Art for Social Change

Oliver Twist Has Asked for More: A Partnership between Arts & Community Service

Oliver Twist Has Asked for More: A Partnership between Arts & Community Service

When Oliver Twist asks for more, he is symbolically asking for more for all who don’t have enough. Virginia Stage Company and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore are working together to answer his plea over 150 years later. 

VSC Resident Theatre Artists Interviewed About The Line: Art for Social Change on WHRO's Another View

VSC Resident Theatre Artists Interviewed About The Line: Art for Social Change on WHRO's Another View

Listen as Lisa Godley interviews Kat Martin & Tommy Coleman about The Line: Art for Social Change on WHRO's Another View!

The Line Artist Spotlight: Johnny Finn

The Line Artist Spotlight: Johnny Finn

In partnership with Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, our Education & Community Engagement Department will present “The Line: Art for Social Change," the first interactive, forum workshop in the department’s Art For Social Change Series. Here, VSC's Kat Martin interviews Johnny Finn, one of the program's participants.

The Line Artist Spotlight: Ann Mazzocca

The Line Artist Spotlight: Ann Mazzocca

In partnership with Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, our Education & Community Engagement Department will present “The Line: Art for Social Change," the first interactive, forum workshop in the department’s Art For Social Change Series. Here, VSC's Tommy Coleman and Kat Martin interview Ann Mazzocca, one of the program's participating artists.

The Line Artist Spotlight: Michelle Vinnie

The Line Artist Spotlight: Michelle Vinnie

In partnership with Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, our Education & Community Engagement Department will present “The Line: Art for Social Change," the first interactive, forum workshop in the department’s Art For Social Change Series. Here, VSC's Kat Martin interviews Michelle Vinnie, one of the program's participating artists.

Announcing THE LINE: ART FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

In partnership with Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Virginia Stage Company presents “The Line: Art for Social Change” at Slover Public Library in downtown Norfolk on August 21, 2016, at 3PM.

The Line is the first interactive, forum workshop in the Education and Community Engagement department’s Art For Social Change Series.

It promises artistic immersion, using scenes from James Baldwin’s epic 1964 play, Blues for Mister Charlie, as well as modern dance, spoken word, digital art, and open-forum, discussion-based activities.

This workshop will provide our community with a vocabulary for deconstructing racial boundaries. By empowering community members to investigate and deconstruct racially divided areas, The Line will inspire the creation of democratic and equitable spaces in southeastern Virginia.

The event will also feature the work and historical input of Cultural Geographer and Christopher Newport University professor, Johnny Finn, and choreography by Ann Mazzocca.

This event is free of charge but does require a reservation. 

For more information about upcoming "Art for Social Change" events, please contact us.