BAM to Celebrate Meredith Monk’s 50th Season With On Behalf of Nature
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Meredith Monk will offer the New York premiere of her newest music-theater work, On Behalf of Nature, from December 3-7 at BAM Harvey Theater as part of her 50th season. The show was commissioned by BAM for the 2014 Next Wave Festival.
Inspired by the Buddhist conception of oneness and poet Gary Snyder’s idea of the artist as "spokesperson for non-human entities," On Behalf of Nature aims to reaffirm our indissoluble connection to the natural realm.
In addition to Monk, performers include Sidney Chen, Ellen Fisher, Katie Geissinger, Bruce Rameker, Allison Sniffin (voices), Bohdan Hilash (winds), John Hollenbeck (percussion), and Allison Sniffin (keyboards, violin, and French horn).
In keeping with the work’s ecological ethos, Yoshio Yabara fashions costumes from the cast’s old clothes, which inherently suggest the performers’ personal histories. The show features lighting design by Elaine Buckholtz and sound design by Jody Elff.
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