20S X Atmos | Keynote: Bayo Akomolafe

The ecological crisis is only a symptom of a deeper spiritual disconnect, one that must be mended to heal the whole. What can we learn from nature about the processes of decay and renewal? What must be decomposed in order for our species to mend its relationship with the Earth?

In this keynote conversation bridging the spiritual and ecological, we will hear from Atmos editor-in-chief Willow Defebaugh and philosopher, writer, and founder of The Emergence Network Bayo Akomolafe, as they invite us into a deeper understanding about the transmutations and murmurations our world is faced with today.

Cody Plays

Cody Plays is an experiment in creating a play in a matter of a few days with a rotating group of special guests and collaborators created by writer/performer Cody Sullivan. Where is the show taking place this week? What is happening in the world that day? Who can we beg to take a role? The answers to these questions are the frantic, immediate, ephemeral ingredients that Cody uses to facilitate the group creation of each Cody Plays. Cody started the show in Provincetown at The Gifford House, in June 2023. He continues to play in Provincetown and Boston.

“The results are outrageous and boisterous and harken back to Provincetown’s devil-may-care days.” – Chris Muller, The Boston Globe.

20S X Atmos | Queering Nature

As part of our 20S x Atmos weekend Pinar Sinopoulos-Lloyd, Sabrina Imbler, Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, and Willow Defebaugh come together to discuss "Queering Nature".

The queer experience is rooted in expression and acceptance—a celebration of all the unique and individual natures that make up the whole of nature, a rich tapestry woven by biodiversity. In this panel discussion, expert voices from the field of queer ecology will explore wonders from around the planet that challenge our human notions of gender and sexuality, who gets to determine the narrative frameworks of biology, and the expansive nature of identity.

Faces of Celebration: Mike Sullivan & Friends in Concert

Mike Sullivan and friends in a concert featuring masked performances of Stephen Sondheim repertoire with other choral and musical theater works.

With performers wearing masks and custom clothing designs, Faces of Celebration meets at the intersection of music, fashion, and art, and explores the variety of ways in which we engage with storytelling and creative expression. The concert is performed in two acts, consisting of local and visiting singers and instrumentalists.

20S X Atmos | Going Back to the Land

Enjoy a session from our Twenty Summers x Atmos weekend of conversations at the Hawthorne Barn.

To rewrite our future, we must right the wrongs of the past and present—including the harm that colonization has authored upon the Earth’s original caretakers and listen to their words of wisdom. In this talk, Indigenous advocates, leaders, and visionaries will invite the audience into a discussion about Native sovereignty, stewardship, reparations, and the landback movement.

Bermuda Search Party in Concert

Experience an evening in the Barn with Bermuda Search Party!

Since their inception in early 2018, Bermuda Search Party (formerly known as The Q-Tip Bandits) have emerged into the Boston music scene as an energetic and vibrant act that continues to touch audience’s hearts while getting them up on their feet. Their smooth yet powerful sound is backed by the raw energy of rock and the coolness and colors of R&B and funk — with palpable grooves coated with savory, soul-inspired riffs, anthemic horns and meaningful lyrics.

Ecosystems & Imagination

Ecosystems and Imagination - an artist’s interactive approach to future/present visions of the sea coast in the face of sea level rise, and the vulnerability of public space.

What are the ecosystems near the water, both human and nature based/ What is public space at the coast for? How will we live here in the future?

Presented by Mark Adams, Traven Pelletier, and Center for Coastal Studies

Jeremy O. Harris & Ronan Farrow in Conversation

Join Ronan and Jeremy in conversation at the Hawthorne Barn celebrating the end of Season 11 with Twenty Summers on June 14, 2024.

Ronan Farrow is a contributing writer for The New Yorker whose investigative reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service among other honors. Before his career in journalism, he was a State Department official in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Farrow is a graduate of Yale Law School, and received a PhD in political science from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He is the author of two books including Catch and Kill, and has been named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People.

Jeremy O. Harris is an actor and playwright whom Out Magazine called "The Queer Black Savior the Theatre World Needs." His play, Slave Play, received 12 Tony nominations, and he has co-produced plays and television shows including Circle Jerk which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for drama, and the hit HBO series, Euphoria. Harris is a graduate of the Yale MFA Playwriting Program.

20 Summers Season Eleven Trailer

Twenty Summers Season Eleven was host to over three dozen cultural events, from artist talks, workshops and poetry readings, to panel discussions, live performances and field trips. We welcomed nine artist-in-residences, including our first dance collective, and showcased two site-specific art installations at the Barn by local artists. We also launched two new satellite ventures; with our friends at Atmos, the climate and culture publication, we hosted 20S x Atmos Gathering, three action packed days of illuminating conversations and performances exploring climate change resiliency and we opened our new year-round space at 494 Commercial St.