This is a an image from “The Hill has Something to Say” from a documentation recording of the performance of It is She Who I See at the Ritz theater on November 17, 2012.
Craig Harris, composer and piano
Rita Dove, poet
Babel Lament, a composition by Craig R. Harris for a cappella chorus, is a lamentation on the Tower of Babel story. This post provides a link to the full audio recording, and some insights into the work.
In this piece the group performs a deconstruction of Rita Dove’s poem “The Hill has Something to Say” at the workshop, audio/video recording session and special event “The Making of It is She Who I See,” September 17, 2012.
Collaboration with Zorongo Flamenco Dance Theatre
“It is She Who I See” celebrates the original woman who is in all of us, and launches an exploration of gender imbalance that permeates societies all over the world.
It was an amazing opening night. Thanks to my collaborators! And we’re thrilled with a very positive review in “How Was The Show?”.
This Artist Statement provides insights into “Babel Clarion,” the composition that I’m writing for the Westminster chimes, commissioned by the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood Association, with funding from the University of Minnesota Good Neighbor Fund.