Helen Wicks

Hello! Here is a November update: • Performance Installation (FREE) • Artist Feature   • Adult Dance Class (FREE)  It has been a busy and inspiring fall! I’ve been collaborating with interdisciplinary artist/filmmaker Art Jones in NYC, thinking about Jesse Zaritt and Sara Shelton Mann’s latest work I saw in Seattle, organizing the archive and launching my performance, teaching, and creative coaching practices back in my hometown, Petaluma CA.  Behind the scenes with Art Jones, NYC Upcoming public showing in 2 weeks: Performance Installation at Watershed Studios - Petaluma The Watershed Studios, a repurposed mill along the Petaluma River (45 min north of SF) will be activated by multiple artist openings on November 14. I will share the newest iteration of Radio Vision that includes projection, durational improvisation with objects that have accumulated over the past decade of research, and two performances of a 10-minute version of the work at 5:00 and 6:30.  The whole event is FREE  NOV 14, 4:00 - 7:00 pm  WTRSHD Studios - Mezzanine 429 1st St. Petaluma  The black and white image on bottom of the flyer is Helen’s great grandmother, Helen Tucker (middle) performing in a Mentone Productions 1933 musical short. To her left, her brother, Earl Tucker. Photos courtesy of Gershenson Family archive.  Last week I sat down in conversation with Beth Tisthammer, and she wrote this artist feature. She brilliantly captures many threads of my life, work, and teaching. I am honored to be in community with Beth and her work at Cloudland! Read: Life in Motion by Beth Tisthammer FREE Pop Up Creative Dance Class  December 13, 10:00 - 11:00 am  WTR SHD Studios - Mezzanine  429 1st St, Petlauma All levels dance class! Come move and groove to fun music, simple choreography, and guided improvisation.  No prior experience necessary. Bring clothes and shoes you can move in. (This one is for adults!) Hosted by Vessel RSVP Here  As we approach end of year giving please consider a tax-deductible donation to Helen Wicks Works. We are committed to developing thought provoking interdisciplinary performance and arts programing for multi-generational audiences. HWW aims to inspire embodied critical thinking, collective imagination, and the healing power of bringing people together for live performance.  Accepting donations via Benevity or Here Tax Deductible Donation Thanks for engaging!  Take care, Helen & the Wicks Works Team

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Flyaway Productions

Thank you for your support of Flyaway Productions! Thanks for Supporting FREEDOM! Thanks to absolutely everyone who came out to see FREEDOM COMES WHEN ONE WALKS THROUGH IT at the branch libraries, and thanks to the SF Public Library/Friends of the Library for being such a great coalition partner. Thanks also Kalyn Harwood for her amazing music; April Harris for her writing, and especially to Ai Yin Adelski, Quinn Dior, Clarissa Rivera Dyas, Emily Hansel, Jhia Jackson, Megan Lowe, and Saharla Vetsch for animating this project with their performance and choreographic collaborations.  Download Music from FREEDOM COMES See Jam Info Here Jo Kreiter Teaching at Tuesday Contact Improvisation Jam  Embracing Disorientation November 10 and 17, 2026 Class Tuesdays, 6PM-7:30PM Jam, 7:30PM-9:30PM Finnish Hall 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CA Finding meaning (and joy) when you don’t know what is about to happen. Flyaway Recommends Maurya Kerr / tiny pistol The Rape of Mrs. Brown Thu. November 5 | 7:30PM ODC Theater, San Francisco Based on the family lore of Maurya’s biological great-grandmother, a black woman living in Jim Crow South who killed the white man who raped her, this is dedicated to all of those who are descendants of colonizer rape. Buy Tickets to Film Donate to Flyaway Forward Photo Credits: 1-5) Brooke Anderson of Saharla Vetsch, Megan Lowe, Clarissa Rivera Dyas, Emily Hansel, Quinn Dior, Ai Yin Adelski,and Jhia Jackson in Freedom Comes When One Walks Through It - 2026; 6) Jo Morra of Jo Kreiter, age 7; 7) Provided by Maurya Kerr / tiny pistol Copyright © 2025 Flyaway Productions, All rights reserved. For more information, please visit: flyawayproductions.com