The International Centre for Women Playwrights has established the 50/50 Applause Awards to increase awareness about women playwrights and to applaud theatres that achieve gender parity in their playwright selections. […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The We Are Here! Festival (WAH! Fest) will provide a dynamic platform for diverse women choreographers, musicians and visual artists creating contemporary work through a feminist […]
HAMBURG, GERMANY – The second annual SWAN Day Hamburg will feature visual art and music by refugee and migrant women artists currently living in Germany on Sunday, May 1 from […]
I knew that one day I would write an opera about the struggle of African Americans, because an opera would give me the space to express the fear, the anger, the […]
WomenArts mourns the passing of Anna Patty Duke Pearce, better known as Patty Duke, on March 29, 2016 at age 69. Duke played on Broadway starting at age 12 as […]
Flagship Ensemble Presents Site-Specific Second Skin SANTA MONICA, CA – The Flagship Ensemble presents Second Skin, a site-specific ghost play written, directed and performed by women on the beaches of San […]
“This year’s SWAN Prague Festival will feature over 30 women artists from around the world, and every artist will bring something unique . . . We felt there was […]
“Every single year this event somehow significantly changes a woman’s artistic career. A sisterhood is formed . . . artists start producing their own events with SWAN sisters, or they […]
I always love reading the listings that people submit for our SWAN Day Calendar because they give me a snapshot of a world that I do not see in the […]
“SWAN is the only space that brings peace and fun as we continue talking about our struggles. I organize a lot of political work . . . SWAN Day is different. […]
Sonia Sanchez, a poet and activist who describes herself as “a woman with razor blades between my teeth,” has helped to redefine American culture and politics for over 60 years as a […]
Estrogenius Presents Its 15th Annual Festival of Women’s Voices NEW YORK, NY – Congratulations toEstrogenius on their 15th annual festival of women’s voices! Their 2016 festival has included plays, dance, […]
“It doesn’t pay to conform—listen to your body. Truly living requires equal parts accommodation and celebration.” […]
Whether you are hosting an art exhibition, a concert, a play or a party for SWAN Day, there are many steps you can take to make sure that you are […]
BERKELEY, CA – Women make up half of the U.S. workforce and half of the college-educated workforce, but you would never guess that from watching plays, films, or television. To […]