Jester of the Peace
REVEREND BARBARA ANN MICHAELS
Post Office
Love Letter Lounge
A participatory Pop-Up Post Office for sharing your heart by hand.
"Hi Barbara,
It was wonderful meeting you. I read my love letter and it was so inspirational. It was from Julia and really touched me. I want to thank you for doing what you do." ​
- Gail, on getting a love letter from a stranger
"I feel so much better."
- Joy, in a secret note to Barbara at chashama
All hearts welcomed:
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Happy-in-love
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Eager-to-love
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Almost-healed
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Still-bitter
Pen your affection:
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Romantic
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Friend/Family
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Co-worker
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Stranger
Pen your rejection:
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Fizzled flame
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Bad habit
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Old news
Addressed letters are mailed free;
unaddressed are ritually released.
2025
Phoenix & Dragon Retreat, Kaaawa, Hawaii
2050 House at Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah
Brown University Club in New York, NY
Old Girls Club, New York, NY
Fabrik, New York, NY
2024
Connect My Apps, Oslo, Norway
SkiStar, Trysil, Norway
NYPD, New York Police Department, New York, NY
CX, The CLLCTV, New York, NY
LightHouseRBNY Station in Residence, Rockaway, NY
Global Play Brigade, Global Zoom
Total Life, National Zoom
Razor Studios Residency, New York, NY
Private Events
2023
Chashama @ Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York, NY
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2022
Marketplace of the Future w/ Lena Cole, New York, NY
2021
Global Play Brigade, International Zoom
2019
The Assemblage NOMAD, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art (Rogue, shhh, don't tell!), New York, NY
2018
Settepani, Harlem, New York, NY
SohoPlaces, New York, NY
2017
Vital Signs Residency, Plainfield, MA
Blindfolded Contact Improvisation Jam, Greenfield, MA
2016
The Cell Theatre, New York, NY
2015
chashama 217, New York, NY