The Film
SHE WENT IN SEARCH OF A NEW AMERICA
A Poetic Visionary film in 3 Parts.
An elegiac true story set against the backdrop of patriarchal history that continues silencing the wisdom and voice of the conscious feminine in the world.
Part 3
HEARTSONG: Part 3 is a meditative prayer in remembrance of the best of our Democracy. A poetic story that bears witness as we awaken to our moral and ethical responsibility in the face of the rising tides of hatred, violence, and intolerance towards each other in the world today. 'In our own diminished age even faith has gone dark'.
Johnson believes art can be a bridge across difference, and that art can be an enlightening beacon of hope in dark times. This poetic film explores the human heart of compassion as we seek the true meaning of Peace while transforming our consciousness from War to Wisdom.
Target completion: 2029.
Founded 1976 · Lower Manhattan
The Emmatroupe Experimental Interdisciplinary Theatre Laboratory
Four guiding principles
The laboratory's work rests on four principles. They shape how each project is made and why it is made.
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truth in art
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ethics and aesthetics of the spiritual in art
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theatre, film, and video projects which reveal a mytho-poetic, non-violent vision of life
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the embodiment and pursuit of human freedom and planetary peace
Eleanor Claire Johnson has been the laboratory's artistic director since its founding.
All of Emmatroupe's theatre, film and video projects bear witness to the role of the artist in society, and explore the process of grief and transformation in the face of traumas that feel overwhelming. Over three decades the laboratory has evolved into a Theatre of Life.