Read Me A World (2023)
Produced by The Exuberance
A Project of Marisol Makes
Conceived and Directed by Marisol Soledad
with Reading Nook Installation Design by Feather Chiaverini, Natalie Kuenzi, George Rodriguez, J. Bean Schwab, and Julie Woodard
and Facilibrarians RJ Rogers, Sharese Salters, and Marisol Soledad
Photos by Ashley Smith of Wide Eyed Studios
Read Me a World is an experiment in public art, creative placemaking, and building a common infrastructure for public acts of intimacy and connection.
With the support of a cohort of Facilibrarians, readers of all ages and reading levels were invited to connect with their expressive voices and to read aloud to loved ones within unique, artist-designed, pop-up reading nook installations throughout Philadelphia’s Liberty Lands park.
Read Me A World premiered in the 2023 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Free Fringe Philly, and as a “Panel Pick” in the Performances for Young Audiences cohort of the Cannonball Festival. The event was offered free of charge to all participants.
This exciting project received support from The Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy’s Neighborhood Arts Program, the Stockton Rush Bartol Foundation’s Stockton/Marrazzo Micro-Granting program for teaching artists, the Cannonball Festival, and a broad community of friends, fans, and loved ones.
