March26-27, SF -- One of the longest-running socially-conscious performance and visual arts festivals once again took SF by storm. With song, dance, poetry and comedy, Friday night's show included powerful performances by Samsara, headRush, Dance Brigade, Ed Holmes (of SFMimeTroupe) and more. Additionally, Matt Gonzalez read several selections, including: "A Declaration of a State of War," the first communique from Weatherman Underground; an excerpt from MLK's classic anti-war speech at Riverside Church; and a couple of pieces from Thomas More (1478-1535) in support of the abolition of private property, among other things. It was pretty amazing!

Saturday night's show was a completely different lineup (except for MG), and included performances by SF Poet Laureate devorah major, DREAM, Art in Action, Sparlha Swa, Amanda Starr, and JB R.A.P. of the Deep Dick Collective and more. Once again, Matt Gonzalez returned to the stage, this time offering us two historical documents. The first, a 1776 speech from the King of England denouncing rebellious protesters in Massachusetts Colony, provided the perfect contrast to the second and final piece, the Declaration of Independence. | - - View Gallery of Photos. - - |