‘Decompositions’ is a part of the Women’s History Artist Month (WHAM) at the Bernie Wohl Center at Goddard Riverside in NYC.
A successful organic farmer whose produce and flowers feed NYC weekly shares her insightful solo performance about biological life and its shadow: decay and decomposition. A visually striking set replete with vivid animations and shadow puppets plays host to an entertaining meditation on both soil and physical challenges like breast cancer, of which Tannis (recently crowned Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York's Farmer of the Year) is a survivor. See the write-up about her decade-long climate change epic in the NY Times.
The performance is being developed in collaboration with Mimi McGurl (director), musicians Rima Fand (song composer), Janhavi Pakrashi (beats, soundscapes, soundart), visual artist Phyllis Lehrer (animations) and the Farm Arts Collective design and production team Jess Beveridge and Ace Thomas.