GETHSEMANE
A site-specific dance work by Lindsey Hanson, performed throughout the sanctuary and balcony of Redeemer West Side.
Gethsemane is a site-specific dance performance that activates the architecture of the W83 Ministry Center through contemporary choreography and original music across its sanctuary and balcony spaces. This innovative experience will allow audience members, seated on the stage, to encounter beauty and contemplation through witnessing the body in motion, revealing the sanctuary space in intimate and unexpected ways. Gethsemane is a continuation of Lindsey Hanson's series called The Sanctuary Project, which originated at Redeemer West Side in 2021. This performance is directed and choreographed by Lindsey Hanson in collaboration with the dancers and the creative team, led by Director of Photography Jonny Yepez and Production Manager Ashe Villas Boas. With an original score composed by Rev. Jonathan Gabhart, this live show features New York City's leading dance artists. The show is approximately 30 minutes long. Tickets are free, but reservations are required due to limited seating.
Organizer
Lindsey Hanson CollectiveVenue
Redeemer Presbyterian Church West Side (W83 Ministry Center)
Category
Immersive TheatreTag
MusicStart date
September 5th, 2026
End date
September 5th, 2026
Audience Role
Audience members are seated on the stage, witnessing the dancers move throughout the sanctuary and balcony spaces around them.
Ages: All ages
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About Lindsey Hanson Collective
Sanctuary is a site-specific, multimedia piece utilizing dance performed live and captured on film to activate the modern architecture of Redeemer West Side. Sanctuary is a lightly interactive piece, and audiences will be invited to view the work and space from multiple perspectives. The dancers of Lindsey Hanson Collective perform in conversation with the church’s sanctuary--interacting with the pews, aisles, and walls to a meditative soundscape. After over a year of social distancing due to COVID-19, Sanctuary explores themes of human connection and shifting perspectives. The dancers’ engagement with the space challenges and broadens the conventions of what church, worship, and spirituality can mean beyond brick and mortar walls.