The Election
Anti–Party

three days of art, protest, and politics

September 26 – 28, 2024

Thursday, Sept 26 – An Iliad
by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare

Music by Anna Fritz

Performed by Paul Susi and Anna Fritz

A Fig Tree Committee Production

The Fig Tree Committee has been touring An Iliad to correctional facilities around the Pacific Northwest for over five years, alongside rare public performances; so far, over 3,000 people have seen their production, most of whom were incarcerated at the time. Their work knits together audiences on both sides of the prison walls by using one of the world’s oldest stories to examine the cycles of violence, trauma, displacement, and hope for healing that unite us all. The Fig Tree Committee is bringing the Election Anti-Party this heavy dose of perspective just before kicking off a tour to correctional facilities in Wisconsin (swing state!), Vermont, and New Hampshire in October.

A discussion with the artists to follow the performance.

figtreecommittee.org

Friday, Sept 27 – Tipping Point: What the Portland Protests Tell Us About the State of America

with Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater

In May 2020, following the death of George Floyd, Portland, Oregon, became the focus of media attention for its protests and demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality. Tipping Point is a documentary film about the largest recent civil rights protest in U.S. history, and how Portland emerged as its epicenter. Told through the individual stories of Portlanders on the ground, Tipping Point humanizes the struggle while allowing Portland’s story to serve as a mirror for all of America – the past that brought us here and the future we must choose.

Prior to the screening, we’ll be joined by special guests Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater, presenting the piece “Uprising”, a continuation of their exploration on black joy, protest, and movement.

A discussion featuring the artists, filmmakers, artist/activist Emily Squires, and civil rights lawyer Ashlee Albies to follow.

tippingpointfilm.com
rejoicediasporadance.com

Saturday, Sept 28 – The Election Anti–Party Showcase

Local performance artists, assemble!

Risk/Reward presents 20 different artists’ thoughts on the 2024 Election. Each piece is made to order, bespoke for this moment, and 2 and 4 minutes in length. In response to RR’s call for submissions, Portland has turned out: expect theater, music, film, pies, dance, rat-based strip-tease, righteous fury, performative sculpture, a gentle and loving examination of what it is to vote by mail, and (most surprising) maybe even a fleeting wisp of hope in the air.

The Election Anti-Party Showcase will feature:

Pepper Pepper
Svetlana Trantastic
Jessica Wallenfels
Rachel Lindsey Routh & Sorrel Ophelia LaLune
Sweta Ravisankar
Thorn Hartspring
Emily June Newton
Dustin Curry
Anthony Hudson / Carla Rossi
Tracy Cameron Francis
Michael O’Neill
Hollynitski and the Extended Voice Ensemble
Éowyn Emerald
Divine
Hand2Mouth Youth Devising Intensive
Meg Denton
Mychelle M.
Zero Feeney / Kid Lich
Andrea Parson
A Sentient Karaoke Machine from the Year 3024