Noli Timere, the culmination of a five-year collaboration between Guggenheim Fellows choreographer Rebecca Lazier and renowned sculptor Janet Echelman, is a soaring aerial performance-installation featuring a voluminous floating, iridescent net sculpture and eight multidisciplinary performers. The work is a fusion of contemporary dance and avant-garde circus; art installation and advanced engineering; public sculpture and social practice that explores how we navigate an unstable world.
Set to an original score by Canadian composer Jorane, the PS21 preview of Noli Timere marks the first-time dancers perform, up to 25 feet in the air, upon and within a suspended Echelman sculpture. In this collaborative work, the movements of the dancers and the suspended net sculpture continually transform one another.
Noli Timere, Latin for “Be not afraid,” renders interconnectedness visible, where every change in one element has cascading effects on its surroundings, mirroring the fragility of our ecosystem and underscoring the need for innovative responses to global challenges.
Friday, June 21
Join us for the PS21 Gala and see Noli Timere one night earlier! Our annual celebration of the performing arts is always a highlight of the PS21 season—join our community on the summer solstice for cocktails in the orchards, a farm-to-table dinner under the big tent, a preview performance of Noli Timere, and much more.
All proceeds from the Gala allow PS21 to continue to provide everyone in our community affordable access to adventurous performing arts.
Artist Workshop with Rebecca Lazier
May 31 SOLD OUT
Choreographer Rebecca Lazier and the Noli Timere dancers will lead community members in a movement workshop within Janet Echelman’s suspended net sculpture.
Our Immersive and participatory PATHWAYS series is the linchpin of PS21’s activities.
Workshop is currently SOLD OUT, but please email clare@ps21chatham.org to get on the waitlist.