Cultural Collaboration – Salmon Ceremony
The revitalization of the Salmon Ceremony by the Bear River Band at the mouth of the Mattole in Petrolia.
Festival – Summer Arts
Festival: Summer Arts “Summer Arts 1993!” in Life & Times, 6 July 1993 “Summer Arts 1993!” in Life & Times, 6 July 1993 p12 In early winter 1977, Jude Sharp,…
Human Nature – Press
Human Nature: Press North Coast Journal October 23, 2003 Cover Download cover story Guardian, 1991 Human Nature – Press Human Nature – What’s funny about climate change Human Nature –…
Human Nature – What’s funny about climate change
Human Nature: What's funny about climate change? The company unofficially launched What’s Funny About Climate Change? with a draft version performed at the annual Cities for Climate Protection conference in…
Human Nature – Wolf at the Door
Human Nature: Wolf at the Door Papier mache mask made by Mimi Doyka for Wolf at the Door, 2003 a Human Nature Theater play about wolf reintroduction. (Source: Humboldt Area…
Human Nature – Spirit of Salmon’s Lament
Human Nature Theater: Queen Salmon Written by David Simpson The Spirit of Salmon’s Lament. Act I, Prologue, from Queen Salmon. A Human Nature Production, 1994© HAPA Archive Jane Lapiner reading…
Human Nature – Queen Salmon
Human Nature: Queen Salmon Cover graphic for brochure for Queen Salmon play Download Queen Salmon brochure (PDF) Mask of the Spirit of Salmon (Courtesy of Jane Lapiner) Eerily prescient, the…
Theater – Human Nature
Theater: Human Nature David Simpson and Jane Lapiner, both San Francisco Mime Troupe veterans, launched the theater group, Human Nature, out of Petrolia, which produced plays largely centered on issues…
Theater – Joan Schirle, Dell’Arte
Theater: Joan Schirle, Dell' Arte Joan Schirle as Scar Tissue, the iconic character she created for Intrigue at Ah-Pah and The Scar Tissue Mysteries at Dell’Arte International in 1980 Joan…
Music – Garberville Marimba Band
Music: The Garberville Marimba Band Pure Schmint Players In 1990, a contingent of about 200 Army soldiers, National Guardsmen and Federal agents spent weeks raiding clandestine marijuana gardens in the…