neighborhood. We believe that relationship is the first site of social change. Centering resident lives and experiences, the multi-disciplinary, mixed- ability ensemble creates art works that amplify neighborhood stories, interrogating the poverty industrial complex, and illuminating narratives too often invisible in our collective cultural production. The Skywatchers Ensemble of Tenderloin residents and artists co-create multi- disciplinary art works that range from formal and site-specific performance, to intervention, ritual, visual art, and multi-media works as part of a long-term community-embedded social practice. Our work has been recognized recently with an Isadora Duncan Dance Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, and the NEA Our Town Award. In addition to our core ensemble, our programs include workshops in SROs, a youth partnership with Larkin Street Youth Services, a health equity collaboration with Faithful Fools and UCSF, as well as partnerships with over a dozen Tenderloin non-profits and community groups. To learn more, visit abdproductions.org.
The Skywatchers Ensemble Members
Joel Yates Lead Artist
Joel Yates (he/him) was raised here on Ohlone Land (San Francisco). He has witnessed loss and
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