Reconciliation: A Journey of Transformation
Join a three-part pilgrimage marking the impact of September 11 on New York City and expressing the healing birthed out of the destruction of that day, a collaboration between Trinity Movement Choir, members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and artist educator Dr. Ernesto Estrella Cózar.
1pm | Liberty Park
For Those Arriving to New York: An Immersive Soundwalk with Dr. Ernesto Estrella Cozar
1:45pm | St. Paul’s Chapel
Improvisations of The Book of Lamentations with members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Movement Choir
Trinity Movement Choir’s Reconciliation
For Those Arriving to New York: An Immersive Soundwalk is a 35-minute guided walk by artist educator Dr. Ernesto Estrella Cózar. To join, meet by The Sphere in Liberty Park, where you’ll access the soundwalk via QR code to begin your journey. Be sure to bring a smartphone and headphones. In case of rain, the soundwalk will not take place.
At St. Paul’s Chapel, members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, led by Thomas McCargar, join Trinity Movement Choir in an improvisation of the Book of Lamentations, bringing together vocal chant and slow, intense dance.
Reconciliation is Trinity Movement Choir’s response to the events of September 11, staged in a sacred space that was in the heart of the recovery effort following the attacks.
The dancers, many of whom were directly impacted by the attacks, first express the pain and sorrow of the city and the world, as well as the acts of courage that followed. Then, they express the exhaustion and silence that overcame New York and the gradual decision to turn to life and embrace connection and love — a pathway that breaks the cycle of hatred and revenge.
The focus is not on dance as a display of what the human body can do but on creating a transformative experience for the performers and audience alike.
Reconciliation is set to original music by Jeff Repella. It was first performed in September 2011 on the tenth anniversary of the attacks. Using living masks and costumes based on the stained glass of Trinity Church, Trinity Movement Choir has performed the piece across the United States and abroad.
The Trinity Movement Choir, directed by Marilyn Green, performs structured improvisation, drawing heavily from the dream-like intensity of butoh dance and the work of Rudolf Laban.
Join a three-part pilgrimage marking the impact of September 11 on New York City and expressing the healing birthed out of the destruction of that day, a collaboration between Trinity Movement Choir, members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, and artist educator Dr. Ernesto Estrella Cózar.
1pm | Liberty Park
For Those Arriving to New York: An Immersive Soundwalk with Dr. Ernesto Estrella Cozar
1:45pm | St. Paul’s Chapel
Improvisations of The Book of Lamentations with members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street and Trinity Movement Choir
Trinity Movement Choir’s Reconciliation
For Those Arriving to New York: An Immersive Soundwalk is a 35-minute guided walk by artist educator Dr. Ernesto Estrella Cózar. To join, meet by The Sphere in Liberty Park, where you’ll access the soundwalk via QR code to begin your journey. Be sure to bring a smartphone and headphones. In case of rain, the soundwalk will not take place.
At St. Paul’s Chapel, members of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, led by Thomas McCargar, join Trinity Movement Choir in an improvisation of the Book of Lamentations, bringing together vocal chant and slow, intense dance.
Reconciliation is Trinity Movement Choir’s response to the events of September 11, staged in a sacred space that was in the heart of the recovery effort following the attacks.
The dancers, many of whom were directly impacted by the attacks, first express the pain and sorrow of the city and the world, as well as the acts of courage that followed. Then, they express the exhaustion and silence that overcame New York and the gradual decision to turn to life and embrace connection and love — a pathway that breaks the cycle of hatred and revenge.
The focus is not on dance as a display of what the human body can do but on creating a transformative experience for the performers and audience alike.
Reconciliation is set to original music by Jeff Repella. It was first performed in September 2011 on the tenth anniversary of the attacks. Using living masks and costumes based on the stained glass of Trinity Church, Trinity Movement Choir has performed the piece across the United States and abroad.
The Trinity Movement Choir, directed by Marilyn Green, performs structured improvisation, drawing heavily from the dream-like intensity of butoh dance and the work of Rudolf Laban.