The Mercy Velvet Project at Arts on Site
Schedule
Fri Nov 15 2024 at 07:30 pm to Sat Nov 16 2024 at 08:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Arts On Site | New York, NY
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Come witness the next stages of The Mercy Velvet Project, a rock opera in progress with tap dance and reimagined 90's rock, created by Alexis Robbins, Christie Echols, and their collaborators. THREE SHOWS! Friday, November 15th at 6:30 AND 8:30 PM, and Saturday, November 16th at 6:30 PM. Get your tickets now.11/15 at 6:30 PM: https://www.artsonsite.org/events-1/kamrdance-the-mercy-velvet-project-in-progress
11/15 at 8:30 PM: https://www.artsonsite.org/events-1/kamrdance-the-mercy-velvet-project-in-progress-1
11/16 at 6:30 PM: https://www.artsonsite.org/events-1/kamrdance-the-mercy-velvet-project-in-progress-2
The 1999 album, Live in Vain by Mercy Velvet, exists on zero streaming platforms, and few people have heard it. But its legacy is as relevant as ever. The Mercy Velvet Project is a rock opera, a re-creation of the album. The work explores what makes us human, our collective need for community to survive—with musicians and dancers moving as one. Through nine songs, a queer and femme cast explore different barriers to experiencing love. Learning that by giving and receiving the gift of mercy, we are able to find the bridge to survival, wholeness, and hope. Over twenty years after the albums’ release, kamrDANCE and their collaborators expand upon its legacy through their personal identities and today’s political realities. The show tells the story of the album through tap dance as percussion, contemporary dance, original text, and instrumentation via bass, guitar, vocals, and electronics—highlighting our vulnerabilities, learning together how to find the antidote that is mercy, and in turn lead meaningful lives.
Choreography and Direction by Alexis Robbins
Musical Direction by Christie Echols
Performers and Collaborators: Aster Rhys, Megan Gessner, Maria Clara Laet, Isabella Serricella, Alicyn Yaffee
www.kamrdance.com/donate
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Where is it happening?
Arts On Site, 12 St Marks Pl,New York,NY,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
