The postcards from Barnstorm. Designed by Beth Hammer.
Last weekend, quiet partnered with two other non-profit arts organizations (The Heroes and Rainy Night Productions) to present Barnstorm: The Cabaret Re-Imagined. Together, the three organizations transformed an empty storefront in Downtown Seattle into a bar, performance space, and art gallery. Over three nights, hundreds of people came through for great food and drinks, thought-provoking performances, and dazzling displays of visual art. It was an incredible weekend to witness.
From random acts of tango and a kabuki piece around the recent earthquake in Japan to a forest of trees made up of junk mail and an installation forcing participants to face their own fears of death, Barnstorm provided a wealth of opportunities for our audiences and artists to engage in dialogue about the things we see in the culture around us, as well as the ways we as artists can respond to those issues.
I really want to thank The Heroes and Rainy Night Productions for allowing us to collaborate with them on this project and I’d especially like to thank Matt and Roxy Hornbeck, quiet‘s Executive and Managing Directors, for taking the lead on this from quiet‘s end. It was a fantastic project to take part in.
1 comment
Nathan Bean
May 13, 2011 at 5:44 PM (UTC 0)
Josh,
It was a pleasure to meet/work with you and I know I speak for all the Heroes when I say thank you quiet productions for your hard work and commitment to Barnstorm. I personally got to know Matt, Roxy, and Geoff and they were as lovely as it gets. Wonderful people and great producers! The Heroes look forward to seeing what quiet has up their sleeves (I’m looking at you Geoff) in the future. Thanks again!
Nathan
The Heroes