The Importance of supporting extraordinary artists in collaborations
The 4th Annual Brave New Works
Since its inception in 2022 with featured artists Jennifer Whitcomb-Oliva, Sarah Saturday, Alex Winer, and Lenin Fernandez, OZ Arts Nashville’s Brave New Works Lab has become a crucial incubator for stage artists and collectives experimenting between performing arts disciplines and daring to imagine what seems to be beyond reach at first glance. As the OZ Arts Executive and Artistic Director Mark Murphy noted in his program presentation on the third evening of the showcase, “Brave New Works Lab is one of the most important things we do.” Rightfully so, this platform enables the brewing of boundary pushing works in progress. While OZ Arts offers the groundwork for producing and promoting the work, the artists can focus on developing the artworks being discussed. I attended the last evening of the showcase which this year took place between May 15-17. Referring to Mark Murphy’s remark again, as it always happens with stage work that necessitates multiple rehearsals, the artists embody their practice through repetition. In that manner, on the third evening, I witnessed performances that had landed well, and this was visible through the artists’ comfortable presence in the space and under the omnipresent gaze of the audience. Slithered through the eveningRead More
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