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SUMMARY:With the Dead
DESCRIPTION:A Performance By Eiko Otake\n\n\n\n\n\nCredit: Maria Baranova\n\n\n\n\n\n“We all came from a mother\, even if some people never met their mothers. From their own birth\, mothers contain all the eggs that they will ever have in life. We have been formed from unmeasurable time. Remembering or imagining a mother’s life and body is also to reflect on our own life and body\, and beyond.” — Eiko Otake \n\n\n\nWith the Dead is a place-inspired performance conceived and performed by acclaimed movement-based\, interdisciplinary artist Eiko Otake. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice: Free. Registration recommended.  \n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-Person Event(see details below)\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is presented in conjunction with her installation in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel\, Mother. In it\, through video and sculpture\, Otake converses and dances with her mother who died in 2019. Beginning in the Historic Chapel and leading participants outdoors\, the artist considers what the dead might want from the living and whether through performing she could practice as well as learn about her own dying. \n\n\n\nThe dramaturg for With the Dead is Iris McCloughan. \n\n\n\nMade possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts. \n\n\n\nFree. Registration required. Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year. \n\n\n\nBefore Reserving Your SPot\, Please Note:\n\n\n\n\nThis performance is open to the public\, but online reservations are recommended to allow Green-Wood to gauge attendance\n\n\n\nSpace to view the performance is on a first come basis. We recommend arriving early.
URL:https://www.green-wood.com/event/with-the-dead/2023-05-06/
CATEGORIES:Death Education
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SUMMARY:With the Dead
DESCRIPTION:A Performance By Eiko Otake\n\n\n\n\n\nCredit: Maria Baranova\n\n\n\n\n\n“We all came from a mother\, even if some people never met their mothers. From their own birth\, mothers contain all the eggs that they will ever have in life. We have been formed from unmeasurable time. Remembering or imagining a mother’s life and body is also to reflect on our own life and body\, and beyond.” — Eiko Otake \n\n\n\nWith the Dead is a place-inspired performance conceived and performed by acclaimed movement-based\, interdisciplinary artist Eiko Otake. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice: Free. Registration recommended.  \n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-Person Event(see details below)\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is presented in conjunction with her installation in Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel\, Mother. In it\, through video and sculpture\, Otake converses and dances with her mother who died in 2019. Beginning in the Historic Chapel and leading participants outdoors\, the artist considers what the dead might want from the living and whether through performing she could practice as well as learn about her own dying. \n\n\n\nThe dramaturg for With the Dead is Iris McCloughan. \n\n\n\nMade possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts and National Endowment for the Arts. \n\n\n\nFree. Registration required. Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year. \n\n\n\nBefore Reserving Your SPot\, Please Note:\n\n\n\n\nThis performance is open to the public\, but online reservations are recommended to allow Green-Wood to gauge attendance\n\n\n\nSpace to view the performance is on a first come basis. We recommend arriving early.
URL:https://www.green-wood.com/event/with-the-dead-2/
CATEGORIES:Death Education
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SUMMARY:Naming the Lost Memorials Activation Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:NAMING THE LOST Memorials (NTLM) is a small team of artists\, activists\, and folklorists that has been curating memorial sites in New York City to name and remember victims of the COVID-19 pandemic since May 2020. \n\n\n\nFrom May 3–May 29\, 2023\, in partnership with City Lore and with a grant from the Mellon Foundation\, NTLM presents THE MANY LOSSES FROM COVID-19\, a community public art memorial. Created with help from twenty New York City community partners\, the memorial will be on view along the fence at Green-Wood’s Main Entrance at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn. Click here for more information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice: Free. Registration required.  \n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-Person Event(see details below)\n\n\n\n\n\nOn May 11th\, we ask the public to join us for the dedication and activation of the memorial in front of Green-Wood’s Historic Chapel. Before the ceremony begins there will be opportunities to write poems and make name plates to add to the memorial. The ceremony will bring together the NTLM team\, community partners and the public for a dedication and activation of the memorial that will include a procession from the Main Entrance Arch to the Chapel; drummers representing the five city boroughs; a libation; folk singers from Jewish\, African\, African American and Garifuna traditions; and a participatory ritual of remembrance and naming the losses New Yorkers have suffered over the past three years. We welcome all to join us in commemorating those who have fallen to COVID-19 and remember them together. \n\n\n\nThe ceremony will also be livestreamed on City Lore’s Facebook page\, 7pm-8:30pm. Use this link to access the livestream: https://fb.me/e/150DN2dTb \n\n\n\nIn the event of heavy rain\, the ceremony will take place in the Modern Chapel and guests will be required to wear a well-fitting mask. We will have extra masks on hand if you need. \n\n\n\nFor access needs and covid harm reduction information\, visit namingthelost.com/memorials \n\n\n\n2023-2025 NTLM Planning Team: Juan Aguirre\, director of Mano a Mano; Sandra A. M. Bell\, artist and producer; Elena Martínez\, folklorist and producer; Megan Paradis Hanley\, theater artist and educator; Jenny Romaine\, artist\, organizer\, and educator; Kay Turner\, folklorist and performer; Steve Zeitlin and Molly Garfinkel\, City Lore co-directors. \n\n\n\nFree. Registration required. Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year.
URL:https://www.green-wood.com/event/naming-the-lost-memorials-activation-ceremony/
CATEGORIES:Death Education
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SUMMARY:Death Cafe
DESCRIPTION:The Death Cafe is a simple concept. Bring strangers together to discuss one of the great universal truths: death. With thousands of chapters in over 25 countries around the world\, Death Cafes are informal gatherings that aim to “increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their lives.” There is no set agenda\, but small group conversations might include thoughts on burial versus cremation\, what music you want played at your funeral\, or a personal experience you had dealing with grief. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice: Free. Registration required.  \n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVirtual EventA Zoom link will be in your confirmation email upon registration.\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this virtual version of the popular program\, Gabrielle Gatto\, Green-Wood’s coordinator of public programs who holds a certificate in Thanatology\, invites you to share your thoughts\, anxieties\, hopes\, and questions about death. It’s an opportunity for safe and open exchanges over Zoom. \n\n\n\nFree. Registration required. Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year. A Zoom link will be in your confirmation email upon registration. 
URL:https://www.green-wood.com/event/death-cafe-6/
CATEGORIES:Death Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T180000
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SUMMARY:A Day in the Life of A Gravedigger
DESCRIPTION:Ever wonder what it’s like to live alongside death on a daily basis? What inspires someone to work in the death-care field? Green-Wood’s “A Day in the Life” series brings together industry professionals for lively conversations on the intricacies of their trade and to answer your burning questions about the field of end-of-life care. \n\n\n\nThis evening\, we are getting you the inside scoop from professionals right here at the Cemetery. If you’ve ever visited Green-Wood\, you’ve no doubt seen our crew in action completing a myriad of tasks to keep this active cemetery in operation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrice: Free. Registration required.  \n\n\n\n\nGet Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn-Person Event(see details below)\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will be focusing on the daily routine of a gravedigger\, in addition to a crematory operator and an operations manager: Gus Padilla\, Frank “Mutzy” Morelli\, and Frank “Bernie” Bernadini. \n\n\n\nCemetery workers are essential to ensure that cremations and burials are done safely and respectfully to aid in the end-of-life rituals for all of the families they serve. This evening\, they will share their unique perspective on working in a death care space and guide you to a better understanding of their day-to-day jobs. A short Q & A will follow the moderated panel\, so bring all those questions you’ve been dying to ask. \n\n\n\nFree. Registration required. Please consider a donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer free and low-cost programs throughout the year. \n\n\n\nBEFORE RESERVING YOUR SPOT\, PLEASE NOTE:\n\n\n\n\nCOVID-19 Policy: In accordance with New York State and CDC guidance\, masks are optional. Attendees must follow ALL instructions and guidance from Cemetery staff and ambassadors.\n\n\n\nWhere to go: Contactless check-in will take place at the Modern Chapel.
URL:https://www.green-wood.com/event/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-gravedigger/
CATEGORIES:Death Education
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