A poetic duet between choreographer Vanessa Goodman and composer/vocalist Caroline Shaw, Graveyards and Gardens blurs the line between dance performance, concert, and installation. In this exploration of memory, grief, rebirth, and joy, you’ll experience a duet between two women, performing in the round surrounded by an immersive and analog environment of nature and technology. Graveyards and Gardens is a collaborative performance installation conceived, created and performed by composer Caroline Shaw and choreographer Vanessa Goodman with lighting design by James Proudfoot and audio design by Eric Chad and Kate De Lorme. Co-produced by Shaw and Goodman, this new work examines memory as a process of reconstruction rather than an exact recall of fixed events, embracing the various elaborations, distortions, and omissions. Audio Design: Eric Chad & Kate De Lorme Lighting Design: James Proudfoot Technical, Audio Director: Jack Chipman Stage, Costume Design: Vanessa Goodman & Caroline Shaw Orange Cable: Ira Jordison
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Audience experiences a duet between two women, performing in the round surrounded by an immersive and analog environment of nature and technology.
Ages: 13 +
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