Youth Freedom Project

Young artists from the community have been creating dance and theater pieces that explore the meaning of freedom in a country that incarcerates people at the highest rate in the world. Everett artists are mentoring the youth in their creative process. They’ve been teaching them to build work through research and a variety of theatrical techniques. Performances will be workshopped through multiple Open Stage and Youth Freedom Café events.
Youth Freedom Café:
My Little Girl
Nov 13th, 2015
Directed by: Ana Paula Montiero, Jemmarie Dupuis, and Cheyenne Isom
Youth Freedom Café:
Truth Behind the Walls
January 29, 2016
Keep Shining
Co-Director: Dorothy Jungels
Mentor: Justine Bevilacqua
Youth: Aramis Rubio, Zion Mclaren, Jasmine Alcantara, Kanye Roy, Marlena Rodrigues, Briana Roberts, Ari Brisbon
Guest Presenters: James Monteiro & David Ellison
Youth Freedom Café: The Secret
February 19, 2016
Co-Director: Dorothy Jungels
Mentor: Hannah Resseger
Youth: Ronya Traynham, Yonara Alvarado, Joseph Henderson,
Briana Roberts, Ty Amos, Tiffany Heywood, Jalia Godette
Guest Presenters: Andrea C. Imafidon & Tarah Dorsey
Youth Freedom Café: Chains
February 19, 2016
Co-Director: Dorothy Jungels
Mentor: Laisha Crum
Youth: Alex Figueroa, Tiana Whittington, Kayla Oster, Zion McLaren, Grace Bevilacqua, Joseph Henderson
Special thanks to Mitzi Whittington
Guest Presenters: Andrea C. Imafidon & Tarah Dorsey
Youth Freedom Café:
Inside the Mind of a Warrior
May 20, 2016
Director: Mckenzie Langella
Co-Director: Dorothy Jungels
Cast: Mckenzie Langella & Kevin “Cortez” Camacho
Youth Freedom Café:
Above the Unseen
May 20, 2016
Director: Joseph Henderson
Co-Director: Dorothy Jungels
Cast: Joseph Henderson, Vincent Baskerville, Destiny Henderson, Mckenzie Langella, Zion McLaren, Theo Maier, Orie Morris, Frankie Paola, Briana Roberts, Kanye Roy, Aramis Rubio, Olivia Smith

This project is part of the Pell Humanities Initiative in Rhode Island to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Everett’s Youth Freedom Project is supported by a generous grant from Dance USA – Engaging Dance Audiences.