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Devotions: An Exploration of the Work of Poet, Mary Oliver, in Motion
Friday, March 01 at 7:30pm
About the Show

All poetry by Mary Oliver 

All photography by Dennis Pikus

Music: Quator pour la fin du temps (“Quartet for the End of Time”) by Messiaen
Played in 8 movements by Kristin Bowers on the clarinet, Daniel Lu on the piano, Karl Meyer
on the violin, and Kristen Wojcik on the cello

  Guitarist and singer for “Saving Darkness” and “All Things Hold Together”:
Josh Coad

Singing with him for “All Things Hold Together”: Robyn Coad Alba

Stage manager: Josh Alba

Dancers: Miriah Auth, Caroline Beard, Tanner Fant Bryan, Amber Lucia Chabus, Chynna
Golding, Rae Grey, Louisa Mejeur, Carrie Monger, Noelle Paige, Hannah Requa, and Haley Williams

Choreography and vision by Rachael Coad, in collaboration with the artists

Show
I.   Liturgie de cristal
     
II.  

Vocalise, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps

Invitation, read by Adella Barrett

The Summer Day, read by Karen Bumpass

     
III.  

Abime des oiseaux

Can You Imagine, read by Natalia Guzman

Yes, Mysteries, read by Ellie de Waal

Wild Geese, read by Robyn Coad Alba

Poem, read by Felicia Coad

The Kingfisher, read by Daryl Coad

The Sun, read by Elynia Coad

Prayer, read by Susan Douglas Roberts

     
IV.  

  Intermede

Oxygen, read by Jill Carmichael

“Saving Darkness”

V.  

  Louange a l’Eternite de Jesus

Heavy, read by Hannah Requa

Sometimes, read by Jasmine Chesnut

I Worried, read by Dennis Pikus

Don’t Hesitate, read by Leslie Pikus

We Shake With Joy, read by Bonnie Martin

     
VI.  

Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes

     
VII.  

 Fouillis d’arcs-en-ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps

When I Am Among The Trees, read by Susan Coad

Mindful, read by Finn Hays

     
VIII.  

Louange a l’Immortalite de Jesus

Praying, read by Jenni Wong Clayville

The Orchard, read by Rebecca Ondrey

Hum, read by Louise Goodwin

Thirst, read by Preet Kaur

Pink Moon- The Pond, read by Keira Hart

Storage, read by Lauren DeVera

In Blackwater Woods, read by Anne Reath

“All Things Hold Together”

The Gift, read by Rachael Coad


            *Note: ASL interpretation will be available

 This show is funded, in part, (and with gratitude),
by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Special thanks to the generosity of Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW).

Artists

 

KRISTIN BOWERS
CLARINET
   
KRISTEN WOJCIK
CELLO
 
DANIEL LU
PIANO
 
KARL MEYER
VIOLIN
 
RACHAEL COAD
DIRECTOR - CHOREOGRAPHER- DANCER
 
MIRIAH AUTH
DANCER
 
CAROLINE BEARD
DANCER
 
TANNER FANT BRYAN
DANCER
 
AMBER LUCIA CHABUS
DANCER
 
CHYNNA GOLDING
DANCER
 
RAE GREY
DANCER
 
LOUISA MEJEUR
DANCER
 
CARRIE MONGER
DANCER
 
NOELLE PAIGE
DANCER
 
HANNAH REQUA
DANCER
 
HALEY WILLIAMS
DANCER
 
JOSH COAD
MUSICIAN
 
ROBYN COAD ALBA
SINGER- SCIENTIST
 
JOSH ALBA
STAGE MANAGER
 
DENNIS PIKUS
PHOTOGRAPHER