Programs | Live Ideas: PLANET JUSTICE

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The 2023 edition of Live Ideas, Planet Justice: are you here for it?*, explores the idea that climate justice is rooted in social justice, anti-colonialism, global collaboration, human rights, and the rights of nature to thrive. An antidote to the doom and gloom of the climate crisis, the festival offers five days of art and action with performances, interactive installation, workshops, an outdoor party, symposium, and more!

It is co-curated with Slow Factory, a nonprofit organization working at the intersection of climate justice and human rights for collective liberation by changing narratives, systems, and culture.

Opening Party May 17, 6pm
On view until May 31st

@ New York Live Arts Lobby

Beyond the drumroll, a wake up call

Beyond the drumroll, a wake up call — a performance and interactive exhibition by Collis Browne, Slow Factory and guest collaborators, urging guests to reckon with the necessary climate action needed before reaching irreversible climate disaster. The drum is the oldest instrument, representing our connection to the...

May 17, 18 & 20, 730PM

Here For It Package includes:
- 1 Ticket to Altamira 2042
- 1 Ticket to hello, buffalo
- 1 Ticket to Study Hall
- Free Drink at Outdoor Party!

@ New York Live Arts Theater

Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha: Altamira 2042

US Premiere Since its construction in 2012 at the epicenter of the Amazon, the planet’s so-called ‘green-lungs’, the giant Belo Monte Dam has earned its rightful place as the emblem of man’s destruction of nature. In Altamira 2042, an interactive performance installation by Brazilian artist Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha, a polyphony...

May 18 & 19, 8PM
An opening night reception hosted by the Québec Government Office in New York will take place immediately after the performance on May 18.

Here For It Package includes:
- 1 Ticket to Altamira 2042
- 1 Ticket to hello, buffalo
- 1 Ticket to Study Hall
- Free Drink at Outdoor Party!
- 1 Ticket to hello, buffalo

@ New York Live Arts Studios

Daina Ashbee: hello, buffalo

World Premiere Daina Ashbee is a Bessie Award winning Canadian artist of Métis and European descent whose work uncovers our connection to the environment, the earth and ancestors. Her eighth original performance/dance piece began as a small gesture to perceived beings and animals that cohabitate this realm with her. In acknowledging...

May 19, 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Here For It Package includes:
- 1 Ticket to Altamira 2042
- 1 Ticket to hello, buffalo
- 1 Ticket to Study Hall
- Free Drink at Outdoor Party!

@ New York Live Arts Theater

Study Hall

A climate and social justice summit examining art, design, education, performance, science, technology and fashion’s role in collective liberation. SCHEDULE Land acknowledgement & labor acknowledgment Opening Talk An intergenerational perspective on Climate Justice & Human Rights. A panel inquiring about the artist’s role...

May 20
1pm - 6pm

Here For It Package includes:
- 1 Ticket to Altamira 2042
- 1 Ticket to hello, buffalo
- 1 Ticket to Study Hall
- Free Drink at Outdoor Party!
*Please note: Limited availability sign up in-person on day of workshop. Bring denim or another heavy material to upcycling workshop.

Outdoor Party

An open air celebration with live musical performances, workshops, farmers market and more Performances by: Mykki Blanco Collis Browne Pierre Kwenders Xiuhtezcatl Fogo Azul Drum Parade DJ Ushka

May 20 & 21, 8:30 PM
Tickets start at $30
Co-presented offsite at Pioneer Works

@ Pioneer Works

Dynasty Handbag: Titanic Depression

World Premiere Curated by David Everitt Howe Dynasty Handbag’s Titanic Depression—co-conceived with artist SUE-C—sends up James Cameron’s 1997 Hollywood hit, reimagining it as a hilariously bleak parable of human arrogance in today’s era of runaway, consumerism-driven climate change. Co-presented by New York Live Arts as part of its 2023 Live Arts festival...