PERFORMING AS AN ACT OF CHANNELING
Through experiential performances combining classical music, live storytelling, and interactive ritual, Salon Séance invites each audience member into a sacred space of reflection and belonging.
Culture Lab LIC
5-25 46th AvenueTickets // Regular $35; Students $25*
*use code STUDENT25 with a valid .edu email.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
How do we find light in times of darkness?
An experiential concert created by Salon Séance, The End of Time channels the spirits of four prisoners who transformed the end into a new beginning. Through storytelling and participatory ritual, we deliver their messages and guide you to them through the music they created together: Quartet for the End of Time.
Music // Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time
Created by Mari Lee
Directed by Jay Stull
Sound design by John Gasper
Research by Simon Angseop Lee
Co-produced by Culture Lab LIC
Performers // Nile Assata Harris, actor; Yoonah Kim, clarinet; Henry Kramer, piano; Mari Lee, violin; Mihai Marica, cello
Running time ca. 80 minutes
7:00pm Origami workshop (please do not arrive earlier)
7:30pm Performance
9:00pm Reception
Drinks and refreshments provided
Founded by Mari Lee and Simon Lee, Salon Séance creates experiential concerts channeling human stories. Developed in collaboration with world-class performers, directors, writers, designers, cinematographers, and researchers, our seances bring audiences and performers to experience the intersection between music and our lives. Salon Séance has won several awards including Tarisio’s Young Artists Grants and Britten-Pears Foundation’s Britten Award, and has been presented by Yellow Barn Festival, The Crypt Sessions, Schubert Club, among others.
Culture Lab LIC is a 501(c)(3) formed to be the arts and culture umbrella for Western Queens. We present local, national, and international art of all genres, while supporting New York artists and other nonprofits by providing space, resources and a sense of community.
Operating out of a 12,000 square foot converted warehouse, Culture Lab LIC hosts two fine art galleries, an 80 seat theater, classroom space, an 18,000 square foot outdoor venue, and a robust residency program. Culture Lab LIC is dedicated to upholding, equity, diversity and inclusion across all our
platforms.
Thu, Nov 17, 2022 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Through experiential performances combining classical music, live storytelling, and interactive ritual, Salon Séance invites each audience member into a sacred space of reflection and belonging.