“ The 6 Project (storytelling)

Coming from New York, this piece based on the Jena 6 high school students in Louisiana who experienced the effects of racist acts and the subsequent judicial system, this excerpted piece explores the town where this startling incident took place.

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Chelsea M. Gregory is a multi-disciplinary artist, activist and educator who works through the media of theater, poetry and dance. She is a part of the multi-arts performance group We Got Issues! (www.wegotissues.org), facilitating workshops and bringing the voices of diverse women to the stage.  She is also currently touring The 6 Project, a series of performances and workshops exploring how race and identity shape our point of view.  Her solo play based on this work will be featured at the LA Women’s Theater Festival in March. Her poetry is published in several anthologies including "We Got Issues! A Young Woman's Guide to a Bold, Empowered and Courageous Life", Steve Cannon's "Gathering of the Tribes," and "The Charis Review." She has performed at venues including The Culture Project "Women Center Stage," The Hip-Hop Theater Festival, The Bioneers Conference, The US Social Forum and Chuck D’s “On the Real Radio.”  She has shared the stage with performers such as KRS 1, Rha Goddess, Rebel Diaz and Kelly Tsai, and collaborated with the Urban Bush Women Institute on a piece exploring race in the context of Hurricane Katrina. As an educator she has consulted with organizations such as Code Pink, Make the Road NY, The School at Columbia University and Voices UnBroken, facilitating workshops on arts in education, cultural activism, and diversity awareness. She has also led workshops at Columbia University, UC Berkeley, Hampshire College, UMASS Amherst, Adelphi University, The Liberty Science Center and the White Privilege Conference. For booking and other information, please email the6project@gmail.com.

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