ABOUT
CURRENT takes place on unceded Indigenous land: Lenapehoking, the homeland of the Lenape peoples. We acknowledge the genocide and continued displacement of Indigenous peoples during the colonial era and beyond. We acknowledge the present Lenape communities and how they continue to contribute to the life of this area through their heritage, traditions, and care for the land and waterways as sacred. Thank you to Curtis Zunigha of the Lenape Center NY for consultation on this project.
CURRENT was created collaboratively by Annie Saunders (concept, direction, devising, narration), Andrew Schneider (concept development, devising, narration, on-location recording, spatialization and sound design), Jackie! Zhou and One Thousand Birds (sound design, engineering and spatialization), OpenEndedGroup (platform technology creation), produced by Octopus Theatricals - Mara Isaacs, Bryan Hunt, Sophie Blumberg and commissioned by Arts Brookfield for One Liberty Plaza and One New York Plaza.
Additional narration Kamau Ware, Curtis Zunigha
Project consultation: Curtis Zunigha, Kamau Ware, Jarrod Grim, Lily Stern, Becca Wolff, Sophie Bortolussi, Jessica Williams, Andrew Gustafson, Sarah Nelson Wright, Nate Kensinger, Rafe Knapp, David Abram, Peina Cao, Evan Beamont, Lauren Bille, Timothy ‘Speed’ Levitch, Aaron Oster, Dianne Snake, Danny Lyon, David Rosenberg, Josh Kopecek, Michael Reynolds, George John, Elena Guarinello, Tanner Blackman
This project was created with critical support from Mint House at 70 Pine.
Special thanks: Downtown Alliance, Black Gotham Experience, ONX Studio (NEW INC/Onassis Foundation), Lenape Center, National Museum of the American Indian, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Martha Harlan
CURRENT was commissioned by Arts Brookfield for One Liberty Plaza and One New York Plaza.
Arts Brookfield supports innovation in music, dance, theater, film, and visual art by pushing boundaries to create unique works of art and cultural experiences presented for free. Thriving for over three decades, the program gathers communities around creativity by animating Brookfield Properties' public spaces. For more details, visit Brookfieldproperties.com/arts.
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