An Evening of Artistic Responses to "The Let Go"

AN EVENING OF ARTISTIC RESPONSES TO THE LET GO Tuesday, June 26, 2018 Wade Thompson Drill Hall, Thompson Arts Center at Park Avenue Armory NICK CAVE, ARTIST BRIAN H. SCOTT, LIGHTING DESIGNER GARTH MACALEAVEY, SOUND DESIGNER Featuring: NONA HENDRYX FRANCESCA HARPER REGGIE (REGG ROC) GRAY HELGA DAVIS Segment garments and objects by: NICK CAVE

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The Let Go is supported in part by a generous grant from the Ford Foundation.

Support for Park Avenue Armory’s artistic season has been generously provided by the Charina Endowment Fund, the Altman Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Foundation, the Marc Haas Foundation, The Kaplen Brothers Fund, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Leon Levy Foundation, the May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, the Richenthal Foundation, and the Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation.

PROGRAM NONA HENDRYX “I Feel Joy (Feel the Spirit)” Nona Hendryx, composer and performer Claire Lim, DJ and sound design Wen-Na Tsao, lighting design Francesca Harper, choreography “I Feel Joy (Feel the Spirit)” (Nona Hendryx) Soul Clap Records Soul Clap (Charlie Levine & Eli Goldstein)

Performers: Eriko Iisaku, Timothy Stickney, Tina Wang, Chelsey Ng, Emory Campbell, Tori Hey, Sam Kaltenthaler, Aarron Ricks -PAUSEFRANCESCA HARPER Excerpts from “Origins of an Unapologetic Body” (Work in Progress) Francesca Harper, choreography Francesca Harper and Chelsey Ng, text “The Ballad of Sad Young Men” Fran Landesman, lyrics Performers: Francesca Harper, Eriko Iisaku, Emory Campbell, Aarron Ricks “The World of Sleeping Cats” and “Unapologetic” Daniel Bernard Roumain, music Performers: Francesca Harper, Eriko Iisaku, Timothy Stickney, Jasmin Fancii, Gage Self, Tina Wang, Chelsey Ng, Emory Campbell, Tori Hey, Sam Kaltenthaler, Aarron Ricks Francesca Harper and The Francesca Harper Project extend deep gratitude to Nick Cave, Bob Faust, and the Park Avenue Armory for the inspiration in carrying the spirit of diversity and inclusivity forward.

-PAUSEREGGIE (REGG ROC) GRAY “Awaken D.R.E.A.M.” Reggie (Regg Roc) Gray, choreographer and performer Epic B, DJ Performers: Cal, Droid, Karnage, Doc, SIFI, Luna, Scorp, Droopz, Sage, Risa -PAUSEHELGA DAVIS “WANNA” Helga Davis, composer and performer Tariq Al-Sabir, keys Sean Dixon, drums/programming Special thanks to Nick Cave, Bob Faust, and my friends at MASS MoCA