The LIDA Project

Artistic | Political Convergence 2008

Democratic National Convetion | Denver

August 22-29, 2008

The LIDA Project Experimental Theatre will be opening it's doors to artists and activists this summer for an artistic political convergence during the week of the Democratic National Convention.

Call for entries

Seeking actors, writers, directors, performance artists, puppeteers, dancers, poets, musicians, seasoned troupes and emerging theater groups to perform at our DNC Convergence Center: the BINDERY | space.


Please send a brief proposal of your project to lida@lida.org. Include the title, a short description of what you intend to do, number of performers and technical staff, and any other technical requirements.

call to reserve now: (720) 221-3821

On the calendar

August 26
6:00 pm : The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Countdown to Zero
9:00 pm : The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Countdown to Zero
August 27
6:00 pm : Red State | San Francisco Mime Troupe
8:30 pm : Red State | San Francisco Mime Troupe

Red State | San Francisco Mime Troupe

A New Political, Comedy, and Musical Play:

Bluebird, a small, neglected town in a Red State suddenly finds itself at the forefront of a political storm!  Due to an Electoral College tie and a voting machine glitch the entire Presidential Election comes down to the one district that didn't report any results. But as they are pressured to quickly revote, some Bluebirders, surrounded by their crumbling, forgotten town, wonder: What is their quick revote worth to America? Funding a new sidewalk? A rebuilt school? Can one town hold an entire nation's election hostage in order to get long lost federal funding? Is a new library in a small town worth one less tank in Iraq? And would the government keep its promises to help voter insurgents in a... Red State?

August 27 | 6:00pm and 8:30pm

The LIDA Project

The LIDA Project is a multi-media art collective with a strong empasis on live performance. Our goal is to present works that experiment and challenge the structure and presentation of performance while strengthening culture, community and artistic growth. Working as a collective group of artists the LIDA Project intends to promote and present works of the highest integrity and expressiveness without yielding to conventional presentaion and stereotypes.

BINDERY | space

Once a book bindery in function, this warehouse in the heart of downtown is a reincarnated new urban art space for performance of all kinds. BINDERY | space, curated by The LIDA Project, envisions a local home for national and local performing and multimedia artists on the edge. Fresh and experimental, BINDERY | space will foster artists and events that promise to challenge, incite, and inspire.

Countdown to Zero | Political Theatre Collective

info@countdowntozero.org | (720) 221-3821 | PO BOX 13553 | Denver, CO 80201