HOPE IS A HAMMER

January 4th, 2023 at Human Resources Los Angeles

Directed by Sharon Chohi Kim and Elana Mann

Sculptures by Elana Mann

Compositions by Sharon Chohi Kim, Corey Fogel and adrienne maree brown

Choreography by Stephanie Zalatel

Costumes by Jill Spector

Performers: Erin Barnes, Cory Beers, Mikaela Elson, Corey Fogel, Sara Sinclair Gomez, Christopher Hadley, Sharon Chohi Kim, Divya Maus, Carol Ockman, Molly Pease, Kathryn Shuman

Hope is a Hammer is an interdisciplinary performance piece with sound, sculpture, text and movement. This piece was in collaboration with artist Elana Mann’s sonic sculptures and was performed at Human Resources Los Angeles. The piece confronts the silencing of women’s voices and the struggle body sovereignty in both the U.S. and abroad.