Sunday Sessions

The Industry’s “Sunday Sessions” series supplements Sweet Land with free public events that further explore pertinent themes from the opera. Featuring performances and discussions with community leaders and local artists, each session presents a focused probe into how art and culture are used to navigate different marginalized experiences. The Industry is pleased to partner with the Autry Museum of the American West and IKAR for this exciting programming.

“Sunday Sessions” were free and open to the public. They took place prior to Sunday performances of Sweet Land in a set constructed for the opera in the Los Angeles State Historic Park.

Session #1:
destroying // erasure
March 1 - 4:00 pm Session #2:
building // culture
March 8 - 5:00 pm Session #3:
searching // religion
March 15 - 5:00 pm

Session #1:
destroying // erasure
March 1 - 4:00 pm

In a striking display of poetry and song, the first session features writer, performer, and Sweet Land librettist Douglas Kearney in a provocative look into the troubled relationship between art and artifice.

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Session #2:
building // culture
March 8 - 5:00 pm

A diverse group of Los Angeles-based artists discusses how performance and activism can rediscover erased aspects of their culture. In addition to performances, Fulbright scholar and self-proclaimed “Blacktivist” Dr. Derrell Acon, who performs as Grandfather in Sweet Land, will moderate a panel discussion.

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Session #3:
searching // religion
March 15 - 5:00 pm