REDCAT: A collaboration between Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander, David Thorne, and Andrea Geyer

9 Scripts from a Nation at War is a multi-channel video installation that responds to the conditions and questions that have arisen during the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It examines the ways in which war determines and "scripts" certain roles such as "citizen," "veteran," "detainee" and "correspondent" and the capacity of individuals to fulfill or resist these. Drawing on the artists' extensive research, the work presents material sourced from people involved in or responding to the war. A central theme is the investigation of how written and spoken language affects identity in times of conflict, as the language specific to institutions, professions and positions in society extend and limit the ways we situate ourselves in relation to others. 9 Scripts is presented as a constellation of videos that stage the speaking of scripts by actors and non-actors alike, some re-speaking their own words, others learning the words of others. These stagings allow inquiry into the recording, reporting, learning and understanding of the present moment and reflect upon how we account for ourselves within it. In doing so, 9 Scripts shows how language and speech are fundamental in defining structures of power. First shown at Documenta 12 in Kassel, 9 Scripts from a Nation at War is presented in a new configuration specifically for the Gallery at REDCAT.

Public reading: Sat, Jan 10, 1-6 pm

Combatant Status Review Tribunals, pp. 002954-003064 is a five-hour public reading of 18 tribunals held at the U.S. military prison camp at Guantánamo Bay. Based on the transcripts available on the U.S. Department of Defense web site in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, these 110 pages are a small fraction of the material generated by 558 tribunals. The sheer volume of transcripts has effectively obscured them from public view, and the readings make audible a record of these quasi-legal proceedings that had been closed to public scrutiny.

See: http://redcat.org/gallery/0809/9scripts.php

REDCAT: A collaboration between Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander, David Thorne, and Andrea Geyer

9 Scripts from a Nation at War is a multi-channel video installation that responds to the conditions and questions that have arisen during the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It examines the ways in which war determines and "scripts" certain roles such as "citizen," "veteran," "detainee" and "correspondent" and the capacity of individuals to fulfill or resist these. Drawing on the artists' extensive research, the work presents material sourced from people involved in or responding to the war. A central theme is the investigation of how written and spoken language affects identity in times of conflict, as the language specific to institutions, professions and positions in society extend and limit the ways we situate ourselves in relation to others. 9 Scripts is presented as a constellation of videos that stage the speaking of scripts by actors and non-actors alike, some re-speaking their own words, others learning the words of others. These stagings allow inquiry into the recording, reporting, learning and understanding of the present moment and reflect upon how we account for ourselves within it. In doing so, 9 Scripts shows how language and speech are fundamental in defining structures of power. First shown at Documenta 12 in Kassel, 9 Scripts from a Nation at War is presented in a new configuration specifically for the Gallery at REDCAT.

Public reading: Sat, Jan 10, 1-6 pm

Combatant Status Review Tribunals, pp. 002954-003064 is a five-hour public reading of 18 tribunals held at the U.S. military prison camp at Guantánamo Bay. Based on the transcripts available on the U.S. Department of Defense web site in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, these 110 pages are a small fraction of the material generated by 558 tribunals. The sheer volume of transcripts has effectively obscured them from public view, and the readings make audible a record of these quasi-legal proceedings that had been closed to public scrutiny.

See: http://redcat.org/gallery/0809/9scripts.php

REDCAT: A collaboration between Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander, David Thorne, and Andrea Geyer

9 Scripts from a Nation at War is a multi-channel video installation that responds to the conditions and questions that have arisen during the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It examines the ways in which war determines and "scripts" certain roles such as "citizen," "veteran," "detainee" and "correspondent" and the capacity of individuals to fulfill or resist these. Drawing on the artists' extensive research, the work presents material sourced from people involved in or responding to the war. A central theme is the investigation of how written and spoken language affects identity in times of conflict, as the language specific to institutions, professions and positions in society extend and limit the ways we situate ourselves in relation to others. 9 Scripts is presented as a constellation of videos that stage the speaking of scripts by actors and non-actors alike, some re-speaking their own words, others learning the words of others. These stagings allow inquiry into the recording, reporting, learning and understanding of the present moment and reflect upon how we account for ourselves within it. In doing so, 9 Scripts shows how language and speech are fundamental in defining structures of power. First shown at Documenta 12 in Kassel, 9 Scripts from a Nation at War is presented in a new configuration specifically for the Gallery at REDCAT.

Public reading: Sat, Jan 10, 1-6 pm

Combatant Status Review Tribunals, pp. 002954-003064 is a five-hour public reading of 18 tribunals held at the U.S. military prison camp at Guantánamo Bay. Based on the transcripts available on the U.S. Department of Defense web site in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, these 110 pages are a small fraction of the material generated by 558 tribunals. The sheer volume of transcripts has effectively obscured them from public view, and the readings make audible a record of these quasi-legal proceedings that had been closed to public scrutiny.

See: http://redcat.org/gallery/0809/9scripts.php

REDCAT: A collaboration between Sharon Hayes, Ashley Hunt, Katya Sander, David Thorne, and Andrea Geyer

9 Scripts from a Nation at War is a multi-channel video installation that responds to the conditions and questions that have arisen during the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. It examines the ways in which war determines and "scripts" certain roles such as "citizen," "veteran," "detainee" and "correspondent" and the capacity of individuals to fulfill or resist these. Drawing on the artists' extensive research, the work presents material sourced from people involved in or responding to the war. A central theme is the investigation of how written and spoken language affects identity in times of conflict, as the language specific to institutions, professions and positions in society extend and limit the ways we situate ourselves in relation to others. 9 Scripts is presented as a constellation of videos that stage the speaking of scripts by actors and non-actors alike, some re-speaking their own words, others learning the words of others. These stagings allow inquiry into the recording, reporting, learning and understanding of the present moment and reflect upon how we account for ourselves within it. In doing so, 9 Scripts shows how language and speech are fundamental in defining structures of power. First shown at Documenta 12 in Kassel, 9 Scripts from a Nation at War is presented in a new configuration specifically for the Gallery at REDCAT.

See: http://redcat.org/gallery/0809/9scripts.php

THEATER: Artists increasingly use their skills across professional boundaries--effecting change and fostering dialog as citizens of their nations and the world. Exploring uses of the arts in times of extremity, the fourth annual Arts in One World conference will convene at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) from January 14-18, 2009. The event is open to the public.

"At CalArts, we believe profoundly in the potential for the arts to help us reconnect over even the deepest cultural and historical chasms," said CalArts' President Steven Lavine. "The Arts in One World conferences bring together artists who are risking their lives to work in areas of conflict--offering invaluable opportunities to learn from one another and to inspire our students to future lives as citizen artists."

The international conference is a project of The More Life: Cultural Studies and Genocide Initiative, an on-going series of collaborations between CalArts and the Interdisciplinary Genocide Study Center (IGSC) in Kigali, Rwanda. For six years, The More Life Initiative has facilitated exchanges between the United States, Rwanda and Uganda--employing the arts as powerful tools of grass roots diplomacy, reconciliation and education.

Women have assumed vital roles in Rwanda's recovery and reinvention, with its parliament numbering the most female members in the world. Inspired by this example, the conference theme is Motherhood and Revolution: how women, and mothers in particular, are innovating in conflict and post conflict circumstances--and in the process, expanding ways in which one is an artist/activist in the world.

The upcoming Arts in One World conference addresses issues in Rwanda, Palestine, and Kurdistan through workshops, panel and roundtable discussions, readings, films and live performance. The keynote speaker is contemporary Kurdish poet, Choman Hardi, who will discuss Genocide, Rape and Silence in Kurdistan/Artistic Practice in Response to the Anfal.

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2009 Arts in the One World Agenda

THEATER: Artists increasingly use their skills across professional boundaries--effecting change and fostering dialog as citizens of their nations and the world. Exploring uses of the arts in times of extremity, the fourth annual Arts in One World conference will convene at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) from January 14-18, 2009. The event is open to the public.

"At CalArts, we believe profoundly in the potential for the arts to help us reconnect over even the deepest cultural and historical chasms," said CalArts' President Steven Lavine. "The Arts in One World conferences bring together artists who are risking their lives to work in areas of conflict--offering invaluable opportunities to learn from one another and to inspire our students to future lives as citizen artists."

The international conference is a project of The More Life: Cultural Studies and Genocide Initiative, an on-going series of collaborations between CalArts and the Interdisciplinary Genocide Study Center (IGSC) in Kigali, Rwanda. For six years, The More Life Initiative has facilitated exchanges between the United States, Rwanda and Uganda--employing the arts as powerful tools of grass roots diplomacy, reconciliation and education.

Women have assumed vital roles in Rwanda's recovery and reinvention, with its parliament numbering the most female members in the world. Inspired by this example, the conference theme is Motherhood and Revolution: how women, and mothers in particular, are innovating in conflict and post conflict circumstances--and in the process, expanding ways in which one is an artist/activist in the world.

The upcoming Arts in One World conference addresses issues in Rwanda, Palestine, and Kurdistan through workshops, panel and roundtable discussions, readings, films and live performance. The keynote speaker is contemporary Kurdish poet, Choman Hardi, who will discuss Genocide, Rape and Silence in Kurdistan/Artistic Practice in Response to the Anfal.

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2009 Arts in the One World Agenda

THEATER: Artists increasingly use their skills across professional boundaries--effecting change and fostering dialog as citizens of their nations and the world. Exploring uses of the arts in times of extremity, the fourth annual Arts in One World conference will convene at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) from January 14-18, 2009. The event is open to the public.

"At CalArts, we believe profoundly in the potential for the arts to help us reconnect over even the deepest cultural and historical chasms," said CalArts' President Steven Lavine. "The Arts in One World conferences bring together artists who are risking their lives to work in areas of conflict--offering invaluable opportunities to learn from one another and to inspire our students to future lives as citizen artists."

The international conference is a project of The More Life: Cultural Studies and Genocide Initiative, an on-going series of collaborations between CalArts and the Interdisciplinary Genocide Study Center (IGSC) in Kigali, Rwanda. For six years, The More Life Initiative has facilitated exchanges between the United States, Rwanda and Uganda--employing the arts as powerful tools of grass roots diplomacy, reconciliation and education.

Women have assumed vital roles in Rwanda's recovery and reinvention, with its parliament numbering the most female members in the world. Inspired by this example, the conference theme is Motherhood and Revolution: how women, and mothers in particular, are innovating in conflict and post conflict circumstances--and in the process, expanding ways in which one is an artist/activist in the world.

The upcoming Arts in One World conference addresses issues in Rwanda, Palestine, and Kurdistan through workshops, panel and roundtable discussions, readings, films and live performance. The keynote speaker is contemporary Kurdish poet, Choman Hardi, who will discuss Genocide, Rape and Silence in Kurdistan/Artistic Practice in Response to the Anfal.

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2009 Arts in the One World Agenda

THEATER: Artists increasingly use their skills across professional boundaries--effecting change and fostering dialog as citizens of their nations and the world. Exploring uses of the arts in times of extremity, the fourth annual Arts in One World conference will convene at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) from January 14-18, 2009. The event is open to the public.

"At CalArts, we believe profoundly in the potential for the arts to help us reconnect over even the deepest cultural and historical chasms," said CalArts' President Steven Lavine. "The Arts in One World conferences bring together artists who are risking their lives to work in areas of conflict--offering invaluable opportunities to learn from one another and to inspire our students to future lives as citizen artists."

The international conference is a project of The More Life: Cultural Studies and Genocide Initiative, an on-going series of collaborations between CalArts and the Interdisciplinary Genocide Study Center (IGSC) in Kigali, Rwanda. For six years, The More Life Initiative has facilitated exchanges between the United States, Rwanda and Uganda--employing the arts as powerful tools of grass roots diplomacy, reconciliation and education.

Women have assumed vital roles in Rwanda's recovery and reinvention, with its parliament numbering the most female members in the world. Inspired by this example, the conference theme is Motherhood and Revolution: how women, and mothers in particular, are innovating in conflict and post conflict circumstances--and in the process, expanding ways in which one is an artist/activist in the world.

The upcoming Arts in One World conference addresses issues in Rwanda, Palestine, and Kurdistan through workshops, panel and roundtable discussions, readings, films and live performance. The keynote speaker is contemporary Kurdish poet, Choman Hardi, who will discuss Genocide, Rape and Silence in Kurdistan/Artistic Practice in Response to the Anfal.

Read more

2009 Arts in the One World Agenda

THEATER: Artists increasingly use their skills across professional boundaries--effecting change and fostering dialog as citizens of their nations and the world. Exploring uses of the arts in times of extremity, the fourth annual Arts in One World conference will convene at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) from January 14-18, 2009. The event is open to the public.

"At CalArts, we believe profoundly in the potential for the arts to help us reconnect over even the deepest cultural and historical chasms," said CalArts' President Steven Lavine. "The Arts in One World conferences bring together artists who are risking their lives to work in areas of conflict--offering invaluable opportunities to learn from one another and to inspire our students to future lives as citizen artists."

The international conference is a project of The More Life: Cultural Studies and Genocide Initiative, an on-going series of collaborations between CalArts and the Interdisciplinary Genocide Study Center (IGSC) in Kigali, Rwanda. For six years, The More Life Initiative has facilitated exchanges between the United States, Rwanda and Uganda--employing the arts as powerful tools of grass roots diplomacy, reconciliation and education.

Women have assumed vital roles in Rwanda's recovery and reinvention, with its parliament numbering the most female members in the world. Inspired by this example, the conference theme is Motherhood and Revolution: how women, and mothers in particular, are innovating in conflict and post conflict circumstances--and in the process, expanding ways in which one is an artist/activist in the world.

The upcoming Arts in One World conference addresses issues in Rwanda, Palestine, and Kurdistan through workshops, panel and roundtable discussions, readings, films and live performance. The keynote speaker is contemporary Kurdish poet, Choman Hardi, who will discuss Genocide, Rape and Silence in Kurdistan/Artistic Practice in Response to the Anfal.

Read more

2009 Arts in the One World Agenda