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HOPE: The Remix
A WORKSHOP FOR HOOK AND EYE’S PLAYLAB
Calling all actors, musicians, dancers, and creative daredevils!
Need a shot of hope? A little refuge from the chaos? Craving connection with other artists? Join Hook and Eye’s Playlab as we host the Strike Anywhere Performance Ensemble for an evening of ensemble-building, devising, and Soundpainting—exploring hope as our creative spark.
Soundpainting is the universal sign language for live composition—a way for a composer to shape what happens onstage in real time using gestures. Performers respond instantly, creating spontaneous theater, music, and movement. It’s part jazz, part improv, and pure creative electricity.
Drawing on 28 years of community-driven, multidisciplinary performance, Strike Anywhere invites you to play, move, make music, and collaborate in real time. Expect a joyful mash-up of theater, music, and improvisation—with wine, cheese, and laughter in the mix.
What to Bring:
• A short poem on hope, solidarity, or community (think 4 lines short – memorized if possible)
• Comfy clothes you can move in
• (Musicians) Your instrument — no backline
• An open mind and a sense of adventure
What is an Instant Playlab?
Our Instant PlayLabs bring together the artistic community in a free, fast, and fun night of making new theater. Open to everyone, Hook & Eye's PlayLabs are a low-pressure, high energy evening in which we create new short works in an open, community-workshop setting.
We start with a theme and invite all present to iterate on that theme. After a group warm-up, we split into smaller groups, take an hour or so to weave our ideas into a piece, and regroup.
The evening ends with a show and quick discussion of what has unfolded with wine and snacks.
The resulting work is always relevant, immediate, and ephemeral.
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