Democracy & Fayettenam is a reflective solo performance from acclaimed performance artist Jay Ruby. The one-of-a-kind performance features spoken word and physical theater, addressing Early Settlement, American Transience/American Conscience, Water, Ghosts in the Mountain and Johnny Appleseed. Through the show, Ruby examines the roots and consequences of deep cultural conflict when approaching our relationship to the land, the future and each other.
Jay Ruby is founder of The Carpetbag Brigade, an international performing arts troupe based in San Francisco, and the Tsunami on the Square performing arts festival based in Prescott, Arizona.