Interview - The Birds That Are Your Hands - Part 1 of 2

Sol Kelley-Jones speaking with Judith Siers-Poisson about the opening of her play The Birds That Are Your Hands: Thirteen Ways to Start a Fire Under Siege @ Broom Street Theater from March 13th - April 19, 2009.

Photography by Sol Kelley-Jones during her stay in the West Bank - spring 2008.

From the Press Release:

Against the backdrop of occupied borderlands torn asunder, the multi-media performance, "the birds that are your hands: how to start a fire under siege," explores disparate yet overlapping tales of tyranny and resistance from Israel/Palestine to the U.S./Mexico border.

From stony hills laden with olive trees to the blurry haze of a line in the sand among saguaros; from the bullet riddled corridors of an ancient holy city to a chain gang in a modern metropolis, a tangled collage of stories unfurl drawing attention to the hands of those enclosed by borders, those making the crossing, and those who capitalize on the construction of walls: wielders of stones, bakers of bread, upholders of state. Shepherds emerge alongside Goliaths' patrol, lovers find themselves to be terrorists, and Ingrid thinks we should all just lay down our arms and play violins.

This show will run from Friday, March 13th until Sunday, April 19th, 2009.

Friday and Saturday shows begin at 8pm. $9
Sunday matinées begin at 2pm. $6

For ticket reservations, please call the Box Office at 608-244-8338. The Box Office opens at 7:45pm on Friday and Saturday, 1:45pm on Sunday.

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