Ideas behind the Project
Going beyond traditional performance, Ritual of Breath is enriched by collective rituals that precede the performance in the weeks leading up to it. The creative team has partnered with cultural and advocacy organizations in Staten Island, Harlem, and throughout the five boroughs to create and adapt these community-driven activations. Learn more about our community activations and healing rituals >
Dance artists, Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Trebien Pollard, talk about movement in the opera.
Neema Bickersteth, Soprano in The Ritual of Breath Is the Rite to Resist, shares her vision of circles of healing.
Niegel Smith, Director of The Ritual of Breath Is the Rite to Resist, explores the meaning of breath.