Photos by Meghann Padgett
Making it's debut at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival in 2021 while earning a Philly Fringie, '10 Recalling-20' is a duet featuring Alexandria Nunweiler & Ashlea Sovetts based on interviews with ten individuals that dive into 2020 experiences. Ranging from ages 4 to 85, the interviewees represent many different backgrounds, identifications and occupations giving a crosshatch of the American experience in crisis.
While COVID-19 is an overarching theme, it is truly the stories from the individuals that center this work. For example, one of the interviewees, a female Mexican-American travel nurse who treated COVID patients in an underserved neighborhood, sheds light on the desensitizing trauma of being surrounded by death, and how grateful she is to be alive. Another interviewee, a black male police officer, describes his day to day as a constant attack on his character and how he is identified in society, his own culture, and through his occupation. A third example is the youngest interviewee, a four-year old white female living in a rural town. Her experiences show the effects of the pandemic on the youth through what she considered normal and her tough re-admittance to a school environment. Ultimately, 10 Recalling-20 not only tells these stories and seven others, it gives the audience the ability to connect with them and see themselves mirrored back.
Performances:
10 Recalling-20 is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission, Alternate Roots, the Andrew W. Mellon foundation.
While COVID-19 is an overarching theme, it is truly the stories from the individuals that center this work. For example, one of the interviewees, a female Mexican-American travel nurse who treated COVID patients in an underserved neighborhood, sheds light on the desensitizing trauma of being surrounded by death, and how grateful she is to be alive. Another interviewee, a black male police officer, describes his day to day as a constant attack on his character and how he is identified in society, his own culture, and through his occupation. A third example is the youngest interviewee, a four-year old white female living in a rural town. Her experiences show the effects of the pandemic on the youth through what she considered normal and her tough re-admittance to a school environment. Ultimately, 10 Recalling-20 not only tells these stories and seven others, it gives the audience the ability to connect with them and see themselves mirrored back.
Performances:
- Philadelphia Fringe Festival | Oct 2-3, 2021 at Fidget Space | Philadelphia, PA
- Equinox Dance Festival | October 8-9, 2021 at Commerce Park | Fountain Inn, SC
- BOOM Charlotte Fringe Festival | April 23, 2022 at Camp North End | Charlotte, NC
- CURE8 Cambridge | April 30 - May 1, 2022 at Complex@Canal | Cambridge, MA
10 Recalling-20 is supported by the South Carolina Arts Commission, Alternate Roots, the Andrew W. Mellon foundation.
