EVENT: State of the Arts Night at Hirshhorn
21 Apr 2023
The European Union, in partnership with the Hirshhorn, presents, “State of the Arts Night,” a special after-hours evening celebrating the importance of artistic expression in a post-pandemic society. This unique pop-up experience welcomes artists from 10 European Union member states.
Swedish participants include:
- We Hear You—A Climate Archive , a global performance project exploring youth perspectives on the climate emergency. The project is a collaboration between Embassy of Sweden in USA, Dramaten (The Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden), The Earth Commons—Georgetown University’s Institute for Environment and Sustainability, and The Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics. The project will be represented by Director/Playwright Jacob Hirdwall, The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm and project director Caitlin Nasema Cassidy.
- Swedish artist Anna U Davis, known for her bold, colorful mixed-media work, where she explores social inequalities.
- Swedish/Polish dancer and choreographerLidia Wos. Wos has developed a very personal and characteristic style based on a natural and organic way of creating movements often with an absurd twist.
More information and tickets here.
The event is presented in cooperation with the Washington, D.C. Embassies of Germany, Estonia, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Finland, and Sweden, as well as the Alliance Française.
Last updated 11 Apr 2023, 2.09 PM
