Directed, choreographed and designed by Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist duo Ximena Garnica & Shige Moriya, Extinction Rituals is inspired by acts of remembrance celebrating the life and loss of animals, plants and environments from the places they call home—Japan, Colombia, and NY. Through poetic vignettes of movement, light, music and song, these mesmerizing tableaux weave together an original score by Oscar-nominated composer Kaoru Watanabe, the powerful voice of Colombian singer Carolina Oliveros, and the body-rooted work of the LEIMAY Ensemble. Following the work-in-progress showings, Garnica and Moriya sit down for a Q&A with the audience.
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Extinction Rituals is produced by LEIMAY and supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Capital, Japan Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts. LEIMAY’s home season, programs, and projects, including Extinction Rituals, are supported, in part, by the City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatre Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation), and many generous contributions from individual donors and community members.
In Person Event
Event Dates
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- June 9, 2023 7:30 pm
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- June 10, 2023 7:30 pm
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Friday, June 9, 7:30 pm—Followed by an artist Q&A
Saturday, June 10, 7:30 pm–Followed by an artist Q&A
Venue / Location
- Japan Society
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