Table of Silence ~ 2017

Above: vocal soloist Courtney Cook

Monday September 11th, 2017 – The seventh annual performance of Jacqulyn Buglisi’s ritual of hope and peace, Table of Silence, was given on the Plaza at Lincoln Center this morning. Commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this astonishing work gathers together more than one hundred dancers and an ensemble of singers, flautists, and percussion players who perform an ethereal score conceived by Andrea Ceccomori (flutes) and Libby Larsen (vocals). 

This year, Table of Silence seemed more moving and more necessary than ever. A pall of darkness hangs over our daily lives as self-serving and often incoherent world leaders, deranged perpetrators of senseless violence, and a succession of natural catastrophes fill the headlines with presages of doom. Thus, we turn ever more fervently to music, dance, poetry, and art, both for solace and to inspire a hope that our common humanity may prevail.

Here are some images from this morning’s uplifting and thought-provoking performance of Table of Silence: 

Percussionists at the ready

Dance Theatre of Harlem‘s Da’Von Doane on the right

Graham priestess Virginie Mécène summons the faithful

Vocalists Lydia Graham and Carla Lopez-Speziale

Lloyd Knight of the Martha Graham Dance Company

Courtney Cook

Graham diva and Associate Founder of Buglisi Dance Theatre: Terese Cappuccilli

Virginie Mécène signals the end of the rites

Virginie Mécène

More photos on Facebook: here.

“The 9/11 Table of Silence Project represents the common threads of humanity which unite all mankind into a single force with common goals and aspirations regardless of race, culture, or religion. Through this ritual, we celebrate compassion, and honor the bravery of all those affected by acts of war and suppression of freedom…a call for Peace in our world.” ~ Jacqulyn Buglisi