May is Mental Health Awareness Month and, in our modern society, many people are struggling with loneliness and finding connection with others.
Alison Friedman, the Executive and Artistic Director for Carolina Performing Arts, says helping address that is at the core of her department’s new festival unveiled on Tuesday.
“How do we combat all of this loneliness, isolation and disconnection,” she asks. “We create spaces and experiences where people come together, put their phones down, put the screens down, be in-person [and] in real life for a shared experience.”…