FOREVER IN BETWEEN

Saturday, October 30, 2021

3PM

The Tank312 W 36th StNew York, NY, 10018United States (map)

Artie Dibble, Music Director

Sishel Claverie, Projection Design Editing

Jacob Maximillian Baron Projection Design Assistant

In this multimedia concert of vocal chamber music, Mezzo-soprano Sishel Claverie explores the immigrant experience and what it is to be always straddling two countries: going from separation and loss to the search of identity and belonging. She combines compelling visuals with powerful musical works of living composers from (or relocated to) the United States, and also from Mexico, creating a bridge between her current home and her childhood home. The show features works by Melissa Dunphy, Clarice Assad, Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Joy Tamayo, Jorge Lockward, among others.

She is joined by a group of amazing musicians including Yana Davydova in guitar, Martin Néron at the piano, violinist Artie Dibble, Mariana Ramirez in percussion, Mezzo-soprano Eliza Bonet, and Tenor Christopher Sierra, among others.

“It is a dangerous thing

to forget the climate of your birthplace,

to choke out the voices of dead relatives

when in dreams they call you

by your secret name.”
- Excerpt of El Olvido, by Judith Ortiz Cofer

This Program is Made Possible by the New York City Artist Corps

From now until October 31st, the Tank is presenting free in-person programming through the City Artist Corps Grants. City Artist Corps Grants, established by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and New York Foundation for the Arts, has offered $5,000 stipends to thousands to artists across the five boroughs. Money goes directly to the artists of New York who have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. These grants have provided an opportunity for the public to engage with free live performances, and allowed artists in need to continue sustaining their practice and art-form in an in-person setting.

*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to display proof of full covid vaccination before being admitted to the space, either by showing a vaccination record (vaccination card) at least two weeks out from the final dose of an approved vaccine, or by using New York's free Excelsior Pass service, available here. Patrons will also be required to wear masks while indoors at all times and for the time being, no food or beverage will be permitted to be consumed at the theater.