INTERVENTIONS: Firebird

Con­cept, music and visu­als by Bo Koek, John van Oost­rum, Rik Elst­geest, and Chris Doyle
Con­cept and design by John van Oost­rum, The­un Mosk
Sound design by Toon Boland

PER­FOR­MANCE SCHEDULE

• Octo­ber 3: 7pm
• Octo­ber 4: 7pm

PER­FOR­MANCE LOCATION

Parade Ground, Gov­er­nors Island

ABOUT THE SHOW

Ams­ter­dam-based artist col­lec­tive Tou­ki Delphine’s Fire­bird, pre­vi­ous­ly pre­sent­ed at Mass MoCA, fea­tures an orches­tra of light made from more than 600 recy­cled car tail­lights that illu­mi­nate the dance of the fire­bird. A thor­ough­ly hyp­not­ic expe­ri­ence, this rule-break­ing con­cert pro­gram and extra-ter­res­tri­al instal­la­tion con­nects sound and light to cre­ate a sym­pho­ny of light re-envi­sion­ing Igor Stravinsky’s 1919 Fire­bird Suite as an homage. On Gov­er­nors Island, the work will illu­mi­nate the Parade Ground, an expan­sive field with the Low­er Man­hat­tan sky­line act­ing as backdrop.

Pre­sent­ed as part of INTER­VEN­TIONS, Gov­er­nors Island Arts’ annu­al mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary per­for­mance series that presents local, nation­al, and inter­na­tion­al artists and invites audi­ences to expe­ri­ence work made and adapt­ed for out­door spaces. INTER­VEN­TIONS is curat­ed by Juan Pablo Siles, Asso­ciate Cura­tor and Pro­duc­er at the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island.

Getting to Parade Ground

7 Minutes from Soissons Landing 5 Minutes from Yankee Pier

3 Minutes from Soissons Landing 2 Minutes from Yankee Pier