Midway Artist: SONG/ LAND/ SEA: WAI Water Warning
SONG/ LAND/ SEA: WAI Water Warning
Water Clock + Binakol Blessing Light Blades & Flags by Lani Asunción
Public art commission by Rose Kennedy Fitzgerald Greenway Conservancy (@greenwaypublicart) to produce a new performance, a public sculpture, 12 light blades, and 4 flags installed on parcels 15 & 16 (between Milk & State St.) curated by Dr. Audrey N. Lopez.
This performance is part of The Greenway ARTbeat series, a seasons-long initiative supported by the Greenway Business Improvement District (Greenway BID) to enhance and expand public art and public programming throughout the entirety of The Greenway. #greenwayBID
🌊 Opening Event & Performance 🌊
Tabi Tabi Po Performance (May I Pass) Friday, July 26 at 6:00-8:30 pm
Sculpture Viewing & Lawn Seating 6 – 7 pm
Performance 7:00 pm
Participatory Community Engagement 8:00 pm
3 Sections:
I – Cleansing Waters
II – Moving Bodies of Water
III – Community Bodies
Performers/ Bodies of Water:
Lani Asunción
Cai Diluvio (@canopy_cypher)
Joanna Tam (@joanna_tam)
Jimena Bermejo (@jimenabermejo)
Mele & Dance:
Iwalani Kaluhiokalani (@iwalanikaluhiokalani)
Noelani Kaluhiokalani Miranda
Musicians:
Forbes Graham (@forbesgraham_ ) – electronic horns
Trey Cregan (@treycregan) – experimental electronics
Drew Barnet (@autreizieme) – percussion & on-site sound experimentation
🎥 Videography – Nicolas Andrew Visuals @nicolasxandrew
📸 Photography – Mel Taing @m.ltaing
Graphic Design by Marcel Marcel @spandexical01
Project support for SONG/LAND/SEA: WAI Water Warning & Binakol Blessing was provided by a 2014 Neighborhood Activation grant from the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture with the City of Boston (@artsinboston).
Public Art on The Greenway is made possible with major support from the Barr Foundation, Goulston & Storrs, the Greenway Business Improvement District, the Mabel Louise Riley Foundation, Meet Boston, and the Wagner Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee.
Special thanks to Greenway collaborator, Yotel for housing our visiting musicians.