New Date Added! Catch the 1000 Dreams Portraits one final time on First Friday, January 2 from 6-8 pm. (Free entry)

Our understanding of the refugee experience most often comes from stories told by people who are not refugees, which can lead to incomplete and biased narratives. Refugees (and others experiencing forced migration) are often depicted as either a threat to the host society and their identity, or, helpless victims who must be rescued. These stereotypes create attitudes that affect policies and practices that can have severe negative impacts on the lives of refugees and the societies in which they find themselves. Moreover, these stereotypes don’t take into account the huge diversity of refugee experiences. For the narrative to change, refugee voices must be heard. 1000 Dreams amplifies stories of people experiencing forced migration, allowing others to learn about their strengths, their challenges, and their dreams.

The interviews and photographs that make up “1000 Dreams” have been produced by more than 90 refugees worldwide. Every refugee storyteller has completed a workshop and mentorship program with Witness Change, where they’ve learned photography and interviewing skills. This is a project about refugees, by refugees.

“1000 Dreams” is a project created and run by Witness Change. Read all their stories at 1000dreamsproject.com

The images in this exhibition have been documented in Europe and the United States. This exhibition has been made possible thanks to the support of the Heinrich Boell Foundation

Join us for the launch of Read the Room, a six-part poetry series that turns the Underground into a refuge for urgent truths and literary magic. This opening night features a curated lineup of poets excited and engaged, ready to share, and eager to nurture your love of poetry.​

Poetry here is treated as high-quality art and powerful entertainment — your ticket directly supports the poets through a dedicated revenue share.

Produced by Alliance for New Music-Theater

Buried deep beneath a besieged steel plant in Mariupol, the last surviving member of a Ukrainian military band shelters in the dark, clinging to his trumpet and to memory as the city is crushed above him. In the uniquely immersive environment of Dupont Underground, the bunker becomes the stage, and the audience is placed inside the war zone, surrounded by a site-specific soundscape that testifies to art’s capacity, even amid horror, to inspire hope.​

Critics hail The Trumpeter as a must-see theatrical experience, built around a harrowing wartime story “that no news report can deliver,” with a sound design that “grabs you and absorbs you” long after you leave. Featuring Michael Kevin Darnall and Lise Bruneau, live trumpet by Kevin McKee, and a vocal ensemble of Ukrainian men, this production fuses text, music, and environment into a visceral journey.​

Multiple performances from January 22 through February 1.

Content Advisory: This performance engages directly with the realities of war, including bombardment and siege, and may be triggering for those affected by conflict or related trauma.

Produced by Alliance for New Music-Theater

Buried deep beneath a besieged steel plant in Mariupol, the last surviving member of a Ukrainian military band shelters in the dark, clinging to his trumpet and to memory as the city is crushed above him. In the uniquely immersive environment of Dupont Underground, the bunker becomes the stage, and the audience is placed inside the war zone, surrounded by a site-specific soundscape that testifies to art’s capacity, even amid horror, to inspire hope.​

Critics hail The Trumpeter as a must-see theatrical experience, built around a harrowing wartime story “that no news report can deliver,” with a sound design that “grabs you and absorbs you” long after you leave. Featuring Michael Kevin Darnall and Lise Bruneau, live trumpet by Kevin McKee, and a vocal ensemble of Ukrainian men, this production fuses text, music, and environment into a visceral journey.​

Multiple performances from January 22 through February 1.

Content Advisory: This performance engages directly with the realities of war, including bombardment and siege, and may be triggering for those affected by conflict or related trauma.