ConverseNation

We are Pones Inc. -- a group of multi-disciplinary artists living and working in Cincinnati. Pones provides artistic opportunities for community growth by creating engaging new ways for audiences to experience dance. Currently, we are working on a brand new collaborative piece called ConverseNation, a live, multimedia experience that explores issues, situations, and stories of both wealth and poverty in our hometown. We shared our work with colleagues from around the world at the CrisisArts Festival in Arezzo, Italy this August and now we are preparing to perform for our families, friends, and community here at home. With this blog, we're hoping to capture our process of developing this piece -- who we talk to, what we learn, what we feel, and how we've changed.

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Coalition of Cincinnati groups plans to reduce LGBT youth homelessness

CINCINNATI -- A plan for reducing homelessness among LGBT youth will be submitted for federal approval this week by a coalition of Cincinnati groups. Cincinnati was one of two cities the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development invited to develop such plans, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. The southwestern Ohio city was chosen partly because...

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awesome shots from pones rehearsal for conversenation!

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Deceased woman with multiple jobs was "the face of the recession," advocates say

"This is the horrible tragic circumstances of making those jobs work," Rutgers University economics professor Joseph Seneca said.

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Restore Humanity

An awesome organization founded and run by some great people from CrisisArt!

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What is the CrisisArt Festival?

If you’ve been following this blog you probably have a few questions like: "What’s this CrisisArt Festival you’ve been chattering on about?" Or: "What does art have to do with crisis, anyway?" Or...

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Thank you to all of the donors who made this trip possible and our fellow performers/audience members of the CrisisArt Festival. Here are some pictures from the premiere of "ConverseNation" --- look for more details coming soon on the remount of the show in Cincinnati on Oct. 10-12th in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati!

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Selfie.

The festival is over today, but we have more to share. Stay tuned! We love you CrisisArt! And we'll really miss Arezzo!

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Photos by Caroline Stine.

Great moments from yesterday's Pones workshop on creating site specific theatre!

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This is what we're thinking as we prepare for our dance today.

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Letters from Athens.

A moving video made in 2012 and directed by CrisisArt participant Renia Pournara about the crisis in her home of Athens, Greece.

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Video by Ian Timothy Forsgren.

Caroline choreographing on the roof of the teatrino.

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A couple rehearsal shots from yesterday's work session!

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Restore Humanity

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Restore Humanity

Restore Humanity is a non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to bettering the lives...

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We're meeting some amazing people here at CrisisArt. This Sarah Fennel and Boo Buchanan from Restore Humanity. The mission of their organization is to restore humanity by taking the opportunity to help whenever, wherever, and however we can – not dictating the terms of our assistance, but responding to the needs of the individuals and communities we are serving.

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More thank you's!

Thank you so much to Clare Jaymes, John Parker, and Jeff Burkle for supporting our work on ConverseNation. 

We couldn't do this work without you!

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Video by Kim Popa.

Ian rehearses some site specific choreography. Holy cow...