With support from the California Arts Council, Gravity will curate, produce, and present Beyond Gravity, four evenings of performance at CounterPulse in San Francisco by a diverse intersectional group of emerging next generation Bay Area artists participating in our fiscal sponsorship, mentorship, and Pop-up Performance Project programs. Funds will be used for artist fees to be paid to the artists in the showcase, plus costs associated with production, logistics, and marketing/PR.
Jess Curtis/Gravity: creates, produces, and tours original works of body-based performance that physically explore and address issues and ideas of substance and relevance to anyone with a body; educates professionals, students, and members of the public with physically accessible workshops presented in cities throughout the US and Europe; nurtures emerging artists through our BEYOND GRAVITY incubation program that provides artistic mentorship, professional guidance, and fiscal sponsorship; fosters international exchange through co-productions that mobilize our international network to bring international artists to San Francisco and help San Francisco artists present work abroad; supports the presentation of free performances in public spaces through our POP UP PERFORMANCES PROJECT program, which commissions Bay Area artists to present site-specific work on city streets; and provides access services and consultations to make performing arts more inclusive of people with disabilities through the GRAVITY ACCESS SERVICES program.