Wholly Unwinding (A New Musical) - NYC Premiere

In Wholly Unwinding, creator Hailey McAvoy lets the scars of growing up with cerebral palsy sing, taking us on her journey of healing and acceptance. Commissioned and developed by Hogfish in their regenerative arts residency, and directed and designed by Hogfish co-founder Edwin Cahill, this world premiere draws on an amalgamation of artists like Joni Mitchell, the Jackson Five, Hildegard von Bingen, and The Chicks, defying categorization as does any true definition of the healing process. Part musical, part folk concert, part old-time roof-raising spiritual with stories around the campfire, Wholly Unwinding unfolds as a pilgrimage through forests and oceans, storms and star-filled nights, as Hailey reconnects with her body, reconciles a lifelong spirituality, and embraces her identity as a queer woman, coming home to herself. It invites us all to come home to our bodies by singing the songs of our scars.
// The world premiere of Wholly Unwinding was commissioned, developed, and produced by Hogfish in Portland, ME.
// The development of Wholly Unwinding received funding from OPERA America’s Opera Grants for Women Composers: Discovery Grants program, supported by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
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