​​FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2019

​Somerville, MA—On Friday, March 8, International Women’s Day will be celebrated locally with global fanfare through Bring Us Your Women: An Arts Odyssey (BUYW) at the Somerville Theatre. This woman-created, multimedia spectacle features performances and works by 40 artists from France, Switzerland, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, China, Ukraine, Netherlands, and the US honoring diverse female icons. Universal and timeless stories are reimagined through film, music, dance, and poetry. From Eve to Ishtar, Joan of Arc to Kali, and more, these unique retellings aim to inform, empower, and inspire.

BUYW is the brainchild of guitarist-composer Catherine Capozzi, best known as the force behind the rock instrumental ensemble Axemunkee. “I want to tell the untold stories of iconic historical, holy, and mythical women, with a focus on their strengths, sensuality, and wisdom,” Capozzi said. “The essence of this work expresses the power of three—unity, tolerance, and hope.”

In times of war and conflict, “Bring us your women” is uttered to establish dominance, instill fear, and subjugate. But underneath is a recognition of women’s strength and essential role in society, whether a neighborhood or a nation. Bring Us Your Women echoes that recognition and expresses reclamation at a time when women around the world are reclaiming their power.

“By revisiting the journey of these ancient female figures in a fusion of artistic devices, this show allows us to rediscover part of our universality, sovereignty, and influence in the present world,” said Christina Goh, a BUYW organizer and performer.

For this third rendering, Capozzi and the BUYW collective are expanding collaborations and actively engaging the community. New sponsorship opportunities give local businesses and individuals access to VIP seating, exposure, and other perks in exchange for helping to offset artist travel and production costs. Local organizations are granting funds for lighting and sound expenses. The Somerville Theatre is running the event trailer before current movie screenings and is developing a relationship with organizers for potential future performances.

“We are thrilled to be able to host a locally produced show with a worldly mindset—the showbiz equivalent of think globally and act locally,” said Ian Judge, director of operations for the theater.

All are welcome to do the same by attending. March 8; Doors 7:30 p.m.; Showtime 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 (plus $1 restoration fee) at Somerville Theatre box office or online (other fees apply).

MEDIA CONTACT: Sue Minichiello; soober22@gmail.com

BUYW IS A 2018 GRANT RECIPIENT FROM IGUANA MUSIC FUND CLUB PASSIM AND THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE SOMERVILLE ARTS COUNCIL, A LOCAL AGENCY SUPPORTED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL.
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8:30 PM MARCH 8, 2019 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY AT THE SOMERVILLE THEATRE, SOMERVILLE, MA USA.​ CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS!
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COMPOSER CATHERINE CAPOZZI PRESENTS BRING US YOUR WOMEN ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 (discount tickets available for one week only!)
An evening of music, film, and dance celebrating historical, holy, and mythological women
Project Contact: Catherine Capozzi - axemunkee@gmail.com
Film Contact: Sophia Cacciola - sophia@sophiacacciola.com
Web: http://www.bringusyourwomen.com/
Music Preview: https://bringusyourwomen.bandcamp.com
Video teaser: http://youtu.be/Qsy6YLf9u38
Web poster: http://www.bringusyourwomen.com/uploads/4/5/3/3/45337365/4554761_orig.jpg
Tickets: http://americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/bring-us-your-women-6-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling

$5 off table seats for 1/19-1/23 using the discount code: 02BUYW27

Bring Us Your Women, an homage to historical, holy, and mythological women will present a live program of music, dance, and film premieres at ART’s Oberon Theater on Friday, February 27 with an international cast and crew of musicians, filmmakers, visual artists, dancers, and poets. Bring Us Your Women looks to share the untold, recontextualized, or reimagined stories of iconic women who have often been overlooked or defined only by their role in the context of men. By giving these women a voice, the project hopes to shed light on their importance in history, religion, and myth, and to empower women to recognize their essential role in shaping our modern world.

Bring Us Your Women is the brainchild of guitarist-composer Catherine Capozzi, best known as the force behind the rock instrumental ensemble Axemunkee. Capozzi says, “I want to tell the untold stories of iconic historical, holy, and mythical women, with a focus on their strengths, sensuality, and wisdom. The essence of this work expresses the power of three - unity, tolerance, and hope.”

The icons represented in the show via song, dance, and film include: Joan of Arc, the Queen of Sheba, the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, Sirens, Arya Tara, Kālī, Delilah, Eve, Ishtar, and Isis. Each icon will be presented via a performance that includes a song by the live rock ensemble, a dance, and a film, each created specifically for the project. The show also serves as a release show for a complete studio recording of the song set (produced by Rafi Sofer) and a DVD of the film anthology.

For the music, Capozzi composed the songs over the past several years, collaborating with vocalists Mali Sastri (Jaggery), Johnny Blazes (Johnny Blazes and the Pretty Boys), Christine Zufferey (Mary Zoo, All the Queen’s Men, Ziaf), Sophia Cacciola (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling), and Michael J. Epstein (The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, The Motion Sick), and performing with members of her band Axemunkee (Tamora Gooding, Jason Adams, Yuri Zbitnoff) and additional musicians, Susannah Plaster, Rachel Barringer, Rachel Leah, Blumenthal, Jonah Sacks, Emilie Cavallo, and Marnie Hall.

The film anthology, produced by Capozzi with Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein, brings together an international group of twelve filmmakers from the US, France, Ukraine, and Netherlands including:

Céline Fernbach, Dan St. Germain, M. E. Steeman, Igor Chekachkov, Nicole Witte Solomon, Izzy Lee, Kristilyn - Zombie Romance, Anastasia Cazabon, Andrea Wolanin, Norah Solorzano, Sophia Cacciola,Catherine Capozzi, and Michael J. Epstein

The live show will also include dance performances and choreography by Jane Allard, Honey Pie, Allix Mortis, Porcelain Dalya, Mali Sastri, Jane Doe, Chien-Hwe Carol Hong, and Maggie Maraschino, and readings by Jade Sylvan, Kristen Schaer, Meghan Chiampa, and C.F. Cooper.


Catherine Capozzi/Axemunkee is an established genre-bending guitarist, composer who tours internationally. Her style combines elements of majestic psychedelia,surf, gypsy, rock, Middle Eastern, and Parisian swing. Compositions have been featured on several TV shows, indie films and she was selected by Brian May of Queen to win his famed ‘Red Special’ guitar after performing a 2-minute guitar solo.
The night at Oberon will also feature musician and filmmaker Sophia Cacciola’s multimedia version of her band, Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rpXNSELt8q2s-e-qpRQ29OhJ0CkmuE_4VwID-oxMlTY/pub

Discounted seated tickets have just been released and are on sale for one week only!! 
Here's the deal: $5.00 off any seated tickets from Monday 1/19 until Friday 1/23.


http://americanrepertorytheater.org/events/show/bring-us-your-women-6-do-not-forsake-me-oh-my-darling

Promo code: 02BUYW27

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