Cartography
Conceived and created by Kaneza Schaal and Christopher Myers
Directed by Kaneza Schaal
Written and designed by Christopher Myers
Produced by ArKtype/Thomas O. Kriegsmann

Stream access: Monday, October 11, 2021–Friday, October 22, 2021

Register by Thursday, October 7, for free access to Cartography.

“Cartography, a multimedia work inspired by migrants’ stories, presents their journeys as universal and heroic, not merely tales of suffering,” writes The New York Times. 

It’s a performance rooted in the commonalities of migration and the metaphorical mapping at the center of worlds in motion. The show, featuring a half dozen young actors, integrates multiple mediums to reflect the technological hybridity of our everyday lives.

Visual tools, such as map-making and inventory, meet performance tools, like filmmaking and dancing. Sculptures create a catalogue of both interior and exterior journeys. Sound sensor technology responds to the timber of actors’ voices and a virtual storm is activated. Cellphones are used to mark memories—the distances we have traveled.

Cartography invites audiences to examine their own lives and the maps we all have yet to draw.

Subject areas:
Geography, Environment (STEM), Social Studies, Language Arts

Recommended grade levels:
Grades nine through twelve

Watch a preview of Cartography.