Since its inception in 2020, Global Forms has been a proudly all-immigrant arts festival produced by Rattlestick Theater. Over the first five years, it has grown to a major annual event that has hired over 150 artists from 50+ countries. Through productions, panels, gatherings and a grant program, Global Forms uplifts immigrant stories, creates jobs for immigrant artists and provides immigrant creatives with tangible resources and opportunities.
Global Forms 2026 will take place
Saturday, June 6th through Monday, June 8th.
The seventh iteration of their all-immigrant arts festival, to be presented in conjunction with the Lucille Lortel Theatre. This year’s theme is “STRENGTH IN NUMBERS.” As part of the festival, we are awarding three $1k microgrants to immigrant artists. Applications will be open May 11th-May 17th, and grants will be announced the week of May 25th, with presentations during the Celebration in the Rattlestick Courtyard at 224 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10014 from 3pm-5pm on Saturday June 6th. The panellists for these grants are Italian artist Federica Borlenghi, Irish actor Doireann Mac Mahon and Taiwanese lighting designer Yung-Hung Sung.
About FUSONG:
Book and lyrics by Christine Toy Johnson
Music by Cecilia Lin
Based on “The Lost Daughter of Happiness” by Geling Yan
Conceived and directed by Gabriel Barre
FUSONG tells the story of two Chinese women in two different centuries linked by their complicated destiny. As Fusong is kidnapped from her small village in China and thrown into the dark world of San Francisco’s Chinatown in 1866, Isabel, a novelist, grapples with her books being banned and how the truth of Fusong’s story impacts her own place in the divided America of 2025. Their lives intertwine, leading them on a journey to discover their shared legacy of resilience and resistance to the status quo. Based on “The Lost Daughter of Happiness” by Geling Yan.
About Et Alia:
Language is a powerful tool. In theater, it is oftentimes the glue that holds everything together. So what happens when theater in itself becomes a language? Communication transcends the spoken word and it goes beyond expressing thoughts and describing situations. Gestures can communicate a lot. And sometimes, the same gesture in different cultures means completely different things. And how about gaze? Touch? As international women artists, we at Et Alia have been asking these questions for 7 years. Having had the pleasure of making work with people from more than 45 countries, we learned to build communication bridges through theater, and are excited to share our tools in exchange for some of yours!