A co-production of Queer Cat Productions and Openhaus Athletics
Forgetting Tree
A Sensory Garden
Conducted by Jes DeVille
November 3-5, 2023 in Z Space’s Lobby, San Francisco & Virtually, Everywhere
Forgetting Tree is a cultural memory project conducted by Jes DeVille, co-produced by Queer Cat Productions and Openhaus Athletics. Taking the shape of an immersive dance-theater experience, Forgetting Tree invites audiences on an enchanted night walk through a curated sensory garden installation. Projections, installations, and an original soundscape will transform the landscape of the Z Space lobby in San Francisco on November 3-5, 2023. Visitors will journey through our garden’s bioluminescence to unearth the story of the Tree of Forgetfulness, reversing an age-old ritual separating humanity from our memory of location and culture through exploitation of land, labor, and living systems. This experience explores universal themes of climate shift, liberation ecology, and traditional ecological knowledge through the lens of communities on the fringe.
Collaborating Artists: Rawiyah Tariq, Kayla May Paz Suarez, Jhia Jackson, Jessica Maria Recinos, Janesta Edmonds, Edna Mira Raia, Eric “Brooks” Walker, Cellista, and Dillon Gardner
Show Schedule
Friday November 3rd at 8pm (doors open at 7:30)
Saturday November 4th at 8pm (doors open at 7:30)
Sunday November 5th at 3pm (doors open at 2:30)
