Saturday, July 26, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
JOSH FOX' GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS WORKSHOP TUESDAY, JULY 29, 7 PM, AT SUNY ONEONTA HUNT UNION
JOSH FOX, International WOW
Company
SOLUTIONS GRASSROOTS and EnGarde Arts
present a workshop production of
THE SOLUTIONS GRASSROOTS TOUR
TUESDAY,
JULY 29
7 PM AT SUNY ONEONTA
HUNT
UNION
With Live Music by Vanessa Bley and TWIN DANGER
Written & directed by JOSH FOX and the INTERNATIONAL
WOW COMPANY
GASLAND DIRECTOR JOSH FOX PRESENTS A WORKSHOP PRODUCTION
OF HIS NEW FILM/THEATER/MUSIC EVENT, A THEATRICAL PRODUCTION THAT WILL
PROVIDE ITS AUDIENCE WITH TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BUILD RENEWABLE ENERGY
CO-SPONSORED BY Damascus Citizens for
Sustainability, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Trailer Talk, Catskill
MountainKeeper, Advocates for Morris, Otsego 2000, Butternut
Valley Alliance, Brewery Ommegang and Sustainable Otsego
Featuring John
Fenton and his son Johnny Fenton, subjects of GASLAND I & II from
Pavillion, WY
TUESDAY JULY 29th at the Hunt Union
Ballroom at SUNY Oneonta at 7:00pm
Featuring Josh Fox, John Fenton, Johnny Fenton, Beth
Griffith, Herbie Go, Brandon Smith, Carrie Getman, , and many more from
International WOW Company
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PRESS RELEASE
NEW YORK, New York (June
30, 2014) – Oscar-Nominated and Emmy-Winning filmmaker and activist Josh Fox,
together with International WOW Company, will present a workshop presentation
of “The Solutions Grassroots Tour.”
The production is an
interactive music, theater, and film event that motivates towns to adopt
renewable energy solutions for individual, community, and commercial settings,
as well as campaign for pro-renewable energy legislation.
Conceived and directed by Josh Fox and featuring
Josh Fox and members of the acclaimed International WOW ensemble, “The
Solutions Grassroots Tour” will also feature music by recording artist Vanessa
Bley and TWIN DANGER. With a cast of over 20 actor/dancers, live video
installation, a world class seven piece band, and renewable energy power
provided by solar panels on site, the performance will be spectacle all ages
can enjoy. The play will also feature the stage debut of rancher and
spokesman John Fenton, subject of GASLAND I & II and his son Johnny Fenton,
of Pavillion, Wyoming. The storyline revolves around a town that is facing
the possibility of becoming an extraction zone for extreme fossil fuel
development. At crucial moments in the plot, members of the audience
have an opportunity to participate in the acting and telling of the
story. “This is about doing something positive for our towns and our
neighbors. The renewable energy future is here now, and we have created
this play to bring this incredible organizing and economic opportunity directly
to communities ,” says Fox. “An interactive theatrical event serves
as a living, breathing training ground for community decision making.
Renewable energy can benefit culture and democracy as well as being the next
major economic development force.”
Eventually, the piece
will travel all across New York State and serve as a model for the rest of the United States and the world.
Tickets available online: $10 per person--or 99 cents if you bring your utility bill.
About Josh Fox
Josh Fox is best known as the writer/director of
GASLAND Parts I and II. Among numerous honors, together the films garnered the
Sundance Special Jury Prize for documentary, the Environmental Media Association Award for Best
Documentary, HBO distribution, an Academy Award Nomination and an Emmy for best Documentary
Directing. Fox
is internationally recognized as a spokesperson and leader on the issue of
fracking and extreme energy development. He is also the founder and
producing artistic director of the International WOW Company, and
is availible for interviews. Josh has toured to over 300 cities with his films and plays. As a national spokesman on the issues of the
contamination resulting from fossil fuel extraction, Josh has appeared on the
Daily Show, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Keith Olbermann show, PBS
Now, CNN, Democracy Now. He has regularly on MSNBC
making frequent appearances on The Chris Hayes shows (Up and All in), on The Ed
Show, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Morning Joe, Melissa Harris-Perry, Alex
Wagner, Tamron Hall, and Dylan Ratigan.
Contact:
Josh Fox
917-913-9610
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