I cannot not grieve: CRY SCREAM SHOUT SING, commissioned by More Art, draws upon the Sophoclean character of Elektra and a Greek chorus to recognize the experience of ambiguous loss as a means to counter the statistic-based records of the COVID-19 pandemic. The performance addresses the permanent state of grieving we have been living in since the start of the pandemic. Exploring the voice as the medium this piece tests pitch, tone, pacing, and silence from operatic singing to theatrical utterances. Through varied public expressions of grief (crying, screaming, shouting, and singing) this performance will shroud the listener in an exploration of these outward bodily utterances.

Dates & Locations: 

Friday, September 8, 2023
Elmhurst Hospital, a limited-audience event, presented in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals’ Helping Healers Heal (H3) staff support program.

Saturday, September 9, 2023
Central Park, East Meadow, Manhattan

Sunday, September 10, 2023
The Green-Wood Cemetery, Historic Chapel, Brooklyn, NY

Ensemble:
Cat Grey
Joy Tamayo
Allison Gish
Sophie Delphis
Karina Parker-Mura
Natasha Walfall
Shanna Iglesias
Cassandra DeMarco

Costume Designer:
Liz Altmann

Choral Director: 
Samuel Lang Budin

Photo credit: 
Walter Wlodarczyk

I cannot not grieve: CRY SCREAM SHOUT SING is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The September 10th presentation of this performance series is in partnership with The Green-Wood Cemetery.