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Two women sit quietly but deliberately across from each other at a simple
wooden table: one is a renowned composer, singer, director/choreographer ¯
a Renaissance woman of the 21st Century; the other, a major sculptor and creator
of breath-taking installations. From this intimate beginning, mercy, a stunning
collaboration between Meredith Monk and Ann Hamilton, gently unfolds -- and
then evolves into a swirling nexus of sound and vision. mercy is a timely
meditation on the human capacity to both extend and withhold compassion, kindness,
and empathy. The two women, both past recipients of the MacArthur “Genius”
Award, are blazing pioneers in their respective fields. In mercy, they have
joined their unique worlds to create a haunting, new universe. |
