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Arts+Change 2025 Conference Special Screening of "Visceral"

Sat, Jan 25

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Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium

Join us for a live screening of "Visceral: transforming trauma through theatre" as part of the Arts + Change Conference!

Arts+Change 2025 Conference Special Screening of "Visceral"
Arts+Change 2025 Conference Special Screening of "Visceral"

Time & Location

Jan 25, 2025, 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST

Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium, 500 University Ave, Rochester, NY 14607, USA

About the event

What: a special, live screening of the documentary "Visceral: transforming trauma through theatre.” 

"Visceral" tells the stories of four people who are living with the impact of complex post-traumatic stress (PTS). The invisible scars of PTS are embedded deep in the tissues of their bodies and begin to affect every aspect of their existence, leading to damaged relationships and shattering their hopes for a meaningful life. They discover that rage, isolation, physical pain, substance abuse, and poor mental health caused by PTS rob them of their health and their will to live—that’s until they step on stage. When they perform in musicals, dramatic theatre and Shakespeare (Feast of Crispian, Shakespeare with Veterans) productions, they recapture their vital life force. For them, performing works like nothing else has before. They begin healing by getting the support they need because they’re connected to others onstage, and off.  Key PTS themes are presented by Stephen…



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