11 Reflections

11 Reflections: San Francisco was part of a new national series of performance works, Eleven Reflections on the Nation.

Devised by Andrea Assaf, co-produced by Golden Thread Productions, Brava for Women in the Arts and Art2Action. Aviva Arts is honored to be in collaboration with this project by offering wellness support to the 11 Reflections cohort.

11 Reflections is a cross-cultural, cross-organizational multimedia performance, one of a national series of performance works.

  • Directed by Andrea Assaf

  • Featuring: Lubana al Quntar, acclaimed Syrian opera singer

  • Featuring: Eylem Basaldi, Turkish composer and violinist

An episodic, multimedia performance, 11Reflections: San Francisco features international renowned performers alongside Bay Area artists who have been affected by post-9/11 policies to contribute their stories, illuminating our collective experiences since 2001 — from the fall of the Twin Towers, to the U.S. wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Muslim Ban, to the funding of genocide in Palestine.

TWO PERFORMANCES
Oct 4 & 5, 2024 at 7pm
at Brava Theater Center, San Francisco

Aviva Arts produced and facilitated a wrap party and tea salon at Red Poppy Art House.

11Reflections Wrap Party and Tea Salon
Sunday, October 6, 12-3 pm
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street, San Francisco

Produced by Aviva Arts and Red Poppy Art House in collaboration with Golden Thread, Art2Action, and Brava Center for Women


 

11 Reflections: San Francisco draws on Andrea Assaf’s seminal work, Eleven Reflections on September, an episodic, multimedia performance on Arab American identity, Wars on/of Terror, and “the constant, quiet rain of death / amidst beauty” in a post-9/11 world. In each participating city, the project engages local artists and community members who have been affected by post-9/11 policies to contribute their stories, illuminating our collective experiences since 2001—from the fall of the Twin Towers, to the U.S. wars on Iraq and Afghanistan, to the Muslim Ban, and now to the funding of genocide in Palestine.

11 Reflections: San Francisco invites Southwest/Central Asian and North African (SWANA), Middle Eastern/North African/South Asian (MENASA), and Muslim American artists, BIPOC artists and allies, and impacted communities in the Bay Area to participate in Story Circles, workshops, creative writing, and theatre-making in response to the question:

What has the impact of the post-9/11 era been in your city, and how does it connect to what’s happening today?
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This performance is co-produced by Golden Thread Productions, Brava for Women in the Arts, and Art2Action, in collaboration with Aviva Arts.