ENDURING APOCALYPSE
first performed on October 16, 2021
Abrons Art Center Outdoor Amphitheater, New York City, NY
performed once in 2021
JENNA HAMED / KAMELYA OMAYMA YOUSSEF / TSOHIL BHATIA
Abang-guard Duo, Jevijoe Vitug and Maureen Catbagan, Aminah Ibrahim, Anna Zagerson, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, bes, billy cancel, Thursday Fernworthy , Christine Yvette Lewis, Cody umans, CRACKHEADBARNEY, danilo machado, Davidson Garrett, Dew Igoworia Onwuka, Dirty Dames Dance, Catherine Cobb, Alex Brewster, and Emmy Wildermuth, Đurđija Vucinic, E Rady, Eleanor Lougee-Heimer, postmortemdemon, evan ray suzuki, Fadl Fakhouri, gorno (Glenn Potter-Takata), Hyoju Cheon, Isabel McLaughlin, Isobel Chiang, jess saldaña, Jiajia Wu, Julia Hsia, Justin Sengly, Kaleem Hawa, Kate Finley, Kate Williams and Leah Yassky, Kristin Bauer, Kyle Dacuyan, Lara Atallah, Leilah Rosen, Lianne Elsouki, Megan Lighty, Meryem Rabia, Mike Kraz, Wendi Krasowitz, ML Hassan, ne:ni //Sahar Sepahdari-Dalai & Anima Correa, niyati, Noel Maghathe and Iman Jabrah, Puppets of Babylon Rawya Elchab, Sarah Bitar, Sean McNally, val c, Valerie Good, Von Morris, Vontaria (Carroll Wallace), Xirin,
New York City, NY
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ENDURING APOCALYPSE
JENNA HAMED / KAMELYA OMAYMA YOUSSEF / TSOHIL BHATIA
“Enduring Apocalypse” was an experiment that presented twelve hours of performances by over 50 artists/collectives from around NYC and beyond, conducted on October 16, 2021 from 10 am–10 pm at the Abrons Art Center Amphitheater. Each performer responded to, contended with, and expanded on all of the ways apocalypse befalls us, and explored ways to endure the ongoing man-made disasters happening to us and around us. Audiences were invited to drop in and out of the event as they wished for the duration of the program. The event was a demonstration, a release, a retrieval, a restoration. It is a way to be in community, and be present with place, its histories, and its temporalities. Each performance held the stage for ten minutes, bringing an offering into the multitude, something enduring, something transient, something for the collective present; with performance styles spanning across genres, mediums, and forms.This was a practice of being in relation. As we revolved around the sun, the audience revolved, the performers too. Together, we facilitated momentary experimental grounds for artistic expression, research, study, interaction; and to feel a cathartic release—all of which the dynamic audience witnessed. The event featured an array of performances including vocal, singing, spoken, readings, dance, movement, instrumental, silence, visual art installations, sound production, sound sculptures, DJ sets, monologues, interactive, live art, projector art, and abstract theatrics.