NET's MicroFest USA: Kentucky/Tennesse

The Network of Ensemble Theater presented MicroFest Kentucky/Tennessee livestreamed on the global, commons-based peer-produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Friday 26 October and Friday 27 October 2012.

What is the impact of art in your community? The challenges facing America are immense… and the solutions will involve art.

The Network of Ensemble Theaters' MicroFest USA: Revitalize, Reconnect, Renew was a look at America and the role that art and artists play in creating healthy, vibrant communities. Part festival, part think-tank, the MicroFests galvanize local and national artists/activists/thinkers around placemaking efforts, while creating opportunities for learning exchange and inspiring new models across the United States.

MicroFest Kentucky/Tennessee: This region’s place-based art, embedded in tradition and social activism, reveals a movement that turns to memory and tradition—not as nostalgia, but as a key to understanding who Appalachians are today. We take two glimpses of this region, one rural (Harlan, KY) and one urban (Knoxville, TN).

Events on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 October 2012 were livestreamed on Howlround TV. Schedules were subject to change due to internet connectivity; the following replay events were the ones that were successfully livestreamed:

Friday 26 October: Screenprinting at Tribe One, at 9:30 a.m. EDT–12:30 p.m. EDT (New York) / 13:30 GMT–16:30 GMT.

Saturday 27 October: Higher Ground Performance & Discussion at 1:00 p.m. EDT / 17:00 GMT.

About HowlRound TV

HowlRound TV is a global, commons-based, peer-produced, open-access livestreaming and video archive project stewarded by the nonprofit HowlRound. HowlRound TV is a free and shared resource for live conversations and performances relevant to the world’s performing-arts and cultural fields. Its mission is to break geographic isolation, promote resource sharing, and develop our knowledge commons collectively. Anyone can participate in a community of peer organizations revolutionizing the flow of information, knowledge, and access in our field by becoming a producer and co-producing with us. Learn more by going to our participate page. For any other queries, email [email protected] or call Vijay Mathew at +1 917.686.3185 Signal. View the video archive of past events.