Grandmother Cindy

cindy sessions | love, loss and land

performance

2022

in collaboration with

devynn emory

choreography, direction, text

devynn emory, Joseph M. Pierce, Cindy the mannequin, Elisa Harkins

performance

sound in order

Fatima Adamu

original score

Beautiful Chorus

“Faith’s Hymn”

Elisa Harkins

“Muscogee (Creek) Hymn“

Jorge Cousineau

cinematography and editing

Jorge Cousineau

cinematic audio production

Michael Ryterband

mannequin audio production

M. Rodriguez

sound consultant

Reilly Horan

mannequin embodiment

Reilly Horan

production/stage management

projections/ancestor design

Quinha Faria

“Supply and Demand” (2021)

devynn emory

ancestors reimagined

Elisa Harkins

“Muscogee (Creek) Hymn“

Dulce Izaguirre

scenic support

Grandmother Cindy previewed at the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art Gala and Poetry Project, and premiered in its final form Cindy Sessions at Gibney Dance in June 2022 (NYC). Part 1 of the trilogy, deadbird and its touring public altar can anyone help me hold this body, can be accessed online at www.deadbird.land.


Grandmother Cindy was commissioned by The Poetry Project 2022. It was created with support from the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, residency support from Artists Space, and will premiere as Cindy Sessions at Gibney Dance June 9, 10, 11 2022.

Grandmother Cindy was commissioned as a virtual film by The Poetry Project in 2022. It is created as a live performance with residency and production support from Artists Space and with additional support from the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art and Frieze Art Fair.

past

03.2022 | NYC | The Poetry Project

05.2022 | NYC | ARTISTS SPACE

Press

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devynn emory: Bridging Life and Death through Empathy

by Jay Sanders

The New York-based artist talks about their latest performance Grandmother Cindy, bringing together dance, medicine and mannequins to create rituals for living, caring and dying.