HUDSON RIVER PAGEANT SCHEDULE
EARTH CELEBRATIONSʼ HUDSON RIVER PAGEANT
FULL SCHEDULE
Saturday May 22, 2010 (rain date Sunday May 23)
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1 PM – RIVER SPIRITS INITIATION – PARADE START
World Financial Center Plaza- outside Winter Garden- North Cove Harbor
15-foot giant river species puppets and spectacular costumed river spirits kick off parade.
1:20 PM – RIVER ARIA
Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City Park at Vesey Street
Performance by Abby Fischer- opera singer & Mercy Corps Action Center presentation.
1:30 – HUDSON RIVER POEM & MOVEMENT OF THE ESTUARY
Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City Park at Murray Street.
Reading of Poetry written in the Poets House Children’s Room by the coordinator Michael Romanos.
Movement of the Estuary, dance by Noyes Rhythm Artistic Direction by Rina Rinkewich,Music: “Water Play” composed and performed by Blake Rowe, Dancers: Marie Carstens, Irene Clark, Meghan Frank, Nada Khodlova, Mara Morris, Jessica Rogers, Rosita Roldan, Sharon Rowe.
Steward of the River Ceremony – Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance and Battery Park City Parks Conservancy.
2 PM – DANCE OF THE RIVER GRASS
Grass Mounds-in the Hudson River Park-bet. Laight & Vestry St.
Dance of the River Grass on grass mounds with living grass costumes by Michele Brody.
Dancers: Jackie Dodd, Haley Hauglum, Yuko Mitsuishi, Christina Ferwerda, Jamie Yasgur, Kristen, Johanna Sky, Kristen Mangione and Johanna Schwarzbeck. Music by: Didge Project & AJ Block, Katie Down (Flute)
2:15 PM – CHOIR RIVER SONG
Pier 32 Pile Field @ Watts St -in the Hudson River Park
Church Street School for Music and Art Choristers, Lisa Ecklund-Flores executive director, will present songs in celebration of Mother Earth featuring Fireflies, by Owl City. Church Street School art students will wear costumes created with sustainable material.
2:25 PM – SOUNDS OF THE EARTH
Canal St. in the Hudson River Park
Performance by Marta V, Judy Sky, Leelah Holmes, and Nathan Eckenrode.
Steward of the River Ceremony – Solar One.
2:35 PM – BOAT HOUSE DANCE with paddle boarderS & windsurfers
South Side Pier 40-below Houston St.
Amanda Selwyn-Pier Dance & Alice Farley Dance Theater-Paddle Boarder and Wind Surfer Dance.
Performance “Passage“ choreographed by Amanda Selwyn. Dancers: Brent Carter, Christopher Coates, Michelle DuVall, Jenny Gillan, Robert Graham, Ashleigh Gurtler, Joori Jung, Natalie Mackessy, Jessica Dixon Majka, Louie Marin, Ally Sacks, and Samantha Silvers.Costume design by Anna-Alisa Belous. Paddle Boarders: Franco Talavera, Michael Ingbar, Carol Choi, Mark Temme
2:50 PM – HUDSON-FULTON THEATRICAL VIGNETTE
Queen of Hearts Boat @ Leroy St in the Hudson River Park-just below Christopher St.
Theatrical vignette “Hudson-Fulton Fanfair” presented by Drew Vanderburg, staged on the bow of the Queen of Hearts River Boat (performance viewed from the promenade).
3 PM – OYSTER PLANTING CEREMONY
Christopher Street Pier in the Hudson River Park.
Dance performance “Rip Tide“ by Valarie Green from Dance Entropy. Performed by Amy Adams, Sarah Hartley, Andrea Brown, Joanie Johnson, Kristin Licata, Jennifer Painter. Costumes by Deborah Erenberg & Music by Black Sea Hotel (Joy Radish, Willa Roberts, Sarah Small and Corinna Snyder)
Steward of the River Ceremony – River Project.
3:15 PM – TAMING OF THE TRASH TRICKSTERS & RIVER CLEANSING
Bow Notch-semi circle bridge-10th St in the Hudson River Park.
A dance theater performance. Producer / Artistic Director / Choreographer-IngeRay. Partnering Collaborator-Dito Sudito. Dancers: Tova Lynn, Jen Magno, Rebekah Dinnerstein, Debra Babilonia, Dito Sudito, Jule Jo Ramirez, Wil Fisher, Esther DeCew, Michael Wilson, Cindy Sibilsky. Costumes by Chris Rumery.
3:30 PM – LIVE FISH RELEASE!
Charles Street Pier in The Hudson River Park with Hudson River Park Trust & Friends of Hudson River Park.
Stephan Said- song “Isn’t There a Dream”. Music by Paul Pinto with opera singer Gelsey Bell.
Steward of the River Ceremony – The Hudson River Park Trust and Friends of Hudson River Park.
3:45 PM – RIVER CEREMONY & HONORING OF THE LENAPE INDIANS
Pier 49 Semi-Circle Bridge Over Water @Bank St.
Performance by Silver Cloud Singers, an inter-tribal Native American singing and dance troupe
Stewards of the River Ceremony – Clearwater and Riverkeeper. Greenpeace statement.
4 PM – WATER DANCE OF BOATS, RIVER CLEANSING, & HARMONIC CHOIR CONCERT
Horatio St. (bet. Water Playground at Jane St. & Gansevoort St. Pier.)
The spectacular closing ceremony combines on-the-river boat choreography by the Bessie award-winning Alice Farley, and the over-the-river concert of “River to Ocean” by renowned composer-singer David Hykes with The Harmonic Choir. River Blessing by ‘urban shaman’ Donna Henes. Closing song “Malo Melo” by Black Sea Hotel.
Harmonic Currents by David Hykes © 2010 world premiere. Music, voice, direction: David Hykes (SACEM). Arrangements by David Hykes & The Harmonic Choir. (Timothy Hill, Seth Markel, and Joel Bluestein, voices; Ev Mann & Bruno Caillat, percussion; Stéphane Gallet, ney flute. ) Sponsored by The Harmonic Presence Foundation www.harmonicpresence.org. Boat participants include: Village Community Boathouse & The Harbor School. Kayakers: Laurie Bleich, Phillip Jache, Ellie Steingauber. Boat Rowers: Roy Arezzo, Rob Buchanan, Michael Samuels, and Tizoc.
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