Rita Liu and Meranda Flachs-Surmanek have been selected for the inaugural Wellness Together Artist Fellowship. Wellness Together aims to improve quality of life for a network of 1,000 older adults who are homebound for health reasons or because they are caregivers.

The artists will work with The Performance Project at University Settlement, Culturehub, and La MaMa Experimental Theatre to create an ensemble of storytellers. The project, titled Breaking the Walls, will culminate in a hybrid performance at La MaMa that will integrate an innovative new platform for livestreaming theater into a performance for both in person and virtual audiences. Wellness Together participants will help to create and feature in the performance.