HOME/LAND: a blend of theater, dance, projection, and demonstration

New York-based theatre artists Marion Schoevaert and Danny Bryck blend street performance, dance, live music, and projection with protest in a new piece titled HOME/LAND. Performances will take place on October 18 at 7:30pm at Pier 45 Hudson River Park, October 20 at 5:00pm at Washington Square Park, and on October 25 at 7:30 PM at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Based on Violaine Schwartz’s book Papers, HOME/LAND examines the United States’ divided political climate around immigration, as well as the lived experiences of immigrants. Actors embody chanting protestors, immigration officers conducting interrogations, and refugees recounting real-life stories. This joyful and powerful theatrical performance is led by the Rude Mechanical Orchestra, and culminates in a dance by New York-based choreographer Hussein Smko, as images of New Yorkers, captured by photographer Oscar Castillo and designed by projection director Young Cheong, are displayed on surrounding buildings and banners. By blurring the lines between demonstration and performance, opposition and support, refugee and citizen, HOME/LAND presents a face-to-face confrontation with the struggle for the right to live in a new home / land. 

HOME/LAND is directed by Marion Schoevaert and Danny Bryck in collaboration with photographer Oscar Castillo, choreographer Hussein Smko, and the Rude Mechanical Orchestra. Featuring Ali Andre Ali, Danny Bryck, Heather Holmes, Crystal Marie Stewart, and Mari Vial-Golden.

Supported by NYSCA and FACE Contemporary Theater, in partnership with the French Embassy, Washington Square Park Conservancy, and PSC-CUNY Research Award Program.

For more information contact homelandnyc25@gmail.com.