A Site-Specific Performance @ The Tidal Basin in Washington, DC
Sunday, Oct 20, 2019
Presented with support from VCUArts as part of Arlington Arts Center’s inaugural regional biennial exhibition, Assembly 2019
On Sunday, October 20th, Katie Kehoe presented her site-specific performance piece, Harbinger, at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. The performance took place in publicly accessible areas that would be flooded with a six-foot rise in sea levels. Performers utilized prop, signalling gestures, and conversation to engage with each other and their surroundings on the subject of climate change and sea level rise.
To observe Harbinger, the public was invited to the following sites at the times listed below:
2:10pm – Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
2:30pm – Martin Luther King Memorial
3:00pm – Jefferson Memorial
This public performance was free to attend.
Conceived, Directed and Performed by Katie Kehoe
Participating Performers: Liz Ashe, Jorge Banales, Heloisa Escudero, Ophelia Gavin, Lisa Hajdo, Megan Hajdo, Joe Haley, Ashley Johnson, Frank McCauley, Susan Main, Yassmin Raiszad, Wendy Sittner, and Cynt Turner
