ADD(+)POWER
ChamberQUEER Presents: ANTHONY R. GREEN
THE FLEA, NYC - 4/23/22 - 1pm & 6pm
*accessibility and Covid-19 information at bottom of page
Program : to include works by Nathan Hall, Sea Novaa, and Anthony R. Green, along with improvisations, poetry recitations, projected still and moving imagery, and more!
Presented as a theory and a practice, Anthony R. Green’s latest work ADD(+)POWER (conceived by Green; curated by Green and Thomas Barth) investigates the radical joy in queer reclamations of power. With music, movement, improvisation, and more, this project invites audience members into an interactive journey by invoking their own collective power.
Paired with Green’s world premiere are two premieres by composer Nathan Hall created for Green, that draw from the poetry of Essex Hemphill and Countee Cullen, as well as multimedia artist & composer Sea Novaa’s Yours. Green will also give the New York premiere performance of his own His Mind & What He Heard in Central Park in the Late 90’s, composed in 2018.
At once celebratory and introspective, ADD(+)POWER is a curated community celebration, aiming to create communal ties through responsorial audience interactions, poetry readings from various queer people, visual art and poetry from Visual Arrest, improvisation, movement, and more presented with a backdrop of projected still and moving imagery. Described as Green’s “queerest and most interactive work to date,” the affirming and intentional space created within the event also functions as a “coming out performance,” that speaks to both the difficult and joyful aspects of Green’s Black and queer experiences.
Audiences are invited to come as they are to this interactive queer experience: assless chaps, pajamas, carnival masks, costumes - all are welcome to participate in this interactive performance experience in any way comfortable and respectful. Featuring Anthony R. Green and Thomas Barth presenting world premieres with the priceless aid of an incendiary team of collaborators spanning poets, visual artists, multi-media artists, and composers, ADD(+)POWER is Green’s queerest and most interactive project to date.
COLLABORATORS
Thomas Barth (cello, performance, co-curation)
Sea Novaa (composition)
Nathan Hall (composition)
Visual Arrest (imagery and poetry)
Steph Davis (poetry)
With additional poetry and text Angelina Weld Grimké, Visual Arrest, and the greater queer community
ABOUT ANTHONY
The creative output of Anthony R. Green (composer, performer, social justice; he/him/his; b. 1984) includes musical and visual creations, interpretations of original, contemporary, and repertoire works, collaborations, educational outreach, and more. Behind all his artistic endeavors are the ideals of equality and freedom. His compositions and projects have been presented in 25+ countries by various internationally acclaimed soloists and ensembles such as Stephen Drury (piano), Julian Otis (voice and movement), Ifetayo Ali-Landing (cello), Ashleigh Gordon (viola), Ensemble Dal Diente, and the American Composers Orchestra (George Manahan, conductor), in venues such as Jordan Hall (Boston), Symphony Space, Spectrum, Tivoli Vredenburg (Utrecht), Le Gesù (Montréal), Cité de la musique et de la danse (Strasbourg), and Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg) to name a few. A former McKnight Visiting Composer and current Fromm Foundation Commission recipient, Green has received numerous fellowships, grants, awards, and residencies, including at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. As a performer specializing in piano, experimental voice, and performance, Green has presented projects in over 10 countries across 4 continents. Green’s most important social justice work has been with Castle of our Skins: celebrating Black Artistry through Music.
Accessibility Information:
CQ is committed to providing a great theater-going experience for all of our patrons. Wheelchair access and assistive listening devices are available at The Flea box office prior to all performances. Wheelchair accessible seats may be reserved prior to each performance with the CQ Box office. Please contact laura@chamberqueer.org for more information, or to reserve wheelchair accessible seating.
Covid Safety Information:
CQ cares about your safety and the safety of our community and, as such, are strongly encouraging all audience members to stay masked during the performances and to comply with local laws regarding vaccination proof. Local laws currently mandate all audience members above the age of 5 to show proof of vaccine prior to admittance into the event space. If you have a medical exception, please email laura@chamberqueer.org.