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Wise Reagon Arts is an independent production company engaged in creating and cultivating art/work/life/song/action-centering congregational gatherings. Founded in 2018 by ToshiReagonto produce the opera Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower (Co-produced with Meyin Wang). Toshi considers herself a congregational artist and Wise Reagon Arts soon became the home for all her creative work. In 2017 Toshi created the Parable Path to move with and beyond the experience of the ritual singing of Octavia’s story. The Parable Path is inspired by the journeys in the Parable novels that very much reflect the state of our current world. So, we work together on the issues that we are facing seeing the unique expertise that each of us has to problem solve. Being in collaboration and facing our right now and future together. Realigning ourselves with the planet’s resources.
Songs of the Living is part of the Parable Path, which features talks and rituals centered in collaborative living that draw inspiration from the classic sci-fi novel by the late MacArthur Fellow and Hugo Award-winner Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower.
Led by singer/songwriter Toshi Reagon, Songs for the Livng features a community choir that will direct the audience through an open and engaging evening of song, dance, and deep conversation. Come be a part of this harmonious and challenging exploration of sustainable routes onto the righteous path in an ever-changing world.
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Toshi Reagon has created a framework for community organizing through artistic engagement. Based on the tenets of Octavia E. Butler’s novel The Parable of the Sower, Parable Path includes community led activities surrounding the belief systems and interrelated social issues that impact climate justice and survival.
“My idea was that this work would gather folks interested in not having a diabolical existence on earth."
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A right-now story that uses the era of disco music to steep us in testimony and surface our glorious and soulful truths. Hard to resist the joy of a heartbeat pounding, hard to hide when somebody's calling your name. Hard to hide when you are bathed in beautiful light. Hard to be alone when everyone is moving together.
YOU’RE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN... SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KILL YOU
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