STRATA is a multi-sensory performance, a collective lucid dream, an urgent embodied call to slow down and experience our (be)longing. In this elemental and surrealist myth of recreation, the artists quite literally attempt to reassemble a massive earth body. Inside the matrix of self-abandonment, violence, and ecological catastrophe, can this communal excavation reveal an alternate path towards somatic and interdependent possibility?
LILLETH
Creator, Direction, Choreography, Lights-, Puppet-, Installation-Design, Music Composition, Creative Production
Collaborators for the 2023 iterations of STRATA for the productions at Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY:
STRATA’s timeline:
June 2023: An in-progress presentation - visioned, choreographed, and directed by CPR 2023 Artist-in-Residence LILLETH - is part of Sunday Salon, a program which supports work at various stages of development by CPR resident artists. To accompany the performance, there will be an exhibition on view in CPR’s Storefront Gallery of research, ephemera, objects, and scores on the intersecting scientific methodologies, creation myths, rituals, and somatic practices that inform this work.
Rad Pereira - Co-Facilitation, Embodied Liberatory Dramaturgy, Community Engagement
Jen Anaya - Healing Dramaturgy, Composition, Co-Facilitation, Collaborating Performer
Jack (Gypjaq Kai) Fuller - Co-Facilitation, Choreography, Divination Dramaturgy, Alter Builder, Collaborating Performer
Tianna (Restlust) Nicole - Music Composition, Sound, Performance, Puppet Build Team, Creative Production
Kelley Shih - Lights, Creative Production
Sohina Sidhu - Co-Creative Producer, Co-Facilitation, Dramaturgy, Collaborating Performer
Xiaoyue Zhang - Dramaturgy, Choreography, Co-Facilitation, Collaborating Performer
Lester St. Louis - Music Composition, Sound Design, Collaborating Performer
Arewà Basit - Collaborating Performer
Lluca Huatuco - Collaborating Performer, Choreographic Co-Facilitation
Ann-Sylvia Clarke - Collaborating Performer
Kari Ostensen - Collaborating Performer
Ayelet Haschahar - Jewish Spiritual & Herbal Consultant
Sarah Finn - Co-Creative Producer
Nicole Amaral - Production Stage Manager
Jackie Rivera - Puppet Construction & Engineering, Puppet Deck Hand
Parisjoy Jennings - Costume Designer & Stylist
edxi betts - Somatic Dramaturgy, Zine Maker
Grant Jones - Creative Scientist
Dria Brown - Community Care Orbit & Consulting artDoula
S T A R R (busby) - Creative & Spiritual Advisor
Niki Franco - Somatic Installation Writer
Julia Kaganskiy - Curatorial Advisor
Maria Camia - Puppet Direction & Design Consultation
Jon Riddleberger - Puppet Direction & Design Consultation
Elizabeth Stewart - Associate Lighting Designer
dioganhdih hall - Soundscape Storyteller & Composer
Yin Cheng-Kokott - Creative and Archival Advisor
Buffy - Production and Access Assistant
Morgan Johnson - Associate Producer and Production Assistant
Alexis Copithorne - Creative and Graphics Advisor
Diana Michener - Visionary Advisor, Grandmother, & Mentor to Lilleth
Natalie Geary - Medical Advisor, Mother, & Mentor to Lilleth
Isabelle Glimcher - Legal Advisor, Sister, & Mentor to Lilleth
Workshop Collaborators - Ashton Muniz, Ita Segev, Rayne Raney, Jax Jackson
March 2023: A Participatory Workshop. Artist-in-Residence LILLETH, this one-day workshop will be a space to explore moving and sonic meditations, extending from their iterative project, STRATA.
June 2022: A workshop to develop show dramaturgy and structure .
August 2021: Sculpture-Prototypes created by LILLETH and their grandmother Diana Michener
July 2021: an experimental film exploring embodiment and dissociation.
Spring 2020: Research project into somatic healing modalities across culture.
March 2019: Work-in-Progress sharing at Womxn Between Arts of You There, II.
Fall 2018: Work-in-Progress performance of You There, I.
STRATA’s timeline:
June 2023: An in-progress presentation - visioned, choreographed, and directed by CPR 2023 Artist-in-Residence LILLETH - is part of Sunday Salon, a program which supports work at various stages of development by CPR resident artists. To accompany the performance, there will be an exhibition on view in CPR’s Storefront Gallery of research, ephemera, objects, and scores on the intersecting scientific methodologies, creation myths, rituals, and somatic practices that inform this work.
March 2023: A Participatory Workshop. Artist-in-Residence LILLETH, this one-day workshop will be a space to explore moving and sonic meditations, extending from their iterative project, STRATA.
June 2022: A workshop to develop show dramaturgy and structure .
August 2021: Sculpture-Prototypes created by LILLETH and their grandmother Diana Michener
July 2021: an experimental film exploring embodiment and dissociation.
Spring 2020: Research project into somatic healing modalities across culture.
March 2019: Work-in-Progress sharing at Womxn Between Arts of You There, II.
Fall 2018: Work-in-Progress performance of You There, I.
Photography by Maria Baranova
Photography by Maria Baranova
STRATA is a multi-sensory performance, a collective lucid dream, an urgent embodied call to slow down and experience our (be)longing. In this elemental and surrealist myth of recreation, the artists quite literally attempt to reassemble a massive earth body. Inside the matrix of self-abandonment, violence, and ecological catastrophe, can this communal excavation reveal an alternate path towards somatic and interdependent possibility?
This in-progress presentation - visioned, choreographed, and directed by CPR 2023 Artist-in-Residence LILLETH - is part of Sunday Salon (in this case, happening on a Saturday), a program which supports work at various stages of development by CPR resident artists. To accompany the performance, there will be an exhibition on view in CPR’s Storefront Gallery of research, ephemera, objects, and scores on the intersecting scientific methodologies, creation myths, rituals, and somatic practices that inform this work.
LILLETHVision, Creator, Direction, Choreography, Lights/Puppet/Installation Design, Music Composition, Creative Production
Rad PereiraCo-Facilitation, Embodied Liberatory Dramaturgy, Community Engagement
Jen AnayaHealing Dramaturgy, Composition, Co-Facilitation, Collaborating Performer
Jack (Gypjaq Kai) FullerCo-Facilitation, Choreography, Divination Dramaturgy, Alter Builder, Collaborating Performer
Tianna (Restlust) NicoleMusic Composition, Sound, Performance, Puppet Build Team, Creative Production
Kelley ShihLights, Creative Production
Sohina SidhuCo-Creative Producer, Co-Facilitation, Dramaturgy, Collaborating Performer
Xiaoyue ZhangDramaturgy, Choreography, Co-Facilitation, Collaborating Performer
Lester St. LouisMusic Composition, Sound Design, Collaborating Performer
Arewà BasitCollaborating Performer
Lluca HuatucoCollaborating Performer, Choreographic Co-Facilitation
Ann-Sylvia ClarkeCollaborating Performer
Kari OstensenCollaborating Performer
Ayelet HaschaharJewish Spiritual & Herbal Consultant
Sarah FinnCo-Creative Producer
Nicole AmaralProduction Stage Manager
Jackie RiveraPuppet Construction & Engineering, Puppet Deck Hand
Parisjoy Jennings Costume Designer & Stylist
edxi bettsSomatic Dramaturgy, Zine Maker
Grant JonesCreative Scientist
Dria BrownCommunity Care Orbit & Consulting artDoula
S T A R R (busby)Creative & Spiritual Advisor
Niki FrancoSomatic Installation Writer
Julia KaganskiyCuratorial Advisor
Maria CamiaPuppet Direction & Design Consultation
Jon RiddlebergerPuppet Direction & Design Consultation
Elizabeth StewartAssociate Lighting Designer
dioganhdih hallSoundscape Storyteller & Composer
Yin Cheng-KokottCreative and Archival Advisor
Buffy Production and Access Assistant
Morgan JohnsonAssociate Producer and Production Assistant
Alexis CopithorneCreative and Graphics Advisor
Diana Michener Visionary Advisor, Grandmother, & Mentor to Lilleth
Natalie GearyMedical Advisor, Mother, & Mentor to Lilleth
Isabelle GlimcherLegal Advisor, Sister, & Mentor to Lilleth
Workshop Collaborators Ashton Muniz, Ita Segev, Rayne Raney, Jax Jackson
Note: This project is an emergent organism cultivated through care, shared leadership, and accountability. Roles have been co-determined and will be updated as they continue to shift and emerge. Additional collaborators will be added as we continue to grow our team.
NOTES ON ACCESSIBILITY
What to expect: at 5p, doors open to the storefront gallery, where there will be visual art, sound experiences, herbal refreshments, and a cozy corner. . At 6:15, doors to the performance space will open for the 6:30 sharing.
Duration: The performance will be about 75 minutes, without intermission nor late entry. However, you can leave at any time if necessary.
What to wear: We invite you to wear monochrome, so your top and bottoms are matching in color if you desire
Movement: CPR is ADA accessible, bathrooms, gender neutral bathrooms. We have a seat map that allows for wheelchairs along the front row, and close to the exit.
Divination: The performance invites ritual practice co-facilitated by different collaborators of this project. We will have very intentional openings and closings. If you would like more information about the traditions we are calling upon and our spiritual praxis, please reach out to strataemerging@gmail.com.
Sound/ASL interpretation: The music will call upon solfeggio healing frequencies, harmonic minor scales, rhythmic beats, and droning sound scapes. We will not be offering ASL interpretation for this performance, however are in the process of building a long term collaboration towards incorporating American Sign Language deep into the fabric of the project. This iteration foregrounds, in some ways, sound as a tool of healing. We will offer a virtual version this summer that will have interpretation and captions. Thank you for your patience as we build our processes slowly and intentionally. If you have any questions, feel free to write to strataemerging@gmail.com
Light: The performance will involve bright light, saturated colorful light, low-light, slow pulsating light, and darkness, including some sudden darkness.
Scent: there may be some lingering scent of incense in the space; however, nothing will actively be burning. There will be additional essential oils and herbs bottled at the care station for your personal use as needed.
Care Station: We will have a facilitator on site who can support you in positive resourcing in the event that this performance activates any difficult and urgent emotions or sensations that would be best supported by leaving the space.
Covid: We ask that you not attend if you are experiencing any cold, flu, or COVID-related symptoms. Masks will be required at all times, unless you are drinking water.
Documentation: We will be documenting the performance with video and photography.
Photography by Maria Baranova
Photography by Maria Baranova
Photography by Maria Baranova