November 4-14

PURCHASE TICKETS

BURNING LIBRARIES

"Eloquent...seamlessly flowing mix of expressive movement, beautifully executed...Joyful...Makes us all a bit wiser"-Robert Hurwitt, the San Francisco Chronicle, "35 Stories of Heritage from Kids"

ALICE Presents premieres Burning Libraries: Stories from the New Ellis Island, a transportive, theatrical spectacle that soars with aerial magic, haunting sound, dance, puppetry and video effects. Burning Libraries travels from a Yemenite kitchen to a Vietnamese refugee boat and from a Mexican desert to a Liberian campfire.

In a time of rampant xenophobia and thinly veiled racism, Burning Libraries tells over 30 real-life tales of ordinary people from minority and immigrant communities. It celebrates the ability of the human spirit to take flight and is a visceral reminder that we have all come to America as travelers from some other place and time.

ALICE's Website

Press for Burning Libraries:
SF Examiner "Show tells stories of coming to America"
SFArts: "Jewels from the mouths of babes" (CLICK HERE for plain text)
SF Chronicle: "35 Stories of Heritage from Kids" (Review)