Artists and choreographers Gerard & Kelly and chamber orchestra Wild Up continue their exploration of the music and legacy of Julius Eastman with a world premiere staging of the composers ecstatic minimalist masterpiece Femenine (1974).
Femenine brings together 15 musicians, 9 dancers/singers, and a cosmic clamoring of bells in an immersive performance installation. Wild Ups musical interpretation blends strict adherence to Eastmans specific instructions with an embrace of individual and collective decision-making by the ensemblea continuous conversation among Eastman, individual performers, and the group as a whole. Gerard & Kelly illuminate the score as a revival, a spiritual awakening that draws all into reverie.
Produced in collaboration with Wild Up
Executive Producer for Wild Up, Elizabeth Cline
A co-production of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonie de Paris, La Villette, and Festival dAutomne à Paris
Femenine is part of The lessing is miracle, a triptych of works by Gerard & Kelly exploring the music and legacy of Julius Eastman, produced by AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company) and Gerard & Kelly Foundation with the support of the Doris Duke Foundation and in co-production with Philharmonie de Paris.
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