New New Prayer for Now (2022)
Concept & Choreography: Stephen Petronio
Original Music: Monstah Black, recorded with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City
Inspired by ‘Balm in Gilead’ by Harry Thacker Burleigh and ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ by Paul Simon
Costume Design: Marine Penvern
Lighting Design: Ken Tabachnick
Performers: Larissa Asebedo, Liviya England, Kris Lee, Jaqlin Medlock, Tess Motnoya, Ryan Pliss, Nicholas Sciscione, Mac Twining
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The premiere of New New Prayer For Now was performed on May 11-17, 2022 at The Joyce Theater in NYC alongside Trisha Brown’s Group Primary Accumulation (1973), and Stephen Petronio’s Bloom (2006).