Hope is a Hammer

Wednesday, January 4, 2023, 7:30pm

“Hope is a Hammer” is an interdisciplinary collaborative performance directed and produced by Sharon Chohi Kim and Elana Mann. Through immersive sound, sculpture, text, and movement, “Hope is a Hammer” confronts the silencing of women’s voices and the struggle for body sovereignty, while offering strategies for collective empowerment. The performance includes music by Sharon Chohi Kim and Corey Fogel, text by Carol Ockman, choreography by Stephanie Zaletel, sculpture and set design by Elana Mann, and costume design by Jill Spector. Kim and Fogel will activate Mann’s sonic sculptures through voice and percussion, along with a group of musicians. They will play hand-horn megaphones, a ten-foot six-person protest horn, and ceramic rattles, culminating with a procession.

Performers: Erin Barnes, Cory Beers, Mikaela Elson, Corey Fogel, Sara Sinclair Gomez, Christopher Hadley, Sharon Chohi Kim, Divya Maus, Carol Ockman, Molly Pease, and Kathryn Shuman