Mission
ARLEKIN CREATES THEATRICAL EXPERIENCES THAT REVEAL WHAT CONNECTS US. A COMPANY OF OUTSIDERS - IMMIGRANTS AND CREATIVES WHO SEE DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE WE STAND AT THE EDGE - WE MAKE WORK THAT IS VISCERAL, DIRECTOR- DRIVEN, AND CONTEMPORARY. THREE CORE VALUES GUIDE EVERYTHING: BEAUTY THAT STOPS YOU, EMPATHY THAT OPENS YOU, MEANING THAT STAYS WITH YOU. WE MAKE THEATER FOR THE MOMENT AFTER - WHEN SOMETHING GOT UNDER YOUR SKIN AND STAYS WITH YOU FOR DAYS, WEEKS, AND YEARS. WE CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT ASK BETTER QUESTIONS - ABOUT WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE CARRY, AND WHAT BECOMES POSSIBLE WHEN STRANGERS SIT TOGETHER IN THE DARK AND FEEL THE SAME THING AT THE SAME TIME. IN-PERSON AND ONLINE, ACROSS BORDERS AND BETWEEN CULTURES, WE TRANSFORM A GATHERING OF STRANGERS INTO COMMUNITY. EXPERIENCES THAT LIVE ON IN CONVERSATION, IN SILENCE, IN MEMORY, AND IN BELONGING.