Open Lab Performance

What: An informal performance and presentation of new work created during the 4-day Mini Convergence. Artists hailing from the Shenandoah Valley and representing creative genres from visual artists to puppeteers, dancers to theatre artists will gather for four days at Silver Line Theatre Exchange to create new interdisciplinary work, share workshops, and add skills to their creative toolboxes. The Open Lab Performance will showcase projects as “works in progress” from three artists: Robert Negron, Hsini Des, and Ethan Eldred.

This event’s content is recommended for audience members 13+ as some material may have mature content. The audience is encouraged to meet the artists, ask questions, and learn what comes next in their creative process at the conclusion of the Open Lab.

About Indy Convergence

Indy Convergence (IC) is an arts and culture organization based in Indianapolis, IN that works collaboratively with professional artists and residents in our community to identify, examine, and address opportunities through arts-based programming and partnerships. IC began in 2008 as a collaboration between three professional artists working in different fields who wanted to bridge the gap between artistic genres and created a space where artists could exchange ideas, genre-specific language, and teaching skills. IC evolved into an arts and community-based nonprofit serving the Near Westside neighborhoods of Indianapolis, one of the most diverse communities in Indianapolis in 2016. New to the community, we engaged in a “Year of Listening” when the organization first moved into its Near Westside home. During this year, the core staff attended over 100 community meetings to understand the community’s varied historical and current aspirations, challenges, and perspectives. Calling on our history, earned community relationships, and expertise in the arts, IC cultivates our community’s local talent, sharing the wealth of creativity vested in the Near West while facilitating residency programs that infuse Indianapolis and other creative spaces with new creative and culturally dynamic perspectives.

Learn more about Indy Convergence at indyconvergence.org