The Flames of Discontent share the bill of this hip cabaret series with the event's producer singer Rachel Stone, singer-songwriter Carla Ulbrich, and the comic satire of Jen Ryan and Rik Sansone
SAVE THE DATE!
The Dissident Arts Festival, a showcase for protest song, poetry, theatre and film, is moving from its location in upstate NY to the New York City's Greenwich Village starting this year. We are pleased to be able to work in collaboration with the legendary Brecht Forum--a haven for radicalism since the 70s--on this wonderful project. The list of performers and speakers will grow over the months but presently the confirmed line-up is (in alphabetical and categorical order):
Music:
-Melanie Dyer Ensemble – avant Jazz
-Rafael Figueroa –percussionist/poet/vocalist with assorted musicians backing
-The Flames of Discontent –electric protest song
-Bev Grant and the Dissident Daughters –acoustic topical singer-songwriter w/female harmony vocalists
-The Last Internationale –radical acoustic-electric ensemble
-ReadNex Poetry Squad –revolutionary Hip Hop and spoken word youth ensemble
-Salim Washington Ensemble –avant Jazz
Poetry:
Adrianna Delgado
Robert Milby
Marina Mati
Louis Reyes Rivera
and others TBA
Theatre:
TBA
Film:
-Kevin Keating
-Daniel Elash
Comedy:
Marcy Gordon
We are expecting a full range of performers and others to sign on for not only a presentation of their revolutionary art but to partake in a panel discussion as well. our Festival--the only such annual festival of protest arts--has grown and we are expecting an empowering day for all come Nov 6!