a feminine being whose energy (resources-water, land, plants and vegetation, minerals, etc) is being drained by her children who create man made devices and disasters. The dancers and Earth Choir are her children. A. Spearman &amp; Co. is a contemporary fusion dance company that was founded in 2012 by Artistic Director Andréa Spearman. All artists are trained in various fields of movement including ballet, jazz, hip hop, modern, and cultural dance. This company seeks to design and create unique vocabularies of performance. Explosive and varied, this company maintains it's loyalty to unusual collaborations.

Saturday March 7th 8p Siren's Last Song by Ebb/Flow Collective The Ocean herself brings an oil-slicked message with the tide. Rainbow plastics fill the siren’s tail as he swims a somber finale, alone in a foreign place he once called home.The siren’s last song, a distant memory –the Ocean embraces him as he drifts into eternal sleep.Out of the Dust by Kirstin Brown and Helen FitanidesOut of the Dust explores the fate of creatures living in a world in which they can no longer survive. Starting on the ground, they are forced to adapt to environmental factors outside their control, and eventually must find new habitat for their species survival. This piece embodies the struggle of all beings facing a changing climate and limited resources.

Sunday March 8th 4p, and Sunday March 15th 7pDispatches from the Great Burning: What My Mennonite Ancestors and the Gobi Bear Taught Me About Surviving the Climate Emergency by Helen StoltzfusWhat does it mean to be a worthy ancestor – or a worthy human being – in a time of catastrophic upheaval? What does it mean to act audaciously – without knowing the outcome of one’s actions? One woman, six dispatches from: The Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The Big Bang. The Civil War. Oakland. The Alaskan tundra. Paradise…and its fires.

Thursday March 12th 8pUpwelling by Nommensen Dance“Upwelling” is a ocean-inspired dance performance created by Amelia Nommensen in collaboration with dancers Chelsea Boyd Brown, Annalise Constantz, Wednesday Manners and original cast member Audrey Johnson. This work in progress takes a dive into the alluring mysteries of the ocean with underwater recordings, poetry, song, and modern dance exploring the strength of feminine forces. With an original sound score by Joe Krempetz, allow the auditory and visual journey to leave your heart full of wonder and with the impulse to save our seas. www.nommensendance.comOut of the Dust by Kristin Brown and Helen FitanidesOut of the Dust explores the fate of creatures living in a world in which they can no longer survive. Starting on the ground, they are forced to adapt to environmental factors outside their control, and eventually must find new habitat for their species survival. This piece embodies the struggle of all beings facing a changing climate and limited resources.

Friday March 13th 8p and Saturday March 14th 8pCancel the Apocalypse by Big Drama No DramaCancel the Apocalypse is a new work of experimental music-theatre by East Bay-based performance group Big Drama No Drama. This avant-rock opera conjures the overdriven angst of our hypermodern moment through song, soundscape, spoken word, and movement. Two musician-actors, Daniel Larlham and Liz DeRoche, offer up a screwball diagnosis of a culture in turmoil, as the production moves from a focus on the personal microcosm (disheartenment, confusion, despair) to a reckoning with the macrocosmic crisis of climate change. Audiences will take away from the production an infusion of vitality and hope, a realistic sense of faith in the resilience of life as an antidote to the seduction of doomsday thinking.

Sunday March 15th 7pDispatches from the Great Burning: What My Mennonite Ancestors and the Gobi Bear Taught Me About Surviving the Climate Emergency by Helen Stoltfus What does it mean to be a worthy ancestor – or a worthy human being – in a time of catastrophic upheaval? What does it mean to act audaciously – without knowing the outcome of one’s actions? One woman, six dispatches from: The Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The Big Bang. The Civil War. Oakland. The Alaskan tundra. Paradise…and its fires. Siren’s Last Song by Ebb/Flow CollectiveThe Ocean herself brings an oil-slicked message with the tide. Rainbow plastics fill the siren’s tail as he swims a somber finale, alone in a foreign place he once called home.The siren’s last song, a distant memory –the Ocean embraces him as he drifts into eternal sleep.

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