{"id":38029,"date":"2014-10-31T00:48:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T00:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=38029"},"modified":"2014-10-31T01:40:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-31T01:40:06","slug":"artsblast-one-resonating-drop-of-fanshen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=38029","title":{"rendered":"ArtsBlast: One resonating drop of Fanshen"},"content":{"rendered":"

ArtsBlast: One resonating drop of Fanshen<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Examiner.com<\/a>
\n2014-10-29<\/p>\n

Jennifer Haaland<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

One conversation with Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni<\/a> was all it took. After her Examiner<\/em> interview yesterday, filled with embracing words and vibrant kindness, it was clear that a whole lot more than One Drop of Love<\/em><\/a> is coming to the Phoenix Valley<\/a> and gracing the Mesa Arts Center stage this weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The crowd can’t just sit back and watch. Everyone is involved in this story,” said Cox DiGiovanni of the inclusive environment the show exudes. “I’ll be playing lots of characters, sometimes coming out into the house, talking to and asking questions of the audience.”<\/p>\n

Ben Affleck<\/a> and Matt Damon<\/a> are notable among the show’s past participants. As producers of Cox DiGiovanni’s One Drop of Love<\/em>, a dynamic multimedia live, solo performance that explores how race has been constructed in the United States, they too were deeply affected by the message conveyed…<\/p>\n