A RECIPE FOR ACTION
CREATED by Kristen Osborn, Collin Kemeny, & Andrea Hart
Vesper, Austin
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
A Recipe for Action: Courses Against Hunger in Austin is a live immersive performance that combines music, dance, and visual art to create a playful feast for its audience.
The multidisciplinary art piece engages audience members in a conversation around the issue of food insecurity in Austin, exploring the question, "what would be possible if everyone in our community was fed?" The piece takes the audience on a journey where art is made and shared using the principles of abundance, generosity and community building.
Admission to the event was a donate-what-you-can model, where attendees can choose to donate volunteer time, money, or goods to two partnering organizations, the UT Outpost and the UT Microfarm.
THE EXPERIENCE:
This installation is a collaboration devised by a team of many artists, from varied disciplines, collaborating with a unified mission. The work combines composition, dance, visual design, dramaturgy, media design, new technology, curiosity and play to create a one of a kind theatrical "meal" in which the audience is invited to sit at the table with the artists in an immersive live performance.
FUNDING AND AWARDS:
A Recipe for Action has been generously funded by the Rainwater Innovation Grant, UT's Fine Arts Diversity Student Project Grant, Planet Texas 2050, with venue venue sponsorship from Vesper.
MEET THE TEAM
Production Director, Co-Creator, and Producer: Kristen Osborn
Composer, Co-Creator, & Co-Producer: Collin Kemeny
Performance Director & Co-Creator: Andrea Hart
Production Designer: Michael Bruner
Design Consultant: Hsiao-wei Chen
Event Manager: Kat Clark
Cinematographer: Brooklyn Garza
UT Microfarm Liaison: Nikki Hammond
Media Consultant: Jamal Hussain
Musician: Thomas Kurtz
Dramaturg: Lee Kravchenko
UT Farm Stand Liaison: Alejandra Marquez
UT Outpost Liaison: Valeria Martin
Movement Director: Love Muwwakkil
Performer: Lexie Nelson
Musician: Caroline Richards
Musician: Mark Scott
Photographer: Logan Smith
Performer: Moria Joy Small
Performer: Ashleigh Love Taylor
Graphic Designer: Mattea Williams
Performer: Camille Wiltz