Elegizing Ice
New York-based artist and educator Jaanika Peerna grew up in Estonia during the Soviet era. Her drawings, installations, and performances all embody
Performance
Dancing with the Wind
A short midsummer night’s post. Back in 2017, I wrote about three musicians who climbed to the top of a
Emerging a Strategy During Crises
This month in Persistent Acts, I reflect on my growth since the development and production of my undergraduate thesis in
It Starts with Us
Young Women’s Reflections on Performance Intersecting with Climate Part of developing an empowered public voice is being able to take
I Am the Damage We Have Done to the Earth
Intersections of the Climate Crisis and Disability For some of us, the crisis isn’t coming, it’s here: air we can’t
A Sense of Home during a Pandemic
I thought I had retired from my Persistent Acts series. Then a pandemic happened, and I felt many a creative
Elizabeth Doud and the Mermaid Tear Factory
Elizabeth Doud takes on the role of Siren Jones in her one-person performance, The Mermaid Tear Factory. Based in Miami,
Atul Bhalla: On the Physical, Historical, Religious and Political Aspects of Water
Atul Bhalla is a New Delhi-based conceptual and performance artist. Using photography, video and installation, he has spent the last
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Ponderings on Population
In honor of the UN’s World Population Day, I reflect on my relationship to the topic of global population. My
Using Comedy to Unpack Climate Justice
Some people in the US believe there is a conflict between their faith and accepting the reality of climate change.