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An exaltation of desire, Robin Coste Lewis, Julie Mehretu, Vijay Iyer, Jeffrey Zeigler, and Charlotte Brathwaite meditate collaboratively on the sensuality of Cavafy, diaspora, and the liminal spaces present everywhere in his work. The evening draws inspiration from Cavafy’s archive, processing the sonic, visual, and cultural tones found in his poetry through recitation, live music, electronics, and new visual work.
Wednesday, 03.05.23
Archive of Desire, a collaborative new performance at National Sawdust, by poet Robin Coste-Lewis, painter Julie Mehretu, composer Vijay Iyer and cellist/improvisor Jeffrey Zeigler. The artists, in collaboration with director Charlotte Brathwaite, will meditate on the sensuality of Cavafy and the liminal spaces present everywhere in his work. The evening draws inspiration from Cavafy’s archive, processing the sonic, visual, and cultural tones found in his poetry through recitation and live music with abstracted collage visuals by Mehretu.
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Thursday, 04.05.23
The second performance of Archive of Desire, a collaborative new performance at National Sawdust, by poet Robin Coste-Lewis, painter Julie Mehretu, composer Vijay Iyer and cellist/improvisor Jeffrey Zeigler. The artists, in collaboration with director Charlotte Brathwaite, will meditate collaboratively on the sensuality of Cavafy, diaspora, and the liminal spaces present everywhere in his work. The evening draws inspiration from Cavafy’s archive, processing the sonic, visual, and cultural tones found in his poetry through recitation, and live music enveloped in décor by Mehretu’s referential and abstracted collaged visuals.
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National Sawdust is a state-of-the-art home for music innovation and performance-based in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, co-founded and led by composer Paola Prestini and attorney Kevin Dolan. National Sawdust believes that artistic expression empowers us all to create a more joyful and just world. Its mission is to curate, commission, and produce music and artistic works rooted in curiosity, experimentation, innovation, and inclusivity by engaging communities of artists and audiences at its Williamsburg home and on its digital stage.
