New Prayer For Now (Part 1) by Stephen Petronio

NEW PRAYER FOR NOW (Part 1) (2021)
Concept & Choreography: Stephen Petronio
Dancers: Larissa Asebedo, Ernesto Breton, Jaqlin Medlock, Tess Montoya, Ryan Pliss, Nicholas Sciscione, Mac Twining
Film Director: John Fitzgerald
Director of Photography: Drew English
Editor: Jordan Hwang
Music: Monstah Black with Young People’s Chorus of NYC inspired by Balm in Gilead by Harry Thacker Burleigh and Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon
Costumes: Marine Penvern
Lighting: Joe Doran

Filmed at Hudson Hall in Hudson, New York.

This full company work choreographed by Stephen and filmed by John Fitzgerald, features music by Monstah Black with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City inspired by Balm in Gilead by Harry Thacker Burleigh and Bridge Over Troubled Water by Paul Simon. New Prayer For Now (Part 1) is the first installation of a four fronted work for virtual and live performance that employs the intimacy of touch and the power in space that will eventually allow for virtual participation of dancers from multiple locations.