by dwintern | Apr 11, 1997 | 123, 1997, Archive, Artist, Year
Founded by Dayna Hanson and Gaelan Hanson, 33 Fainting Spells comes from Seattle to DiverseWorks. “The performers use dripping water, swinging lamps, and other simple stage elements to make passionate, mysterious evocations of the tiny tremors of fear and longing in...
by dwintern | Apr 4, 1997 | 1997, Archive, Artist, H, Year
For its 25th anniversary, HSPVA alumnus Will Michels organized an exhibition that featured collective works of HSPVA’s art alumni, juried by Bill Davenport and Alison de Lima Greene.
by dwintern | Mar 21, 1997 | 1997, A, Archive, Artist, Year
Performance artist Elia Arce empowers Latina women by “unleashing their fears and visions.” This piece uses text, movement, video, and voice to discuss their experience contracting AIDS. “For these women, the stigma of having AIDS is compounded by the current backlash...
by dwintern | Mar 8, 1997 | 1997, Archive, Artist, S, Year
This exhibit featured multimedia artist Lazaro Saavedra’s art criticizes the authority of the Cuban government. Saavedra came to DiverseWorks through the 1990’s Art From Cuba: A National Residency and Exhibition Program.
by dwintern | Mar 7, 1997 | 1997, Archive, Artist, T, Year
This performance by Jose Torres Tama “confronts assimilation and survival as a dark-faced man within a cultural labyrinth of mixed messages.” Tama uses corporate slogans, bilingual poetry, and sardonic humor to express the struggle for identity in a culture that...
