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International Contemporary Ensemble with Jessie Cox

  • July 25, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

  • PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance

    2980 New York 66
    Chatham, New York 12037
Ticket Price $12.50-$110.00 Buy Tickets
Description

 “dynamic pointillism,” marked by “breathy instrumental noises, mournfully wailing glissandi, and climactic stampedes of frantic figuration.” -The New Yorker, Alex Ross


Listen to the Cry of the World, the inaugural project of the PS21 and International Contemporary Ensemble’s Cheswatyr Incubator, is a full-length piece centered around the idea of ecology and blackness by composer Jessie Cox. Developed in close collaboration with Ensemble musicians, the experimental piece has undergone two workshops at the Ensemble's headquarters in Downtown Brooklyn, followed by a week-long residency at PS21 in July and culminating in this work-in-progress performance. 

The piece builds a live acoustic environment in which voice, instruments, trees, strings, and electronics interact as one resonant system. Taking inspiration and texts from Martinician philosopher Éduard Glissant, the work centers the question of relations between people, environment, technologies, and histories to propose a poetic intervention in our world’s crises. Sounds migrate, distort, and decay across connected materials.

Date & Time

Sat, Jul 25, 2026 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Venue Details

PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance

2980 New York 66
Chatham, New York 12037 PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance
PS21 : Center for Contemporary Performance

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