Thank you for coming to with ourselves, with each other!

Thank you to everyone who came and saw with ourselves, with each other at Inter-. We hope you had a great time witnessing and participating in Maree’s performance. It was a deep pleasure to work with Hatch Arts Collective for this special event, and we’re excited to see what’s in store for them this year.

with ourselves, with each other explores how grief can be a collective experience. Using a karaoke mic and movement as her primary performance vehicle, choreographer and performer Maree ReMalia explores how a solo can be more than a solo and become a gathering, a chorus, and a communal remembrance.

While living through the wake of her father’s death and the pandemic, ReMalia ties our individual lives to the ever burgeoning global and political strife.  This performance aims to be a balm for the heart and a container for grief. It is an opening for joy, all while welcoming desire, acknowledging rage, and insisting on love.

As we hold our persistence and tenacity along with our weariness and imperfections, ReMalia asks: what stories do we want to voice? What words feel meaningful? Where do we feel grief in our bodies and how does it want to move?

To learn more about this performance and to see images from the evening, click the button below.

Little Amal is Coming to Pittsburgh with "Imagination is My Playground" Event

On Thursday, September 21 join CDCP in partnership with Hatch Arts Collective for a special event happening at Whitney Park (915 Wilkins Avenue) in Wilkinsburg.

Creative Director Adil Mansoor, of Hatch Arts Collective, collaborates with Sasha Schwartz, scenographer, and Aaron Landgraf, sound designer, to bring you a special participatory performance. Come play games and interact with Little Amal.

Starting at 4pm, there will be food vendors, tabling, music, and a special performance featuring Little Amal at 5pm. Event wraps up by 6pm.

This event is free and open to the public. Children are welcome and the park is ADA accessible.
Food vendors on site will be offering food for purchase, including Mandu Handu.
Free street parking is available and PRT buses 71, P71, P1, P3 run near the area.

CDCP & Hatch's event for Little Amal is presented in conjunction with the Art all Over exhibition of Kelly Lanzendorfer located at the WCDC’s Lohr Gallery running September 16 - November 18, 2023. Both center themes of home and finding a sense of belonging through the act of exploring our surroundings and cherishing the small delights discovered within our daily experiences.

Who is Little Amal:

On September 20th and 21st, Little Amal, the internationally-celebrated 12-foot-tall puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee girl, will be arriving in Pittsburgh as part of her epic 6,000-mile journey across the United States this fall. From all corners of the globe, people have welcomed Walk with Amal with open arms and hearts.

Throughout the two-month trek, which will span more than 35 U.S. cities and towns for 100+ events, some of the country’s most influential cultural institutions and artists will come together to greet Amal and add their unique color to the rich tapestry of America’s story.

What else is happening in town:

We’re excited to be part of welcoming Little Amal to Pittsburgh and helping spread her message of hope! There are three other events happening for Little Amal in Pittsburgh:

• September 20 at 12:00 PM — Pittsburgh Public Theater and August Wilson African American Cultural Center event at the O’Reilly Theater (621 Penn Avenue).

• September 20 at 6:30 PM — RealTime Arts event at Carrie Furnace (801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard). Registration required.

• September 21 at 12:00 PM — Office for Public Art event at the Great Lawn at North Shore Riverfront Park.