“Liturgy|Order|Bridge” Prototype Performances | Christ Church Cathedral | Hartford, CT | July 13-15, 2023

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LITURGY|ORDER|BRIDGE
Thursday-Saturday, July 13-15, 7pm
Saturday, July 15, 2pm (fully-masked matinee)

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL
45 Church Street
Hartford, CT 06103

Liturgy|Order|Bridge is a participatory dance-based ritual that uses Black church traditions and secular performance modalities to make porous the border between “audience” and “performance.” Calling on Black church traditions, a group of core performers  bring guests into a collective score of movement, clapping, vocalization, and witnessing. Within a visual and aural landscape that merges the worlds of faith, nature, fashion, and experimental Black arts, a chorus of local movers facilitates guests into and through the liturgy performance and then into the rest of life. Liturgy provides an avenue by which all participants of the encounter can identify and established shared responsibilities among and to one another, which can then ripple out beyond the performance itself.

CREATIVE TEAM:

Director/Core Performer: Deborah A. Goffe
Core Performers/Co-Creators: Abena Koomson-Davis, Lauren Horn, Arien Wilkerson
Wisdom-Keeper: Jasmin Agosto
Threshold Chorus Members: Chantal Edwards-Matthews, Juanita Harris, Kerry Kincy, Latoya Walker,
Ian Watson, and a growing group of community participants
Technical Director: Maritza Ubides
Lighting Designer: Kathy Couch
Rehearsal Manager/ Producer: Amisi Nazaire-Hicks
Creative Producer: Alexandra Ripp

RUNTIME:

Doors will open 30 minutes before the performance officially begins to allow for preshow engagement, mingling, and a light reception.

The performance itself will run for approx. 90 minutes.

FULLY-MASKED MATINEE:

The 2pm performance on Saturday, July 15, will be fully masked for audience members in order to make the event accessible for folks who cannot be in unmasked spaces. Please note that performers will not be masked. Extra masks will be available onsite.

PARKING:

Metered street parking is available near the venue and is free after 6pm and on Saturdays. Alternatively, by showing your ticket to the parking attendant, attendees have access to a lower rate ($5) at the MAT Garage adjacent to Hartford Stage (50 Church Street, Hartford, CT) and across from the venue. Please bring cash for this transaction. 

ACCESSIBILITY:

The front entrance of the venue is fully accessible. Attendees will be invited to stand for short periods of time and to move lightly, as well to vocalize as a group. 

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