Online CLASS:

Radical ImaGINATION

Exploring Methodologies for Creativity as a Transformative Force

“I deeply believe radical imagination is a vital part of creating a future in which the marginalized and the subjugated are free; and so, I dare to create with all the audacity of my ancestors and with all of the joy of their resistance.” –AriDy Nox

The job of a theatermaker is to transport audiences to another world. When artists use this skill set in service of social change, they can utilize imagination as a transformative force. In this 10-week class facilitated by AriDy Nox, you will use methodologies rooted in visionary fiction to imagine beyond our current reality - and in doing so, start building towards the world we want and collective liberation. 

This class might be for you if you:

  • Are a theater artist or creative of any kind—playwright, director, deviser, dramaturg, or any type of generative artist—looking to use world-building as a tool to imagine a better future.

  • Want to reimagine what theater can be.

  • Are invested in liberation and want to channel your drive into a piece of creative work. 

In this class you will:

  • Ask what kind of new worlds you can create in your storytelling, and work to actively take away traditional constraints to generate from a blank slate.

  • Discuss the work of activist writers such as Lorraine Hansberry, adrienne maree brown, and Toni Cade Bambara to better understand collective liberation and world-building.

  • Be given context and expertise by AriDy for imagining and engaging with radical imagination, with in-class time dedicated to learning new concepts, deep discussion, in-class exercises, and feedback.

  • Outside of class, apply these concepts to weekly assignments for a project of your choosing to build your own methodology for radical imagination, and be ready to share your progress in class.

By the end of this class you will:

  • Have created or started to create your own piece, inspired by the discussions you had in class.

  • Better understand the ways visionary fiction and cultural organizing methodologies inform our current world and can inform our creative works. 

  • Be ready to radically imagine new worlds for future creative projects.

FACULTY
AriDy Nox

SCHEDULE
Tuesdays from 2:00pm – 5:00pm ET

LOCATION
Online!

PRICING
Returning Students: $540
New Students: $560
Learn about our Payment Plans.

FOR MORE INFO
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For more information, please call 212.840.9705 x215 or email espa@primarystages.org.

REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE

Instructor: AriDy Nox (Writer, Librettist, Multi-disciplinary black femme storyteller, Black Girl in Paris, A Walless Church)
Tuesdays from 2:00pm – 5:00pm ET
February 25, March, 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8, 15, 29, May 6

  • Zoom Meeting is easy to start, join, and use to collaborate online in a personable way via desktop or mobile without complicated set-ups. The Zoom Meeting Host (your ESPA instructor or administrator) sends out a meeting link and at the time of your class, you just click the link to launch the virtual classroom via your web browser. In the Zoom Meeting, each participant can share their webcam so that you're not only hearing your instructor and classmates but seeing them too, making it feel similar to being in one of the studios at ESPA. Other exciting collaborative Zoom features include Breakout Rooms in which students can meet in smaller groups, “Raise Your Hand” feature to better facilitate balanced conversation, Screen Sharing, and Chat. If you can't log in via a computer, there are also options to phone into the meeting so you can still participate in the class even if you find yourself without computer or internet access. And Zoom has an Apple and Android app, making it possible to take part in class from any device.