More about Ecological Cities / Earth Celebrations residency at Loisaida:
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A drawing of the sculptural climate spirit.
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Read more about the residency below or see the full article in
the Villager written by Sarah Ferguson:
The shape of the event is all still very much in process, and Young said she welcomes input. She and her nonprofit group, Earth Celebrations, are holding a series of free workshops where adults and teens can collaborate with professional artists Lucrecia Novoa (puppets) and Michele Brody (costumes) to craft the giant puppets, costumes and props for the pageant.
Workshops are happening Wednesdays, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays, from noon to 4 p.m., at the Loisaida Inc. Center, at 710 E. Ninth St., between Avenues C and D, which is donating space for the project, with Earth Celebrations as their artist-in-residence group.
The plan is to parade to 15 sites in the East Village / LES, including a "mythic battle between climate consequences versus climate solutions" to be staged at La Plaza Cultural, on E. Ninth St. There will be an elaborate closing ceremony on the East River, where a giant Gaia sculpture created from bio-remediating mud balls will be "sacrificed" to the water gods, accompanied by Butoh dance and a choir performance by Theater for the New City. (Young is still searching for a spoken-word poet to help out with the script.)
