Why I Joined the Artists Behind Fall of Freedom

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What began as a conversation among a handful of artists has grown into a decentralized creative action, spanning more than 600 events across the country, a movement that feels less like a traditional protest and more like a grand, unfolding theatrical production where every participant is both actor and audience. I joined the artists behind 'Fall of Freedom' not for a political statement, but for the same reason I’ve always been drawn to the theatre: the raw, communal need to tell a story that can’t be contained on a single stage.This isn't a play with a fixed script; it's a living, breathing piece of performance art, a national chorus of dissent and hope where community greenhouses, abandoned warehouses, and public parks have become our proscenium arches. The 'Procession,' captured so hauntingly in that greenhouse image, is our opening number—a slow, deliberate march that sets the tone for a narrative about fragility, resilience, and what it means to cultivate freedom in a climate of control.Each of the 600-plus events is a unique act in this larger drama, with local artists designing their own scenes, their own dialogues, their own cathartic resolutions, all connected by the shared backdrop of a nation grappling with its identity. There’s a beautiful, terrifying chaos to it, the kind you find backstage during a sold-out show—the whispered cues, the last-minute adjustments, the collective breath held before the curtain rises.We are building the set as we perform on it, and the script is being written in real-time by every person who picks up a brush, joins a march, or simply bears witness. This is art that demands participation; it rejects the passive observer and instead pulls you into the ensemble, asking you to find your own verse in this sprawling, unpredictable libretto of resistance. The 'Fall of Freedom' isn't a tragedy, despite its name—it's a passionate, messy, and profoundly human rehearsal for what comes next, and I had to be in the company of those brave enough to take the stage.

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