WADEintoACTIVISM Festival 2023 Closing Night Reception with the Artists

Join us for wine, beer, and bites with the artists and activists of WADEintoACTIVISM’s closing night performances: Eilish Henderson, Elena Wrinkle Garcia, Iyanna Jackson, and Charly Santagado.

Admission with proof of donation in the amount of $20.00 or more
Start time: 5:00pm EST
Location: The Tank, 312 W 36th Street, NYC

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival 2023 Closing Night Performance

Event start time: 4:00pm EST
Location: The Tank, 312 W 36th Street, NYC

Featuring artistic works by Eilish Henderson (USA), Elena Wrinkle Garcia (USA), Iyanna Jackson (USA), and Charly Santagado (USA)
Produced by the International Human Rights Art Movement Festival

Run Time: Approx. 1 hour

Please join us for a 1 hour post-performance reception. Admission granted with receipt of cash or digital donation to WADE’s Activate Art Campaign.

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Poetry Slam hosted by Xuly Williams

Event start time: 8:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC
Run time: Approx. 1 hour

Calling all women-identifying poets!

The WADEintoACTIVISM Festival is looking for twelve (12) poets* for their inaugural Poetry Slam event to be held at Arts on Site (12 St. Marks Place) on Saturday, December 9th.

Six poets will compete at the 6:30pm show in three rounds ending with one winner.

The next six poets will compete at the 8:30pm show in three rounds ending with one winner. The two winners will compete over two rounds at the end of the 8:30pm show. Final winner will receive a special prize and host the closing night of the WADEIntoACTIVISM Festival on Sunday 12/10 at the Tank (312 West 36th Street) @ 4:00-5:00pm.

*All poets need to be available on Saturday, December 9th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.

Please read the rules below carefully before applying.

Rules:

• topic of poems must be around women's issues/identity/discrimination/empowerment;

• poet must perform their own material; breaking this rule will cause the poet to be disqualified;

• no props, costumes, musical instruments; breaking this rule will cause the poet to be disqualified;

• each poem must be no longer than 3 minutes from the moment the poet starts speaking with a grace period of 10 seconds; each 10 seconds will accrue a .50 point deduction;

• if the time reaches 3:30 the poet will be disqualified;

• three judges chosen randomly from the audience by the host will score each poem on a scale of 0 to 10; the three scores will be added to give poets their score;

• the two lowest scores will be eliminated after each round;

• scores are cumulative, added after each round;

• the first round will play out in the order poets are drawn; second and third, poets perform in order from highest to lowest.

The application form is linked here!

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Poetry Slam hosted by Xuly Williams

Event start time: 6:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC
Run time: approx. 1 hour

Calling all women-identifying poets!

The WADEintoACTIVISM Festival is looking for twelve (12) poets* for their inaugural Poetry Slam event to be held at Arts on Site (12 St. Marks Place) on Saturday, December 9th.

Six poets will compete at the 6:30pm show in three rounds ending with one winner.

The next six poets will compete at the 8:30pm show in three rounds ending with one winner. The two winners will compete over two rounds at the end of the 8:30pm show. Final winner will receive a special prize and host the closing night of the WADEIntoACTIVISM Festival on Sunday 12/10 at the Tank (312 West 36th Street) @ 4:00-5:00pm.

*All poets need to be available on Saturday, December 9th from 5:00pm to 10:00pm.

Please read the rules below carefully before applying.

Rules:

• topic of poems must be around women's issues/identity/discrimination/empowerment;

• poet must perform their own material; breaking this rule will cause the poet to be disqualified;

• no props, costumes, musical instruments; breaking this rule will cause the poet to be disqualified;

• each poem must be no longer than 3 minutes from the moment the poet starts speaking with a grace period of 10 seconds; each 10 seconds will accrue a .50 point deduction;

• if the time reaches 3:30 the poet will be disqualified;

• three judges chosen randomly from the audience by the host will score each poem on a scale of 0 to 10; the three scores will be added to give poets their score;

• the two lowest scores will be eliminated after each round;

• scores are cumulative, added after each round;

• the first round will play out in the order poets are drawn; second and third, poets perform in order from highest to lowest.

The application form is linked here!

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Vangeline & JENNIFERCHINdance

Event start time: 8:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

Featuring the artistic works of Vangeline (France/USA) & JENNIFERCHINdance (USA)

Run time: Approx. 1 hour

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Vangeline & JENNIFERCHINdance

Event start time: 6:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

Featuring the artistic works of Vangeline (France/USA) & JENNIFERCHINdance (USA)

Run time: Approx. 1 hour

Please join us for a WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Dance Playground!

Event Facilitators: Andrew Fitzpatrick and Dahyun Kim
Live musical accompaniment by Mal Stein
Event time: 6:30-7:30pm EST
Location: Paul Taylor Studios, 551 Grant Street, Top floor, New York, NY

This WADEintoACTIVISM event is free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Community Masterclass Series: Yoga Somatics

Workshop Facilitator: JENNIFERCHINdance
Event time: 6:00-7:00pm EST
Location: NYU Tisch Dance, 111 Second Ave, NYC 10003

All WADEintoACTIVISM Masterclasses are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Women of WADE Panel II
Feauring Jennifer Chin, Eilish Henderson, Iyanna Jackson, Charly Santagado, Elena Wrinkle Garcia, and Vangeline, hosted by Rachel Ha-Eun Lee

Event time: 6:00-7:00pm
Location: La Sala De Pepe, 73 Avenue C, NYC

All WADEintoACTIVISM Panel events are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Community Masterclass Series: Adaptive Dance

Workshop Facilitators: ZCO / Dance Project
Event time: 6:00-7:00pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St Marks Place, East Village NYC

All WADEintoACTIVISM Masterclasses are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Community Masterclass Series: Release-based Technique

Workshop Facilitators: Anna Caffarelli and Crimson Moeller
Event time: 2:30-3:30pm EST
Location: Peridance Center, 126 E 13th St., East Village NYC

All WADEintoACTIVISM Masterclasses are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Anna Caffarelli/Crimson Moeller & Finleigh Zack Dance

Event start time: 8:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

Featuring the artistic works of Anna Caffarelli (USA), Crimson Moeller (USA), and Finleigh Zack Dance (USA)

Run time: Approx. 1 hour

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Anna Caffarelli/Crimson Moeller & Finleigh Zack Dance

Event start time: 6:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

Featuring the artistic works of Anna Caffarelli (USA), Crimson Moeller (USA), and Finleigh Zack Dance (USA)

Run time: Approx. 1 hour

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Nadra Assaf and Heather Harrington

Event start time: 8:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

Featuring the artistic works of Nadra Assaf (Lebanon, USA) and Heather Harrington (USA)

Run time: Approx. 1 hour

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival Performance: Nadra Assaf and Heather Harrington

Event start time: 6:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

Featuring the artistic works of Nadra Assaf (Lebanon, USA) and Heather Harrington (USA)

Run time: Approx. 1 hour

Please join the WADE team and WADEintoACTIVISM Festival artists in a Happy Hour celebration and artist networking event!

Event date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Event time: 6:00-8:00pm EST
Exact address provided via email upon receipt of RSVP. 

Libations and tapas will be offered. 

WADE Founder and Artistic Director Giada Matteini will also share an excerpt of her developing book WADEintoLOVE, which chronicles the journey that led her to transform her grief into an act of love by founding WADE.

Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Community Masterclass Series: Mindful Movement and Creative Reflection

Workshop Facilitator: Finleigh Zack Dance
Event time: 6:00-7:00pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

All WADEintoACTIVISM Masterclasses are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Women of WADE Panel I
Feauring Nadra Assaf, Heather Harrington, Finleigh Zack, Anna Caffarelli, Crimson Moeller, and Zazel Chavah O'Garra, hosted by Rachel Ha-Eun Lee

Event time: 6:00-7:00pm
Location: La Sala De Pepe, 73 Avenue C, NYC

All WADEintoACTIVISM Panel events are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Community Masterclass Series: Somatic Storytelling: Archiving, Processing and Presenting Self

Event facilitators: Nadra Assaf and Heather Harrington
Event time: 6:00-7:00pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St Marks Place, East Village NYC

All WADEintoACTIVISM Masterclasses are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

Community Masterclass Series: “MISAHAT” = Spaces with Dansers Citizens South

Event facilitators: Dansers Citizens South
Event time: 1:30-2:30pm EST
Location: Peridance Center, 126 E 13th Street, East Village NYC

All WADEintoACTIVISM Masterclasses are free and accessible to the public.
Advanced RSVP is required via this link.

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival 2023 Opening Night Reception with the Artists

Join us for wine, beer, and bites with the artists and activists of WADEintoACTIVISM’s opening night performances: ZCO / Dance Project, Dansers Citizens South, and Humberto Carolo.

Admission with proof of donation in the amount of $20.00 or more
Start time: 9:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village NYC

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival 2023 Opening Night Performance

Event start time: 8:30pm EST
Location:Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village, NYC

Featuring ZCO / Dance Project (USA) and Dansers Citizens South (Tunisia)
Hosted by Tom Block on behalf of the International Human Rights Art Movement Festival

Run Time: Approx. 1 hour

WADEintoACTIVISM Festival 2023 Opening Night Performance

Event start time: 6:30pm EST
Location: Arts on Site, 12 St. Marks Place, East Village, NYC

Featuring ZCO / Dance Project (USA) and Dansers Citizens South (Tunisia)
Hosted by Tom Block on behalf of the International Human Rights Art Movement Festival

Run Time: Approx. 1 hour