Tag: hortense gerardo

“Small Steps: Dances of Resilience” Premieres Sept. 9-11

Posted on September 9, 2020 at 9:56 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Small Steps: Dances of Resilience Documentary from MAPC Artist-in-Residence Hortense Gerardo premieres September 9, 10, & 11 In the beginning, Small Steps on Climate Change was a dance and embodied movement performance intended to inspire Metro Boston to view climate change as an opportunity to create stronger, collaborative, healthier, and more vibrant communities. In the […]

Reflection: Art in the Time of COVID-19

Posted on May 28, 2020 at 10:36 am. Written by Elise Harmon

REFLECTION FROM MAPC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE HORTENSE GERARDO Art in the Time of COVID-19 The COVID-19 quarantine has transformed my remaining time as MAPC’s Artist in Residence (AiR) and my work as a professional playwright and professor: social distancing measures meant my spring and summer performances couldn’t go on as scheduled. My initial response was […]

Join us! “The Medfield Anthology”

Posted on May 26, 2020 at 11:54 am. Written by Elise Harmon

For Immediate Release: Friday, May 22, 2020 Join us! ‘The Medfield Anthology’ Zoom adaptation of a walking play based on archival research and local memories of the Medfield State Hospital MEDFIELD – The premiere of “The Medfield Anthology,” a site-informed performance piece set at the Medfield State Hospital, will take place over Zoom at 7 […]

The Opioid Epidemic: A Mother’s Reckoning

Posted on May 11, 2020 at 12:37 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Over 2,000 people died of opioid overdoses in Massachusetts last year. Our state has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the country. Substance use upends the lives of not only those facing an opioid use disorder, but their friends and family as well. The effects of this public health crisis can […]

Schools of Thought on Climate Change: MAPC’s Newest Art Installation

Posted on May 22, 2019 at 3:22 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Climate change is already visible across the Metro Boston region, forcing individuals and communities to cope with increasingly severe weather, unpredictable harvests and workplace conditions, and greater risks from vector-borne and heat-related illnesses. MAPC’s newest art installation “Schools of Thought on Climate Change: Stories from Land and Sea,” integrates storytelling with public art to show […]

Q&A with Hortense Gerardo, MAPC’s New Artist-in-Residence

Posted on February 14, 2019 at 3:54 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Hortense Gerardo is a practicing playwright, movement artist, screenwriter, and professor of anthropology and performing arts who joined MAPC as an artist-in-residence in late 2018. As an artist-in-residence, Gerardo will promote creative placemaking and community resilience through art and help bring art and creative thinking to projects across departments. Give us an idea of […]