INTERVENTIONS: Firebird

NYC Premiere

• Concept, music and visuals by Bo Koek, John van Oostrum, Rik Elstgeest, and Chris Doyle
• Concept and design by John van Oostrum, Theun Mosk
• Sound design by Toon Boland

• October 3: 7pm
• October 4: 4pm

Parade Ground, Governors Island

Amsterdam-based artist collective Touki Delphine’s Firebird, previously presented at Mass MoCA, features an orchestra of light made from more than 600 recycled car taillights that illuminate the dance of the firebird. A thoroughly hypnotic experience, this rule-breaking concert program and extra-terrestrial installation connects sound and light to create a symphony of light re-envisioning Igor Stravinsky’s 1919 Firebird Suite as an homage. On Governors Island, the work will illuminate the Parade Ground, an expansive field with the Lower Manhattan skyline acting as backdrop.

• Evening performances may take place outside of Governors Island's public hours. All ferry tickets past 4:15pm must be purchased in person at the Battery Maritime Building.
• Audience members must check in with Governors Island Arts staff before boarding the ferry.

• You may purchase tickets in advance at govisland.org/ferry or in person upon arrival at the Battery Maritime Building.
• Audience members must check in with Governors Island Arts staff either at Soissons Landing once they arrive, or at the performance site.

• To request reasonable accommodations or accessibility services for a performance please contact us via email at [email protected].
• We recommend contacting us at least two weeks in advance of the event date.

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Presented as part of INTERVENTIONS, Governors Island Arts' annual multidisciplinary performance series that presents local, national, and international artists and invites audiences to experience work made and adapted for outdoor spaces. INTERVENTIONS is curated by Juan Pablo Siles, Associate Curator and Producer at the Trust for Governors Island.

Photo: Bart Grietens

Host or Publisher The Trust for Governors Island