New Seeds Festival 2012 March 23, 2012

New Seeds Festival brings National Artists to Tampa for Women’s History Month

Tampa, January 25-Silver Glass Productions proudly presents its Second Annual New Seeds Festival celebrating women in music, dance, comedy and poetry. The four night festival featuring nationally acclaimed artists will be held March 23,24 and 30,31 in honor of Women’s History Month in Tampa’s Bob Smith Black Box Theatre.

Produced by award-winning, Off Broadway performer Suzanne Willett, the festival highlights groundbreaking women’s performance. Willett, most recently known for her highly acclaimed play, Red Pepper, is showcasing artists from across the country and abroad, culminating with a performance by the Australian rock sensation, Martine Locke.

Locke has toured with acts such as Ani DiFranco, The Cowboy Junkies, Tommy Emmanuel, and Arlo Guthrie. Her powerhouse voice and intimate life stories make Martine a must-see tour de force. Or, as Revolver Magazine puts it, she “plays guitar like a monster.” In addition to Locke, the festival will feature the cross-cultural rhythms of the Grenadian-inspired musical group Artist Block and the sacred musical traditions of the world-renowned quartet, Resonance Project.

For the second year, the festival will be commissioning new dance works by Tampa Bay Ballet and Jacksonville Dance. Cait Capaldi and Yulia Arakelyan round out the dance program. (Visit our website for a full list of talented artists.)

“I am thrilled to be working with an extraordinary lineup of performance artists in honor of Women’s History Month. This festival gives us an opportunity to highlight women’s voices through all performance disciplines. I am thrilled we were able to return this year with another amazing line up showcasing empowering and inspiring women,” said Willett.

The New Seeds Festival 2012 is supported by generous sponsors and partners that share its mission of empowering, inspiring and showcasing women. Our sponsors include Publix and Howard Johnson Hotels, which has come on board as Silver Sponsor.

For more information about The New Seeds Festival, events and New Seeds programs, visit: http://www.NewSeedsFest.org.