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Grantee Address:
1000 S. Cooper St
Memphis TN 38104-5611

Grant Amount: $7,990

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Performing the Peace

Based on the Playback theater model, Performing the Peace strengthened levels of trust and cohesion in Memphis’s economically challenged Frayser neighborhood. The Creative Placemaking grant expanded and refined an ongoing project that connects ex-offenders, Memphis police officers and the Playback Memphis ensemble in a collaborative and creative exchange, storytelling and public performance process. Through this project, the community was provided with a set of artistic tools used to address community concerns in a positive, empathetic manner. Particular focus was given to local youth and the creation of a community-centered apprentice ensemble of citizen artists dedicated to Frayser.

Two people stand side by side indoors, smiling and pointing toward the camera. One is wearing casual clothes and slippers, and the other is in a police uniform. In the background, a man writes on a clipboard.

Five young men wearing matching black t-shirts with a white and green design stand together indoors, posing for a group photo. One man is holding the camera for a selfie.

Four actors perform onstage; one woman kneels holding a purple chair, another stands behind her, a man stands in the background, and a barefoot man clasps his head in the foreground. All wear black shirts with white text.

Two men and a woman in a police uniform stand together indoors, smiling at the camera. The men are wearing matching black t-shirts with white pants and jeans, while colorful sticky notes are visible on the wall in the background.