The company will performed the original large-scale version of the Table of Silence Project 9/11 featuring more than 100+ dancers slowly ascending onto Josie Robertson Plaza to the sound of a conch shell’s call to action.
New York City. Lincoln Center in partnership with Buglisi Dance Theatre honor the 22st year since the events of 9/11, and the current crises that face humanity today, with a livestreamed performance of the Table of Silence Project 9/11, an annual free public performance ritual for peace conceived and choreographed in 2011 by Jacqulyn Buglisi, Artistic Director of Buglisi Dance Theatre.
“Dance has the power to transcend all boundaries and bring cultures together through our shared humanity. One step at a time, we make change for peace as we recognize our resilience for the future of all life on our beautiful planet.”
Jacqulyn Buglisi
The live performance takes place in New York City at Lincoln Center. The company will perform the original large-scale version of the work, featuring more than 100+ dancers slowly ascending onto Josie Robertson Plaza to the sound of a conch shell’s call to action. Moving to the plaintive strains of the flute, the heartbeat of bass drums, trumpet, bells and the cries of a chorus, the dancers form patterns of concentric circles around the iconic Revson Fountain to create an ancient Peace Labyrinth while repeating 12 symbolic ritualistic gestures.
The ritual is titled after artistic collaborator Rossella Vasta’s installation of 100 ceramic plates arranged around a symbolic banquet table uniting humanity. The Table of Silence Project 9/11 is A PROJECT OF THE ARNHOLD DANCE INNOVATION FUND and is achieved through community partnerships with Dance/NYC, Chelsea Factory, The Juilliard School, Gibney Dance Center, Martha Graham Center, Steps on Broadway, among others.
