Taína Asili presents a work-in-progress performance of “Fever Pitch.” Through a groundbreaking immersive multimedia performance Asili weaves dance, song and projection together to create an experience that inspires the audience to action on climate change.
[ALBANY, NY] – Taína Asili, acclaimed singer, songwriter, and activist, is set to ignite The Linda WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio stage with her electrifying climate justice themed show, “Fever Pitch,” on Saturday January 27th, 2024 at 7PM.
Taína Asili is a renowned national touring singer and songwriter based in Albany, who was honored in 2017 by City of Albany’s Commission on Human Rights for her social justice and artistic contributions to the Albany community. Rooted in her two-decade artistic journey addressing climate change, “Fever Pitch”, a one-hour spectacle, invites audiences into the radical imagination, exploring sustainable coexistence with each other and the Earth.
Asili’s music, performed by talented musicians Gaetano Vaccaro (Albany, NY), JoBeth Umali (Boston, MA), and Gabby Canzeri (Troy, NY), harmonizes with choreography crafted by Gregory Theodore Marsh (Albany, NY), guiding the magical movements of dancers Hettie Barnhill (Rensselaer, NY) and Eliana Rowe (Albany, NY). Adding visual depth, the show weaves a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of projections brought to life by new media artist Joseph Amodei (Bethlehem, PA). The performance has invited local climate justice organizations to join Asili in a post-show conversation with the audience on how to become actively involved in our local community.
Date: January 27, 2024
Time: Doors open at 6:30PM, show starts at 7:00 PM
Venue: The Linda WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio, 339 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Tickets: https://www.thelinda.org/event/fever-pitch-with-taina-asili/
About the Artist: Taína Asili is an Albany-based Puerto Rican singer, composer, interdisciplinary artist, and activist carrying on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing past and present struggles into one soulful and defiant voice. Asili’s Afro-Latin fusion sound of love and liberation has inspired audiences at venues across the globe – From the Women’s March on Washington to Carnegie Hall to the mainstage of San Francisco Pride. Her freedom anthems and music videos inspired by social movements for racial, gender, and climate justice have been lauded by the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and NPR. With powerful vocals and infectious beats, Asili’s music urges people to dance to the rhythm of rebellion. https://tainaasili.com
This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by The Arts Center of the Capital Region.