Members

Anthony Bamonte @
writer, actor, activist
 
Dawn Curro @
teacher and producer
 
Joseph Curro @
writer, student, theater guru
 
Dan Edmonds @
educator and system designer
 
Abby Estes @
illustrator and comic book artist
 
Isaac Everett @
musician and composer
 
Chris Hall @
programmer, scientist, writer
 
Jessica Hammer @
game designer, writer, programmer
 
Faith Howard @
dancer and choreographer
 
Blair Kamage @
illustrator and artist
 
Shawn Roberts @
singer and actor

Robert Scott @
illustrator and graphic designer
 
Richard Silvera @
researcher and critic
 

Featured Project

PotterPotterPotter is a work of mad genius from the minds of Abby Estes, Isaac Everett and Robert Scott. We think you'll be amused. We were.
 

Hello, World!

Welcome to The Fifth District! Our site has just gone live and will be under continued construction for some time. Check back regularly to see what we're up to! We'll have new projects, new features (like updates on what individual members are working on) and maybe a surprise or two. See you soon!
 

Other Projects

The End of the Line
A multimedia theater piece performed at the NYC Fringe Festival 2004. (Isaac Everett, Jessica Hammer, Abby Estes)
 
Schedule-It
Lightweight web-based group scheduling tools. (Chris Hall, Jessica Hammer)
 
The Urban Tarot
A modern take on the Tarot deck. (Robert Scott)

The Experimental Storytelling Group Hands-on storytelling research - and great stories. (Chris Hall, Jessica Hammer, Faith Howard et. al.)
 
Krysolis
A futuristic comic-book saga. (Abby Estes)
 
 

About Us

The Fifth District is a collective of artists, technologists and rogue geniuses based in New York City. We include writers and programmers, animators and researchers, musicians and scientists; we collectively have experience in game design and graphic design, literary composition and musical composition, teaching and outreach and performance and much more.

We believe that play is important. We believe that art should be fun. We believe that machines can be art. We believe that people are not machines. We believe in craftsmanship. We believe in being nice to strangers. We believe in growing up without growing old. We believe that musicians should be talking to programmers who should be talking to biologists who should be talking to artists. We believe that we can make all this happen - and we do.

If you have a project that crosses the boundaries of traditional disciplines, we're here to help. The Fifth District is available for hire at reasonable rates. Tell us what you're looking for, and we'll put together a team that suits your needs. Many individual members of The Fifth District are also available for freelance work; contact information is available to the left.