12 Songs

12 Last Songs is part live exhibition, part epic performance. It’s about work and how we spend our time. Making a living. Finding your passion. Watching the clock. From midday to midnight on Saturday, January 17, real workers from New York City will perform paid shifts on stage, in front of a live audience. There are no actors. A builder might build a wall, a hairdresser might cut someone’s hair, a chef might prepare a meal. We’ll find out what they do, and how they see themselves in the world… 30 workers. 12 hours. Made for and with the people of NYC. 12 Last Songs frames the rhythms of the city through the people who make it work. There will be just 12 versions of 12 Last Songs taking place around the world. New York City is number 9. PRACTICAL INFO 12 Last Songs is unscripted, and therefore we don’t know what subjects might arise during the performance. It is important to note that we cannot guarantee what might be discussed. 12 Last Songs is a durational performance that does not have a conventional seating plan or reserved seating. Audiences will be situated on the stage as well as in the auditorium, where the performance is taking place. There will be seating offering different views, perspectives and sight-lines, and you will be able to choose, subject to occupancy, where you’d like to sit.