SUMMER FESTIVALS
AT THE TANK
A focus on new performance and storytelling by LGBTQIA+, women, and BIPOC creators.
DEY PHOENIX, PrideFest2020
SUMMER FESTIVALS AT THE TANK
Summer is Festival Season at The Tank! Our Summer Festival Program provides our artists and audiences a focus on new performance works and storytelling by artists of color, LGBTQIA+ creators, and women.
Design by: Creative Director and Designer - Yasmin Santana
2021 FESTIVALS
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2020 Festivals
2019 Festivals
AUGUST 2018: SPEAK UP RISE UP STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
Speak Up, Rise Up is a storytelling festival that aims to amplify the voices of communities and people we don’t get to hear from. Through live, personal storytelling, we combine both traditional and non-traditional storytellers on the big stage for curated events that share personal experiences. The first festival was held in August 2017 at the Connelly Theater. The second festival was held in August 2018 at The Tank.
Over 100 people took the stage throughout the week. The shows highlighted diversity in subject matter - immigration stories, stories of LGBTQ rights, stories of incarcerated people; and diversity of performers – the festival featured a majority of female performers and majority people of color. There were 7 community partners – Planned Parenthood NYC, Lady Parts Justice League, NYC Veteran’s Alliance, Razom for Ukraine, the Muslim Community Network, Theater of the Oppressed, and the Future Project – who all shared personal stories from their membership. These organizations were also offered personal storytelling workshops to their members, which were run prior to the festival.
