Artists for Peace is a collaborative endeavor of performing artists of all types to present performances of socially conscious work with the intent of raising funds for organizations that promote peace and social justice.  Born out of the controversy surrounding the atrocities of the Iraq War, Artists for Peace gave its first performance in the Spring of 2005 amidst thousands of shoppers in the Stamford Mall in Connecticut.  

Call for Artists 
Acoustic/Ethnic Musical Groups (esp. South America, Africa and South Asia), Improv and Modern Dance Companies, Actors (especially multi-lingual).  Artists for Peace seeks performing artists for its upcoming concerts on April 18th in CT and May 3rd in NYC.  One mandatory tech rehearsal on performance day.  AFP is an annual collaboration of socially conscious dancers, musicians and actors who donate their performances to raise funds for humanitarian causes.  The theme of this year’s concert is global poverty with proceeds benefiting micro-lender, KIVA.ORG.  Modest travel stipend available.  Non-union. Send videos, CDs, resumes and press kits to: BernierDance @aol.com or BernierDance, 12 Fitch Street, Norwalk, CT 06855 www.bernierdance.org

BernierDance seeks dancers for its upcoming Artists for Peace concerts.  Seeking artistically mature dancers interested in being part of a socially conscious ensemble creating new work to present at events that speak to peace, social justice and humanity. Dancers must have strong background in modern, improv, partnering and interest in actively participating in the creative process.  Workshops will lead to final selection.  Performances April 18th in Norwalk, CT and May 3rd in New York City. Reh Sat afternoons in NYC Feb– April.  No rehearsal pay.  Small performance stipend.

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Please contact us at bernierdance@aol.com and tell us about your interests and skills. Thank you.

Our History

Born out of the controversy surrounding the atrocities of the Iraq War, Artists for Peace gave its first performance in the Spring of 2005 amidst thousands of shoppers in the Stamford Mall in Connecticut.  

2005
Artists for Peace joined forces with Peace Action of Connecticut in August 2005 to raise funds for the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.  Funds were donated to Americares to deliver relief supplies to the war torn region.
2006
In April, 2006 AFP and Peace Action raised money for the Norwalk based Youth Empowerment Support-YES.  YES is a program to provide guidance and problem solving skills for youth attending the five Norwalk Housing Authority Learning Centers.
2007
AFP donated funds from its 2007 concert to Jewish World Watch for the purchase of 280 solar cookers for the women living in refugee camps in Chad.  The Darfur refugees must roam further each day in search of wood for cooking fires.  Outside the limited safty of refugee camps women fall easy prey to the Janjaweed militia patrols with their agenda of ethnic cleansing and genocide.  Solar Cookers make these forays outside the sanctuary of the camps unnecessary, safeguarding the refugee women and the children that depend on them.
2008
In 2008, Artists for Peace expanded to two venues -- Norwalk, Ct and NYC and focused on veterans, their stories, experiences and the challenges they face.    ‘Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace’, a compilation of veteran’s writings edited by Maxine Hong Kingston were incorporated into the performance.  Proceeds from the concerts were donated to Homes for the Brave, a 42 bed homeless shelter-serving veterans in Bridgeport, Ct and New Era Veteran’s Residence in Bronx, NY.
2009
The 2009 concerts will raise funds for KIVA.ORG a leader of micro lending. Kiva's mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty. Kiva is the world's first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. Artists for Peace – 2009 will be using Brenda Ray’s World Voices Project as an audio backdrop to illuminate through dance, music, imagery and spoken word the idea of the global human family in common pursuit of human rights.