Bio: Anthony Martinez-Briggs is a Resident Artist with the Wilma HotHouse, teaching artist (Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Wilma Theater, Village of Arts and Humanities), actor (Recent: Passing Strange, Adapt!, When The Rain Stops Falling [Barrymore Best Ensemble] at the Wilma), social justice advocate, writer, director, sound designer (Recent: Bienvenidos Blancos with Team Sunshine Corp) and proud member of the band ILL DOOTS. ILL DOOTS is a collective of artists, educators, and activists based in Philadelphia; a group of individuals with different perspectives, from different places who want nothing more than to make music unfettered by the standards of the traditional and the prescriptions of the mainstream. What began in 2009 as a jam session, evolved into a dorm room mixtape, and eventually into a live band; several albums and tours later ILL DOOTS continues to hone their craft as performers and collaborators. ILL DOOTS is on a lifelong mission to change the way our communities respond to and value music, art, and life. As a collective of arts educators, ILL DOOTS launched the I Love Learning initiative in 2014, setting up free workshops in schools, after school programs, churches and other shared spaces along their tour routes and at home. The initiative is ongoing both in Philadelphia and elsewhere.
Residency Public Sharing: 6/29/19