Drought & Flood: An Artistic Contemplation
Meet Our Artist Collaborators
Innovative, Climate-Focused Think Tank
Climate Focus is a pioneering international advisory company and think tank. One of their initiatives, Sinfonia Tropico, raises awareness for the loss of biodiversity and the risks of deforestation and climate change in Colombia through events that combine art and science.
Contemporary repertory dance company, dance education and interdisciplinary arts organization
Working with U.S. Embassies overseas and Foreign Missions to the United States at home in DC, Company | E's core work is to bring people and cultures together through movement, music and cross-cultural dialogue and engagement. The company collaborates with international and national artists in dance, music, and performance art through the Diplomatic Missions of the world and the U.S. Department of State. They are committed to high-quality and engaging arts education programs, such as The Movement Center and their in-school dance education programming with DC Public Schools and Washington Performing Arts.
Musician, Filmmaker, Hip-Hop Artist, Social Activist
The US Water Alliance welcomed Benny Starr as their inaugural One Water Artist-in-Residence in October 2020. Through his one-year residency with the Alliance, Benny worked with staff and the Alliance network to infuse arts and cultural strategies into thinking, problem-solving, and programming. The music created by Benny Starr is infused with a mixture of hip-hop, gospel, jazz, blues, and rock.
2021-2022 AAAS STPF Fellow
Samantha Marshall is a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D & a member of the 2021-2022 class of AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellows placed at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of Conventional Arms Threat Reduction. Samantha has been dancing her whole life, she has served on the board of the Extreme Dance Company and Assemble Ballet Company at the University of Florida & Dance Haven at Columbia University Medical Center. She has choreographed more than twenty works in a variety of styles including ballet, contemporary, jazz, & musical theater.
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Youth Empowerment Coach
Singer/songwriter and Youth Empowerment Coach Emma G has been using the power of music to empower, uplift and motivate audiences worldwide her entire life. Her vision is to save the world one song at a time by writing music of healing, strength, love, and truth. She created an original score specifically for this concert.
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