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The performance collaborates with Michele-Elise Burnett, President of Kakekalanick and Indigenous Art Producer at Artpark, a local Bengali cricket team to stage a live cricket match, fashion designers and two Buffalo-based bands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audiences view a cricket match in the golden hour while enjoying a cocktail party as they pose for photographs; as the sun begins to set over the iconic gorge, ancestral welcome songs greet the audience and reveal the Indigenous retrospective from pre-contact to the intersection where our paths converge and the new journey of our shared future begins.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theatrical lighting and a designed soundscape with pre-recorded text takes over, altering the context of the evening and positioning the event within a designed fashion show. As the fashion show progresses and night arrives, live bands provide the soundtrack for the remainder of the evening\u2019s activities; where models, athletics and machines engage with the surrounding landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attendees are asked to dress in monochromatic colors. Photographers and videographers will capture both performers and audience members for a virtual reality experience to be released at a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This partnership with Artpark is part of Torn Space\u2019s INTERSECTION: Performance Series. The series, which highlights the wide variety of artist communities in Western New York, transcends expectations for typical theatrical experiences. Unlike traditional sit-down performances, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CrossWalk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is an event \u2013 a celebration of time and place, experienced in the present.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CrossWalk<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes place at Artpark, located at 450 S 4th St. Lewiston, NY 14092, for one night only. This performance party is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, along with the following lead sponsors: Cullen Foundation, Erie County, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, Stenclik Family Charitable Foundation, the June Farrington Fund, M&amp;T Bank and REDC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4972\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_79-17-1024x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_79-17-1024x213.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_79-17-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_79-17-768x160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_79-17.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4973\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4973\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4973\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_GeneDavisAerial1200-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_GeneDavisAerial1200-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_GeneDavisAerial1200-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_GeneDavisAerial1200-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tornspacetheater.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/web_GeneDavisAerial1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Niagara 1979&#8221; by Gene Davis &#8211; dress in a monochromatic outfit inspired by your favorite color in this enormous color field.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mother Earth Song by Bear Fox\/Sung by Boobie Jones, Elaina Jones<\/li>\n<li>Power of the Land Poem by Duke Redbird\/ read by Michele-Elise Burnett<\/li>\n<li>Sitting Bull quote &#8211; read by Oliver Nobosin<\/li>\n<li>Honor song for the Natural World by Adrian Harjo<\/li>\n<li>Tribe Called Red \u201cElectric Pow Wow\u201d featuring local artist DJ Shubbs<\/li>\n<li>Young Wild and Free &#8211; Northern Cree sung by Joe Shawana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Torn Space Production Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Artistic Director &#8211; Dan Shanahan<\/li>\n<li>Associate Director &#8211; Melissa Meola<\/li>\n<li>Production Manager &#8211; Carly Weiser<\/li>\n<li>Technical Director &#8211; Tony Rajewski, Matthew DiVita<\/li>\n<li>Technical Associate &#8211; Daniel Toner<\/li>\n<li>Audio Engineers &#8211; Ian Kibler, William Reich, Jr<\/li>\n<li>Marketing &amp; Social Media &#8211; Holly Kirkpatrick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Featured Fashion Designers\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OGLXRY<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PeteTheGod<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUREAU<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kylie Priscilla x Torn Space\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leah Shenandoah<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kehala Greene Smith\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uknowtrist<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan Smith<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brittany Clause<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Performance Designers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Indigenous Curator &#8211; Michelle-Elisa Burnett<\/li>\n<li>Original Soundscape and Light Design &#8211; Frank Napolski<\/li>\n<li>Virtual Reality &amp; Film &#8211; FLATSITTER<\/li>\n<li>Sound Interludes &#8211; 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